For me it was when my friend asked for Genderswap magic in are DND game. It was all fun and games until i really thought about it. I will never forget the message i sent which just read

"IT HAS TO BE WILLING AND SMART CREATURE FOR IT TO WORK"

It was a fun world building high light for me.

So, The English Channel is basically a world building trem, for a barrier either man made or natural. Which stop outside elements from interfering with the setting.

Thing like how game of Thrones takes place on an island away from the rest of the world. So, unless someone is supper motivated. They aren't going to try anything.

For, mine it's bassicly a wall to the south. To keep all the monster in the region from getting to he rest of the world.

Not to say it's a bad thing to take inspiration because, that's the whole freaking point of writing. But we're all guilty of ripping off something cool.

And dont tell me your world is 100% original because that's literally not freaking possible. I'm calling bs immediately.

Saw this post on r/tumblr and wondered what your made up sapient or sentient species have as “design flaws”?

As a whole I respect the decisions that a creator take when they are writting a story Or building their world, but it really pisses me off when a World map It's just a small continental part and they left the rest unexplored, plus what it is shown is always just bootleg Europe

I’ll go first- Rape

Edit: I simply detest it. I can accept other crimes but I consider rape to be unforgivable. And since the very message of my story is that no one is truly evil, showing rape would go directly against that message

What part of your world causes you to tug at the collar when you explain it? No judgement here. Marking nsfw as a precaution.

Edit: Thanks for all your comments and upvotes! This has surpassed my old post of the God War by a significant amount!

From the slightly odd to the outright perverted, what’s going to ruffle the feathers of the average 21st century human?

My world is one of those 'Sci-fi that looks like fantasy' worlds, and some materials that I created for it are:

Hyphite: a metal found in the fungal caves underneath the black desert, made when Hyphae (mushroom roots) deposit nutrients and minerals for storage. If cut by this metal you will get a pretty nasty fungal infection. Since it is an organic metal, melting it down will make it loose its property's, you have to heat it up and hammer it into shape.

Chitinite:(like chitin, what beetle shell is made from) found in the great walled lands, made from the shells of ancient corpses of a long extinct race(so very limited supply) very lightweight and strong

Adamantite:(place holder name) simular to the aluminum alloy that planes are made from, only found in ancient ruins

Iris earth star powder: (look up real a earth star) natives in the new world grow Iris earth stars, wich come in all colors and use thier spores as dye

Flaxtree linen: the flax tree is known for its beautiful blue flowers and its fibrous, stringy bark, this bark is harvested and used to make cloth

Cavernachid silk: (i combined the words cavern and arachnid, i hope this isnt already taken) cavenachids(about the size of a dog) will store silk as rations for hard times, you can collect heaps of the silk in burrows, or collect them from the numerous traps in territory.

What’s the most feared thing or person or activity in your universe

Edit - wasn’t expecting this post to blow up like that , so many detailed explanations 😳

I love hearing people’s thought processes. My main planet is called Temmeran because I liked how it sounded in one of the planet’s cultures accents.

I'm debating whether or not I should make some of my characters be resistant to nukes and other large bombs, and I was wondering if other creators already thought about it (it can be through magic, technology, or just through sheer durability)

A quote from a WWII veteran... (or a joke I don't know)

If you see a group of soldiers but don't know where they're from, fire a stray bullet in their direction and see how they react.

If they respond with precise rifle fire they're British.

If they respond with a frenzy of machine gun fire they're German.

If they try running away they're Italian.

If they throw their guns on the ground and surrender they're French.

If nothing happens at first but five minutes later the area you shot the bullet from is bombarded with airstrikes and mortars they're American.