Imaginaerium - WorldEmber Cometh

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
— Steven King

With Summer Camp now far in the rear view mirror, and right in the middle of NanoWrimo, WorldEmber feels like it's barreling down on us like a two ton mecha-bull with flamethrowers. Some mad lads and lasses are doing both, and even Mapvember to boot, which is mighty impressive indeed. If you're like me, you're taking it easy this year. On the plus side, Imaginaerium is back for now to try and give people some extra inspiration either for Nano, or for your WorldEmber prep.

Book Recommendation

Ciaphas Cain only really makes sense if you are already a fan of Warhammer 40k, as it assumes a lot of inworld lore is already known by the reader. But it is a run romp of a read, following a guy who is desperately trying to get out of danger but is by accident thrust into the role of the hero... Repeatedly. It's a fun read and its tone makes me in think of MegaCorpolis in how some of his cowardice spirals out of control. You can find the first few stories on Amazon here:

Music Recommendation

Images to Inspire

by Jakub Rozalski

by Ohara Kaigan

by Steve Gray

by Illahie

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Mankind are not masters of this world, but children fumbling in the dark.

Araea is a weird-fantasy setting in a world where humanity has been forced to survive deep underground since time immemorial. The surface of the planet is a barren wasteland plagued by radiation, vicious storms and terrible beasts. In the dark, mankind have built cities and civilizations.

Araea

Welcome to the Megacorpolis! Greatest city in the world; run by marketing campaign and middle mangers, fueled by java and profit margins.

The Megacorpolis is a city of the future, free from notions of nationality or patriotism. It is a city ruled by corporations, by profit margins and marketing campaigns, run by middle-managers and algorithms. All under the watchful surveillance of everyone's friend, The Computer. Come on into the greatest city the world will ever see.

Megacorpolis

“They sacrificed to daemons, no-gods,
Gods they had never known,
New ones, who came but lately,
Who stirred not your fathers’ fears.”

The world stands at the dawn of the 21st century, entering an uncertain age. Monsters and magic, powers ancient beyond measure, lurk in the dark. In the shadows, another world lies next to our own, both a sanctuary and prison - a place beyond the reach of mortals. Welcome to Shedim, a dark occult world of horror and wonder. It is our modern world, where magic lurks in the dark and hides in an alternative dimension called the Shadow. In it walk both heroes and villains, prisoners and jailors, horrors and hope. In it, armaggedon awaits - or salvation.