What are some real world influences in your own stories and worlds?

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Recently I have been reading a lot of folklore from eastern Europe. I find it all fascinating since it doesn’t get told as much where I am from as things like Greek mythology.

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For Phu-wa, the reincarnation system is based on the one believes by Kardecists. My parents converted to Kardecism when I was little.

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Big corporations gaining more and more power, even rivaling the government. And cultures getting destroyed by fascists but those who can try to flee, do so.

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I always like to use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random as a way of leavening my world with bits I didn’t come up with or curate.

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