![]() There's various kinds of 'alchemists' fire' which is basically fantasy napalm that varies from fire that is actually less hot than fire and doesn't set things aflame to the white hot incinerating flame of Grox Himself that can melt basically anything (and is only used in forges or under extreme circumstances lest the Alchemist wants to invite the God's very literal, very wrathy wrath). For example, there's a guild of scribes that purchases alchemical inks which glow on the page, or are invisible save under a fire, or even can't be seen unless you actually burn the manuscript its written on, where the words remain afterward for a few minutes before disappearing. ![]() This let me get around the low-fi elements and get some more magical-but-still-techish things into the setting. At this point the creation processes become increasingly complex and involve a lot of praying at pre-arranged points. ![]() The interesting part is divine alchemy, where the really wacky stuff happens. Pretty much everything in my world has what's called in fluff Inherent Energy (because it is what it says on the tin) which is more or less left over divine energy that is in everything in the world and is left over from the world's creation.Īlchemy is the process of breaking that energy out of its receptacle, combining it with other patterns of energy, and then recombining in other locations.Īlchemy is part-divine gift and part-chemistry, with anyone capable of performing basic alchemy (for example, a common anaesthetic in the setting referred to as Painslayer can be made by anyone with a fire, suitable receptacle, the ingredients, and time, though an actual alchemist can create variant concoctions of varying strengths and with different ingredients) provided they know what they're doing. In my main world setting I mostly use standardised medieval tech but I do have one unique setting element Alchemy. Please take a break, skip prompts if you need to, finish them later if you want to. It’s easy to burn out and get frustrated. ![]() Use RNG to pick two themes and try to explain the link between the two.Ī gentle reminder: The time limit of these types of challenges can get to your head sometimes. Tico600 suggested a great idea yesterday. If you’re gonna post your work on social media you can use the hashtag “ #talecember “ So many good ones go unnoticed because of the number of comments. Do me a favor and sort by new when you share your work and read some of the entries. I’ll make a master post each day for everyone to share their work. You can work in any medium or style you like. Feel free to comment or send me a message if you had any questions:) I think this one is pretty self explanatory. We didn’t have as many entries as the first day but I was so happy to see you guys commenting on other people’s work. Day 3 of the Worldbuilding challenge - technology ![]()
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