"Humanity is slowly shutting down" - Jesse Hasek, 10 Years

Sunday, March 4, 2012

30 Days of World-Building - Day 25 - Sky

Exercise 25 - Read this article and then figure out: how many moons does your world have? How long is a month for each of them? What are they named? Do you have any scenes already plotted in which moonlight is absolutely necessary? If so, be sure to write down the phase of the moon you need on that date, and use that date as your "touchstone" for what phase the moon will be in on other days. If you need to, write out the moon's calendar and as scenes happen when you write them in November, jot them into your calendar so you know what kind of moon your folks might encounter at those times.

To be honest, I fell victim to what that article described. Typically, I never really regard the sky in my stories, and I've never thought of how the stars, suns, and moons can affect the daily lives of the characters.

Therefore, in my story, there will be a singular moon (name pending), with phases that correspond to the day within a set month. More research on moon phases will be coming soon . . .

Also, might experiment with a little tribal worship centered around the moons (inspiration from the Khajiit of Elder Scrolls lore?).

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