I don't know what I'll be doing tomorrow. I barely know what I did today, or why there are teeth marks all over the place. Guess that's something to investigate.— Feral camper's musings
From our fateful
metamorphosis we find ourselves on the precipice of
tomorrow. In less ominous words, we're almost at the end of Summer Camp season! I simply can't believe that! If you still need some inspiration in these final stretches, don't worry — we chewed on the final set of prompts too.
Our teeth were real sharp for these. Hope they help!
This article is still in progress!
I'm publishing it a little early, because even these bullet point notes might be helpful, before I crunch them into paragraphs for you to contemplate!
A recently created title or honor
Feral camp counselor wasn't really a role anyone agreed to create, it sort of just came to be. All we did was put a name to it.— Prompt Template: Title
New titles are always popping up as jobs grow and evolve, and we find new things to get excited about.
These titles spawned from...
shifting of power
New ruling powers or government bodies
Military organizations and branches
Colonization & occupation overseers
Governmental departments and branches
Taxation departments & financial institutions
Business & economics
MLM/pyramid schemes
Safety inspectors, quality inspection, etc.
Social Titles
Pariah, outcast, untouchables
Rebellions, movements, resistances - martyrs
new achievements and aspirations
Honors
Award winners and nominees
Knighthood
Educational honors - honors programs, magna cum laude, Greek life
Recreational Organizations
Contests, award shows
Sports/e-sports teams, leaders, coaches, etc.
Olympians, champions, contest winners
Club leadership and hierarchies
New fields of study
Educators and educational roles, research, etc.
Honorary degrees and titles
School electives - party animal
new turns of fate
Fate, myth, and prophecy
The Chosen One(tm)
Messiahs, prophets, seer, etc.
Cursed child
Demons, angels — titles of good and evil
Child or emissary of the gods, divine blood, etc.
evolving spaces and communities
Online or technical spaces
Guild leaders
Moderators
Sippy Lord
FIRST!
Personal Events & Significance
Nicknames
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A building that hasn't been finished yet
The abandoned main hall looms on the horizon, a daunting structure across the field from the rest of the camp.— Prompt Template: Building
There has to be a reason why they never finished building that, right?
This project is unfinished because...
there is no end in sight
Active construction
Huge projects that are taking forever to finish
Changing hands during construction keeps changing the plans
Permitting troubles, pause for right of way acquisition, zoning issues
Perpetual expansion, hives, megacities
Passion projects - never to be completed, just worked on forever
there aren't enough resources
Financial Factors
Ran out of money!
Lack of physical resources
Exceeding scope, megaprojects, too ambitious
it's encountering resistance
Governmental Factors
Abandoned government & leadership sites
Change in powers, change in priorities
Corruption, money laundering, embezzlement, hiding money in stalled construction
Social Factors
Social unrests, protests against construction, etc.
Abolition of slavery - not enough laborers to complete grueling work (pyramids)
Protests against what a building stands for
Activist interference, vandalism, sabotage
Shifts in priorities among the people
Original vision no longer needed
Discovery of sacred sites and culturally significant ruins
Tributes halted due to dark discoveries or allegations
progress keeps being set back
Disaster & Death
Climate change, harsh landscape, lack of resources
Warfare, bombing, sieges, consistent damages
Natural disasters, unstable grounds, climate based destruction
Wrath of god (literal or figurative)
Haunted or supernaturally occupied buildings left to rot
Sacrifices are needed
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A visionary that changed the course of history
Thus, the sovereign decreed, FERALITY IS THE SUMMER'S BOUNTY!— Prompt Template: Character
Great minds have always changed history, and that's not changing any time soon.
History was altered by...
one with divine insight into the future
Prophets, seers, diviners
False prophets, folks who invent prophecy to push an agenda or ideal
Cultists bringing demons into the world
Alien/Demon/AI overlords
one of society's great minds
City planners
Revolutionizing transportation and
Great Minds
Scientists, doctors, educators
Inventors, philosophers
Revolutionary ideas and technologies
Industrial revolutions, groundbreaking inventions or discoveries
Architects of war and warfare, inventor of nuclear technology, bringer of the fallout
Creative minds
Influential artists, musicians, creators
Child geniuses, savants
someone with power
Political figures
Social justice figures - MLK, Rosa Parks, Gandhi
Influential leaders and their policy
Legacies of greatness or corruption
Herald of the apocalypse
an ordinary individual
Folks who changed their own fates or histories
Victims becoming fighters
Having to make sacrifices to achieve certain ends
Parents, caretakers, foster families who changed their children's lives
Changing history through inaction vs through action
Pardons or spared subjects going on to change history
Visionaries who acted as bystanders, knowing what would happen without their intervention
Not enforcing a contract
Someone stopped from taking action
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A new condition unknown in olden times
No, we don't know how it started, or why there are so many of them now. Surely, the books say something about this...— Prompt Template: Condition
Did it exist before? Probably! Let's get down to why no one figured it out until now.
This condition is new to us because...
it was previously minunderstood or under-researched
Expanded understanding of existing conditions
Mental and developmental conditions
Dyslexia and dysgraphia, dysnomia, dyscalculia, etc. - uncovered as education expands
Autism - Calling children changelings in the past
Over-diagnosis, hasty prescriptions - conditions caused by improper medication
it never existed before
New plagues and diseases
Patient zero
Bioengineered or empowered diseases
Illnesses spreading from animals to people or vice versa
Crop blights
War-related conditions: trench foot, PTSD, stress and combat inflicted conditions
they appeared as our lifestyles changed
Conditions unusual to locales, spread by relocations or cultural mixing
Food intolerances, lactose, meat, etc.
Food allergies - uncovered because new unusual ingredients are introduced to a culture's culinary practice
Altitude sensitivity
Muscle and bone density issues - low or high gravity situations
Excessive or stunted growth due to nutrition or fertilization practices - changes in diets
they emerged from an evolving world
Conditions caused by societal and technological changes
Meme-speak
Internet and game addiction - dopamine dependency
Gaming and gambling addiction
Cyber-psychosis
Radiation sickness - exposure to extremely uncommon harmful elements
Compassion fatigue - constant overexposure to global disasters and suffering in the news
Conditions uncovered by extended lifespans - folks never lived long enough to see these before
Antibiotic resistant bacteria - discovered after the overuse of antibiotics
Get some inspiration from the community here!
A cutting edge technology expected to change the future
This grill can fit more hot dogs on it than you can POSSIBLY imagine. Cookouts will never be the same.— Prompt Template: Technology
Whether the projections are true or not, even the thought of revolutionary technology can drive change.
This tech is changing the future by...
making the world more accessible
Changing the future of travel and accessibility
Transportation technologies
Teleportation, portal magic, wormholes, warp stones, vehicles
Transportation networks, rail lines, etc.
Air and water travel, connecting continents and landmasses
THE WHEEL
Climate modification - making harsh environments survivable
Transforming communication
The internet
Phones, telegrams, text messages and IMs, email
Carrier pigeons
Printing press, typewriters, the written word
empowering ourselves and our industry
Weaponry and other implements
Literal cutting edge - knives, spears, swords
Less literal: defense technology, shields, etc.
Gunpowder and projectile weapons
Transforming industry and production
Plastics - now in everything, including our bodies
Robots and AI, downloading consciousness
Influencing evolution: genetic modification, genetic mutation, hastening evolution
Selective breeding, developing plants and animals that better serve human need
revolutionizing food and health
Changing the future of food and the culinary arts
Pizza ovens, ovens in general
Kitchen appliances, refrigeration, freezers
Farming equipment, agricultural technology
Food preparation and preservation
Fermentation and pickling
Boiling, pasteurization, disinfection, filtering, etc.
Changing health and safety
Medicines and cures
changing the very blueprint of the world
Fundamental shifts in the world
Discovery or invention of magic systems
Faith and religion as a concept
Get some inspiration from the community here!
An idealist manifesto published by a movement, political party, or other organization
We honestly thought they'd demand a lot more, but it looks like they just want... more prompts?— Prompt Template: Document
We love asking people for stuff. Some folks just have a more pointed way of doing that.
This manifesto was published to...
outline a movement or organization
Guild charter
Political ideals, extremist factions
Party plan for elections and new policy
Project 2025
Communist manifesto
Religious ideals
10 commandments
Holy texts, certain foundational religious documents
Cultist manifestos
Mission statements
push an ideology
Types of messages
Plans for world domination
Ideals for a perfect world
Ideals for a world that benefits them perfectly
Bigoted worldviews
Extreme nationalism, cultural purity, xenophobic ideals and plans
Religious conversion or supremacy
Cheese manifesto
Types of documents:
Songs - music as a vector, the blues, punk rock
Poems, literature
sway the minds of the people
Propaganda
for a better you
for a better nation
against another nation
establish expectations with another party
Contracts - listing out promises and expectations, the price and reward
Establishing boundaries with another entity
Political bills
Get some inspiration from the community here!
An organization seen as the next superpower
There did come a point when we realized — we waited far too long, and there was no stopping them from here on out.— Prompt Template: Organization
Power is such a volatile thing. You never really know who's set to claim it next.
This organization's power lies in...
economics and financial influence
Corporate powers
The Corporation
Major global corporations - your worlds' google, meta, amazon, etc.
Labor unions & co-ops
Financial groups and institutions
Investment groups
Cryptocurrency miners and investors
Industry tycoons - oil & railroad barons, etc.
Financial influence - control of trade, unrestricted access to resources
politics and social influence
Major political powers
Oligarchs
Nations, countries, city states, etc.
Growing and expanding populations
Nations undergoing tech revolutions, advancing beyond the rest
Kingdoms, empires
Military power and advancement
Political influence - drives policy, decides direction of lives and cultures across the land
Social influence - connections, diplomatic immunity
Gangs and criminal orgs
Generational groups
The Youths
technological and educational superiority
Guilds overtaking their professions
Educational groups becoming the go-to source of information
Military strength - greater power than others, ability to conquer anyone or anything in its way
Technological superiority - robots, AI, systems for maximum efficiency, quality of life, security, etc.
Educational superiority - controlling flow of information, depriving others of educational opportunity
Medical advancement - eradication of sickness, highly effective medicines, exclusive access to cures
true powers and magic
Myth and magic
Aliens in need of host bodies
Organizations discovering and taking advantage of magic and magical knowledge others lack
Literal superpowers: Justice League, Vaught
Get some inspiration from the community here!
A vehicle hailed as the transport of tomorrow
There's no way you managed to fit every single camper into one van like a clown car.— Prompt Template: Vehicle
From the efficient to the pretentious, there's always bound to be something new hitting the market.
This vehicle invokes the future through...
revolutionary or advanced tech
Embodying the concept of futurism
Flying cars!
Futuristic design elements - aesthetics of tomorrow
Marketing stunts - taking advantage of futurism to sell product
opening new routes for transportation
Connecting populations or landmasses
Ocean travel
Sailing
Air travel
Airplanes, helicopters
Travel by dragon!
Improved land travel
Trains!
Automotive industry - cars, trucks, etc.
New frontiers
Space travel
Tractor beams
Deep ocean travel
Need for speed - breaking the sound barrier, exploring the impossible
Interdimensional travel
Time travel - The Delorian, the TARDIS
changing our relationship with nature
Domestication
Animals as vehicles - domesticated or wild
No domestication needed - grabbing a whale fin, hitching a ride on a giant space turtle, etc.
Avatar style - connections with wild beasts to use as mounts
Morrowind striders
New fuel sources / farms
solving today's problems
Improved technology
Ski lifts
Higher efficiency vehicles
Energy or fuel efficient
Making vehicles that are faster or more powerful
Older vehicles or methods of travel that still work when modern transport fails
Horses vs. cars in the apocalypse - can't move a car without fuel available or when spare parts don't exist anymore
Get some inspiration from the community here!
A resource with an alternative or secret application
No one else will tell you, but those plants behind the cabins make some noxious stink bombs if you grind them up the right way!— Prompt Template: Material
We'd be fools to think that every material out there could only serve one purpose.
We can also use this resource for...
divination and sorcery
divination - tea, cheese, bones
ritual - personal, spiritual, religious
Magical and alchemical uses
Potion craft and alchemy
Magical/alchemical reagents
Souls, corpses, bodies, etc. - Necromancy is pretty cool
Materials of death for magic, fertilization, divination, blackmail, intimidation
chemical applications
Toxins and poisons used for medicines or antivenom
Fungi for food, poison, psychedelics, medicines
symbolic use and recreation
Symbolic or cultural significance
Materials used as currency, in addition to other uses
Materials with secret meanings, codes, etc. in resistance groups
Flowers and herbs with certain symbolic meanings
Materials used as common bargaining chips
Materials given as gifts rather than their typical use
Social equity, trust, reputation
intoxicants - mushrooms, alcohols, drugs
Creative purposes
Materials which can be used for art - macaroni art in schools, wax for crayons
Food items as dyes or pigments
industrial purposes
fuel - coal, oil, etc
Precious metals with industrial uses
Alcohol as intoxicant, disinfectant, fuel
Labor as resource
Workers with alternative uses
Insidious uses - slavery, indentured servitude
Robot labor
Soldiers and military force
Get some inspiration from the community here!
A tool used by a nomadic culture
We never stay in one place for too long, around here. It's why I swear by my to-go cup.— Prompt Template: Item
When you're on the go, you need to be a bit more mindful of the tools you take with you.
These nomads utilize tools for...
navigation and travel
Navigational and active travel tools
Compass, maps, star charts
Portable food storage
Tools for stealth or discretion
Camouflage with environment or public
Shelter and transportation
Camping kits
Tools for prayer and worship
Tents
Means of transport
Boats and ships
Airships and aerial travel
Spaceships
Portable homes
Campers and trailers, RVs, etc.
protection from hazards
Specialized clothing or armors
Environmental protections - against sunlight, sandstorms, bugs, rainfall, cold, etc.
Stillsuits from Dune
Defensive and Offensive tools
Ranged weaponry, hunting tools
Waist quivers, easy access to ammo
Self-defense weapons - traveling through dangerous lands, staying safe
resource management
Recycling oxygen or waste materials
Resource gathering
Specialized food-gathering tools
Fishing rods and nets, bug-catching tools, animal traps
Dowsing rod for water
Water testing or purification tools
Tools used in domestication of animals
Corralling tools
Saddles, saddlebags
Leads, leashes, collars, harnesses for creatures in transit
maintaining communications
Communication
Writing implements and tools
Parchment, pens, charcoal, ink
Lists, scrolls, written material
Tools for noisemaking or calls
Animal horns
Musical instruments or drums
Digital nomads - those who work remotely while traveling
Laptops and tech
Get some inspiration from the community here!
Hope you found these ideas helpful!
Massive thanks to the community members who joined me in brainstorming many of these ideas during my broadcast following the prompt release! I really had fun putting all of the ideas into writing, and adding even more of my own ideas as my brain conjured them through the creation of this article!
If you can think of some more fun ways to spin these prompts, feel free to share them in the comments below, so you can keep inspiring the community and show that no prompt is immune to being twisted to fit any setting out there! And if you're feeling stuck, and none of these tips helped you push forward, let us know what you're working with and maybe I, or someone else, might figure something out!
See you next year, when we get BRAND NEW PROMPTS!
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