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An Overview of the Jonrun
This is part of a series exploring the worldbuilding of the dark fantasy setting of OROBORO. The Jonrun people are former humans whose bodies have undergone a transformation into a new, quasi-immortal form called the jona, marked by an elongated neck and limbs, six fingers, and an inability to reproduce. Most Jonrun view themselves as…
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Designing a Magic System: Graphomancy, Part 1
Carl Sagan once said “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” He was trying to express how even something as seemingly simple as a pie can only be created through the interplay of matter, energy, and the laws of nature, all of which arise from the…
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Dogen, a Fantasy Table Game
If I had a nickel for every fictional table game played in a fantasy or sci-fi setting, I’d have a lot of nickels—Star Wars’ Dejarik and Sabacc, Game of Thrones’ Cyvasse, and most famously, The Witcher’s Gwent, to name just a few. The world of OROBORO has its own as well—Dogen, a chess-like game with…
