Federated February

The February Questions for Federated Worlds.

Day One

Introduction!

Who are you?  

What fictional relationship “feels” like your world/conlang?

Day Two

Recreation.

Are leisure activities commonly done in groups, pairs, alone?

Day Three

Encourage.

Who’s usually expected to be someone’s cheerleader? 

Their partner? Parent? Friends? Mentor?

Day Four

Peer.

Do people form groups with people that are the same age as them?

Day Five

History.

How have family relationships changed over time?

Day Six

Thanks!

How do people express thanks to their intimates? 

To strangers? 

To acquaintances?

Day Seven

Follow Friday

Who’s awesome in the Fediverse and why?

Day 8

Greetings.

How do people meet new folks? How are introductions handled? Are there rules or laws about who can meet whom?

Day 9

Outcast.

How do people treat outcasts in your world?  What makes one an outcast in the first place?

Day 10

Name.

Do people’s names reflect their relationships – parents, spouse(s), tribe, town, occupation, etc.?

Day 11

Title.

Are there formal or informal ranks, titles, status levels? How do these affect other relationships?

Day 12

Nickname

How do people refer to each other casually or formally?

How is this changed by their relationship to each other?

Day 14

Love.

How do people express affection for others? 

Is it common? Rare?

Is this different for different relationships?

Day 15

Crime.

How do people treat criminals in your world? Are criminals punished? How?

What actions are considered a crime?

Day Sixteen

Family.

What constitutes a family structure? 

Do genetics play a small or large role?

How about marriage, siblings, love?

Day Seventeen

Friends

How important are friends? 

Does this vary widely from person to person?

Day Eighteen

Marriage

How common is marriage? 

What forms does it take?

Are there laws governing forms or who can marry whom?

Day Nineteen

Child

How long (if at all) do children stay with their parents? 

When/why do they leave home?

Day Twenty

Mind.

How does society treat mentally ill people? 

How is mental illness considered by society?

Day Twenty-one

Follow Friday!

Who is awesome in WorldBuilding and why?

Day Twenty-Two

Ancestor

How many generations of a family generally know each other? How many live together commonly?

Day Twenty-Three

Parent

Who is responsible for raising & educating children?  How is this determined? Does it vary with social class or region?

Day Twenty-Four

Tool

What relationship do people have towards everyday or specialty tools?

Day Twenty-Five

Travel.

Is the family vacation a component of your world?

What about holiday travel in general?

Day Twenty-Six

Old/Elderly

Whose duty is the care of  the aging or infirm?

How is this handled?

Day Twenty-Eight

Animal

What relationships do people & society have with/towards animals?

Day 29

Letters

How do would-be romantic or sexual partners (long- or short-term) meet, flirt with, court each other?