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«The Tempels of Athena»

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«The Void's Curse»

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a new medical cure, treatment or breakthrough technology

«Lesser Elementals»

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an ethnicity whose cultural exports are highly sought after ethnicity
an extraordinary writing tool (or type of writing tool) item
an area or geographical landmark wrapped in myth, legend or superstition location

«The Legend of Druid Grove»

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a myth or fairytale about a prophecy, oracle, fortune-telling or other revelation myth

«The Year of the New Moon»

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«The Wastes of Kingdoms»

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a plant or animal that lives in an inhospitable region species
an ethnicity surviving in an inhospitable region ethnicity

«The Terran Kingdom»

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«The Farlong Dialect / The Farlongian Rune System»

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an ancient and/or powerful artifact item

«The Holy Cavalry»

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«Day of Resolve»

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a famous letter or message document

«Adaptive Laborer»

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«The Imperial Court»

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a renowned pirate, highwayman or other criminal person
a unit or squad who guards an important person formation

«Stellate»

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a brave hero, who hides a secret past. person
a Romancer, Paramour, or other amorous individual person

«Karmicks Potion Emporium»

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a vital trade resource that supports a settlement or region material
an industrial, mining, logging or other production settlement. settlement
a title which cannot be bought, only earned. rank
a bloody coup, rebellion or uprising in your world's history. militaryConflict

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Welcome to World Anvil’s WORLDBUILDING SUMMER CAMP!


During Worldbuilding Summer Camp, we challenge you with 31 worldbuilding prompts to get you motivated, inspired, and ready to worldbuild! Take part, grow your world, and win prizes!
 
Make sure you read the rules carefully so you know how everything works! You can also click the quick links below to jump to the section you need.

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How it works:

  • We release 31 prompts over the course of July.
  • These are split into four tiers, and will be released periodically throughout July 2021. They're shown first on our livestreams (1st, 10th, 20th, 30th July, at 11am Pacific, 7pm UK) where we'll give writing tips and inspiration for each prompt, and raffles!
  • Once revealed on our livestream, prompts will be added to this competition page! You'll need to refresh the page for them to appear.
Submit each prompt (in any order), following the easy instructions on the right.   Completing any 10 of the prompts will earn you the Copper Winner badge, completing any 20 of the prompts will earn you the Silver Winner badge and completing any 30 of the prompts will earn you the Gold Winner badge. Or complete the last minute bonus prompt for the extra shiny diamond badge!  

Join our community!

  One of the best things about Summer Camp is the community support - everyone rallies together on multiple platforms! You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, Discord, and Facebook.

- Use the Hashtag #WASummerCamp to share ideas and find one another!

- Want to fly the Summer Camp colours? Download our digital participation pack!

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How to submit a prompt:

Submitting prompts is super easy! Just follow these steps:
  1. Create your World Anvil account (it's free!), or log in if you're already signed up
  2. Select a world (top left) or create a new one
  3. Scroll down on this page to the prompt buttons below, and just click one to create an article appropriate for that prompt
  4. Write at least 300 words in your article, and make sure that it's published (not a draft!) and public (not private).
  5. Uncollapse the Community Challenge panel on the right side (underneath publishing tools) and you'll see the SUBMIT button!
  6. To see your progress and completed prompts, click the "Check your progress" button on this page!
 

  Remember you:
  • CAN complete the prompts in any order you like
  • CAN check out the World Anvil Community Discord if you're stuck on a prompt. It's a great place to get advice!
  • MUST submit new, published (not draft) and public (not private) articles
  • SHOULD read through the full Rules & FAQ on this page carefully!
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