You look up and see...

(in the cave)

1. A large, crude painting of a human skull with antlers. It's red
2. Tree roots that somehow managed to crack the stone. A bird has made a nest in one spot
3. A band of ants marching. Every ten centimeters, there's an ant that's ten times as big as usual
4. A tiny lizard looking for dew. It's licking the ceiling
5. A pink gemstone, stuck in the rock. It's warm to the touch
6. Nothing unusual

(in the abandoned prison)

1. A clothed, not so complete skeleton, pinned to the ceiling with daggers. Judging by the uniform, it's a former guard
2. Runes, drawn to look like cracks, that spell: "NENWNWWSW"
3. A hole, just big enough to fit a child, leading to the section above
4. A snare made of clothes
5. Short chains with sturdy hooks at the ends. One is still dangling
6. Nothing unusual

(in the cottage)

1. A small mirror, cracked. Some shards are missing
2. A wooden chandelier with four arms. One candle is black and unused
3. Torn pages from a book, glued to the ceiling. The facing page numbers are all prime numbers
4. A thick, grey curtain. If taken down, a cache of hard bread is revealed along with a bottle of wine
5. Soot. It's smeared across the ceiling and looks almost like a letter
6. Nothing unusual

(in the forest clearing)

1. A curious animal head shaped like a pear, gracing down at you. The neck, long and slender, disappears behind the tree tops
2. The sun, larger than usual
3. A pack of small birds carrying away what looks like a human body
4. One cloud that's changing its shape to the beat of your breathing
5. A small tree, uprooted, slowly drifting away into the sky as if dragged by an invisible force
6. Nothing unusual

Spells are individuals - or more like fish maybe

Spells are individuals, meaning there are only one of each in the whole wide world.

The witch who memorized read magic is the only one capable of casting that - until she does, after which the spell is free for all to catch.

You see, you don't put your nose in a musty old tome and memorize a spell - you must catch them.

It's like fishing.

You bait and you wait. But where do free spells roam? Where should you go? It's mostly all in the name of the spell, for example:

• Feather fall: hen runs
• Summon monster: broken toys
• Sleep: beds
• Web: old cellars
• Power word kill: executioner swords
• Invisibility: beggar's clothes

You catch object-bound spells (i.e. sleep, invisibility) by touching the object while pronouncing the spell's name (5% risk of also casting it), while location-bound spells (i.e. web, feather fall) are caught while spending the night in/at/close by the area.

The level of the spell dictates how hard it is to catch.

When you cast a spell, it first does its thing, after which it quickly runs out into the world again to seek shelter. It will not necessarily bind to the same object again.

Be wary of cantrips, by the way. They are so gullible that they'll gladly leave a wizard's mind for another if you just think about the spell's favourite object (and are close enough).

Common snakeox

• Fur is actually hundreds of snakes
• If startled, the snakes will scatter, leaving only the horns behind
• The snakes will come searching for the horns (to reform the ox) in a couple of minutes
• There's a urban legend going around about a failed hunter who collected these horns in his cabin, only to be overrun by thousands of snakes, all looking for their horns. They all merged into one enormous snakeox, with horns all over place, and trapped inside: the hunter, still alive.
• In rare cases will the snakes attack instead
• The snakeox will turn solid (e.g. turn into a real ox) if killed in a calm state
• Highly sought-after meat

Every universe is a lung

Every universe is a lung.

A left lung, more precisely, because it shares space with the heart of that universe, and all life needs some TLC.

The right lung is the parallel universe to that in the left lung. It is bigger but harsher, because of the distance to the heart. Every being existing in the left lung has a mirror version in the right - only robotic. Robots are calculating, cruel and deterministic - they lack a heart.

The alveoli are where the galaxies and planets are; little cavities at the end of the air supply, supporting life (in both lungs, although the robots doesn't technically breathe).

The only way to reach the parallel universe is to travel through a worm hole junction called the Primary Bronchi. But beware, steer clear of the trachea or you may travel to far and eventually leave the body. If so, aim for the nearest mouth, keep going left and pray to your gods that the next universe is a kind one.

The village that forgot to feed its giant

I'm too lazy to write a proper encounter table, so here's one big rumour list instead. I'm so lazy I didn't even bother to divide it into proper sections. And you still have to decide which rumours are true. I'm so lazy.

Rumours:

1. The Four Pillar Pyramid is really just the tip of the iceberg
2. Jumping into a chasm just makes you reappear ten meters up in the sky, some meters away
3. The tiny village by the lake really forgot to feed its giant; its spirit will awake next full moon and crush those puny beings
4. The sand in the south-western dunes is edible and nutritious, although a bit dry
5. The pillar by the Rim of the World is made of gemstones
6. Entering a giant's skull with your eyes closed leads to the negative version of this world
7. There are two blind octopuses searching for each other in the lake. If they meet they'll mend into the creature that'll devour the world
8. Cursing and waving a dagger is the proper way to greet most villagers
9. The tower by the lake lacks windows because it is inhabited by vampires
10. The lone cross at the end of the mountain path isn't a burial site - it's a meeting place, but not for human beings
11. Most barns in the forest has the rest of the giant's bones. They are said to bring good luck
12. There are six cave entrances that leads to the shallow netherworld, each with its own kind of polymorph spell cast upon entering
13. The Rim of the World is also the Rim of the Universe, and thus the Rim of Reality
14. Every seventh tent belongs to a ghoul. It moves with the nomads but will not harm them as long they offer it human flesh every full moon
15. The blood of the now gone giant is stored in the bark of the trees
16. There's a wise woman meditating on top of one of the Four Pillars
17. Never buy a yellow potion from a dune merchant; it's just camel piss and doesn't grant you immortal life
18. The two skulls belonged to the same giant
19. The Star Tower at the Rim of the World is supposed to be a prison, but nobody's heard from the warder in a while now
20. The dead trees found scattered around the mountains aren't dead, but undead

Geomorph generator

Almost two years ago, I doodled a bunch of geomorphs.

I've now finally made a generator for it: http://morphs.pushingcows.se

It's not the most advanced geomorph generator out there, but it's lightweight and simple to use, something I've come to appreciate over the years.

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