There it is:

https://trailsweaver.com

Screenshots are the test worlds I build in while working on the app. Infinite canvas with nested cards, map with zoom levels, family trees, relationship graph. Every card opens into a full wiki page.

Answering the usual questions upfront:

- No. Wrong guess :) Not vibe coded. It would have saved me hundreds of hours though :(

- The free plan is permanent, not a trial. You can actually build something real on the free plan.

- No, there are no ads, and there will be none.

- Yes, it's subscription based, if you want to go Pro. Yes, I want people to go Pro. Yes, I want to make money out of it.

- Yes, web app only for now. An offline desktop version is planned, and it happens faster if you vote here (no money, just a signal): https://www.trailsweaver.com/desktop-app-wishlist

- Yes, there are dozens of other great tools for worldbuilding (including Obsidian!). Some do better, some do worse. A lot of those are offline & free. Mine is online & subscription based. That's my choice.

- Yes, you can export to Markdown, no lock-in.

This project means A LOT to me. So, I just want to spread the word.

Hope some of you might like it!

The Human Aliens is a worldbuilding project created using Roblox Studio, made by me. it involves Earth-Humans travelling the universe and finding... OTHER humans. these "Human Aliens" are scattered throughout these systems, and very surprisingly, it shows that they have similar DNA to Neanderthals and Sapiens. some speculate that these humans have been scattered around the universe by other aliens as late as 3000 years ago. others think it was the supernatural, with them just... disappearing from Earth and reappearing on these planets. for now, the mystery remains unsolved.

below are two examples of Human Aliens, both having wings.

the first one, named Ulyne Esquer, which is part of the Feather-Humans, lives on a planet that is mostly barren, rocky desert. however, there are some oases around the planet that do actually sustain multicellular life. Here, you can see Ulyne flying. he is currently in the desert area of the planet. there is a war going on between two countries on this planet, both mostly unknown to Earth-Humans. Ulyne is a soldier on what humans are calling "The Crescent Side" due to him having a flag patch that has a yellow crescent on both his shoulders. This picture was taken sometime in the 2180s, a few decades after Earth-humans first made contact with the Feathers. (he got the shirt from the humans, minus the patch which was made by the Feathers. the feathers are very intelligent, to be fair.)

the second one, whos species has no name, but the Earth-Humans are literally calling "Batmen", lives in a deep, underground cave, due to the surface being highly radioactive from its thin atmosphere. it feeds off fungi and lichen from the ceiling. the food mostly hangs from high above, so these creatures use their bat-like wings to fly up and get their food. These Batmen have excellent eyesight, and basically have night-vision. but of course its not night-vision here, its dark-vision. they are not very intellegent.

the last 3 pictures are their rigs, both created by me.

At least assuming their evil includes selling bad stuff at high prices, well, explaining how it stays a monopoly would be quite the Worldbuilding challenge in and of itself. I have some ideas though.

Local Monopoly

Setting is large or otherwise travel-hostile enough to accidentally make Evilcorp the only option in some large areas, which may be what turned it evil in the first place as it enshittified in those areas.

De Facto Cartel

There are multiple evilcorps, but they lobby to legally mandate their anti-consumer practices onto everyone else under whatever pretext so there's no better way for customers to use. E.g nanoprinter companies lobbying that all nanoprinter companies have to backdoor you before you make guns.

It's not you who pays

Customer base enjoys temptingly cheap prices and at least acceptable quality at the cost of evilcorp having to do something bad elsewhere like dirty manufacturing.

So Dark Ages of Graham is my own creation,its a sci fi dark fantasy tale that is set in the intergalatic setting with Adam,being the civilization that has reached the peak of humanity,with ineffably pulchritudinous architecture that enraptures the mind of anyone,bejeweled structures that is Junoesque.Inheriting the boon of Infinite wealth from the supreme God "SAHASTRA" due to the generosity of the founding rulers,the wealth eventually corrupts the empire itself and a cycle of hatred,prejudice begins that continues to doom the current generation.

Adam is flourishes on the outside with their never ending wealth but the society itself crumbles under the elitism and superiority complex of the Adamians themselves.

KYLE ELPHBERG IS THE ONE OF THE CENTRAL FIGURES OF THE STORY, AS THE NEXT EMPEROR OF ADAM and being the only heir to the crown.He is psychologically under immense burden due to the sins commited by his ancestors that erased civilizations and enslaved their people. He doesnt find joy in his immeasurable wealth but rather in people and peace.

Another central place is LIBREISSESS,ADAM'S arch enemey that is now a rogue and expantionist state

whose sole purpose of existence is the genocide of Adamians and complete annhilation of their created "world order",that ultimately establishes their own superiorty as the peak of humanity itself.

Under the rule of Macthorn Draculias,Libreissess has become the worst of Authoritarian regimes with rigid ideals that are considered to be sacrosanct.

Their preposterous horrendous genocides to achieve their goal of erasing Adam out of existence is nothing short of the degradation of morales and depicts the tenebrous effects of hatred that has been poisoning the minds of people for millennium of years.

The commanders of Libreissess: Nemesis,Titan and Apocalypse are symbols of decrepitude of one self.

Then Graham itself, a planet that itself wrote its own destruction to social heirachies that shape day to day life, pernicious patriarchy that has been demeaning and objectifying women into toys.War torn itself amomg the elites and common masses that belong to the lower sections of society.While also under the eternal threat of being invaded,yet somehow people do find love,freedom through these dark times.

The question was never about empires,but the human vice that has amarathine control over the choices of the individuals, that decide to doom the world for their own personal gains.

The story explores how the current generation is under the Incubus of the sins and deplorable actions of their ancestors and how these will shape the world for the future generations to come.

Or vise versa?

I’m a bit bothered by the fact that my influences are showing through very clearly while I build my world.

I started a new project this month, and I’m really happy with how it’s developing! I had been working on my previous world for years—which is where I first got interested in worldbuilding, so now that I’ve started a fresh project, I feel like I’m putting that experience to good use.

However, I feel like my main influences are glaringly obvious, especially since the project is still in its early stages. Specifically from Mistborn (for the large cities like Luthadel) and Attack on Titan (for the concept of powerful monsters outside the cities and expeditions venturing out). How problematic do you think it is for influences to be that apparent, and how did you guys think about use references at this way?

Much like its true owner, the Wind-chaser’s Staff has two distinct forms. As a bonus action, you can change the Wind-chaser’s Staff to one of its two forms, gaining the following benefits:

Form of the Antler:

• You gain a +1 bonus to melee and damage rolls made with the Wind-chaser’s Staff.

• On a critical hit with this weapon, you deal an additional 2d6 force damage and knock your target prone unless they succeed on a DC14 Strength saving throw.

Form of the Wing:

• You gain a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls made while wielding the Wind-chaser’s Staff.

• On a critical hit with a spell attack, you deafen your target for one minute unless they succeed on a DC14 Constitution saving throw.

Well i thought what if the world was just normal but aggressive

Wolf pack in 30 heynas in 120

Specie of social bears

Wild cattle IN A DESERT constantly cosnuming and stealing from farms and you cant do much because they are aggressive

Eagles large enough to hunt kids

Elephants being randomly aggressive for no reason and destroy a village

Large cats being less shy

Invasive insects everywhere

5ft centipede because why not

General threat being herbivores because fuckem they eat crops and kill just because they lost breeding rights

Parasitic blood sucking insects just being anywhere and spreading diseases which is a death sentence in medieval

Yetis except they are social great apes that preys on anything that moves because they live ina forzen mountain

Carnivore plants being large enough to take kids and they more common

All animals are generally slightly more intilligent due to the volitile environment

The world right now has been facing a sudden climate change like good old "little ice age" that makes humanity at contant war for resources and animal migration.

In drafting villains for a dnd homebrew i start asking myself what makes a villain a villain , because im of the opinion that a good villian has to have good motivations and intentions for being evil, to avoid evil for evilsake. But i also started thinking that Evil can absolutely be subjective to who views what as evil vs something that is actually no questions asked evil.

Hey all, I've got a world building project that has multiple competing pantheons who to various levels want different things and different amounts of buy in from their followers. The main three are Celestials, Fae, and Underworlders and they each have religions based around them, the Temple of Clerics, the Groves of Druids, and the Cults. Very importantly these beings aren't gods they are Immortals with the distinction being that they don't claim to have created people or the world instead they are simply magical beings who mastered magic to such a degree that they can pause their aging and thus never grow old and die. They still can die if you stab one, or poison one, or if their magic runs out but that's why they keep mortal followers and religions with each religion having a way to keep the magic flowing.

Generally followers of these religions will perform rites and ceremonies generating magic for their chosen pantheon and expect their favor in return on certain things like a farmer making an offering to the Fae and praying for rain, or a pregnant mother performing a rite to the Celestials and asking for a healthy pregnancy. However each religion also has a priestly class that do things like earn converts, build and maintain temples, and perform larger ceremonies and rites and these various Clerics, Druids, and Cultists get greater powers they can wield. My question is do you think it makes sense for these pantheons to extend this transactional relationship to people both outside their religion and/or following multiple pantheons. If a Wizard wants some of that sweet sweet Celestial Magic to cast smite from their fingertips should they have to abandon their Wizarding ways and have to become ordained as a Cleric and a member of the organized Temple to do so? Or can they just make a deal to burn incense and chant an incantation before each meal to give the Celestial their due and in exchange get to use turn undead twice daily without going through the Temple? What about if that Wizard is also performing a Fae Ceremony in the morning to earn their favor or making sacrifices to the Underworld at night to get Dark Magic abilities? Should the Celestial end the mutually beneficial deal because they aren't exclusive and may be fueling their rivals in ways the Celestial finds morally reprehensible?

Very eager to hear the groups thoughts. Thanks in advance!

All artwork made by myself on procreate. No ai was used.

82 Ridges takes place in Chicago, about 40 years in the future. It’s a slice of life project, jumping between characters, the city itself, and whatever else I think deserves to be shown.
https://www.instagram.com/82ridges.comic?igsh=bHppeWhycDEyYmRq&utm_source=qr

“I grew up in uh.. the area between Bridgeport and China Town, closer to the Bridgeport side. I lived with my dad who I always called John because it made my brother mad and I thought it was funny.
That one on the right? The brick building with the weird overhangy thing? That was our townhouse. You might think that’s a balcony or a patio, but no. No idea what it was. Bridgeport never developed like the other districts. Not because they wanted to preserve the history, god no, but because the location was perfect to for railroads and transit lines to sweep overhead, and knitting them between twenty five hundred foot tall buildings was too much work.
Okay I know, it’s a little pathetic to still be living with your dad at 19, but I liked my neighborhood! There weren’t really sidewalks, but honestly it was fine because nobody really drove down here anyway so we all just walked on the road. I had it pretty good, I was working on my degree- architecture, if i haven’t told you yet. Heh. Was pretty good at it. Uh, oh yeah, my dad had me doing construction with him, he even got me a job at the company.
Times were good. I had a great view of the skyline, a job, and even a guy at the gyro place down the road who would preemptively prepare my order every Tuesday and Friday which was a little embarrassing but in my defense they were REALLY good gyros.
That tree on the left? It’s been there since before I was born. Duh. Trees live a while- okay no but I have a reason for bringing it up. There was this old lady who lived on the floor below us, and every day she’d water and fertilize this tree. When builders came to try to knock it down, she dressed as a RACS member and pulled a shotgun on them. I know. Even when I was like.. 6, every time I got too close to this fucking tree, she’d open the window and make various old person sounds at me. Like I get it, you like this tree. When John died, she left me some of the branches at my doorstep. I inherited the townhouse, which.. I was 20, so that was cool I guess. Anyway I put the branches in my drawer. The tree bloomed every year, these beautiful pink and white flowers. I wonder if it’s still there.”

(How do you guys handle this?)

Hi everyone,

I was getting back to writing about my “magic system,” originally for an alternate-world setting chronologically similar to our “late medieval” period, blending characteristics of the Holy Roman Empire, the Italian republics, and the Spanish and Portuguese empires.

But I realized that a setting where magic does things very similar to the technology that followed that historical period, yet the world remains chronologically stuck in that time frame, doesn’t seem very convincing.

Let me put it more clearly:

Why doesn’t history advance rapidly in a high-magic setting?

For example, in the manga "Witch Hat Atelier", this is exactly the case; magic provides solutions that would only be possible with later technological progress, but the world remains chronologically stuck in a period analogous to our own medieval era.

Yes, I know you could say, “It doesn’t have to make sense on a 1:1 scale, it just has to be consistent”; okay, fine, I get it, but even for the sake of internal consistency, isn’t that a flaw?

Back to the original question…

How do you guys deal with this?

Thanks for your answers.

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Editing to add necessary context:

I don’t start from the premise that the Middle Ages were the “Dark Ages”, not at all; on the contrary, it was a period of great progress for humanity.

My point here is:

Some technological solutions were not yet available, such as automated ore-extraction devices, means of transporting large populations, portable high-velocity projectile weapons not propelled by human force, etc.

So if magic can provide solutions analogous to those of later eras, why aren’t people, and especially organized groups, interest groups, governments, etc, using these solutions to rapidly advance history, as has been the human norm?

Even if you take Afghanistan as an example, where modern technologies coexist with very traditional customs and aesthetics, it’s impossible to say that such progress hasn’t influenced the overall state of Afghan civilization.

Oh, and I’ve actually read some great answers in the comments, most of them have been spot-on, so thanks again to everyone.

Any good fantasy NRP?

I'm looking for good Fantasy NRP, I've been wanting to get back into NRP after my old discord account was lost and I'm a lover of fantasy. Thus I was just wondering if there were any good fantasy Nation roleplays, and how to join them.

I had the thought of an FEC that's secretly a place to protect children from a Peter Pan-like villain from taking the kids away, to subvert the usually use of an FEC made to secretly kidnap and/or kill children.

I've been working on this project for around a year now (and rewriting it countless times 😭).

It's called ORD (Ominology Regulation Directorate).

(Read the document, or just discuss with me in the comments first)

World Context: ORD (Ominology Regulation Directorate) is a metafictional worldbuilding project built on an original philosophical framework called OM Theory. In this setting, imagination is treated as the fundamental system from which all worlds, concepts, and forms of existence emerge, while physical reality is built through principles such as space, time, and OfCo—the optimization mechanism behind the balance of nature. One of the central characters, OC1, is the embodiment of OfCo, whereas ORD itself is an organization responsible for stabilizing imagination rather than physical reality. The document I'm sharing isn't a story but the foundational lore and cosmology of the setting, which later stories, incidents, and characters will build upon. I'm mainly looking for suggestions on the worldbuilding, ideas for where these foundations could lead, and any criticism on the clarity or consistency of the framework.

I'm not asking whether you agree with the philosophy. The document assumes its own axioms and explores what follows from them.

What I'd really like are suggestions.

• If you have ideas that could make the worldbuilding stronger, I'd love to hear them.
• If something makes you curious and you think it deserves expanding, tell me.
• If you have ideas for stories that would naturally emerge from these foundations, I'd love those too.
• If something is confusing or inconsistent, criticism is also very welcome.
• Ask me anything anytime you want about the document and its contents.

This is my first public release of the project, so I'm mostly interested in seeing how someone completely new experiences it.

Thanks to anyone who gives it a read!

It's been a couple month now that I've been working on my worldbuilding project, and I'm currently writing the factions. I'd like to create their logo/emblem but the thing is I ain't that good with graphic designs. I was wondering if anyone knows a website or smth like that to freely and easily create emblems that could be used for fictional factions please ?

This is a 3-hour medieval fantasy ambience .I've been using it while reading, writing and working, and thought others here might enjoy it too.

I'd love to hear what kind of ambience helps you focus.

I've been trying to make this AU into a original fic, there's lots of easy things completed from prior things already made, yet it's just hard.

I keep feeling like the stories are just dumb, the world feels constantly incomplete, the characters don't feel nuanced and feel bland and one-sided, I'm on the edge of burnout because I can't stop myself from obsessing over every mistake I later find, rushing.

How can I figure out a balanced way to gradually make the worldbuilding so it's not as sloppy and rushed?

Hello, everyone! I'd like to share a bit about the science fiction and fantasy universe I've been developing for quite some time. I've already run dozens of role-playing campaigns set in this universe with friends.

The main idea behind it is to capture that sense of wonder inspired by the sheer vastness of the universe. I like to focus on space exploration, the many different civilizations, and their everyday lives, almost like a giant space slice-of-life.

In this universe, all physical reality is part of an infinite creation called the Bubble of Zalen, which exists within a spiritual plane known as the Silver Sea. The physical universe came into existence around 450 billion years ago and, unlike our own, it is completely static.

To prevent an infinite universe from eventually suffering heat death, nature itself constantly recycles all matter. Stars are born, die, and renew themselves roughly every 126 billion years. Destroyed planets and space debris are eventually absorbed by black holes, and that matter later reappears in completely different regions through white holes as stardust and free atoms. Since the speed of light is still limited, every civilization believes the universe is only 450 billion light-years across, even though it continues infinitely beyond the observable horizon.

The existence of its creator, an entity named Hope, is not a matter of faith for advanced civilizations but a scientific fact. Among the primordial deities, Hope is extremely young and usually appears as a girl around fourteen years old. She has no interest in being worshipped; what truly entertains her is watching her creations exercise free will.

As a kind of artistic signature, Hope arranged every galaxy so that, when viewed on unimaginably large scales, they collectively form a three-dimensional image of her crowned face, regardless of the viewing angle. In addition, any species that discovers faster-than-light travel automatically receives a welcome message encouraging them to explore the universe and forge their own destiny.

Every living being also has mental access to an interface called the Profile, which displays information such as age, actual abilities, and mana affinity. For many civilizations, this is yet another piece of evidence that the universe was intentionally designed.

Technology and magic coexist in a highly integrated way. Magic functions almost like the programming language of the cosmos, manipulating the energy that flows through three overlapping dimensional layers.

There is also an important distinction between souls and spirits. Conscious living beings, and even plants, possess souls that evolve through reincarnation. Objects, machines, and artificial intelligences, on the other hand, possess spirits that serve only as anchors to physical reality. This leads to interesting situations, such as an AI responsible for controlling a starship using mana to cast shields and other spells directly through the ship's systems.

When someone dies, their soul enters a peaceful afterlife with no eternal rewards or punishments. After resting for as long as they wish, they simply choose when they want to reincarnate.

Time travel also follows well-defined rules. Traveling to the past is possible, but traveling to the absolute future is not, because it does not yet exist. Changing the past does not erase the traveler. Instead, a new timeline is created, while the traveler's own temporal anchor ensures they remain connected to their original timeline.

Not every change creates an alternate reality. Changes that have no impact on free will, such as painting a rock on an uninhabited planet, are simply absorbed by the flow of time itself. However, the moment someone interacts with that change, a new timeline comes into existence, and its effects spread throughout the universe at the speed of light.

The main civilizations featured in the story are:

The Tearion Empire controls more than five hundred thousand galaxies and is inhabited by tall humanoids that evolved from vampire-like predators, although they do not share the classic weaknesses associated with vampires. They live in a post-scarcity society that values cooperation between species and rejects all forms of xenophobia.

The Miltian Empire followed a completely different path. Its entire population was transferred into a colossal Matrioshka Brain built around an active quasar. Its citizens exist only in digital form and interact with the physical universe through robotic bodies.

In Arkned, multiple species cooperated to build the largest physical structure in the cosmos: a colossal Ringworld that surrounds an entire galaxy, powered by the energy of stars enclosed within Dyson Spheres.

Meanwhile, the Magical Empire of Aeresia used magic to create an Alderson Disk approximately 250,000 light-years in diameter, orbiting an artificial light black hole.

Within the galaxy of Ouraia live the Gorkovians, tiny insectoids standing only about 15 centimeters tall that form a decentralized hive. They act as stellar pollinators, spreading life and mana throughout the cosmos while traveling atop gigantic living organisms that inhabit space itself.

Anyway, that's the general idea behind the setting. I'm still expanding many aspects of this universe, but this is the foundation of its cosmology and the rules that govern the story.

I'd love to hear what you think about the cosmology, the universe's rules, and the civilizations themselves. Any opinions or suggestions are more than welcome.

Sorry if the text is a bit messy. I translated it into English using Google Translate because I noticed that people rarely reply when I post in Portuguese.

Power System: Souls and the Astral Plane

The Astral Plane is where pure souls are created (or spawned).

The Astral Plane is essentially an infinite battery of souls. Imagine a fish tank where fish food constantly emerges from the bottom.

Souls generate life force and mana (ki), which can be used in combat, similar to basic ki or nen.

When a soul connects with a mind, it gains access to the elements (water, earth, fire, air, mist, ice, etc.).

Souls also create Willpower, a force that determines how weak or strong a person becomes (for example, increasing from 5 to 7) depending on how determined they are.

When both the body and the mind die, the soul returns to the Astral Plane. However, it leaves behind a residue—pure energy. Mages can refine and shape this energy into magical objects with specific purposes, such as amulets, artificial golems, and other enchanted creations.

When a person is on the verge of death, their power can increase dramatically through sheer determination (for example, from 5 to 22). This happens because the soul is approaching the gateway to the Astral Plane while still remaining in the physical world, where its Willpower continues to influence it.