SpyglassRealms Progress Report

ASP | AV | OE | SPH | TMS | CDL | LOR | PR | HTH

Ares Program

The foundational Mars exploration missions, undertaken during humanity's early days of interplanetary exploration.

2106 words
25 likes

Ness Moreva

382 words

Wings Fletcher

412 words

Dr. Merlin Foxwell

430 words

Liu Yang

357 words

Diego Castorra

332 words

Jae Chong

407 words

Kirrt Surr

335 words

Ker'zjhan

371 words

Su Patel

349 words

Skye Solari

330 words

Linik Artrin

299 words

Chuck

557 words

Dogstar Alliance

The coalition of stellar nations in the Canis region of the sky.

460 words
2 likes

Aok-te

Hardy and reclusive crustacean troglodytes from the deeplands of Xyrra.

662 words
2 likes

Galactic Standard

The standard larynx-vocal language of the modern galaxy.

440 words

Ringstar

An artificial paradise, long ago destroyed and left drifting in the cold and dark.

597 words
4 likes

Bybblgorc

Hedonistic, many-hued aehroids from Mar Prime.

1079 words

Thyoran

The lone race of telepaths to ever inhabit the cosmos, now lost to the sands of time.

1278 words
7 likes

Traveller

Vast and immortal living starships from a distant time and place, silently watching the history of the galaxy unfold.

502 words

SpyglassRealms Progress so far

11685 words 116.85% completed!

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The Realms: An Overview

Project status is determined by level of activity:
  • Active: currently in development
  • Hiatus: temporary decrease or halt in development activity, may cycle back to it within a month or two
  • Inactive: has not been in development for several months, unlikely to cycle back to it in the immediate future
  • Scrapped: has been effectively cancelled

Astra Planeta [ASP]

Genre
Hard science fiction
Structure
Speculative fiction
Flavor
Hopepunk
Overall status
Active

Arcverse [AV]

Genre
Medium-hard science fiction
Structure
Space opera
Flavor
Nihilistic cosmic romanticism
Overall status
Inactive

Orion's Echo [OE]

Genre
Soft science fiction
Structure
Tabletop RPG setting
Flavor
Cosmic horror
Overall status
Inactive

Sphaera [SPH]

Genre
Hard science fantasy
Structure
Speculative fiction
Flavor
Arcanepunk
Overall status
Inactive

The Midnight Sea [TMS]

Genre
High-magic space fantasy
Structure
Tabletop RPG setting
Flavor
Arcanepunk
Overall status
Inactive

Crundle [CDL]

Genre
High surrealist fantasy
Structure
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Flavor
Absurdist
Overall status
Inactive

Bleakworld / Lor [LOR]

Genre
Ambiguous fantasy
Structure
Speculative fiction
Flavor
Experimental
Overall status
Inactive

Pinereach [PR]

Genre
Modern weird fiction
Structure
Collaborative story project
Flavor
Supernatural mystery
Overall status
Inactive

Hiraeth [HTH]

Genre
Low magic fantasy
Structure
Collaborative tabletop setting
Flavor
Cozy pastoral
Overall status
Hiatus
               

Hiya! I'm Doug "Spyglass" Marshall, with SpyglassRealms as the moniker I operate under in some form or another across the web. Existential nihilist, poetic-waxer, space nerd, worldbuilding geek. All the places I can be found in the virtual universe are on my Linktree!

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Interests & Hobbies

SPACE! / Nature / Speculative biology / Science, broadly / Audio fiction

Favorite Movies

Treasure Planet / The Martian / Spaceballs / Monty Python

Favorite TV Series

Have some podcasts instead:
The Cryptonaturalist / Startripper!! / Wolf 359 / The Adventure Zone

Favorite Books

Pale Blue Dot / Cosmos / Wayfarers series / The Martian / Amulet series / Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series

Favorite Writers

Carl Sagan / Becky Chambers / Andy Weir / Douglas Adams

Favorite Games

Videogames
Minecraft / No Man's Sky / Starfield / The Elder Scrolls series / Hollow Knight   Tabletop Games
Wanderhome / Dungeons & Dragons (5e) / Hyperlanes / Monster of the Week

Latest Loved work

Book of Chronology

Luna

Glimpses

Venus

Chewpaper

Milky Way Encyclopedia of Life

Mount Derrière