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Tome of Worldbuilding Downtime 1 - The Codex

Tue Dec 23 2025

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Gathering the Eldritch Lore

When some normal games didn't pan out because of the usual winter scheduling problems, I started pulling notes out of the previous world building posts (session one, session two, session three). The vault, what I'm calling "The Codex", started filling out. Connections could be drawn between beings, places, and events. These inferences and new ideas should be saved, without dwelling on them. They can always be fleshed out later.

There are a few orphan clusters but I'm sure a connection will be made when the time is right.

Current setting notes in Obsidian
Current setting notes in Obsidian

Sharing Notes

Started looking into what it would take to use the Codex's Obsidian files as the basis for a static site so I can build a public knowledge base for the world as the building goes on. Didn't seem to be much going for using in an eleventy site. Still looking at options and it doesn't have to use eleventy. As long as making this an entire new project is avoided, everything will be alright.

Future Stuff

There will probably be a late-stage renaming pass. The method of just rolling with the Nomicon is okay but not always ideal for the space wizard metal tone. The planetoid names being an example.

Some table results will need revisiting in a "Make It Metal" pass. Specifically, the Cosmic Machine (the Eternity Engine?) and the Primordials, needs something more dynamic or confrontational.