Rooted follows a town built on top of a giant creature wandering through the world

[Mnniska]

 

Hi!
Recently I have been creating a new world to set stories in. I am creating a series of shorter games and comics exploring this world.  While I am not completely done, I feel as though your feedback would be very much welcome. I want to include you peeps in the development process. 

What is it?
Rooted follows a town built on top of a giant creature wandering through the world. 

The town is mostly self sufficient - they grow crops and trees on the creature, harvest the giant fur to sew clothes and other materials, and mine the horns of the creature to create more sturdy things such as weapons and foundations.

Every once in a while, the creature ceases its endless trot to slumber. For a short while, the giantfolk can visit the ground to trade and mingle before the creature wakes up. 

To the people living on the creature there are two worlds. The familiar and constant soft and furry world of the town set in the fur of the creature, and the ever changing, moving world of the ground. The world of the ground is always different , forever changing as the creature continues walking onwards. The creature folk are forever moving this way, but also forever rooted to the creature.

Intent
I want to explore how life on the creature is. To explore their world and use that in context of my own worldview to gain a better understanding of myself. 

Does the townfolk ever feel trapped? Do their youth run away to the unknown ground world? Does the town traditionally reproduce with people from the ground world to increase their gene pool? What does the ground world think of the creature? What if a city is trampled down, does people get angry and what do they do about it? What happens when they meet another creature with a townt? What if their giant is a predator, for example a spider? 
Those are some potential plotlines set in this world. For now I am still creating the world and establishing just how it works though!

View from a small settlement on the edge of the giant. 

What do you want from me?
I am involving you in the development of Rooted, if you would like to! 

Here is how it works;
Every week or every other week, I will post a new update on the project. I will give you guys a script, a comic, a prototype or simply some artwork. In the same run, I will provide a feedback form, you will hopefully give feedback, and based on your feedback I will pivot accordingly! 

While I have a vision, I believe it is important to listen to your audience and iterate from there. If you’re into it, I would love to take your opinion into consideration. 

Okay, let me join!
You can leave some feedback and sign up as a tester here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfs_tElhyRJ2VJ0tuiVjBKdcRynAH2Zihld8DfQm_xjpVZe9Q/viewform 

Who are you?
My name is Sebastian Larsson. I am a game design student from Sweden. I am into creating things ranging from games, to comics, to stories. I have been working on Rooted independently for the past couple of weeks.  
You can follow the development of Rooted here - http://rootedstory.tumblr.com/
..or hit up my twitter here https://twitter.com/Mnniska

Thanks a ton for reading, let me know what you think :)

 

[Narcosis]

B-but what will happen if it wants to scratch it's back?

[Mnniska]

2 minutes ago, Narcosis said:

B-but what will happen if it wants to scratch it's back?

The townsfolk will just have to scratch their back for them!

[Mnniska]

55 minutes ago, UnlimitedMoeWorks said:

lol Was this inspired from Xenoblade?

Nope, do they have a town too? I've found that One piece has a giant elephant town and apparently WoW has a town on a giant turtle but Xenoblade is new  

[Forgetful Frank]

I've always loved concepts where towns, cities and whatnot are actually founded on living creatures. I wish you all the best!

[Mnniska]

Updates! Lots of updates!

In my latest blog post, I establish some conditions that must be true for the aesthetic I am aiming for to be realized. What are their religion? How much do they work? How many are they? All will be revealed! Or at least vaguely hinted at. 

http://rootedstory.tumblr.com/post/152997320908/life-of-the-creature-people

let me know what you think! C:

Edited November 12, 2016 by Mnniska

[finiteHP]

I'd be concerned about what happens when fur grows back in the shaved area.  Does it push the floor up? Does it create an itchy, matted area on the creature?  Or even worse, can the fur become ingrown as it grows back in such an enclosed area?