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277 lines
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# Universal World Catalog - Creative Library
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*Comprehensive world types for franchise development across all media*
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## Environmental Categories
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### Ocean/Water Worlds
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**Peaceful Archipelago**
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- Scattered island civilizations
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- Maritime trade cultures
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- Hurricane seasons that unite communities
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- Floating cities, underwater ruins
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- Pearl divers, storm riders, tide mages
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**Hostile Storm Seas**
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- Perpetual tempests and violent weather
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- Ship-bound nomadic cultures
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- Resource scarcity drives conflict
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- Lightning-powered technology
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- Storm callers, deep sea survivors, reef warriors
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**Abyssal Depths**
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- Entirely underwater civilization
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- Pressure-adapted societies
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- Bioluminescent cities in ocean trenches
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- Thermal vent energy sources
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- Deep dwellers, pressure mages, leviathan riders
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**Toxic Swamplands**
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- Poisonous marshes and acidic waters
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- Adaptation-based survival culture
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- Bioengineered plants and creatures
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- Immunity as social status
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- Poison masters, bog walkers, mutation shamans
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### Desert/Arid Worlds
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**Classic Scarcity Desert** *(Like Moc but variants)*
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- Water as ultimate currency
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- Nomadic tribe structures
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- Buried ancient technology
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- Sandstorm navigation
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- Dune riders, water finders, heat dancers
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**Crystal Desert**
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- Crystalline formations everywhere
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- Light-based magic and technology
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- Reflective maze cities
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- Solar energy abundance
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- Crystal singers, light benders, prism architects
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**Volcanic Ashlands** *(Pyrion - Completed)*
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- Active volcanic activity
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- Heat-adapted civilizations
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- Obsidian-based technology
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- Geothermal energy abundance
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- Lava walkers, ash readers, volcano priests
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**Frozen Wasteland**
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- Perpetual winter conditions
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- Ice-based architecture
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- Survival through cooperation
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- Aurora-powered magic
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- Ice shapers, cold immunity, aurora dancers
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### Forest/Jungle Worlds
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**Mystical Paradise** *(Like Jabay but variants)*
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- Sentient plant networks
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- Spiritual tree-cities
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- Natural magic abundance
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- Harmony-based culture
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- Tree speakers, nature guardians, spirit guides
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**Predator Jungle**
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- Everything wants to kill you
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- Survival of the fittest culture
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- Camouflage and stealth mastery
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- Poison immunity necessity
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- Hunter-killers, venom masters, apex predators
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**Fungal Network**
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- Mushroom-based ecosystem
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- Hive-mind communication
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- Spore-based technology
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- Collective consciousness culture
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- Spore speakers, mycelium riders, network nodes
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**Ancient Ruins Forest**
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- Overgrown lost civilization
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- Technology merged with nature
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- Archaeological treasure hunters
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- Living machine ecosystems
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- Ruin explorers, tech-druids, ancient AI spirits
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### Tech/Urban Worlds
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**Corporate Dystopia**
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- Mega-corporation control
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- Class-based tower cities
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- Surveillance state technology
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- Underground resistance movements
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- Corporate agents, hackers, street runners
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**AI Paradise**
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- Benevolent AI caretakers
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- Post-scarcity abundance
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- Human-AI cooperation
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- Creative pursuit culture
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- AI partners, digital artists, consciousness explorers
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**Steampunk Industrial**
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- Steam-powered everything
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- Gear-based architecture
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- Innovation through necessity
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- Guild-based social structure
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- Inventors, gear mages, steam knights
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**Post-Apocalyptic Ruins**
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- Collapsed civilization remnants
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- Scavenger-based economy
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- Radiation/mutation adaptation
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- Tribal reformation culture
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- Wasteland wanderers, tech scavengers, mutation masters
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### Magical/Mystical Worlds
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**Elemental Chaos**
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- Raw magical forces everywhere
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- Element-aligned territories
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- Constant magical storms
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- Power-based social hierarchy
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- Elemental lords, chaos mages, storm riders
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**Structured Magic Academy**
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- Organized magical education
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- Spell-based technology
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- Academic social structure
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- Research-driven culture
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- Scholar-mages, spell architects, theory masters
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**Wild Untamed Magic**
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- Unpredictable magical effects
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- Adaptation-based survival
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- Magic immunity as mutation
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- Chaos-embracing culture
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- Wild mages, chaos dancers, magic eaters
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**Divine Realm** *(Like Sant but variants)*
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- God-tier beings as residents
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- Cosmic power accessibility
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- Divine politics and conflicts
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- Worship-based energy systems
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- Divine heirs, cosmic priests, reality shapers
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### Extreme Environment Worlds
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**Gravity Variants**
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- High gravity strength cultures
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- Low gravity floating societies
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- Variable gravity zones
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- Adaptation-based abilities
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- Gravity dancers, weight masters, void walkers
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**Time Distortion Realms**
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- Time flows differently
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- Past/future accessibility
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- Temporal paradox cultures
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- Chronological power sources
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- Time walkers, paradox guardians, temporal mages
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**Dimensional Crossroads**
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- Multiple realities intersect
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- Portal-based transportation
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- Reality-hopping cultures
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- Dimensional instability effects
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- Portal masters, reality shifters, void merchants
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**Living Planet**
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- Planet itself is sentient
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- Symbiotic relationship necessity
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- Biological technology
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- Harmony-or-die culture
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- Planet speakers, bio-engineers, symbiosis masters
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### Hybrid/Unique Concepts
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**Floating Islands** *(Like Aethros but variants)*
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- Sky-based civilizations
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- Wind-powered technology
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- Altitude-based social classes
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- Flying creature partnerships
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- Sky riders, wind dancers, cloud architects
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**Underground Networks**
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- Entirely subterranean civilization
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- Tunnel-based transportation
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- Mineral-based economy
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- Light scarcity adaptation
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- Tunnel runners, gem singers, deep wardens
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**Space Stations**
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- Artificial habitat environments
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- Resource recycling necessity
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- Zero-gravity adaptation
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- Technology-dependent survival
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- Station keepers, void walkers, tech priests
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**Pocket Dimensions**
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- Small but infinite spaces
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- Reality manipulation possible
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- Isolation-based cultures
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- Dimensional pocket mastery
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- Reality architects, space benders, pocket lords
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## Character Archetype Potential
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### Environmental Adaptations
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- **Pressure resistance** (deep ocean, high gravity)
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- **Temperature immunity** (volcanic, frozen)
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- **Poison resistance** (toxic, mutation)
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- **Gravity manipulation** (variable gravity)
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- **Time perception** (temporal distortion)
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### Cultural Power Sources
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- **Technology mastery** (corporate, steampunk, AI)
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- **Magic specialization** (elemental, academic, wild)
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- **Divine connection** (mystical realms, living planets)
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- **Environmental harmony** (forest, ocean, desert)
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- **Survival adaptation** (hostile, scarcity, predator)
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### Social Structure Roles
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- **Leadership castes** (corporate, academic, divine)
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- **Survival specialists** (wasteland, hostile, predator)
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- **Harmony keepers** (paradise, AI, cooperative)
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- **Rebels/Outcasts** (dystopia, structured, surveillance)
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- **Explorers/Merchants** (crossroads, ruins, space)
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## Franchise Development Potential
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Each world concept includes:
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- **Complete ecosystem** for standalone projects
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- **Character archetype diversity** for team-based games
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- **Expansion possibilities** through cultural/environmental variants
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- **Cross-world interaction** potential for multiverse projects
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- **Media adaptation ready** - visual design, cultural conflicts, character motivations
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## Next Steps
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1. **Select world type** for detailed development
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2. **Define specific variant** within chosen category
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3. **Develop cultural details** - society, technology, conflicts
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4. **Create character archetypes** native to that world
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5. **Design expansion hooks** for future development
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*This catalog serves as the foundation for unlimited creative development across all company projects* |