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Get a basic idea of all the countries existing at one point in time, then flesh them out.

13 (48.1%)

Get a general idea of a country throughout it's lifespan, then move on to surrounding countries.

2 (7.4%)

Work on characters and character motivation as a focal point, and then build histories around that.

4 (14.8%)

Do all of the above in no particular order depending on what I feel like at the time.

8 (29.6%)

Total Members Voted: 27

[Korbac]

Hey guys, I'm thinking about starting another worldbuilding project and decided to get some input at various stages. Firstly, I'll need a physical setup.

I've done a few of these before, though of course they never get finished. I did have one where I had two countries (out of about, I don't know, fortyish planned?) fairly fleshed out with a history over 600 years, dynasty lines, cultures, diplomatic relations, and major characters. I also implied a lot about a Roman - Empiresque type thingy that had died. I'm looking to do something similar to that, but hopefully I'll actually finish it if someone nags me.

Vote above!

[Korbac]

Alright, I'll give it until we have 15 votes!

[Teneb]

PTW due to intrest in such things.

[Comrade P.]

Voted for three continents, because if you wanna cosplay Roman Empire, you gonna need territories to colonise.

[Korbac]

Voted for three continents, because if you wanna cosplay Roman Empire, you gonna need territories to colonise.

There's probably going to be multiple empires at different times and different places, just like real life!

[Comrade P.]

Than you need a lot of space for those for sure.

[Korbac]

I'm not sure how the scaling is going to work, to be honest. I think I'm going to try and work with an area roughly the size of modern europe (from france to the beginning of russia.)

I'm currently working on 10x15 pixel flags (is hard) for various countries

Edit : In terms of total population that would be *almost* equivalent to the roman empire... given that they never really went further north - east than germany.

Pseudo - Edit : WOW, that's more than I thought they ever had! Alright, I'll need to crank the scale up then.

Edit again : I have about 25 different flags now. I have yet to be able to draw a bull with only 150 pixels available, however a skull, a goblin, a drop of blood, a crescent, a helmet, a shield, a tree, a scythe and even a fish have been used.

[Korbac]

Woo, fifteen votes! Alright, it's 2:13 in the morning where I am. I'll start work on a world with three major continents after I come back from my practice session tomorrow!

New poll up!

Edit : Working on the world now. God does everything look so shit in paint. XD

[Korbac]

Korglåsser is a country based on the south-eastern edge of Vulestårn. In the year 500 A.C it is a nation primarily composed of Bjülern people who worship Dengû Hattor, although it possesses a minority of immigrants of various cultures who worship Remus' Son. The government is analagous to a trading city state republic although the size of the country is too large for that government type to be totally efficient. The country has recently lost land to Byurstraüm via a lost defensive war. The current ruler is Numsten Harguest (Reign 492 – 500.)



Småndjer is a country based on the southern edge of Vulestårn. In the year 500 A.C it is a nation primarily composed of Bjülern people who worship Dengû Hattor, although the north – eastern area of the country contains a moderate amount of Kyörid people who worship Dengû Hattor. The government is a medieval elective monarchy. Voting members are the counts of each province and the current king (who has a double vote.) The current ruler is Thur Donnomil (Reign 475 – 500.)

Just a preview of two countries of the northern continents' 'bios' while I'm setting up.

The year I'm using as my first reference point is 500 A.C (after Calendar), which is why the reign of everyone caps out then. This will be changed as I get around to detailing stuff.

Edit : I'm away from my laptop until friday night, but I might be able to squeeze out the situation on the northern continent at that time.

[StrangeMood]

I always think characters make history seem more alive (see e.g. Crusader Kings 2), this applies especially when you're writing about it. What do you dynasties look like, and how do you go about creating them?

[Korbac]

I don't have any dynasties yet. I've given all the countries a ruler at a point in time at the moment. When I go through each country in depth I set up a line of rulers and tie them to certain dynasties. I don't like to explicitly say "this guy was super nice." Instead I say something like "this guy was highly respected by the commoners and nobles alike for his charity work and just manner." Generally I let the characters actions speak for themselves.

[Korbac]

A brief update with some of the major religions. There's plenty more to come!

Spoiler: Religions! (click to show/hide)

Dengû Hattor – A warrior – smith deity, popular in the northernmost continent, Vulestårn. By day, Dengû Hattor is a rather old, family – friendly blacksmith, but by night / whenever there is war, he turns into a fierce warrior who will protect his people using his massive two handed hammer, Thunnormjöl, and his deadly throwing axe, Eyeskrîm. He has a storied history with Ruby Eyes, constantly having to beat Ruby Eyes' cunning with his raw strength. Worshippers of Dengû Hattor tend to be honourable people who value craftsmanship as well as combat ability. There is little organised church based around the deity, mainly just tribal / village priests. Adepts of Dengû Hattor tend to be very brave, very strong and also perfectly competent blacksmiths. As a result they are often employed or volunteer their services in times of war.

Ruby Eyes – A lizardlike deity who promotes thievery, backstabbing and all manners of law – breaking. Embroiled in an ancient battle with Dengû Hattor, Ruby Eyes has to use his cunning and wit to compete. Ruby Eyes teaches his followers that only the powerful survive, and it is easier to get power via manipulation and trickery than through honest work. The church of Ruby Eyes features lower – level village priests who simply read scripture and encourage bad behaviour, but also has a more organised structure in towns and cities promoting free thinking and independence as slightly more of a 'positive' message. An important message Ruby Eyes preaches is not getting caught, which gives law enforcement the ability to apprehend poor schemers and dull thugs who fail to follow his teachings

Church of Remus – A rather typical Sun – God deity. The church is properly organised with priests of all levels reading scripture and performing Solar Baptisms. High – level priests must stare at the sun for a prolonged time for their Baptisms, which obviously puts their sight at risk. Worshippers convene at several festivals throughout the year to celebrate Remus, however most of the time there are no specific tenets to follow bar minor fertility prayers. Past ~350 A.C the Church of Remus had many of it's believers transition to the Son of Remus Cult.

Son of Remus – A descendant religion from the Church of Remus. Basically, around ~300 A.C a prophet appeared in Kindarom to spread the word of the deity Remus. Remus was already an established religion, however the prophet seeked to provide a stricter adhere to the principles of benevolence, family, and friendship that Remus was loosely associated with (traditionally Remus was related to morally neutral fertility rituals to promote crop growth.) The prophet proved controversial within the church, with many agreeing with the prophet and many disagreeing (the split was roughly 70 / 30 against the prophet.) However, the prophet's words rang true with many commoners, and thus a paradigm shift began to happen across the nations of Kindarom. However, this shift had unexpected consequences. As the prophet grew older and his parables became more popular, people began to take his message out of context of the Sun religion he had grounded it in. At the time of the prophet's death, he had already began to be deified by many commoners, replacing their belief in the Church of Remus for the one they now called the “Son of Remus”. The Church of Remus was famously apathetic in their response to the heresy, the Arch Helios handwaving suggestions of action away with the excuse that as long people believed in the sun, it was still part of the religion. This was not the case however as people worshipped the Son of Remus as a living legend who's wisdom provided a strong theological basis which was entirely unrelated to the primal weather – worship of the original Sun God.

Any feedback or ideas are welcome!