Jinn
A BSc Psychology and Bachelor of Game Development Graduate.
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World Guide
A game world guide comprised of my previous discussions and studies.
Title
Outsider
Genre
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Creation rules
Magic/Spell
- It is a world that has magic. However, not every living thing can cast magic. Latest by age 10, if a child still cannot cast a spell, he/she is a muggle, a regular human with no magic/spell potential.
Elf
- Elf lives in nature such as forest, mountain, and some even live underwater.
- Elf have different appearance based on their habitat. However, they have one physical appearance feature in common, which is their sharp and long ear.
Darkness Monster/ Outsider
- Came from the outside of the world
- Does not have intelligence, cannot communicate. The only thing they do is kill and eat other living things.
- The common physical appearance feature that sets them apart from others is their pitch-black skin/fur.
Setting
Background
A world full of unknown dangers and shared by different species such as lizardmen, human, dwarf, and elf. At ancient times, the world was invaded by darkness and the monsters within it, which is called Outsider. Species unite and manage to survive and defeat them. Now, there are a few of them still wandering on the land, and little did anyone know, their number is increasing gradually as time passes.
World Conflicts
Living things strive to survive and defeat the darkness monsters (Outsider) while darkness monsters invade and kill all life in the world.
Key Location 1: Religious Town
City Plan & Environment
A religious town which the populace lifestyle and all the buildings centred around a temple with unique architecture. The temple has unique architecture in comparison to the environment such as other buildings and is visually isolated. There are 4 roads which lead to other places such as river and other cities.
Populace
There is only one species living in this town, human. Majority of passers-by and tourists are also human. They mostly wear simple clothing such as robes. The religion unites and achieves peace among different races.
Society & Governance
Merchant
Merchant is one of the social forces in this religious town. Merchant trades things from visitors and residents and this avoids the village from a closed economy. In other words, a merchant is a bridge to link the residents and the outside world.
Abbot/Monks (Leader of the town)
Monks can be categorized into two: scholar and guardian. Scholar monks are those who teach others about knowledge, magic and beliefs; while guardian monks are responsible to keep the temple and people safe.
Prayers
In a religious town, prayer is one of the social forces. Prayer (residents/visitors), who have faith in this religion, often pay visits to the temple. Donations may be made in those visits. The donated money or food is used to sustain the temple and monks daily basic needs.
Children
The fifth social force will be children. The temple provides a space and serves as a school for them. The populace will send their children to temple in the morning to learn about knowledge and teaching, and pick them up at sunset.
Key Location 2: Mountain Cliff
City Plan & Environment
An area of mountain with cliffs. With fertile soil and fresher air (high altitude), it provides a good environment for some populace to live. The ancient populace who lived there even built the building(temple) into the cliff. Due to the risk, current populace no longer lives at the cliff but somewhere near (on flat ground). Going up (left) is heading to the cliff (temple) while right is heading to lower ground, lake, and forest. It is more like a tribe than a city/town, which means the populace live together in a relatively tighter and smaller space.
Populace
- Have darker skin, about 20 % more blood, a larger, stronger heart and lungs, and they are almost immune to frostbite.
- Most of them do not know magic but are well-trained in physical strength/martial arts to defend themselves against hostile.
Society & Governance
The society is governed by a chief that is chosen by others annually. The chief is assisted by the priest. Beliefs and religion Mountain people share one belief and religion, which is: God of Mountain. They believe everything that happens to them is the making of Mountain God since their life is heavily relied on mountain.
Arts and language
- Most of their arts (picture on clothes, tents, drawing etc.) are referred from their surroundings. For example, clouds, mountains, forest, animals, people, flowers etc.
- They only speak one language and although it sounds completely different, it is developed from the common language of lowlanders.
Attire
As the temperature on the mountain is too cold, mountain people harvest wool from shaggy coated yak. They usually wear 3-4 layers of the clothes made of yak wool and sew it with their art patterns of clouds, flowers, mountains etc.
Customs and traditions
- In normal days, mountain people sleep quite early as it is pretty dark at night. Every last day of the month, mountain people will stay up late as they all gather around and celebrate their hard work for the entire month. It also serves as the day for electing a new chief at the last month of a year.
Key Location 3: The Ark
City Plan & Environment
- Due to its environment, The Ark is a self-sustaining seaside village containing of rare resources (plants and animals).
- As it is located at slope, when there is heavy rain, part of the mountain collapses and forms a sort of a dirt tsunami, sweeping up everything with the rush of flowing water, rocks and mud.
- There is a lighthouse to guide the fisherman; two paths that allow the populace to head to sea which one is near the lighthouse and the other near the rear of the area. Due to the slope, the buildings are closely built near each other and a bigger gap between obstacle/building is accounted as a path from the populace (unstructured road).
Populace
The populace in The Ark is comprised of 3 species, lizardman, dwarf, and human. Although they are different species, they are friendly to each other and able to tolerate each other’s culture/differences.
Society & Governance
- The society has a democracy system and is a form of republic. Each populace has their own chief/representative and they govern The Ark together with other populace. - When there is disagreement, the decision will favour the majority.
- The interaction between species is mostly dealt with soft power such as negotiation to get what they want in exchange of what they can offer.
- Human is responsible to keep the order of the economy/security(laws) system of The Ark. Their works are mainly to maintain the system of The Ark and keep it balanced.
- Most of the guards/defenders/enforcers are lizardmen due to their strength and agility.
- Dwarfs have the best crafts such as weapons, armours, and machines.
Factions: Lizardman
Pros: - Strongest physical strength due to their nature; Agile under water. Cons: - Weak in business/economy; Does not know tactic/strategy.
Factions: Dwarf
Pros: - Best craftsman in The Ark; Assuring company/teammate due to their honesty, loyalty, and determination. Cons: - Weak in business/economy; Love to drink alcohol and lower agility compared to other two species.
Factions: Human
Pros: - Best strategist and good in problem solving; Good in business and communication. Cons: - Weaker under water in terms of strength and agility; Weakest among all three species, in terms of physical strength.