WorldBuilding Portfolio Hub 🔮

Author: Sontlux (@adventuresincausality)
Target Repository: adventuresincausality/World_Building

Welcome to the central repository for first-principles worldbuilding projects, magic system designs, and speculative fiction settings.

This repository is designed as a scalable portfolio hub. Each worldbuilding project is hosted in its own directory under projects/, featuring interactive system sandboxes, derived species mechanics, concept art, and design specifications.

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🌟 Featured Worldbuilding Projects

1. The Second Fire

"What if magic evolved like language and was controlled like fire?"

• 🌐 Interactive Web App: projects/the-second-fire/index.html
• 📄 Design Spec (.docx): projects/the-second-fire/The Second Fire - World & System Design.docx
• 📝 Case Study: projects/the-second-fire/portfolio_case_study.md
• Key Concepts: 7 Laws of Cognitive Substrate, Metabolic vs. Depletion Dual-Engine Cost, Elven Dysphora, Dwarf Terroir Cognition, Myrmedon Rain Spires, Centrifugal Desert Academies.

(Future worldbuilding projects will be added to projects/<project-name>/)

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📁 Repository Directory Structure

World_Building/
├── README.md                      # Repository documentation & portfolio hub index
├── .gitignore                     # Git ignore file
├── index.html                     # Master Portfolio Landing Page (GitHub Pages ready)
├── styles.css                     # Master Hub design system
└── projects/                      # Individual Worldbuilding Project Modules
    └── the-second-fire/           # Flagship Project 1: The Second Fire
        ├── index.html             # Interactive Web App & Simulator
        ├── styles.css             # Glassmorphism Theme Styles
        ├── app.js                 # Substrate Telemetry & Particle Engine
        ├── portfolio_case_study.md # Deep-dive Case Study Spec
        └── The Second Fire - World & System Design.docx # Original Design Spec

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🚀 How to Add a New Worldbuilding Example

1. Create a new directory under projects/<your-new-project-name>/.
2. Add your project's index.html, design specs (.md / .docx), and concept assets.
3. Update the master landing page (index.html) and this README.md with a new project card.

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🌐 GitHub Pages Deployment

This repository is pre-configured for GitHub Pages:

1. Push this repository to GitHub: git push -u origin main.
2. Go to Repository Settings -> Pages.
3. Select Branch: main, Folder: / (root), and click Save.
4. Your master portfolio hub will be live at https://adventuresincausality.github.io/World_Building/!