A map of Eorzea from the critically-acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy 14, which features a free trial that includes the award-winning Heavensward and Stormblood expansions.

Welcome to #WorldofWarcraft #WorldbuildingWednesday!

Entry #420: Eorzea and You

One of the biggest draws to WoW is the deep lore of Eorzea .

That said, there are some big questions that remain unanswered.

Ever wonder how Bahamut opened the Dark Portal in the lesser moon? Let's find out!

This post inspired me to add a section to the world building part of my own game where you add quirks and customizations to your generic starting equipment.

Oh hey, I guess its #WorldBuildingWednesday!

Last Wednesday, another writer dropped into my Tumblr inbox with a super fun #worldbuildingwednesday question and I thought I'd share it here! Read the full answer over my blog at: world-of-fire-and-flight.tumblr.com/post/812105177974947840/...

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~ Leonardo da Vinci

#Simplicity #Sophistication #Simple #Elegant #Bookshelf #WritersBlockSucks #BookClubPick #WorldbuildingWednesday #ReadingJournal #WritingCommunity #GraphicDesign

Tyrande, Illidan, and Malfurion from the War of the Ancients

It's time for another #Warcraft #WorldbuildingWednesday Repost!

Part 4: Kaldorei Society

A fitting topic, given everyone's talking about elves right now for some reason

They're one of my favorite races in WoW, and one I've done a lot of worldbuilding for with the help of @moondarner.bsky.social!

A pencil drawing of two elves, one facing left, one facing right. The short of them holds one of the other’s arms by the wrist, post awkward for them both, but firm. Neither looks happy, and a shaded half-circle frames their heads toward the left of the image.

#tockthegnome #worldbuildingwednesday with some #magic and #heartbreak …. www.patreon.com/posts/151992... 💔

#worldbuilding #fae #faerie #elf #elves #fantasyart #fairyart #love #angst #indiecomics #queercomics

A Worgen rogue in Gilenas

It's time for another #Warcraft #WorldbuildingWednesday Repost!

Part 3: Therianthropy and YOU

Everyone loves a good werewolf, but why stick with just good boys?

Within the Warcraft universe, there have been examples of MANY different kinds of Therianthropes besides Worgen. Let's talk about them!

A pencil drawing of an adult pig running toward the viewer, a pair of polka dotted bloomers clutched in their mouth, looking as if they’re smiling with one eye closed in a wink, an expressive star drawn beside it for playful emphasis. Lines of curving energy and sparkles around the bloomers suggest something otherworldly occurring, and other curving lines and shading around and behind the pig’s body indicate their line of motion.

#tockthegnome #worldbuildingwednesday with some Gnomish lore, on Butrus’ Bygone Bloomers: www.patreon.com/posts/153216... 🪨🪙✨

#worldbuilding #faerie #fairytales #indiecomics #queercomics #bonusart #gnomes #fantasyreligion #pig #sow #bloomers #humor #family #bonusart #bonusmaterial

#WorldbuildingWednesday
🚨 MASHA Incident Report 🚨

Describe your useless or poorly functioning magical ability. For example, the ability to turn tea cold faster than just forgetting to drink it right away.

- Magic and Alchemy Safety and Health Administration

Tyrande from Warcraft

It's time for another #Warcraft #WorldbuildingWednesday Repost!

This week is Part 2: Elune/Mu'sha and Belore/An'she!

The Moon and the Sun are both prominent figures in various cultures in WoW. Let's talk a little bit about them - and what they REALLY are!

Post by @mindfulwrath · 5 images 💬 0  🔁 4  ❤️ 8 · Worldbuilding Wednesday #1: A World Without Plate Tectonics · As both a planetary scientist and a writer, I feel I have a solemn duty to reach out a hand to the people I see who ar…

#WorldbuildingWednesday happy Tectonics Tuesday Wednesday everyone: www.tumblr.com/mindfulwrath...

Cenarius, the biggest Keeper of the Grove, from Hearthstone.

It's time for the repost of my inaugural #Warcraft #WorldbuildingWednesday for my own World of Warcraft AU! Gonna try to repost every week, each covering my version of WoW. Some is canon, other stuff is made up by me and my friends. Feedback/questions are all welcome

Part 1: Children of Cenarius!

The planet, Azeroth!

ULTIMATE Archive Post for #Warcraft #WorldbuildingWednesday posts!

In honor of the WoW: Midnight release, I'm gonna start porting my WBW posts from Twitter, so that they're all in one place

Expect to see all of them eventually, some with NEW lore and ALT text!~

Enjoy, and thanks for reading!

Designed Mortality Morituri Te Salutant

My musings on eternal #ttrpg debate about character death and for #WorldbuildingWednesday some thoughts on necromancy in my #Veitstanz setting: drudenfusz.substack.com/p/designed-m...

A pencil drawing on orangey paper of a plus size, feminine-presenting gnome standing in a coal mine, her work gear sullied and a full cart of the material behind her.

** Time for another #tockthegnome #worldbuilding post, dear readers!! ** Notes on Gnomish #coal mines – www.patreon.com/posts/151423... 🪨🔥🪨

#worldbuildingwednesday #gnome #gnomes #faerie #fantasyart #indiecomics #queercomics #gaslampfantasy #bodypositiveart # #queerart #lgbtqia

We're going to test out adding #WorldBuildingWednesday into the rotation this week, plus some late night collabs! I also bought all of the Castlevania games so...

#warcraft #worldofwarcraft #worldbuildingwednesday

A pencil drawing of a plump, feminine-presenting, gaslamp-fantasy styled figure with gnome proportions leaning over patch of earth, rocks visible within it and leading down to large chunks of coal dramatically placed at the bottom of the image, inked as well as darkly shaded in. The figure’s expression, cut off so we only see their nose and mouth as they bend forward, is one of curiosity and mild awe.

#tockthegnome #worldbuildingwednesday time with a look at the why and how of #coal in the realm: www.patreon.com/posts/149181... 🪨🔥🪨

#indiecomics #queercomics #faerie #environmentalism #fairyart #fantasyart #gnomes #gaslampfantasy #bodypositiveart #pencildrawing #inkdrawing

A pencil drawing of a vaguely-defined, sprite-like faerie holding a sign that reads “Announcement! Posting schedule change, February 2026.”

A prompt list constructed as if on deeply tanned parchment, titled Faebruary 2026, with a list of 13 different types of faeries beneath it and an imp-like fae illustrated to the right of the words.

A prompt list constructed as if written on notebook paper with pen and highlighters, titled “#ockiss26” with a list of seven romantic or emotionally intimate prompts beneath it.

Announcement!! During upcoming #faebruary and #ockissweek , structured #worldbuildingwednesday will be replaced by continuous world building notes and new characters for the realm of #tockthegnome . #thankgnomeitsfriday continuing as usual within those challenges, and regular posting resuming 2/20 💗

A pencil drawing of a plus size, feminine-presenting elf raising one arm at her midsection as if to cast magic, while the other is raised to press her hand against one ear. Red wax pigment highlights dripping down that arm indicate a wound there, and her expression is furious, but in a controlled way. More waving lines and small circles indicate more magic spilling off her back, at her shoulders, and traveling off the page to the right. The background has been partially shaded in as a pillar behind her, for impact.

#tockthegnome #worldbuilding time!! With notes on injuries and scarring, despite #magic #healing – www.patreon.com/posts/148635... 🩸

#worldbuildingwednesday #fantasyart #fairyart #indiecomics #queercomics #elf #elfwoman #bodypositiveart #fatart #fatelf #wound #injury #backstory

On #WorldbuildingWednesday, I watch videos like these. They're great for helping me craft fantasy world analogues for things that exist in the real world, like, for example, animals.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOmj...

#WorldbuildingWednesday
I want to get back into writing, so help me out:
- You give me your favorite ttrpg monster.
- I tell you what I think its relation to memory/perception is.

Example:
Zombies are sentient; they eat brains, otherwise their oldest memories fade; sometimes the memories mix up.

A pencil drawing of two orcs, one fully distinguished and one in shadow, standing back to back. The fully detailed one is plus-size and masculine-presenting, cradling several sunflowers and looking upward at lines of light above his head, a smile on his face and his eyes completely whited out. The other is also plump but feminine-presenting, antlers sprouting from her head though one is blocked by the lines of light above her companion. Her eyes, also completely whited out, are visible amongst her shadows, as are her tusks and a decorative crown of jewels and bone on her forehead. Her hand, vaguely defined and still in shadow just like the rest of her body, reaches out toward the edge of the image with her elbow pulled back toward herself, her facial expression mildly pained.

** #tockthegnome #worldbuilding time!! ** With iconography of the Orcish #gods : www.patreon.com/posts/147997... 🌞🌚🌱

#worldbuildingwednesday #faerie #orc #orcs #fantasyreligion #fairyart #fantasyart #indiecomics #queercomics #queerart #bodypositiveart #fatart #sun #sunflowers #shadow

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#CharacterTuesday - post scheduled character podcast, ponder and write scripts for future character podcasts; attend to character-related writing tasks

#WorldbuildingWednesday - post scheduled worldbuilding podcast, ponder and write scripts for future worldbuilding podcasts; attend to...

A pencil drawing of a plump, feminine-presenting gnome in a simple gown with small, fake faerie wings strapped to her back and snowdrops and wiry-looking false rabbit ears tied around her pointed gnomish cap. She lifts one hand as if having adjusted her cap’s decorations while the other hand holds a large tome, her gaze on its pages and her expression calmly but manically excited. From the left side of the image, a feminine-presenting orc and another, masculine-presenting gnome look on. The orc looks very confused, while the second gnome also wears a crown of dangling snowdrops, advising the orc “It’s New Year’s. Just go with it.” in the form of a speech bubble that cuts behind their friend and across the page. The background has been lightly pencilled in to suggest drifts of snow with shoots of greenery at the first gnome’s feet, with more abundantly foliaged shrubbery or small trees behind her.

Time for another #tockthegnome #worldbuilding post!! #gnomes and winter-into- #spring #newyears : www.patreon.com/posts/147504... 🐰🌱✨

#worldbuildingwednesday #indiecomics #queercomics #faerie #gnome #orc #friendship #humor #fantasyart #fairyart #queer #queerart #bodypositiveart

A pencil drawing of several gnomes – one plump, gaslamp-fantasy styled and feminine-presenting, standing away from the others and looking back at them in alarm, as the others are all ghost-like. The crowd of them includes individuals of varying body sizes and gender presentations. The background is shaded in with a kind of halo around them all for impact, with that halo forming a bridge between the living gnome’s gaze and the nearest spirit’s.

Tis #tockthegnome #worldbuilding time again!! With actual Gnomish generation counts….. www.patreon.com/posts/146326... 🧚👻📚

#worldbuildingwednesday #indiecomics #queercomics #faerie #fairyart #fantasyart #fantasy #gnome #gnomes #gnomewoman #backstory #bodypositiveart

A pencil drawing of a plus size, feminine-presenting, honey badger style badger-person (of the Brogh of “Tock the Gnome”), looking pained as they gather floating balls of light to themself. They wear a necklace of wood, willow leaves and mistletoe at their chest, hold a pair of eyeglasses loosely in one of their hands, and the bottom of the image is accented by holly leaves and berries in the bottom corners.

#tockthegnome #worldbuildingwednesday time with #badgerfolk and magical #winter grief care: www.patreon.com/posts/146324... 🕯️

#worldbuilding #faerie #brogh #fairyart #fantasyart #seasonalaffectivedisorder #healing #mentalhealth #bodypositiveart #magic #hope #indiecomics #queercomics

Excerpt from A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry: "That may seem strange, but it is actually very typical for pre-gunpowder cultures: what happens in the moment of contact was evidently hard to describe and in any case their intended audience had experienced it and so a detailed, mechanical description was unnecessary. Once the advance was sounded armies might join in a song or chant in the advance called the paean (παιάν); evidently different poleis had different songs.23 Finally, probably right before breaking out into the final charge, the soldiers issued a war-cry, which we can actually somewhat guess at the sound because it has an onomatopoetic word: ἀλαλή (alale, a-la-lay) and an associated verb ἐλελίζειν (elelizein, e-le-li-zane, ‘to issue the war cry’), suggesting it was something like a high-pitched keening or ululation sound."

What is the city's fight song?

#WorldBuildingWednesday #worldbuilding #ttrpgs #ttrpg #dnd #d&d #writing

Inspired by @bretdevereaux.bsky.social 's latest article on Hoplites.

A pencil drawing on grey paper with white and gold wax pigment highlights of a plus size, feminine-presenting elf dressed in flowing robes and cradling star-like lights as she calls them down from above her, a look of enrapturement on her face and her eyes shining, pupils almost washed out. The background has been shaded in to further imply a dark night scene.

#tockthegnome #worldbuildingwednesday time!! With general practices of the #star #elves : www.patreon.com/posts/145391... ✨🌞✨

#fae #faerie #elves #elf #elfwoman #fatelf #bodypositiveart #bodypositive #sizepositive #fairyart #fantasyart #indiecomics #queercomics #magic #stars #sun #solar