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What are (or were) the most dangerous diseases known to the peoples in your constructed world? Are they contagious? Can they pass between species? Are they curable? How does one stay protected from them? Have they ever been eradicated; if so, can they ever come back?
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How frequently do the peoples in your constructed world's civilizations rest? Do they take a single long rest, or do they take many short ones throughout the day? Do these rests shut down all of one's senses, or only some of them; if the latter is true, which senses stay on?
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What does a healthy individual look like for the peoples in your constructed world? How are their bodies adapted to the environment(s) that they live in? How do they maintain their bodies: with exercise, a specific diet, something else? Do these requirements ever change?
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What are (or were) the most dangerous diseases known to the peoples in your constructed world? Are they contagious? Can they pass between species? Are they curable? How does one stay protected from them? Have they ever been eradicated; if so, can they ever come back?
#OCWorld #prompts
How frequently do the peoples in your constructed world's civilizations rest? Do they take a single long rest, or do they take many short ones throughout the day? Do these rests shut down all of one's senses, or only some of them; if the latter is true, which senses stay on?
#OCWorld #prompts
What does a healthy individual look like for the peoples in your constructed world? How are their bodies adapted to the environment(s) that they live in? How do they maintain their bodies: with exercise, a specific diet, something else? Do these requirements ever change?
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Each week, there will be a greeting in a different language. This week's greeting, "nΔmen hΔo", is Mandarin! Also known as Northern Chinese, Mandarin is spoken by over a billion people! This greeting may look a bit odd to you: that's because "nΔmen hΔo" is the plural form of "nΔ hΔo", or "you well?"
NΔmen hΔo! This week's world-building theme is "health"! We want to hear about how the peoples in your constructed world keep themselves fit and disease-free. Today's question is free-form: tell us about your civilizations' stances on health in as many or little words as possible.
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Need a list of all the world-building prompts (and questions) so far? Look no further than this handy list!
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NΔmen hΔo! This week's world-building theme is "health"! We want to hear about how the peoples in your constructed world keep themselves fit and disease-free. Today's question is free-form: tell us about your civilizations' stances on health in as many or little words as possible.
#OCWorld #prompts
Need a list of all the world-building prompts (and questions) so far? Look no further than this handy list!
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Has there ever been a time in your constructed world's history where two entirely-different modes of expression clashed in some way? Think something like a gesture being read as an insult, or a way of dress signifying an unexpected gender. Was it a minor or major incident?
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Do courtship rituals exist within the cultures of your constructed world? If so, to what extent would one express their attraction to another? Are there specific seasons where these rituals are performed? Do the results of a successful match-up last a long or short period of time?
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Is gender a concept in the cultures of your constructed world? If it is, how many genders does each culture have, and how do these genders differ: is it by certain visual, biological, and/or mental factors, or something else entirely? Is gender seen as static, or can it change?
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How emotive are the peoples in your constructed world? Are their expressions obvious to those outside of their culture (and/or species), or are they more subtle? Are certain expressions often misinterpreted (like a smile reading as friendly instead of aggressive, or vice versa)?
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Has there ever been a time in your constructed world's history where two entirely-different modes of expression clashed in some way? Think something like a gesture being read as an insult, or a way of dress signifying an unexpected gender. Was it a minor or major incident?
#OCWorld #prompts
Namaste! This week's world-building theme is "expression". We want to hear about how the peoples in your constructed world self-express. Today's question is free-form: tell us about the many ways of self-expression in your world's cultures in as many or little words as possible.
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Do courtship rituals exist within the cultures of your constructed world? If so, to what extent would one express their attraction to another? Are there specific seasons where these rituals are performed? Do the results of a successful match-up last a long or short period of time?
#OCWorld #prompts
Is gender a concept in the cultures of your constructed world? If it is, how many genders does each culture have, and how do these genders differ: is it by certain visual, biological, and/or mental factors, or something else entirely? Is gender seen as static, or can it change?
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How emotive are the peoples in your constructed world? Are their expressions obvious to those outside of their culture (and/or species), or are they more subtle? Are certain expressions often misinterpreted (like a smile reading as friendly instead of aggressive, or vice versa)?
#OCWorld #prompts
Each week, there will be a greeting in a different language. This week's greeting, "namaste", is Sanskrit, but is also used in Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali! Although Sanskrit is a classic language, Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali are all spoken in different parts of India (and in Nepal, Nepali)!
Akkam! This week's world-building theme is "history". We want to hear about the in-universe history of your constructed world. Today's question is free-form: tell us about your world's history (or how you went about making it) in as many or little words as possible.
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Insahaeyo! This week's world-building theme is "culture". We want to hear about the different kinds of cultures in your constructed world. Today's question is free-form: tell us about your world's cultures in as many or little words as possible.
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Viva! This week's world-building theme is "family". We want to hear about the nuance of family in your constructed world. Today's question is free-form: tell us about how your world's culture(s) create and maintain families in as many or little words as possible.
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Hello! This week's world-building theme is "introduction". We want to hear about your constructed world! Today's question is free-form: introduce yourself, your world, and/or the works based within your world (if applicable) in as many or little words as possible.
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Namaste! This week's world-building theme is "expression". We want to hear about how the peoples in your constructed world self-express. Today's question is free-form: tell us about the many ways of self-expression in your world's cultures in as many or little words as possible.
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There's a reason why this account was created on Blacksky: February is Black History Month in North America, and the developers behind the Blacksky PDS are getting things done. If this account disappears on the Bluesky appview again, it will remain on the Blacksky appview.
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Name an important figure (or #OCs) in the history of your constructed world. Who were they, both inside and outside of their community? What did they do that was notable, and did this benefit their homeland? Are they universally loved, or are they villainized by one or more groups?
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Are there certain cultures, peoples, groups, or otherwise that became lost to history in your constructed world? Was this loss caused by a natural disaster, or an outside power? Are there trace elements of their existence in the world itself, such as words or tools?
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Is there a specific moment in your constructed world's history that was immortalized in an unusual way? Is there a historical figure associated with a particular activity, or food, that is had during a certain time of year? If so, is it seen as a symbol of pride or mockery?
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