My Summer Camp 2024 Page

My own Summer Camp Entries

I got 39 out of 42 prompts done. A new personal best. Hopefully you guys will enjoy reading these. These are in approximate order of how pleased I am with my own work.

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Scaraqua

A myth about food

I had a lot of fun writing this, and I wrote a tangent article sphaeracibu as background material for this story and I always like to give Scaraqua some love.

A settlement that's known as a party town or pleasure city

No better place to get high than under the sea...

Food often eaten by travelers

I came up with this concept for "The Mermaid and the Dragon", I'm happy I was able to adapt it to another prompt at the proverbial last minute.

An animal or plant that feeds on decay

Scarterra

A building associated with joy and fun

I had previously mentioned in passing that the city of King's Lake a former Nami being converted to a restaurant, but I never fleshed out the concept until now.

A profession that is considered dirty

I already wrote poop porters previously, but this is a good companion to them, and I always like to write about kalazotz.

Slang or a language associated with a religion or belief

A sub-culture considered larger-than-life by some

Admittedly this is a long one (over 4000 words), but I have a lot of material but Swynfaredian dragon bloods are a vital demographic in my main RPG campaign so I have a lot of material to work with.

A displaced people in your world

In multiple RPG campaigns, I had a nameless tribe of subteranean goblins forced above ground by a massive flood. Now these goblins are nameless no longer.

A building considered a refuge against the world

Basically every time World Anvil offers me a building prompt, I will use it as an excuse to write about a temple. This is me retconning details to a past "you go visit the oracle there".

A charity or other organization focused around doing good

The hospital has been mentioned a coupel times in passing in my RPG campaign, as Aleesia is a major supporting character that hails from here. Now the hospital has a name and bit of backstory.

A character who goes through a great change or metamorphosis

I started writing a prompt for "evil spirit" but ended up with "metamorphsis prompt" instead. Go figure.

An evil spirit or divine antagonist

And then ended up writing this for the evil spirit prompt

A relic or symbol of belief

This combines and elaborates on lore I initially created from several other articles.

A document of spurious or controversial attribution

Document prompts are always difficult for me to figure out, but I was pondering this historical scandal for some time so I figured out how to shoehorn into a document.

An organization fighting corruption

The rest of the Nine don't trust Phidas much but they trust Phidas to defend the Barrier because it is in his self interest to do so. These are the mortals that indirectly help Phidas in this endeavor.

A leader or high-ranking person in an organization

A tradition that gives comfort

A basic world buidling article that showcases day-to-day Mera worship.

A settlement considered a refuge

When I couldn't come up with a good idea for a refuge, my friend suggested a natural harbor so I ran with it.

A personal item that keeps you safe

Mostly as an aid for my RPG campaigns, giving PCs more defensive item options. Bracers of Magical Shielding would be a more obvious answer to the prompt but I penned that article well before Summer Camp 2024.

A myth or prophecy about the end of the world

A species with protective anatomy

I've been waffling for some time on how to incorporate the Uktena into Scarterra for some time and just now opted to go with "unorthodox Phidas spirit"

A myth, urban legend or conspiracy theory believed by many to be true

This is a fun idea a friend recommended but as of yet I'm not sure how to apply to this to my fiction stories or RPG campaigns.

A unit dedicated to guarding someone or something

The king of Fumaya's personal knights, nothing complicated.Not my most exciting article, but I'm never sure what to do with document prompts, and my RPG campaign has long had Swynfaredia as an institutional villain so I wrote up their founding charter.

A sickness that caused societal upheaval

I mentioned proto-ghouls in passing before. Now I expanded the impact it had...in ancient times at least. I'm not sure how to make extinct creatures or lost traditions from ancient times relevant to current stories.

A technology used for defense or protection

A hybrid species intentionally bred

I would have preferred something more exotic, but I already wrote articles for various mortal half breeds over a year ago.

A document that changed the course of history

I'm never sure what to do with document prompts but I do use Swynfaredia a lot in my main RPG campaign, so I came up with their founding charter.

A material that is resistant to decay

I thought it would be hard to write 300 words about magic dust with ONE spell in it, but I ended up writing over 500.

The practices and ceremonies of worship

Nami is the party goddess so she should have fun filled festivals.

A naturally sheltered place

For years, Musseland grew around a nameless inlet, now it has a name.

A unit dedicated to guarding someone or something

King Henyk's personal knight. Nothing earth shatteringly unique, but Henyrk is going to war soon so this has relevance to my Torches in the Twillight campaign.

A storyteller, author or bard in your world

Relatively simple article for a relatively minor character in my RPG campaign

A geographical region that is expanding

A fourth wall breaking gag article (I already got 32 prompts so I'm okay with this article's shortcomings)

A tradition that represents moral decay

This was a last minute idea I had as a buzzer beater towards the end of the contest.

A faction of an organization built around belief

Another last minute idea, although I had a broad concept for this group rattling around my skull for quite some time

A building that was meant to be temporary

I knew I wanted to write about a temple but I needed a looming deadline to scare my muse into action on this one. A true buzzer beaten that scraped passed 300 words 3 minutes to the deadline.

Not Scarterra

A vehicle that, when introduced, caused social upheaval

Writing Warhammer fan fiction is a distant second priority for me beyond developing Scarterra but Lizardmen dipping their talons into the water on sailing ships is very important for Lizardmen stories.

A conflict that involved a changing environment

While the battle was epic and cool, narratively the impact on the arcs of my named prose characters is more important.

A tumultuous region prone to natural disasters

I've been meaning to fill up my Lustria map with more pins and in all honesty I couldn't come up with a natural disaster prone region in Scarterra to write about.

Reading Other People's Work

Slang or a language associated with a religion or belief

I'm a completionist and I like to read ALL of category but that is a little crazy for a category with 130 entries. I am cherry picking the entries here that specifically say "Slang" or "idioms" or "swear words" and similar terms because that is where my primary interest lies.
I specifically like to write this a lot for Scarterra.
Religious Based Slang Terms in Scarterra was written specifically for Summer Camp 2024, but I have written Scarterran Idioms and Swynfaredian Vulgar Argot a while ago.
At some point I plan to add more specific slang terms. I have a few dwarf slang terms and Scaraquan slang terms but they aren't published yet. Three or four idioms does not an article make.
"Elemental Spiritual Sayings" in Erina: I really like the including of traditional blessings, that is something I could use more of in Scartera.
"A Sailor's Tongue" in Stormfarers: Sci-Fi Sailors slang, what's not to like. Well I wish we could have more than three idioms
"Trevylian Slang" in Kalste I like the theme of dancing based slang, but the article was a little short for my taste.
"Tide wishes" in the Ocean this is very intriguing oceanic fantasy terms. In fact, I liked this so much, I opted to follow the world.
"Idioms Abound" in the Oldest Squire. Very nice colorful phrases but I think more explanatory context would helpful.
"Wind-Whistling Language" in the Million Islands: It's not slang terms but it is a very unique idea mixing language and magic.
"Religious Slang in Waking Materia" in Waking Materia: This certainly whetted my appetite to learn more about the world's deities.
Honorable Mentions
"Tilli's Todetse's Guide to Swearing in Nideon" in Nideon, I like the mentions of profanity related to nonhuman biology and the general thoroughness though this felt a little clinical and dry.
"Tongue-Wise" in Pangorio, I like that it is based on proverbs.
"Snowy's Chance in Hell" in ARRHYNSIA interesting slang terms, but a little shorter than I prefer.
"Specter Speak" in Yondervese: An interesting idea with good implementation.

A myth or legend associated with food

There is a lot of these, so admittedly I'm skimming them and only giving full reads to the ones that catch my eye for whatever arbitrary reason my monkey brain triggers in my consciousness.
Grandmother's kindness: A very nice, sweet story with just a hint of the macabre.
"The Apple Maiden" in Erisdaire: A bitter sweet tale with a Grimm's Fairy Tale feel. With the awesome premise, a more narrative telling would do the story more justice.
"Coconut devil" in Arcathia: A clever idea that made me crave more, especially exposition.
"The mayor and the crab" in Darta : A fun myth but it could be improved by a moral lesson.
"you'll become a bilge horror!" in Tiburon: Threatening little kids with curses to make them eat their vegetables? Sounds good to me!
"The Legend of Sagey Pie" by Forge Master Janet: I should have known with a name like "Sagey Pie" that Janet had a hand in this one.
"Fishrolles with goat cream cheese" in Sharax Empire: A great story with a religious offering involved.
"The Eldest Tree and the Never-Age Fig" in the Delta Space: An awesome and well-written story with future story implications.
"The Gift of Spice" in The Lost Realms: A nice respinning of the classic story of Prometheus stealing fire to benefit mortalkind.
"Feast for the Bird" in P'ache: Awesome story that is epic and heartwarming.
Honorable Mentions
"Golden Apple" in Swords and Treachery: Simple concept but well presented.
"Shaman Food" in Game of Tomes: I like the dramatic rebranding of "trail mix"
"Lytheros' Banquet" in YA Fantasy : An interesting somewhat grim dark story.
"Fruit of the Sun" in Tales of Radiance: A simple concept well presented and beautifully illustrated.
"Turtles Without Shells" in Terramora: A fun and somewhat weird story.
"Dwarven Cooking" in Oxerune: An unorthodox take on fantasy dwarf food.
"Dragon Meat" in the Ascension War: A nice grimdark food concept.
"On Coalbread" in Ravare: A very unique concept but I'm not sure how to build on t story wise.
"The First Eating Contest" in Kivis: A fun story with a bit of gallows humor in it.
"The Gift of Fish" in the Sealed Kingdoms: A nice blend of science fiction and fantasy.
"The Million-Fruit Great-Tree" in Abholos: A nice story.
The Crazed Cook" in the Offender's Neighborhood: A fun concept
"Copious Rations" in Havenguard: I'm not the only one who cares about how dwarves feed themselves!
"Leitandár and the Beer of Underworld" in Salan: Retelling the Persesphone myth....with beer!
"Tale of the Greedy Swain" in Shadowfire: A well-written if rather grim tale.
"Properties of Pygmy Hydras" in Odezia: A fun take on the classic hydra myth.
"Searing vittles" in Ashrain: Grimdark isn't my usual jam, but this is very well-written.
"Dumplings for peace" in Elviria: Dumplings being sacred, I can get behind this...
"Ammdrais' Folley" in Yranth: I like the idea of a curse being split in half. Sadly likes were not ennabled here.
The Tale and Truth about Dwarven Bacon" in The World of Cartyrion: You got to tell them. Dwarven Bacon is people! We've got to stop 'em. it's not, but it's a fun article.
"Waimana Valley Seed Vault" in Ethnis: In a post apocayptic setting, a seed vault would be a Holy Grail.
"Why Onions make you cry" in Cairn Sector: A very fun story.
"Wishweaver" in Daimon: Relatively benign hallucingenic fruit. Interesting concept.
"You'll Never Die On Blackberries" in Trapper: A fun story[url:]