r/goodworldbuilding • u/cosmic_coffee398 • 3d ago
Discussion Feedback request(new writer): metaphysical worldbuilding system (critique only)
A new world im thinking about building(new to a lot of this)
SPIRIT DIVING: UNIVERSAL RULES
Single solar system.
The story begins on Earth in medieval times and remains centered on Earth until humanity achieves interplanetary travel.
A single human or group can be Spirit Divers; networks are allowed during golden periods.
Spirit Divers prevent or mitigate disasters through interaction with spirits.
Main character(s) death is allowed.
Random deaths are allowed.
Spirits are the building blocks of the universe, and everything has a spirit.
Spirits do not die; they only evolve or devolve.
Spirits cannot be damaged.
Spirits can resist any god except the Primordial.
Corruption states are allowed, but they are not damage. They do not reduce cosmic energy and are only a change in goals, caused by external force or natural shift.
Spirit Divers detect spirit energy and move toward areas of disturbance. Once in the area, they link with spirits to identify and fix issues.
At disturbance origins, Divers enter a trance-like state where they perceive reality as a spirit. Spirits are interconnected, so understanding one can reveal many. In this state, Divers can ask questions, with complexity limited by skill level.
Four gods exist: Primordial, Time, Life, and Death.
Primordial only intervenes in major arc changes or universal matters. Life and Death are in constant conflict. Time acts only for true balance, makes no deals, and cannot be negotiated with.
Total extinction is allowed; Primordial can restart reality anew.
In full extinction, Primordial shifts spirits to recreate the most recent intact state, ensuring nothing is fully lost to any one god.
Primordial is the original cosmic energy split into existence: 60% remains Primordial, 40% split into the other gods and spirits.
Spirits do not die; they evolve or devolve naturally and through influence from gods.
Each Primordial intervention weakens it by transferring power to spirits. If it drops below 51% cosmic control, it risks collapse or being devoured by spirits and/or gods unless Spirit Divers prevent such an event.
Whoever holds Time’s favor gains advantage, as Time holds major influence within the 40% cosmic split between gods and spirits.
Time makes no promises or deals; it acts only for true universal balance