A community-driven sci-fi universe
Worldbuilding is the process of creating a fictional world, including its history, geography, cultures, and people. Understandably, it can be a daunting task, but thankfully, there are numerous tools and resources available to help you quickly get started. Best on the feedback of our community, here are 10 recommended worldbuilding tools and resources: Maps […]
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Felinids are sentient cats endowed with remarkable intelligence. Through deliberate breeding and selective practices, humans over the many millennia elevated these feline creatures to the status of sophonts and thus an equal contributor to the state of their society. Further deliberate acts of adaptions led to them possessing flexible fingers and opposable thumbs flexible fingers […]
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The Howlers were one of the successor species of the ancient Yinnari and by far the most successful. They stemmed their origin from within the Great Rift, where once was a massive planet-sized space station orbiting a black hole. For a time, after the Fall, life at the station continued normally. Yet, cut off from […]
Continue ReadingWith the creation of each new map, we allow our community members to fill it up with their own creatively designed factions. The winner is selected through popular vote and receives a special prize. Please read the instructions carefully before submitting your entry. Instructions: To participate in the contest, you must design a fictional nation […]
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With the Ark sealed off, humans inhabiting Infinity Horizon were forced to adapt to their new harsh and unforgiving reality of total isolation. Cut off from the advanced technology and knowledge of their ancestors for countless cycles, the various cultures within the sphere have developed their own unique traditions and beliefs. Some humans have turned […]
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The ark, Infinity Horizon, is home to many strange and terrible life forms. However, few inspire as much fear and dread as the Branta Ezekiel, a former waterfowl that evolved from Earth’s common wild goose. Intelligent, highly aggressive, and hunting in groups, they are well capable of killing even large prey. Flying in a V-formation, […]
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The Human-Bea’viskarian War was a brief conflict between the two species. Following contact, the human mission, in an attempt to impress the Bea’viskar, showed them the ‘internet’ – calling it their greatest creation. However, the outcome was not as intended. The Bea’viskar was deeply affronted by the contents of this ‘internet’ and, within one solar […]
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“These beings were at a league of their own – one could think of them as not being computers of immense size but eldritch deities of immense power in their own right. And, like the myths of old societies, they, too, could shape matter, space, and time.” – a human observer on Matrioshka Brains A […]
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As a lead editor, I am all too aware of how many people dream of becoming the next best-selling author. However, I also know most end up abandoning their unfinished manuscript. In fact, only 3% actually go on finishing their manuscript. Often it is because they underestimated the time and investment required or did not […]
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The ark is a giant experiment in how various introduced species can adapt and integrate into existing ecosystems. One highly successful example of this species’ naturalization is an ankylosaurus-analog commonly found inhabiting the various subtropical floodplains. Originally named Iratotherium Pertinax (Stubborn Wrathful Beast) by the scientists that discovered the animal, the modern-day natives refer to […]
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