Summer Camp 2025
After five years of participating in Summer Camp, it's good to be back! Once again, I plain on aiming for the Diamond badge, making it my sixth year in row.
energy
solar/lunar lighting
oil (crops)
blood
crops
hunting
blood
souls
culture
family / friends
community
hobbies
Shattered World
origins of the Solroar family
origins of the Shadowfells Alliance
Arcane Chronicles
origins of the Storm Pack, Inerth, Red Scarves, Fang Pack, Federation Alliance
political war between the medieval humans and the Kerei
bloodlines of the MCs
prophecy history
Keepers
origins of the 6-year war
origins of the War of Scorching Hope
origins of the major kingdoms and their capitals
Shattered World
social status
disabilities / magick
path of light (Light Oracles)
Arcane Chronicles
pack status
career paths into the Armored Soul Division
Keepers
racial differences in Xovaria (humans are considered superior)
Keepers vs regular magick folk
Shattered World / Keepers
creation of magick
Arcane Chronicles
creation of the arcane
Shattered World
origin of Atlas
origin of the Dark King
Arcane Chronicles
origin powers of the hybrid
origin of MC 1's love interest's true heritage
Keepers
origin of the prophecy; magick connected to MC 1
update player characters
add an opening blurb that excites people
write a summary for the book to entice readers to want to read it
rewrite the opening blurb
give a summary about Vosov and Inerth, and why they're important
link back to the MCs of the Shadows Saga and Bound Trilogy
how the homepage looked (godawful, really)
too much CSS and bright colors that didn't blend well together
clunky articles that were all over the place
rewriting everything in a different world
better CSS
better understanding of politics / society
gods are dying
eldritch are returning
the dark king / ONE
Xovarian Military / Government
Keepers themselves
prophecy
Bound Trilogy
Red Scarves and allies
Abiria Empire / Bloody Nightstalkers
Shadows Saga
Fang Pack / Storm Pack
Warsworn / Oliver
The Ember Rebellion
TBW
how to run the session, i.e. theme, music, atmosphere, etc.
consequences of player actions
how to slide in a side story
using battle maps (or maps in general)
adding in backdrops
using physical props (they're using digital ones, but my sessions are physical)
already have an idea for "blood cancer - name to be reworked" for Arcane Chronicles and is connected to blood crystals
the "glass" in glasspox is similar to the blood crystals forming out of the host who has blood cancer
Light Oracles (3 factions)
keep peace
push people into the "light"
burn the impure / darkened
Llewelydd
Amnos' family
Council of Iron
Nature's Judgement
Olferius
Shyntlara Nirinath
corruption of the gov. officials
ONE
get the eyes
experiments
Dark King
trust the eldritch on how to become a god
destroy gods who ignore him
TBW
TBW
TBW
TBW
MUSIC!!!!!!
YT genre music
Apple Playlists
Live streams (for background noise)
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Week 1: Nourishment
Assignment 1
Think about ways the theme of Nourishment affects your world. Do people generally have what they need? What happens when they don’t?
Fuel
Food
The Soul
Assignment 2
Download the pledge document and fill it out with your goal for Summer Camp!
Assignment 3
If you found any outdated articles in your world, update the most important ones now! Do the same with your worldbuilding meta.
Week 2: Roots
Assignment 1
Look at the cultures and areas you’ll focus on for Summer Camp, and think about how their past shaped them.
Politics
Society
Magick
Plots
Assignment 2
Go to your world’s homepage and imagine you’re a new reader discovering the setting for the first time. What should you change to make the experience more engaging?
Shattered World
The Keepers
The Arcane Chronicles
Assignment 3
Find your earliest worldbuilding project. What mistakes did you make that you want to avoid? What good ideas from those early days can you integrate into your current project? Remember to take a moment to be proud of how far you've come!
Mistakes
Integration
Week 3: Metamorphosis
Assignment 1
What transformations and adaptations have the people in your world gone through? What changes are going on right now… and who is trying to stop them?
Shattered World
The Keepers
Arcane Chronicles
Assignment 2
Choose a new genre, style, or author, and take a look at their art! Write what you learned from them and what inspired you.
Assignment 3
Read a couple of articles from the community, give them a like (and why not a sticker!), and write about what inspired you.
The Quieting
Glasspox
Week 4: Tomorrow
Assignment 1
Think about current events that will impact the future. Who is working to create a specific kind of future?
Shattered World
Keepers
Bound Trilogy
Shadows Saga
Assignment 2
Make sure everything’s ready—from your writing space to your writing schedule—before Summer Camp begins!
Assignment 3
Who or what will help you achieve your goal? What will your sharing strategy be during Summer Camp?
Table of Contents
Camp Goal
Feral Camper Badge by Strixxline
Badge Goal
Dewy Diamonds Badge by Strixxline
Previous SC Badges
I hope you to keep your awesome diamond strike this summer! Best of luck :)