Summer Camp 2024 Pledge
(Spoilers For My Players in the Falling Pride Campaign)
Week 1: Change
Assignment 1
The first theme of "change" fits in well with the first campaign I am currently running in Laminarum titled "Falling Pride." I hope to use the summer camp challenge to write about the changes taking place behind the walls of Brillé as its theocratic dictatorship begins facing crises against the outside world. With cultural shifts, financial struggles, and more factions shaking the nation's foundation than ever, I think it will be the perfect subject for the theme of change. Further, with their rising position in global relevance, Brillé could change the status quo of trade forever by helping Roja break the Renad-pai Relief Act: a shift that would have world-changing economic implications.Assignment 2
While I got the diamond badge last year, I'm shooting for the gold this time. With my first Laminarum campaign finally in the works, school, and a new job all on my plate, gold should be more feasible. Hopefully, I'll get enough inspiration to write even more and I'm excited to see the prompts.Assignment 3
My tags and categories are... a work in progress. Getting Laminarum revised and organized has been my longest ongoing challenge and I'll likely be putting in the work to fully organize my world throughout preparation and into the competition. The main page certainly leaves a lot to be desired at present, but over the next 2 months, I hope to have it looking pristine and accessible.Assignment 4
Meta? A year and a half of writing and this is the first I'm hearing of it. Time to remedy that. While I think my world has a somewhat succinct purpose and goals, I think I can write it more concisely.
Week 2: Refuge
Assignment 1
I hope to use the theme of refuge to explore faith in Laminarum. From charitable organizations to the saints of old, the world needs sources of charity in trying times. Given that I run D&D games, I've seen paladins presented as heroes of faith without much backing that ideal beyond serving the goals of their tenets. I will use the theme of refuge to show how these individuals can serve the common people. While there may not be heroes in this category who have saved the world, there will be a focus on less-remembered names; whether it's a knight of Silset delivering food to a village during a cold winter, a paladin delivering a child, or temples giving the destitute a place to sleep, these articles will show that Laminarum can provide refuge in dark times.Assignment 2
My community tends to be my D&D crew. Each member has some degree of worldbuilding experience, but they've each run a campaign, which is ultimately the purpose of Laminarum. They were around for me to pitch ideas this year and they'll certainly be around for this competition as well.Assignment 3
I consider styling to be one of the most important aspects of worldbuilding. While I wish I could afford real art, the vast majority of my articles use AI-generated art. While that does enhance the reading experience of the world, I hope to finally add some real art that I've utilized in my D&D campaign during this competition. Otherwise, most of my world is still in the styling phase as I revise.Assignment 4
I learned most of my CSS during last year's competition, and I hope to apply that knowledge to the rest of my world in the revision phase (as well as my upcoming articles). While I haven't achieved some of the incredible feats I've seen in other worlds, I'm currently happy with my level of styling, but maybe I'll find the time one day to upgrade Laminarum further.Week 3: Belief
Assignment 1
While there's plenty to delve into with the religious beliefs of Laminarum, I already plan on using the articles regarding refuge to explore the faith of my world. Instead, I'll try to explore beliefs in the form of factions, historical perspectives, and theories on mysteries of the cosmos. This theme could help develop Laminarum beyond its current broad perspective with regard to organizations.Assignment 2
Given that I use Laminarum to run D&D campaigns, I'm always collecting songs and soundtracks to use in sessions. I currently have most of the inspiration I need through music and otherwise enjoy applying what I've learned in ecology to develop that natural world. Listening to music alone should help me write during this competition since I'll be adding new articles that correspond with the campaign I'm currently running (and that's the music I'll be listening to while I write).Assignment 3
While I mostly have AI art at present, I hope to add the real art I've commissioned to some of my articles for this competition. Otherwise, I've collected plenty to use in any given article I might write this year. As for my map, I've gotten the Laminarum world map to a state that I'm happy with. Hopefully, I'll get the opportunity to focus more on the continent of Belenad.Assignment 4
While my inspirations changed plenty in the early days, the foundations of my world have been consistent for a while, especially as I've started ironing out more details of the cosmology and completed the history of the world (with the option for smaller additions still open).
Week 4: Decay
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