My favorite magic items of the year 2025 from my X feed. 2025 Magic Items (Best of) Bell of Freedom and Captivity: When struck once, this bell will free prisoners from confinement. Rung twice, it will put them back into whatever confinement they left. Cape of Un-bearable Deflection: Made from the shaggy brown fur …
Category: Fantasy
Worldbuilding Wednesday 12/31/25: Best of Twittersnips 2025 (Magic Spells)
My favorite magic spells of the year 2025 from my X feed. 2025 Magic Spells (Best of) Anti-exotic Eyes: Changes a human’s eye color from gemlike or unique (purple, emerald, etc.) to an ordinary brown. Drachenrippe: Also known as Dragon Ribs. Makes the recipient’s torso incredibly strong and sturdy with an AC of …
Worldbuilding Wednesday 12/24/25: Let’s Talk About Santa’s Reindeer Team (Part 2)
Clement Moore’s version of Santa’s reindeer team was not the only one. Children’s author L. Frank Baum, known for his Oz series, offered a competing version: A team of ten (!) named Flossie and Glossie, Racer and Pacer, Reckless and Speckless, Fearless and Peerless, and Ready and Steady. The names used a rhyming, alliterative style …
Robot Reindeer
Since I’ve been posting about reindeer, let’s see Santa’s flesh and blood creatures changed into sleek, tireless robot servants. It makes sense that Santa would eventually move in this direction. Such a compassionate soul as he would want to avoid stress and strain on the mortal creatures. They would be semi-retired and serve only as …
Worldbuilding Wednesday 12/17/25: Let’s Talk About Santa’s Reindeer Team (Part 1)
In my original plans for this post I wanted to generate some names for new members of Santa’s flying reindeer team, but instead I went down a rabbit hole of Christmas canon. For example, much of our (meaning American) ideas about Santa Claus came from poet Clement Moore’s work “A Visit from St. Nicholas” which …
Alice/LOTR Mashup
Does anyone still use that term any more, mashup? These Midjourney AI pics are from a series generated by artist Zaicab and posted on Reddit. Alice in Wonderland meets The Lord of the Rings, in the style of Victorian children’s books illustrations. I’m sure you can guess the characters and locations.
The Death of Jadis (End of the Summer of Narnia)
Since it’s the end of another Summer of Narnia, here’s a visual essay about endings … the ending (death) of Jadis! It’s a scene you don’t find depicted too often. I can guess that it’s too grim. It’s not an iconic event in the book like Lucy meeting Mr. Tumnus under the lamppost is. It …
Worldbuilding Wednesday 9/10/25: Aslan Cakes (Narnia LXXIV)
If you had all the money in the world, wouldn’t you want an Aslan-shaped cake for your next celebration? Aslan Cakes Royal Roar A red velvet cake sculpted in the form of a three-dimensional lion’s head with interior layers of mascarpone cream. It is covered with yellow and gold fondant airbrushed with lifelike details. …
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