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While your numbers, if factual (no source posted), are statistically correct (in that it won't make our species go extinct), you have to remember a simple fact: those numbers represent individual human lives. Family, friends, neighbors, your pizza guy, etc. Pretty brutal to be so flippant about.

Also, this doesn't take into account the potential for cascading environmental system failures that could be caused by such warming. These unknowns could greatly change the equation.

I realize you are mainly arguing the point in response to "existential threats" being bandied about, but it's a weird stance to take here.

Wow, you've got a lot going on over at Kanka, I'm gonna be diving in deep. Very cool stuff you've been posting, look forward to reading more!

I see. Damn high entry barriers just to have a little ease! Always cool to see some mined magic sources, one of my main magic sources is mines as well! Also, again with the politics involved in this world, so well enmeshed with the basic principles of the land.

Concerning the precognitive: is this consider magic, or something else entirely? Only makes sense they would be in charge of a government org dedicated to stamping out (unlicensed) magic use.

I had never thought of that, I'll have to give it a shot after work, I'll post my findings. Clever prompt generator for sure!

I especially like that you incorporated the brewery/net factory into the fantasy concept anyhow.

A question, as I have some similar areas in my world: after the DOL was started in Orchalannon, how were their rules applied to the magic using populace? While it is fairly easy (in a way) to govern the upper classes, were the common people harder to shut down? Or was it really only nobles that used magic in the first place?

Not fully understood, but for sure nearly fully exploited, seems about right as far as a rare resource goes! Are these solely reserved for military/combat applications, or can it be used for certain utility magics as well?

And there I go projecting my colonial themes and tragedies from my world to yours. Anytime I hear an island with rare resources and it's inhabitants being politicked all over, I immediately think some kind of oppressed natives. Reminds me of empires of our world (colonial/imperial expansion by any other name...) snatching atolls and small islands to gain rights to the ocean surrounding it, as opposed to something like Hawaii or such.

Cool setting, lots of intruige as posted before. Seems well-historied, complete with robust connections and harsh terms of trade.

Gleamstone is particularly interesting to me, as I have something vaguely similar in my world. What makes the material so rare? How is it that so much can be found here? Did this abundance give the natives a level playing field against their colonizers, or was it an unbalanced war?

It's giving me a sandbox Don Quixote/ Dragon Ball chivalric vibe, and I'm here for it! Honor in combat just for the sake of it, expression through virtue and bonds.

I'm working on a fairly expansive industrial revolution fantasy world, global politicking and war becoming more and more prevalent. All the while, magical elements are shunned but refuse to stay in the shadows or be forgotten.

There is certainly a despondency that is felt throughout my works, struggling against social and environmental machines well beyond your grasp. Though humanity has expanded greatly in the world, there are still many untouched corners, ready to be found. More often than not, these regions bleed out into the known world, causing discord, but also engendering opportunity for those willing to risk everything.

I suppose living in my world would be bleak, but hope could be found in many places, by seeking out opportunity, holding true to your culture or faith, or reaching into the past to find answers to questions you didn't know to ask.

If you want more inspiration for written roleplay, check out the game Ironsworn. It's definitely a grimdark fantasy crawl, but the ruleset is simple and can be leveraged or reskinned to suit your needs with a bit of creative back-bending. The game plays as a great solo or co-op TTRPG, and is free online!

I've been using it to tell stories in my setting, and it's a pretty darn good time! Really makes me explore smaller aspects of the world while telling a story through a tight POV.

Some ideas:

• Postmates/Doordash/Uber Eats: a divination-based courier service - "The crystal ball said I'm supposed to look for you. Got something I'm supposed to deliver. Let's see here..."
• Software engineer: wizard creating thousands of castings of magic mouth to create a machine as a lab assistant - "One of the mouths keeps repeating 'syntax error' every time i active the first. Well there goes the last month's worth of castings..."
• Tech support: warlocks in the employ of a kingdom that gains it power from eldritch beings - "Have you tried turning the ether blood connection off and back on again?"

I wasn't familiar with who David Petersen was, spelled his name wrong in google and it came up with the NY Mets pitcher. I was very confused... I love the idea of a MLB player being a die hard nerd, rolling solo adventures while in the dugout!

Also, so cool to see an Ironsworn mention on Lemmy, not much of a community even on Reddit, and even that one is more weighted toward Starforged.

Late response, as I'm not great at checking in with my internet correspondences. All that aside, some really interesting building you've got going on here. I read through the Reddit post (not as allergic to u/Spez as many around the fediverse), and really liked the idea of their sapient origins being a complete mystery, baked into their myths, legends, and religions.

That does beg the question for me: do these animals have their own native religions, spread across the entirety of various cultures? Or do specific species worship different deities/pantheons? Do some follow old human religions? Or maybe a great mixture of all of this? Such interesting things you have at your disposal concerning a post apocalypse world run by a different intelligence.

Also, concerning apes and "moneys" (dumb typo on my part...), I like the idea of them having some strongholds or city states in some far off region of the world, consumed by the idea that they were the direct relatives to the naked apes that destroyed and left the planet. Maybe this would give them some superiority complex, or a cult devotion to seeing the culture from before rebuilt, or at least their interpretation of it?

The anthropomorphism worldbuilding thing has never quite been my cup of tea, other than maybe Redwall (goddamn Brian Jaques, a visionary!), but your world has certainly piqued my interest! It was also nice to see some fresh posts on Lemmy. I'm hoping to see more posts like this here, with more content and less art/karma grabs. Keep on slamming those walls of text, for the glory of the craft!