SC Vol. 3 - Rippling Waves

Everything good, everything magical happens between June and August.
— Jenny Han, American author


Review of 2023 and 2024 and Outlook for 2025

This year is my third time participating in summer camp, and they say all good things come in threes. I hope that's true, because looking back and comparing them to Worldember, the last two summer camps were rather slow. In the first year, I let myself be swept away by the community's enthusiasm, as I didn't know what to expect. In the second year, I was a bit more reserved, as I suspected the prompts could be disappointing.

Last year, I collected some ideas for potential articles during homework and got off to a great start with the first wave. But then the second week came, and my rollercoaster ride was curbed, and with it, my enthusiasm. I'm therefore really hoping that all good things come in threes and that this year's summer camp will bring me many inspiring prompts.   This year, I'll be focusing solely on copper, as I don't know how much time I'll have available this summer, despite my vacation. July will be all about my son starting his apprenticeship, and some important decisions and preparations will likely have to be made.
 

 
Of course, I'll be joining Annie Stein's Camp Chill again. And if you're the kind of person who always looks for pressed pennies at vacation spots, then perhaps this little copper coin will make a nice souvenir. Let Copper's Fortune be your talisman for your coppery success.

I also want to stay true to myself and write and publish a good ten articles for Elaqitan that won't require major rework later.

  I hope to be able to further develop the article story I started over the last two years about the Flood Myth, the evolution of the Homo Elaqitanii, the technology of the portals, and related stories, or write about the origins of the stories surrounding the four sibling god-kings or other characters who might be important for the future novel project.
 
Copper-Badge [img:6693459] by Blue Fairy 74 ft. Midjourney


   

Tips and Preparation

Dear Newbies,
Here are a few tips for tackling your first summer camp.
— Happy SC, Blue -
 
  1. Just have fun and don't put yourself under pressure!
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  3. Focus on your worlds without getting discouraged by others churning out one article after another if you're not really getting into the swing of things!
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  5. If you don't come up with something right away, get inspired by the community's articles!
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  7. After SC, there's another great reading challenge – so if you don't get inundated with likes and comments during SC, it's not because of your articles, but because many people are focused on their own SC marathon. So look forward to reading in August!
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  9. And if you follow multiple worlds, it's a good idea to catch up on the notifications before the start of summer camp.

Weekly Tasks

Topics:
You can find my brief thoughts on the individual topics in the overview below.

  Promise:
Read my review at the beginning of the article - Quality over Quantity.

  Meta & Ancient Articles:
For many, the meta is rather intimidating, and many prefer to ignore it. Yes, I struggled with it in the beginning, too. Since last year, there's been an overview meta and mini-metas for each continent with my article ideas. I hope there are a few suitable things I can write about this year.

  Unfortunately, updating old articles is not possible at the moment due to my CSS overhaul project and will have to wait until after summer camp and the launch of Elaqitan 2.0.

  Reader Ad
My website is currently being redesigned. I've finally switched to BS5, and Elaqitan is getting a fresh new look. I hope to complete the first phase before summer camp begins. More updates will follow after summer camp.

  Previous Worldbuilding
Before I joined the community, my articles were primarily wiki entries. Deep insights into the world through quotes, anecdotes, or short stories were lacking, but these additions give the articles more soul. I've improved significantly in this regard, thanks in no small part to the fantastic community.

  Inspiration from other worlds
I follow a total of 168 worlds, of which approximately one-third are active, and I try to read most of the articles. I share a lot of what inspires me or I find great in recurring reviews. I've learned a lot from this over the past three years. So, don't just read for the January and August reading challenges; stay tuned regularly.

  Planning
Since I'm still busy redesigning the world, only want to achieve Bronze, and have been guided by the prompts over the past two years, there won't be any further preparation for SC.

  Accountability Buddies
This year I joined the Storteller Circle, which has led to a lot of interesting and inspiring exchanges with other great Anvils over the past three months. I'm pretty sure I can count on some accountability partners here during the SC as well. Then, of course, there are the WA chats like Summer Camp, Seven Tomes, and the Wurst-und-Bier-Stand, where you'll find me.


   

Waves 2025

 

Nourishment by Blue Fairy 74 ft. Midjourney

Nourishment

 
... forms the basis for the "metabolic processes" of living beings and technologies and serves to build and maintain "organisms". It can be consumed physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Ideas for Elaqitan

Moon Rose Tea Ceremony
Idakian, Layidian, and Uluriqian Cuisine
Library of Aqila
Teshànian Greenhouses
Rainbow Power Plants
Black Tears
Mushroom Festival
Sulfur Spirits
Gold Leaf Forest
Sulfur Technologies

Diets - Eating Rituals & Language - Culinary Traditions - Forbidden Substances
Consumption of all kinds - Libraries & Puzzles - World Thinkers - Books & Documents - Fuels & Technologies

 

Roots

 
... are the origin, the provenance or the anchoring with a "place and its stories" and ensure growth, identity and stability.

  Creation myths - Origins of religions
Ancient traditions and rituals - Cultures - Organizations
Family - "Underground roots" - Language

Roots by Blue Fairy 74 ft. Midjourney


Ideas for Elaqitan

Idakian Giant Mycelium
The Golden Grain
Pilgrimage of Eqilateus of Vinduria
Elaqism
Origin of the Layikani
Royal Family of Akhadi
Legacy of the Flood
"Magical" Discoveries

 


Metamorphosis by Blue Fairy 74 ft. Midjourney


Metamorphosis

 
... is the fundamental change of shape, appearance or condition.

  Shapeshifters - Initiation Rites - Adaptation
Life Cycles - Condition - Sound Shifts - Magic - Gods
Spells - Landscape Formation - Boundary Changes


 

Ideas for Elaqitan

Stone & Hill Hike
Fairy Elves
Imadeen of Akhadi
Sun Goddess of Layida
Akhadi
Mist Desert
Sulfinids
Butterfly Jungle
Ynaiki

 

Tomorrow

 
... means in the near future, in the future time; in the future or etymologically in the sense of twilight, fog, blinking, flickering, sparkling.

 
Ascension - Negotiations - Submission - Death
Beginning - Departure - Conspiracy Theories - Light
Idioms - Symbols - Purity - Rebirth



Tomorrow by Blue Fairy 74 ft. Midjourney


Ideas for Elaqitan

Retreat to the Misty Desert
Holy Orders of the Elements
Teshan Star Calendar
Fleet of the Mirror Rebels
Stone Circles of Aslae
Thointris
Earth Day
Êthri
Procession of Light
Hoard of Lōmibúqò


   

Community

If you're in the mood for a quick game during summer camp, here's my unofficial summer camp bingo, inspired by Annie Stein's bingo from a few years ago. Download it and cruise your way through summer camp. I'd love to see your game board again during the Reading Challenge.

  If you're looking for other camps, badges, or unofficial community challenges, follow the badge links to discover more. I'll add more as they're announced.
 
Camp Feral Badge by Strixxline
Dewy Diamonds Badge by Strixxline
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Spooky Shenanigans Badge 2025 by Haly, the Moonlight Bard

Wandering Worldsmith badge
Wandering Worldsmith badge by Rumengol

 

by Blue Fair 74

Comments

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Jun 7, 2025 21:04

Good luck, Blue! Hope this year's Summer Camp turns out well, and can't wait to see what new worldbuilding things you write!

Fly high, Guardian. o7
— Nulcheck ¦ Dragonguard Legend
Jun 8, 2025 08:10

Thank you for your lovely comment.

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Jun 7, 2025 22:24 by Imagica

I am so eager to see what you'll create during summer camp! As a first time participant in this competition, your advices are gold and I will cherish them <3 Best of luck and let's have some fun!!

I survived Summer Camp! Check out what I wrote in my Summer Camp Hub Article
 
Come visit my world of Kena'an for tales of fantasy and magic! Or, if you want something darker, Crux Umbra awaits.
Jun 8, 2025 08:16

Yes, SC is completely different from WE, and when I first participated in SC after my first WE, I was worried that people wouldn't like my articles anymore — stupid brain goblins — so I wanted to share my experiences with other newbies. I'm glad you like them. But the most important thing is to have fun. So let's do this ;).

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Jun 7, 2025 22:41

Its so pretty to look at. Really love your homework design and all the ideas - can't wait to see what you come up with. Best of luck and see you soon in discord!

Join me at the sandy beaches of Aran'sha for new adventures.
Jun 8, 2025 08:22

Thank you so much for liking the design and the ideas. I'm also very excited to see what I come up with, but please don't tell anyone.

Summer Camp is back! Rippling waves lead you to my answers of this year's prompts.
Jun 8, 2025 11:48

My lips are sealed :)

Join me at the sandy beaches of Aran'sha for new adventures.
Jun 9, 2025 20:19

This is getting better week by week - every update is more glorious than the one before. Cant wait for next week!

Join me at the sandy beaches of Aran'sha for new adventures.
Jun 7, 2025 22:49 by Mochi

I'm so excited for your articles this Summer Camp, you always write amazing stuff! <3

I hope you have a great day!   Explore the endless planets brimming with life of the Yonderverse! Go after creatures, discover new places, and learn about the people you find along the way.   Come prep for Summer Camp with me!
Jun 8, 2025 08:24

Aww that's so sweet of you Mochi, thank you so much, that means a lot to me. Throws the UNO card with the change of direction to you ;).

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Jun 8, 2025 09:58 by CoolG

Lovely plans you've got! Good luck with Summer Camp!

Explore the dark and mysterious Inferncenem, the bright and wonderful Caelumen, the dark but magical Ysteria, the vibrant and bustling Auxul or the world of contrasts Mytharae!   Have a good one!   Join the Discord and chat with like-minded people!
Jun 8, 2025 11:56

Thank you so much and I hope you've got also a wonderful summer camp ;).

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Jun 8, 2025 11:57 by Kat Chiron

Hope you have a great Summer Camp!

⛱️See my Summer Camp Homework 2025   ⚒️Watch me build Vyrvania: City of Secrets  
Jun 8, 2025 12:03

Thank you and I wish you also an enchanting Summer Camp.

Summer Camp is back! Rippling waves lead you to my answers of this year's prompts.
Jun 9, 2025 06:22 by Nimin N

Good luck and I hope you have a good time, looking forward to see what wroting it brings for you. <3 And the bingo looks fun, gonna save it down and have a go over summer.

Jun 9, 2025 19:53

Thank you so much, and I'm glad you like the bingo. I'm excited to see how it turns out for you ;). I wish you a wonderful summer camp, too, and I look forward to your charming articles.

Summer Camp is back! Rippling waves lead you to my answers of this year's prompts.
Jun 18, 2025 00:22 by Ephraïm Boateng

I hope the prompts treat you better this year and that you're able to keep your enthusiasm throughout all of July! Good luck getting Copper and happy Summer Camp!

Jun 22, 2025 09:53

Thank you very much for your warm support. I wish you a great summer camp, too.

Summer Camp is back! Rippling waves lead you to my answers of this year's prompts.
Jun 20, 2025 17:04 by Lyric Ridley

This is a really inspiring article. Since this is my first year, I haven't put a lot of energy into deciding what sorts of articles might fit which categories. I know I can do diamond level because I've done a 30 in 30 article-writing challenge before in which no article was fewer than 1,500 words (most closer to 4k). The part that's intimidating for me is that I have at least two worlds I know will benefit from a review of these themes and I continually worry that I might have started with the wrong world. I'm trying not to get too pent up about it, but it's given me room to think about creating a site that covers my activities across multiple worlds (like yours!) and allows me to update my personal community about what I'm most focused on.   I hope you have a great summer camp and I look forward to learning from you!

I'm focused on Steel Rails & Silver Moons for my first Summer Camp!

Stone Creek Ranch gets my attention in August, when I plan to redo the prompts that inspired me.

Jun 22, 2025 10:03

I'm glad you like the ideas, and rest assured, for my first summer camp I also wrote for two worlds, depending on where something fit. That's the advantage of writing for multiple worlds, and I saw you have plenty of them. And congratulations on mastering the 30-day challenge; that bodes well for summer camp. I wish you the best of luck and, above all, fun your first time. Be sure to use WorldAnvil's summer camp chat on Discord. An overworld for your readers isn't a must, but it's a great idea for challenges like those that don't directly relate to a world, or if you'd like to separate the community element from the content of your settings.

Summer Camp is back! Rippling waves lead you to my answers of this year's prompts.
Jun 20, 2025 22:09 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

Good luck, Blue! Joining you with the Camp Chill vibes again this year. :)

Emy x
Explore Etrea | Summer Camp 2025
Jun 22, 2025 10:09

Thank you so much and yes, to a cozy summer camp and gentle prompts lapping at our feet. Cheers :)

Summer Camp is back! Rippling waves lead you to my answers of this year's prompts.
Jun 22, 2025 11:28 by Asmod

You bloody got this

Jun 22, 2025 12:07

Thank you ;)

Summer Camp is back! Rippling waves lead you to my answers of this year's prompts.
Jun 22, 2025 12:58 by Asmod

What's the Bingo card image code? :P

Jun 22, 2025 13:02

Simply click on the image, the number for the image is at the end of the browser address.

Summer Camp is back! Rippling waves lead you to my answers of this year's prompts.
Jun 25, 2025 12:15 by Keon Croucher

Good luck Blue, may creativity flow free and happy and may your camp be as chill as mine shall be feral, so that we both spend the entire month happy and vibing and riding the creative joys :) Look forward to seeing all you come up with!

Keon Croucher, Chronicler of the Age of Revitalization
Jun 25, 2025 15:07

What a wonderful comment ;) - thank you so much for that - I wish you a wonderfully crazy summer camp too and am excited to see what you will publish this year.

Summer Camp is back! Rippling waves lead you to my answers of this year's prompts.
Jun 27, 2025 14:40 by Myth Cross

So many great ideas! Looking forward to your success this year! Let's go, Team Copper! : D

MYTH X

Tell me stories! Here's your Ticket to the World of Arc Sagas!
Jun 28, 2025 06:43

Thank you very much - here's to a coppertastic summer camp ;).

Summer Camp is back! Rippling waves lead you to my answers of this year's prompts.