#worldbuilding tutorial

[aniriteron]

not with the intent to change anything or 1 up capcom. this is my attempt to make sense to the anatomy. free to use, this is really for future notes.

idk how they fly and im not gonna put the special shoulder to wrist wing tendon idk the name of there rn

these types of arm can still provide your seikret with 25mph (40kph) of running speed, while the current estimate to the non modified seikret is 28mph (44Kph), thankfully not a significant loss.

[exotonplanet]

A narrated video i put together last night explaining how i come up with and design plants for my project!

[apple-cores]

rough map of Instar's "Somsnosa" Juice Ranch!! i post from here. bonus info: samples from the locale (some are unreleased) and house interior drafts

bonus bonus: garden-to-kitchen hole bcs i just found in my drafts

and if you didnt know, @somsnosa-ranch is my hylics art archive!

[haematinon]

Would you be interested in videos like this one, showcasing the design process for my Patreon? Working on the book prevents me from spending more time on video editing :D

[corpsephage]

Worldbuilding Guide

I made a worldbuilding guide on my blog here: corpsephageblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/help... It's a lot of text for things you probably shouldn't do as a worldbuilder.

[museslair]

🏷️ for resources

writing help - psds - textures - themes - fonts - icons - pages - ps tutorials - templates - masterlists - self care - tumblr tips - apps/sites

[userboxvariety]

AHHH THEY'RE PERFECT THANK YOU SO MUCH !! :3

btw, is zzz fun ? we've been considering trying it,,

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i'm so glad you liked them !! my answer for zzz will be in the tags :2

[cepheusgalaxy]

Hello! So, I want to learn to draw kimono

[Plain text: Hello! So, I want to learn to draw kimono /end PT.]

I've found a neat tutorial a while ago and since then I've been curious about drawing them! Does anyone have any tips?

[dreamlandiasims]

Ive fallen down a hole of binge watching horizon zero dawn and forbidden west playthroughs sooo next story might not be up tomorrow 😅

[pyro-madder]

an afternoon/evening watching a sploon walkthrough is an afternoon/evening well-spent

[haematinon]

I have a couple of spots left for Art Fundamental and the World Building mentorship! If you are curious you can check: https://worldbuildingmentorship.com/

[the-commonrose]

Just a tad late was marathoning atla all day but could not ‘not’ draw something for the 20th anniversary of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Gosh like this show has been so important to me for so long, it’s such a great inspiration for storytelling and worldbuilding not to mention the art style alone greatly influenced my own. Thank you for being a source of happiness,and comfort, and creativity for me and so many others.

Also p.s. Does anyone else remember the lil like look inside nicktoons studio videos they used play in-between the shows n commercials I used to love the how to draw certain cartoon character segments n my favorite was the one for Katara. Me and my friend both remember one of the tips in that tutorial was that Katara had 8 bumps in her braid. It’s super random, but I was only able to find clips of the ones for Aang and Appa on YouTube, that shits prolly lost media but I’ll stop yappin.

[deception-united]

Online Writing Resources #2

Vocabulary:

Tip of My Tongue: I find this very helpful when I can't think of a specific word I'm looking for. Which is often.

WordHippo: As well as a thesaurus, this website also provides antonyms, definitions, rhymes, sentences that use a particular word, translations, pronunciations, and word forms.

OneLook: Find definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and related words. Allows you to search in specific categories.

YourDictionary: This website is a dictionary and thesaurus, and helps with grammar, vocabulary, and usage.

Information/Research:

Crime Reads: Covers crime and thriller movies, books, and TV shows. Great inspiration before writing a crime scene or story in this genre.

Havocscope: Black market information, including pricing, market value, and sources.

Climate Comparison: Compares the climates of two countries, or parts of the country, with each other.

Food Timeline: Centuries worth of information about food, and what people ate in different time periods.

Refseek: Information about literally anything. Provides links to other sources relevant to your search.

Perplexity AI: Uses information from the internet to answer any questions you have, summarises the key points, suggests relevant or similar searches, and links the sources used.

Planning/Worldbuilding:

One Stop for Writers: Literally everything a writer could need, all in one place: description thesaurus, character builder, story maps, scene maps, timelines, worldbuilding surveys, idea generators, templates, tutorials... all of it.

World Anvil: Provides worldbuilding templates and lets you create interactive maps, chronicles, timelines, whiteboards, family trees, charts, and interactive tables. May be a bit complicated to navigate at first, but the features are incredibly useful.

Inkarnate: This is a fantasy map maker where you can make maps for your world, regions, cities, interiors, or battles.

Miscellaneous:

750words: Helps build the habit of writing daily (about three pages). Fully private. It also tracks your progress and mindset while writing.

BetaBooks: Allows you to share your manuscript with your beta readers. You can see who is reading, how far they've read, and feedback.

Readable: Helps you to measure and improve the readability of your writing and make readers more engaged.

ZenPen: A minimalist writing page that blocks any distractions and helps improve your focus. You can make it full screen, invert the colours, and set a word count goal.

QueryTracker: Helps you find a literary agent for your book.

Lulu: Self-publish your book!

See my previous post with more:

Drop any other resources you like to use in the comments! Happy writing ❤

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[14dayswithyou]

How cutiesai made 14 Days With You

I've received quite a few requests in the past asking how I made 14DWY, what resources I used, how I organised my lore, etc. — so I figured I'd make one big post and share it with everyone else as well! It features a buuunch of helpful stuff I wish I'd known when I first made 14DWY, so hopefully this will help others too!

⚠ This is all copied & pasted from a Discord post I made back in early 2024! I'll also be adding to it over time, so feel free to check back every so often! ^^

What engine do I use?

14DWY uses the Ren'Py engine!

There are two preinstalled games (called "Tutorial" and "The Question") that give you a basic rundown on how to use the program!!

Zeil Learning's video called "Ren'py Tutorial For Beginners" is also a good place to start for those who have no idea where to begin with Ren'Py!

I also really recommend these Ren'Py resources:

Lemma Soft Forums

Ren'Py Discord server

Ren'Py subreddit

Zeil Learnings, ElaineDoesCoding, Visual Novel Design, and Ess Ren'Py Tutorials on YouTube

Searching through the "Ren'Py" tag on itch.io for community-made assets and resources (make sure to give credit if you use someone's asset(s))!

Feniks and Wattson offer some really helpful stuff!!

Not Ren'Py related, but helpful for creating a VN:

Obsidian and Notion for planning and worldbuilding

Visual Studio Code and Atom (comes preinstalled with Ren'Py iirc?) for scripting/coding

Pixabay and Pexels for royalty-free images and stock photos

DOVA-SYNDROME for music

Clip Studio Paint (paid) and Krita (free) for drawing

Toyhou.se to store your littol guys (If you need an invite code, I have over 300 to give away lmao ^^ Send in an ask to @cutiesigh if you'd like one!)

An itch.io account to upload your game for free and share it with others

General tips to keep in mind:

Make games for fun, not for fame. Too often, I see new developers create VNs with "trending tropes" because they see how successful it is and want the same level of popularity. As harsh as it sounds, this only makes your game feel hollow and superficial, and players will notice.

When using Ren'Py, it's better to have multiple .rpy files rather than putting everything into one large file!! It makes organising and finding things easier, and if something gets corrupted... at least you won't lose everything!

Plan everything beforehand, but give yourself room to expand and implement new ideas.

Start small and slowly expand over time. Don't start off with an overly ambitious project, as it can be disheartening when you put all this effort into something just for it not to gain any traction. Also, be grateful for your earliest supporters, as they're the ones who will lift your project off the ground!!

This is a personal preference, but I recommend starting off with itch.io as your main distribution platform. Most storefronts take a cut from your donations and revenue, and sites like Steam require a $100 fee just to publish your game on their platform. Itch is free, and you can even toggle off revenue sharing in your profile settings! (I like to keep it at 10% though, because I'm grateful for everything the site provides ♡)

If you ever need help with Ren'Py, you're always welcome to join the 14DWY Discord server and ping me in the help channel!

[kirkwallsquad]

i still can't believe veilguard just completely ignored the vashoth. like no one says the word, i think i read it in one codex entry, but none of the like little tutorial information bits. the text when choosing a qunari rook says that some qunari live outside the qun and that culture - which makes them not qunari. we've spent two games talking about the vashoth a lot, it was a core pillar in the iron bull's storyline, and now it's like. no vashoth, no tal-vashoth.

(in inquisition we literally had the vocabulary lesson of kossith - qunari - vashoth - tal-vashoth lol)

there used to be the split of qunari and (tal-)vashoth, but now it's qunari and antaam. which a lot of other people have rightfully criticized as being comically evil to a racist degree and i completely agree with that, in addition to their treatment being really disappointing from a lore and worldbuilding standpoint because the antaam are so interesting to me.

because not only were the antaam the army of the qunari, antaam means body which is so fucking telling of their importance to qunari society. i don't remember if veilguard ever goes into the fact that the antaam aren't just randos who got Evil, but they are the army, they were the invading force, they were the body of the qunari to extend the qun's reach.

wouldn't it be interesting to learn what qunari society thinks about the antaam? like, do they count as tal-vashoth, as deserters to them? should they be cut off or re-educated and re-integrated? and what does the loss of a large part of the army do to the qunari, who are never not at war?

veilguard misses a lot of opportunities for multiple reasons, but the treatment of the qunari and vashoth really got to me.

[polekands]

I had the chance to be a GM for the Fallen London ttrpg launch-party-event and now I am mildly obsessed with the Londoners, that were the pre-generated PCs :)

So now it's time for my Fallen London art dump!

starting with: "of course the tiny rat with a crusty scalpel should do the intimidation"

aand my take on all 5 PCs to choose from during the event :)

as well as a bonus art-piece of me making the decision to never dismiss my finsihed tutorial-storylet of dubiously shrewd rat in the browser game, just because I don't want the rat to leave anymore

so yeah - big thank you to @failbettergames for providing me with 15 years of the most delicious lore and worldbuilding to now catch up on :D