The concept of the giant magical prison inside of a dead God's skull run by necromancers being a resort hotel for criminals is a really hilarious concept, I think its cool you came up with it.
Dude this was your best video yet, you just kept building more and more and I was wondering when it was gonna end (but in a good way ofc). Editing, jokes, lore everything was 110% today well done!
I'm OBSESSED with this necromancy lore. Necromancers with a huge reverence for life is one of those counterintuitive ideas that makes so much sense when you think about it. I love it when things that are typically dark and spooky or evil-coded are actually much more benevolent under the surface than was assumed. The backstory that they imprisoned God so long that the god died and they used its skull as a castle is SO badass, and such a good take on the stereotypical evil lair. I also love how the themes of the castle itself are reflected in the surrounding environment. It's so clear how much thought and intelligence and care goes into all this worldbuilding, and the swamp and village turned out AMAZING. These videos are so fun and creative, every one of them is a treat.
Lore idea. About the trees; how about calling them Dead-Man Graves (mangraves for short) and they have a myth about them sprouting from the graves of people not given a proper burial. Or how about Soul Catcher Pines and stories are told about how they a guardians of the souls of the wrongly executed. Or maybe both as I am a fan of fantasy settings with polymyths as opposed to monomyths.
Honestly this take on Necromancy, wraiths, liches, etc is very creative. I love when people subvert what many assume to be the sort of evil scourge of a fantasy world. Really well done thematically and of course the building is amazing. But at this point I don't think anyone's surprised with how crazy your past builds for this world have been.
Another fun fact about the cypress tree that makes it fit even more into this build is that in some spiritualities/religions, it's actually got the symbolism of death and the cycle of life, so it's definitely awesome that you chose them to base your trees off of.
I gotta say, i recreated these stone pillars from this video and they are one of the hardest things ive ever recreated. The sheer amount of different blocks used on the shading is monstrous. You are exceptionally talented to be able to come up with that
The amount of backstory and storytelling is something id see in a novel and would love to see an anime made out of. Love the building just as much as the world building a d story telling.
@@kairavpatel1392 what do you mean, "for no reason?" Anime is popular cause people think it's cool. If you don't like it that's also cool, and I respect that opinion. Just acknowledge that you aren't a fan and understand that other people are allowed to like anime.
You know what would be interesting, having a very large group of people do a larp in this environment with the lord you set up. It would be so interesting to see the world come alive not just in building but in population
wow. it looks so amazing! im building a giant map for our server right now too and I always come here to get my motivation back. I know how much work this is! I love that everything has a story and is build with so much love. huge respect brother!
I've been watching minecraft videos for practically a decade now, yet no one has managed to blow me away with every upload the way shovel has. a thousand kudos to you sir!!
Having a nation of the dead, reveared instead of feared is such a fresh look on it! I admire your creativity and skills, shovel, masterclass in every video. Bravo.
Lore Idea: Coral Colony, a underwater cities that thrives along the reefs, using aqua magic to encase their cities in a nearly impenetrable bubble, there are 3 different cities each one specialising in a different thing, Hunting, Exploring, Understanding, and the people of the 3 cities represent their specialties, yet they all have one thing in common: They worship the Titanic Whale, the lord of the Ocean, it appear once every 100 years to claim its offering, and if the offering isn't good, it strikes down the protective bubble, flooding their civilisation. Hope you take inspiration from this, keep up the good job shovel!
if he doesn't have room to put it actually under the water he could make a new dimension that is what happens when you go far enough into the water to reveal the entire city
That last minute “HOLD ON let me just redo these few things THEN I promise I’m done” feeling is so real. For the record I think the orangey-red was the perfect call. Incredible work, as always- I love hearing the lore/stories behind the details!
funny, i liked the green more, had more of a necromancy feel instead of the classic evil vibe here. did also match better with the purple monoliths but i can definetly see why one would make that change as it pops really well
I absolutelly love the editing effect in 5:25 of making the world shake when Shovel pastes the skull. It makes the world feel more real and like Shovel and other builders are gods building the world
I've never played Minecraft and I loved this video. The lore presentation is amazing. The scope of the project is genuinely impressive. Great work all around.
I know! I think the fact that he only posts videos every couple of months is great because it makes it so much more exciting when he does because you know you're in for a treat!!
The amount of dedication placed into this project was insane. I might have watched this two months later, but that doesn’t mean my appreciation for the creativity is any less. Everything from the build to the lore is incredible. A splendid job. 👏
I think there should be an underwater city where everyone is sworn to secrecy and there are wizards who team up with the aqua faction you made in your last video and they stop filtering the engine to make it explode
This is actually insane. I love building in minecraft and similar games and I honestly love this. As someone who writes as a hobby and loves all things fantasy, this is epic. 10/10, your channel deserves infinitely more views.
I like the idea that the trees you made were some kind of artificial breed made by the scientists, in the same way that they make chimera, combining the bald cypress and mangrove for something that fits aesthetically, as well as being really durable against the elements due to their more twisty and deep-rooted nature
Hello Shovel, I am an avid fan of your videos and I wanted to help you in accordance with the lore and history of your intricate fantasy world. I have prepared a massive lore idea that might help you a lot in creating your world. I have also been writing a giant fantasy world so I may or may not know how it feels to be faced with such a colossal task, so I am here to help. Let's begin: So Imagine something like an... Opposite dimension, what I mean is like a dimension not found in your world that is evil, and is a giant wasteland, something like an underworld but not really. |Description| •So here is my idea. A giant nether-like landscape where the ground is just a barren landscape of dark looking stone, a place of everlasting heat and darkness and evil, the waters are of nothing but blood and lava, I call it Malevoria or "Pit of Doom". •This place is ruled by the evil god Vargoirn(god of terror) (Var-Goy-Rurn), he looks filfthy, a head of a demon with three eyes, the middle eye is white while the other two are red, he has four horns (you decide where to put them), a floating Upper Body (he has no lower body), he also has 6 arms, two of which are massive spiritual looking skeleton arms. His skin color is read and he is very buff, he also has two skeleton heads on his shoulders as just a fashion choice of his, he is also not wearing a shirt since... Well idk. Well everything else is up to you. •He has a pet called Vainar, a wyvern with scales tougher than obsidian and fiery orange/red eyes that can burn anyone that looks directly unto it, he has two horns that have the color of a bone block and his tale can wrap around a building indicating his massive size. •Malevoria is a seperate dimension located outside of Etheria which can only be accessed through rigorous rituals or places where even the gods fear to go to, or unknown places with eerie vibes or portals that were lost in time. |Society| •In Malevoria, there is a hierarchy based on how powerful you are(5), which are the ghouls, beasts, demons, reapers, and Destructors. The ghouls are just basic citizens of Malevoria, they consist of power stronger than ordinary groups of humans (about a group of 5-10) but they are not that strong in Malevoria. Beasts can destroy entire camps of people (about 15-30 people). Demons can destroy entire buildings of people (about 50-100 people). Reapers can destroy multiple buildings or even cities of people (500-2000 people). And Destructors, only consisting of 7 members can destroy about 5 nations max (idk anymore). And if you are a little confused, I meant by the amount they can destroy, they can do all those destruction each. •The Destructors are quite literally, the right hand men of Vargoirn, they live in the castle of Vargoirn called The Twisted Crown(the castle is located in the highest peak called mount void), and they each represent a deadly sin (You can make their names or I can comment extra to write them). So the reapers, they live in manors and mansions up in the mountains. The demons live in middle class houses near the volcanos or halfway through mountains where the reapers live. Beasts live in small houses below the mountains and near Lava lakes. And finally, the ghouls live in caves, yeah, just in caves. |Lore and History| So the main part of the history is that in the days of creation, the god mightiest of them all Aiavan sought to enslave the gods for his own entertainment causing him to be basically ganged up on, and thrown in Malevoria along with his angel now turned ghoul Minions. He introduced evil to the hearts of men especially to the Alphas which caused them to Exterminate the Omegas. He also created the beasts of the land and introduced war to men. But his most evil deed is the introduction of dark magic, a magic never before seen in Etheria which destroyed the balance of magic due to its formidable power. Why hasn't dark magic been introduced yet you may ask? Well it is simple, the gods have agreed to not introduce this filfth to man and to keep it a secret for it will only cause war and despair and people will try to dominate each other. Yeah, so that is it... Pls read and try to consider this, my head and hands hurt, I have been typing for 5 hours now, Welp, if I need to give more lore, I will be glad to.
Please let your hands and eyes rest, that it to long to be writing for- also amazing I personally suggested using old Norse for the magic runes bc that way a scavenger hunt could be set up, whether its just a joke or for something bigger....
dude. that eye idea is insane. I am genuinely mindblown by that like everything you've built is incredible but that eye just cemented you as such a creative artist
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One of my favorite tricks is using void air blocks and barrier blocks to make things like lava and water flow in ways that actively defy the laws of physics. You should consider playing around with that mechanic in one of your next builds, it might be fun.
@shovel241 I want to thank you so so much for this amazing series, Shovel! This has inspired me to create my own fantasy world and story. I already have a map, 13 nations, languages that I have invented, and endless lore! Again, thank you so very much for planting the seed that will soon grow into an orchard of possibilities and ideas!
I liked this a lot. I wonder what their relationship with mythology and storytelling is like. Why detail the history of your people if everyone’s functionally immortal? How does your mythos change when you yourself are mythologized? Also, if life is so sacred to these people, and death is closely monitored, are births monitored too? Can they even reproduce?
This is incredible! The entire time I was watching this i kept thinking of how i could write characters to live and be apart of these areas! Your builds are incredible keep up the good work!
it would have taken me YEARS to find out cauldrons blend in with deepslate! That's GENIUS! I found it out at 6:49 and the more he uses cauldrons the more I'm blown away!
Lore idea: The Cave Dwellers (I don’t know what to call them). They live in deep caves, but need light to survive. They have a daily meeting for an hour where they sit in the sun, under the sunroof of their giant castle, housed under deep, dark caves
@@Woodster-k9448 what a helpful comment talking about exactly what was related and makes tons of sense, because we were discussing modding ideas and not lore
being able to accurately and beautifully recreate your fantasy setting in an interactable medium like minecraft feels like any world-builder's dream come true!! i can't imagine being able to walk around in the capital city of my friend's d&d campaign (which is, ironically, built out of the bones of an ancient messenger goddess.) or any of the other cities on our map. this is incredible!!!
Sick video! Anyway heres a lore idea: There is a cult of escapees from the prison that team up to try take over the world, starting in on of thr cities you have built or will build. They have a headquarters somewhere in a sewer system where therr arr about 20 or 30 members practicing the dark arts and arcane magic. They have discovered a corruption spell that spreads an organic material that strengthens the escapees powers when around it, aiding them in pillaging villages and towns. This was just a little lore idea I thought of on the spot. It took inspiration from the apocalyptic book im writing.
Thank you for adding a little bit of comedy throughout the video and lore also. Makes it very interesting to watch. Wish I had the patience to do builds like this
As a massive fan of creative uses of necromancy this build is one of the most beautiful we've seen! However throughout the whole video all we could think is... Have you heard of axiom?
Idea for the next construction. It would be very nice to see a battlefield or urban settlements destroyed by a war hundreds/thousands of years ago, between ancient civilizations that no longer exist and perhaps see what remains of their cities
I think it's your best video. The balance between storytelling, building moments and funny interactions is perfect. I was just sad that the moment you show the final build was that short ahah. Keep on the good work, I can't wait to access your universe on a dedicated server !
Just discovered your channel and I am blown away. Your concepts and builds are incredible. This is a world I just want to walk around in so badly. I think you should add more slow flyover footage at the end! I could definitely look at the final build longer.
I'm speechless, just WOW! It's dark, menacing, glorious and beautiful.. all rolled into one massive build.. I would ABSOLUTELY want a physical building set of this region if there was one!
LORE IDEA: I think there should add more God Remains scattered in the world i can see the factions of the world trying to fight over it, like a Eyeball that was turned into a base where a faction can see into a vague future.
this is extremely clever, this is the first time I've watched something like this and I can understand how long it must take to understand the fundamentals of the server and building its self, you have my props mate very well done
Lore idea for new species,(I'm taking inspiration a bit from totk zonai) The krystalites, a race created by the rathen which are golems made from crystals. Depending from which type of crystals the krystalites can have godly elemental powers, for example a ruby krystalite has the power to summon a massive fire dragon, ascend through walls and telekinesis. Each krystalites however has a special arm which is were they can conduct their spells, if they use their other arm it won't work. During an outbreak all krystalites migrated to another region of your choice. The krystalites are incredibly smart with the dumbest ones as smart as the reaper but they are weak in bodily strength hence why they rely so heavily on their speels. The krystalites live in caves believing that the deeper underground a krystalite is the deeper is your connection to the great one (what they call the god of the realm) Krystalites are able to fuse their bodies to objects making them have better physical strength or new powers but a krystalite can only be fused to one and can never unfuse themselves, for example if one fuses itself to a bone it will mutate into a half golem have skeleton able to perform a weaker form of necromancy than the rathen but still quite powerful. They will live in a massive custom mineshaft with a huge centerpiece known as the Diamond of the Kryonis, Kryonis is the king of the Krystalites who has ice powers and is the only krystalite which can fuse himself to more than 1 item, he lives inside of the castle of kryslite which is what holds the diamond on top of the castle similar to how the tower of barad-dur hold the eye of sauron. This is the end of the lore for now and shovel will create the rest.
If u want to name the trees u made something it could be Nercos Cypress the way these trees got these names is from the people of Mirewood Village putting their dead kin into the trees adding a more spooky and eerie feel to the swamp. While also providing the trees with nutrients and could even give people who aren't residents of the swamp a semi level of paranoia. This will be fueled by the occasional skulls they could be found in the murky waters and trees as this would be a sacred ritual related to the village and only the villagers would ever know about this. Tho this is just me
Here's a lore idea: A Volcanic Fortress that was made by Dwarves in the north, they used the heat of the volcano to forge weaponry from its fiery breath. They started to worship the mountain and called it "Ignis Deitas" or Fire Deity. One day the Volcano grew tired of the dwarves and created a sword of glittering metal like never seen, no dwarf would be able to resist. The Legendary Sword named: "Ferracaloris" One dwarf named Amali took the sword and cursed his people, the dwarves became dark ignus spirits and could never leave the hot safety of the mountain, lest they flicker out. Amali was cursed differently. Whilst his brethren lost themselves, he regained everything, all his memories. The power of the blade made him strong and bigger than the tallest giants, but he was sealed within stone with only his eyes spared to see the aftermath of his failure. Amali, cursed to sit on an obsidian throne, frozen in stone with the Ferracaloris bonded to his hand, forever. The fortress can be an abandoned city covered in ash and haunted by dark spirits and maybe mobs like Wither Skeletons, Ghasts and other spectral enemies. Outside the volcano can be a dwarf town that stayed away from the demonic mount, it is bustling with many ores to trade. Maybe they use some steam engines with their knowledge of temperature and heat. The Dwarves of the north never used magic but were able to build technology to make life easier, this is also a result of their fear of the evil magic of the Ignis Deitas. I Hope you see this; I LOVE your story series and some of the builds inspired my own novel, and I would love to give a hand in some future building adventures
he already did something like this in one of his videos about a forge. The video's called "building in creative mode is "Easy"". It's a bit of a different idea but there are similarities.
im relatively new here. IM OBSESSED with the lore. i could watch this for hours. the talent from you, juno, rale, matt, and taco is insane. the storytelling was my favorite tho. sign me up
I was on a week long canoe trip when this dropped, and i had seen his post earlier in the summer. I just got back, and this is the best thing i could have been met with. Keep up the good work
Lore idea what about a small normal looking town on the surface but theirs a giant underground city beneath it where a rebellion against the Alphas lyes in wait for the perfect opportunity
Dude's masquerading and utilizing his full art prowess to the fullest in Minecraft and producing cool ass videos in YT. Your concepts breed concepts within them - that's fucking amazing!
I like to think that the ward stones start their life connected to the ground when they are first built and if they aren’t repaired quickly enough they have to be fully rebuilt. It feels like the ability to build ward stones is a lifelong profession and is one of the most coveted roles to be accepted into. I think it would be cool as well if there was a coven of wrathians that were in charge of up-keeping the stones. Just my personal lore ideas
Hi,Shovel! I have an idea for a build in the space/abyss mesa. Hope it could inspire you. The City of Renol was once a mesmerising location with large quartz structures towering above the many intertwining bridges conecting them, sat in the wasteland behind the iris of The Dark Storm in the middle of the area. The city was much more advanced compared to all of the other setlements in the world,being able to draw strange celestial power from the storm and from the magnetic field around it. It was then that a strange being saw how advanced the city was and decided that it knew too much. In the folowing years, pitch black holes began apearing everywere in the city and looking up at the sky turned people to nothingness. The last things heard from them,sent to the minds of each life of the world were agonising screams. No sane being dares to go near the city, for the screams are loud there. The city, now barely seen in the dark sky is ruined,black,standing in place and time like a statue in a picture,the souls still wailing and scretching in fear, stuck in their portrait of nothing.
Thank you, Shovel! I love your chanel and your videos and I realy hope that I could inspire you and that you like my suggestion. Have a great day,Shovel!
We don't even need to say how mindblowing and beautiful the builds are, but I'd like to take a moment to also appreciate the nice value of the narration, entertaining presentation, and production quality . In short :much ❤, and much jawdrop
If you want to add anything else, I think you could add some chains here and there, the like crown. I’m not a pro builder, but I think it would be pretty cool
have the crown looked like it's being held down by chains and much more oppressive/invassive like they chiseled pieces of this God's skull away in order to rest an unholy necrotic crown upon it.
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The concept of the giant magical prison inside of a dead God's skull run by necromancers being a resort hotel for criminals is a really hilarious concept, I think its cool you came up with it.
Sounds like what Azkaban would be if Voldermort won 😂
marvel moment
That shit really got me dead 💀
@@dragunityx12not for long
the building is rly cool but i don't understand the nerdy lore
Dude this was your best video yet, you just kept building more and more and I was wondering when it was gonna end (but in a good way ofc). Editing, jokes, lore everything was 110% today well done!
7 likes and no reply is crazyyyy
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How have you already watched the full thing?
omg
ITS WUNBA
Man you are the definition of an artist. Being creative to a degree others can't grasp
This guy is CRIMINALLY underrated. The editing, the commentary, the builds AAA I LOVE IT
give it a year or two he'll have 2 mil subs easily. not even the mc youtubers with 5-10m+ make videos with this level of quality.
I agree :)
@@maxias5 I gotta wonder how long he actually spent on editing this masterpiece
I was about to say this I typed "criminally underrated" then saw your comment XD
id argue 400k subs and multiple million views across all videos is not underrated at all
This whole project seems like an elaborate excuse to talk about your self-made fantasy world which i personally find awesome
Factssss
Frrr I wanna know what the book he made is called
i am your 600th like
Yo im flabbergasted i got a heart
“Shovel I think it’s crooked” I love the indecisiveness between you two, also that crown looked wicked tbh, smart move
I'm OBSESSED with this necromancy lore. Necromancers with a huge reverence for life is one of those counterintuitive ideas that makes so much sense when you think about it. I love it when things that are typically dark and spooky or evil-coded are actually much more benevolent under the surface than was assumed. The backstory that they imprisoned God so long that the god died and they used its skull as a castle is SO badass, and such a good take on the stereotypical evil lair.
I also love how the themes of the castle itself are reflected in the surrounding environment. It's so clear how much thought and intelligence and care goes into all this worldbuilding, and the swamp and village turned out AMAZING.
These videos are so fun and creative, every one of them is a treat.
“No god should have dominion over death, who has so little appreciation for life.”
@@nicodiangelo6788where’s the quote from?
@@egregastandindus1193 “What If?” S2E7
@@nicodiangelo6788 makes sense. Thanks for letting me know!
Lore idea. About the trees; how about calling them Dead-Man Graves (mangraves for short) and they have a myth about them sprouting from the graves of people not given a proper burial. Or how about Soul Catcher Pines and stories are told about how they a guardians of the souls of the wrongly executed. Or maybe both as I am a fan of fantasy settings with polymyths as opposed to monomyths.
I appreciate the lore potential a lot and I appreciate the pun even more
I love the world you have created and shared, do you have any tips on naming fictional places?@@shovel241
love it!!!!!!!
@@shovel241 “ WRITE THAT DOWN ”
BLOOD TREES
The concept, the video, the dedication, the editing. Holy crap, the effort this guy puts is on a whole another level. Plus, he wrote a book.
Honestly this take on Necromancy, wraiths, liches, etc is very creative. I love when people subvert what many assume to be the sort of evil scourge of a fantasy world. Really well done thematically and of course the building is amazing. But at this point I don't think anyone's surprised with how crazy your past builds for this world have been.
Another fun fact about the cypress tree that makes it fit even more into this build is that in some spiritualities/religions, it's actually got the symbolism of death and the cycle of life, so it's definitely awesome that you chose them to base your trees off of.
I gotta say, i recreated these stone pillars from this video and they are one of the hardest things ive ever recreated. The sheer amount of different blocks used on the shading is monstrous. You are exceptionally talented to be able to come up with that
The amount of backstory and storytelling is something id see in a novel and would love to see an anime made out of. Love the building just as much as the world building a d story telling.
Why does it always have to be an anime?
@@kairavpatel1392bro is down bad for anime girls
@@_8gb_75 Nah cuz people just be obsessed with anime for no reason
@@kairavpatel1392 real😭
@@kairavpatel1392 what do you mean, "for no reason?" Anime is popular cause people think it's cool. If you don't like it that's also cool, and I respect that opinion. Just acknowledge that you aren't a fan and understand that other people are allowed to like anime.
You know what would be interesting, having a very large group of people do a larp in this environment with the lord you set up. It would be so interesting to see the world come alive not just in building but in population
An Absolutely massive SMP on this world would be awesome
POLITICS
LORE
WAR
MAYBE IF WERE LUCKY MODS THAT ADD A (good) MAGIC SYSTEM
LOREEREEEE
@@Blairk4673 there is an mmo planned with classes and other stuff for the far future.
@@Blairk4673 LOREEEEEE
It would be nice for the dying MCRP community lol.
The only thing cooler than the building is the lore!
wow. it looks so amazing! im building a giant map for our server right now too and I always come here to get my motivation back. I know how much work this is!
I love that everything has a story and is build with so much love. huge respect brother!
The Build: 10/10
The Edititing: 10/10
The Comedy: 10/10
The Length: 9/10, could be longer.
The Popularity: 0/10 deserves way more subs.
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“The length: 9/10, could be longer”
Well um… this is higher than his most other videos…?
@@infinite1497 I’m not saying his other vids are the perfect length
@@infinite1497i would want as much details and length as possible cuz these vids take months
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Living the dream, putting your thoughts and dreams into a physical build in Minecraft is the highest form of creativity.
I've been watching minecraft videos for practically a decade now, yet no one has managed to blow me away with every upload the way shovel has. a thousand kudos to you sir!!
Having a nation of the dead, reveared instead of feared is such a fresh look on it! I admire your creativity and skills, shovel, masterclass in every video.
Bravo.
Lore Idea: Coral Colony, a underwater cities that thrives along the reefs, using aqua magic to encase their cities in a nearly impenetrable bubble, there are 3 different cities each one specialising in a different thing, Hunting, Exploring, Understanding, and the people of the 3 cities represent their specialties, yet they all have one thing in common: They worship the Titanic Whale, the lord of the Ocean, it appear once every 100 years to claim its offering, and if the offering isn't good, it strikes down the protective bubble, flooding their civilisation. Hope you take inspiration from this, keep up the good job shovel!
Ohhhh, interesting!
yooooo you cooked with this one great idea!
if he doesn't have room to put it actually under the water he could make a new dimension that is what happens when you go far enough into the water to reveal the entire city
all of shovels builds as a server would make life complete!🤩
That last minute “HOLD ON let me just redo these few things THEN I promise I’m done” feeling is so real. For the record I think the orangey-red was the perfect call. Incredible work, as always- I love hearing the lore/stories behind the details!
funny, i liked the green more, had more of a necromancy feel instead of the classic evil vibe here. did also match better with the purple monoliths
but i can definetly see why one would make that change as it pops really well
I absolutelly love the editing effect in 5:25 of making the world shake when Shovel pastes the skull. It makes the world feel more real and like Shovel and other builders are gods building the world
I've never played Minecraft and I loved this video. The lore presentation is amazing. The scope of the project is genuinely impressive. Great work all around.
That pupil inside the skull was a brilliant idea. Apart from the entire build and story, the production is top notch!
Definition of quality over quantity
HOW IS IT 19H AGO
Lol
your joking right? Its quality and quantity for this one theres ALOT of GOOD stuff
I know! I think the fact that he only posts videos every couple of months is great because it makes it so much more exciting when he does because you know you're in for a treat!!
still a fair bit of quantity, though.
The amount of dedication placed into this project was insane. I might have watched this two months later, but that doesn’t mean my appreciation for the creativity is any less. Everything from the build to the lore is incredible. A splendid job. 👏
I think there should be an underwater city where everyone is sworn to secrecy and there are wizards who team up with the aqua faction you made in your last video and they stop filtering the engine to make it explode
Nah bro you have reached the limits of this game this is so good it feels illegal to make other people look bad
This is actually insane. I love building in minecraft and similar games and I honestly love this. As someone who writes as a hobby and loves all things fantasy, this is epic. 10/10, your channel deserves infinitely more views.
I like the idea that the trees you made were some kind of artificial breed made by the scientists, in the same way that they make chimera, combining the bald cypress and mangrove for something that fits aesthetically, as well as being really durable against the elements due to their more twisty and deep-rooted nature
Hello Shovel, I am an avid fan of your videos and I wanted to help you in accordance with the lore and history of your intricate fantasy world. I have prepared a massive lore idea that might help you a lot in creating your world.
I have also been writing a giant fantasy world so I may or may not know how it feels to be faced with such a colossal task, so I am here to help.
Let's begin:
So Imagine something like an... Opposite dimension, what I mean is like a dimension not found in your world that is evil, and is a giant wasteland, something like an underworld but not really.
|Description|
•So here is my idea. A giant nether-like landscape where the ground is just a barren landscape of dark looking stone, a place of everlasting heat and darkness and evil, the waters are of nothing but blood and lava, I call it Malevoria or "Pit of Doom".
•This place is ruled by the evil god Vargoirn(god of terror) (Var-Goy-Rurn), he looks filfthy, a head of a demon with three eyes, the middle eye is white while the other two are red, he has four horns (you decide where to put them), a floating Upper Body (he has no lower body), he also has 6 arms, two of which are massive spiritual looking skeleton arms. His skin color is read and he is very buff, he also has two skeleton heads on his shoulders as just a fashion choice of his, he is also not wearing a shirt since... Well idk. Well everything else is up to you.
•He has a pet called Vainar, a wyvern with scales tougher than obsidian and fiery orange/red eyes that can burn anyone that looks directly unto it, he has two horns that have the color of a bone block and his tale can wrap around a building indicating his massive size.
•Malevoria is a seperate dimension located outside of Etheria which can only be accessed through rigorous rituals or places where even the gods fear to go to, or unknown places with eerie vibes or portals that were lost in time.
|Society|
•In Malevoria, there is a hierarchy based on how powerful you are(5), which are the ghouls, beasts, demons, reapers, and Destructors. The ghouls are just basic citizens of Malevoria, they consist of power stronger than ordinary groups of humans (about a group of 5-10) but they are not that strong in Malevoria. Beasts can destroy entire camps of people (about 15-30 people). Demons can destroy entire buildings of people (about 50-100 people). Reapers can destroy multiple buildings or even cities of people (500-2000 people). And Destructors, only consisting of 7 members can destroy about 5 nations max (idk anymore). And if you are a little confused, I meant by the amount they can destroy, they can do all those destruction each.
•The Destructors are quite literally, the right hand men of Vargoirn, they live in the castle of Vargoirn called The Twisted Crown(the castle is located in the highest peak called mount void), and they each represent a deadly sin (You can make their names or I can comment extra to write them). So the reapers, they live in manors and mansions up in the mountains. The demons live in middle class houses near the volcanos or halfway through mountains where the reapers live. Beasts live in small houses below the mountains and near Lava lakes. And finally, the ghouls live in caves, yeah, just in caves.
|Lore and History|
So the main part of the history is that in the days of creation, the god mightiest of them all Aiavan sought to enslave the gods for his own entertainment causing him to be basically ganged up on, and thrown in Malevoria along with his angel now turned ghoul Minions. He introduced evil to the hearts of men especially to the Alphas which caused them to Exterminate the Omegas. He also created the beasts of the land and introduced war to men. But his most evil deed is the introduction of dark magic, a magic never before seen in Etheria which destroyed the balance of magic due to its formidable power. Why hasn't dark magic been introduced yet you may ask? Well it is simple, the gods have agreed to not introduce this filfth to man and to keep it a secret for it will only cause war and despair and people will try to dominate each other.
Yeah, so that is it... Pls read and try to consider this, my head and hands hurt, I have been typing for 5 hours now, Welp, if I need to give more lore, I will be glad to.
HOLYYYY THATS LONG
Bro, this is sick! as a fellow "mega fantasy world" writer i can see the love you've put into this.
i love your building stile so i love your veduwe
Please let your hands and eyes rest, that it to long to be writing for- also amazing I personally suggested using old Norse for the magic runes bc that way a scavenger hunt could be set up, whether its just a joke or for something bigger....
Yes just yes
dude. that eye idea is insane. I am genuinely mindblown by that like everything you've built is incredible but that eye just cemented you as such a creative artist
Snerpies secret pickle recipe:
Pickles recipe:
4 cups of water
2 cups of vinegar
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup sugar
6 gloves of garlic
2 tablespoons of dillseeds
2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
with fresh drill sprigs.
- Thank me later.
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brb trying this recipe
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@@vhyez how was it?
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One of my favorite tricks is using void air blocks and barrier blocks to make things like lava and water flow in ways that actively defy the laws of physics. You should consider playing around with that mechanic in one of your next builds, it might be fun.
@shovel241 I want to thank you so so much for this amazing series, Shovel! This has inspired me to create my own fantasy world and story. I already have a map, 13 nations, languages that I have invented, and endless lore! Again, thank you so very much for planting the seed that will soon grow into an orchard of possibilities and ideas!
I liked this a lot. I wonder what their relationship with mythology and storytelling is like. Why detail the history of your people if everyone’s functionally immortal? How does your mythos change when you yourself are mythologized? Also, if life is so sacred to these people, and death is closely monitored, are births monitored too? Can they even reproduce?
Man I love that you add a story behind each of your builds. It defines your art, gives more meaning to it.
This is incredible! The entire time I was watching this i kept thinking of how i could write characters to live and be apart of these areas! Your builds are incredible keep up the good work!
it would have taken me YEARS to find out cauldrons blend in with deepslate! That's GENIUS! I found it out at 6:49 and the more he uses cauldrons the more I'm blown away!
Lore idea: The Cave Dwellers (I don’t know what to call them). They live in deep caves, but need light to survive. They have a daily meeting for an hour where they sit in the sun, under the sunroof of their giant castle, housed under deep, dark caves
if they need light to survive, why do they live in deep caves-?
There already is a cave dweller.
That’s already a mod.
@@SonnetsonTheHorizon cuz that’s their environment. idk it’s just some idea just like dolphins. They live in the water but need air
@@Woodster-k9448 what a helpful comment talking about exactly what was related and makes tons of sense, because we were discussing modding ideas and not lore
@@Woodster-k9448yup a horror mod is completely the same as a really good idea of an underground race
being able to accurately and beautifully recreate your fantasy setting in an interactable medium like minecraft feels like any world-builder's dream come true!! i can't imagine being able to walk around in the capital city of my friend's d&d campaign (which is, ironically, built out of the bones of an ancient messenger goddess.) or any of the other cities on our map. this is incredible!!!
You’ve gotten way better at pacing yourself and not just locking on one thing at a time so you don’t burn yourself out. Great stuff!
Sick video! Anyway heres a lore idea: There is a cult of escapees from the prison that team up to try take over the world, starting in on of thr cities you have built or will build. They have a headquarters somewhere in a sewer system where therr arr about 20 or 30 members practicing the dark arts and arcane magic. They have discovered a corruption spell that spreads an organic material that strengthens the escapees powers when around it, aiding them in pillaging villages and towns.
This was just a little lore idea I thought of on the spot. It took inspiration from the apocalyptic book im writing.
Thank you for adding a little bit of comedy throughout the video and lore also. Makes it very interesting to watch. Wish I had the patience to do builds like this
As a massive fan of creative uses of necromancy this build is one of the most beautiful we've seen! However throughout the whole video all we could think is... Have you heard of axiom?
Axiom... that sounds familiar...
Edit: Oh yeah, that minecraft mod. Right.
Idea for the next construction. It would be very nice to see a battlefield or urban settlements destroyed by a war hundreds/thousands of years ago, between ancient civilizations that no longer exist and perhaps see what remains of their cities
I think it's your best video. The balance between storytelling, building moments and funny interactions is perfect. I was just sad that the moment you show the final build was that short ahah. Keep on the good work, I can't wait to access your universe on a dedicated server !
Are you ok? I haven’t even spent that much time in building world in total and your like: „Is this enough for 1 build?“
"I crashed the server ... JOSH" is relatable. :D
Just discovered your channel and I am blown away. Your concepts and builds are incredible. This is a world I just want to walk around in so badly. I think you should add more slow flyover footage at the end! I could definitely look at the final build longer.
Great job. The music and jokes and commentary all fit seamlessly together. And thats just the editing! The build was incredible!
I'd love to see more of the ,, Fleefolk". Like the beehive thing or the flying turtle. I absolutely love this skull prison
Dude, I love this build, i’m a huge fan of fantasy and minecraft so this video is perfect
When the world needed him the most, he came back
THE THUMBNAIL IS SICK LOVE U SHOVEL. Youre the reason i started to build again
I'm speechless, just WOW! It's dark, menacing, glorious and beautiful.. all rolled into one massive build.. I would ABSOLUTELY want a physical building set of this region if there was one!
Probably the most awesome build I’ve gotten to watch and with such pristine editing? Dude you deserve more for this, props man 👏
Thanks so much! A lot of work went into this so I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Man I love these builds
23:52 That “ YESSSS” 😂😂😂
I’m in grad school for architecture, and all I can say is this guys design eye, and especially project management and workflow process is superb
This man needs to stop raising the editing standards! Us peasants can’t keep up!
Protag??!??!?! Your my favorite TH-camr!! Keep up the good work!!
LORE IDEA: I think there should add more God Remains scattered in the world i can see the factions of the world trying to fight over it, like a Eyeball that was turned into a base where a faction can see into a vague future.
this is extremely clever, this is the first time I've watched something like this and I can understand how long it must take to understand the fundamentals of the server and building its self, you have my props mate very well done
This guy posts like once every 2 months, but every time he does, he becomes the GOAT
I am insanely impressed that you fit 300+ hours into a 27 minute video. WOW!
Don't even play this game but this was amazing. The story telling, video editing, game skill, creativity and execution made quite an enjoyable watch.
👇Anybody rewatching in 2028?
No.
It’s 2024
My brother in Christ it’s 2024
i time travelled for this shi
Definitely here in 2080 🤝🤝
This man has brought me satisfaction beyond measure and actually makes me excited to start my day for once. Good job shovel this gonna be a banger
So the phylactery is basically the trophy and the snake which voldemort used. And the trees give me avatar vibes somehow. Amazing build by the way !!
This would go off the charts if shovel started playing this with his friends after it is conpleted
Matt: "don't gaslight me"
Shovel: "......"
Best conversation 😂
Lore idea for new species,(I'm taking inspiration a bit from totk zonai) The krystalites, a race created by the rathen which are golems made from crystals. Depending from which type of crystals the krystalites can have godly elemental powers, for example a ruby krystalite has the power to summon a massive fire dragon, ascend through walls and telekinesis. Each krystalites however has a special arm which is were they can conduct their spells, if they use their other arm it won't work. During an outbreak all krystalites migrated to another region of your choice. The krystalites are incredibly smart with the dumbest ones as smart as the reaper but they are weak in bodily strength hence why they rely so heavily on their speels. The krystalites live in caves believing that the deeper underground a krystalite is the deeper is your connection to the great one (what they call the god of the realm) Krystalites are able to fuse their bodies to objects making them have better physical strength or new powers but a krystalite can only be fused to one and can never unfuse themselves, for example if one fuses itself to a bone it will mutate into a half golem have skeleton able to perform a weaker form of necromancy than the rathen but still quite powerful. They will live in a massive custom mineshaft with a huge centerpiece known as the Diamond of the Kryonis, Kryonis is the king of the Krystalites who has ice powers and is the only krystalite which can fuse himself to more than 1 item, he lives inside of the castle of kryslite which is what holds the diamond on top of the castle similar to how the tower of barad-dur hold the eye of sauron. This is the end of the lore for now and shovel will create the rest.
If u want to name the trees u made something it could be Nercos Cypress the way these trees got these names is from the people of Mirewood Village putting their dead kin into the trees adding a more spooky and eerie feel to the swamp. While also providing the trees with nutrients and could even give people who aren't residents of the swamp a semi level of paranoia. This will be fueled by the occasional skulls they could be found in the murky waters and trees as this would be a sacred ritual related to the village and only the villagers would ever know about this.
Tho this is just me
Here's a lore idea: A Volcanic Fortress that was made by Dwarves in the north, they used the heat of the volcano to forge weaponry from its fiery breath. They started to worship the mountain and called it "Ignis Deitas" or Fire Deity. One day the Volcano grew tired of the dwarves and created a sword of glittering metal like never seen, no dwarf would be able to resist. The Legendary Sword named: "Ferracaloris" One dwarf named Amali took the sword and cursed his people, the dwarves became dark ignus spirits and could never leave the hot safety of the mountain, lest they flicker out. Amali was cursed differently. Whilst his brethren lost themselves, he regained everything, all his memories. The power of the blade made him strong and bigger than the tallest giants, but he was sealed within stone with only his eyes spared to see the aftermath of his failure. Amali, cursed to sit on an obsidian throne, frozen in stone with the Ferracaloris bonded to his hand, forever. The fortress can be an abandoned city covered in ash and haunted by dark spirits and maybe mobs like Wither Skeletons, Ghasts and other spectral enemies. Outside the volcano can be a dwarf town that stayed away from the demonic mount, it is bustling with many ores to trade. Maybe they use some steam engines with their knowledge of temperature and heat. The Dwarves of the north never used magic but were able to build technology to make life easier, this is also a result of their fear of the evil magic of the Ignis Deitas. I Hope you see this; I LOVE your story series and some of the builds inspired my own novel, and I would love to give a hand in some future building adventures
he already did something like this in one of his videos about a forge. The video's called "building in creative mode is "Easy"". It's a bit of a different idea but there are similarities.
@@AriAnna-dw5qy I made that comment three months ago, I didn't see his other videos yet
im relatively new here. IM OBSESSED with the lore. i could watch this for hours. the talent from you, juno, rale, matt, and taco is insane. the storytelling was my favorite tho. sign me up
imagine building all of this in survival 💀
No thanks
@@oops1208 Yep
Meanwhile the guy who did off-camera building:
@@ichor_xxx 🗿
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7:39 caught me off guard
This is literally something that came out off straight from dark souls
My king you’re back !!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 ANOTHER GREAT UPLOADDD
Maybe it would be cool to have a submerged civilisation, a hub for mining/ trade connecting multiple allied nations.
Bro thats what TrixyBlocks did!
I was on a week long canoe trip when this dropped, and i had seen his post earlier in the summer. I just got back, and this is the best thing i could have been met with. Keep up the good work
0:19 GEOMETRY DASH REFERENCE!!!1!1
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FIRE IN THE HOLE 🙂
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2 mfs who dont know nothing about gd other than the lobotomy meme above me
I only see kungfu panda reference
FIRE IN THE HOLE
LOBOTOMY
Lore idea what about a small normal looking town on the surface but theirs a giant underground city beneath it where a rebellion against the Alphas lyes in wait for the perfect opportunity
Dude's masquerading and utilizing his full art prowess to the fullest in Minecraft and producing cool ass videos in YT. Your concepts breed concepts within them - that's fucking amazing!
25:00 anybody else tempted to make pickles using the recipe?
4:18 shovel has a gf????
Wait what
Crazy right
Heh? (Villager noise)
@@shovel241 Nah bro das crazyyy💀💀
We needed a longer video and a more detailed look on the finished build, you’re absolutely incredible!
11:32 I SAW IT
Saw what
Chimera incubation vault
he almost became an austrain painter
me too
HE'S BACK!
I like to think that the ward stones start their life connected to the ground when they are first built and if they aren’t repaired quickly enough they have to be fully rebuilt. It feels like the ability to build ward stones is a lifelong profession and is one of the most coveted roles to be accepted into. I think it would be cool as well if there was a coven of wrathians that were in charge of up-keeping the stones. Just my personal lore ideas
Hi,Shovel! I have an idea for a build in the space/abyss mesa. Hope it could inspire you. The City of Renol was once a mesmerising location with large quartz structures towering above the many intertwining bridges conecting them, sat in the wasteland behind the iris of The Dark Storm in the middle of the area. The city was much more advanced compared to all of the other setlements in the world,being able to draw strange celestial power from the storm and from the magnetic field around it. It was then that a strange being saw how advanced the city was and decided that it knew too much. In the folowing years, pitch black holes began apearing everywere in the city and looking up at the sky turned people to nothingness. The last things heard from them,sent to the minds of each life of the world were agonising screams. No sane being dares to go near the city, for the screams are loud there. The city, now barely seen in the dark sky is ruined,black,standing in place and time like a statue in a picture,the souls still wailing and scretching in fear, stuck in their portrait of nothing.
yap yap i aint reading all that and womp womp
I do not heed to you reading it, but to Shovel to try to inspire him with the posible location in the abyss mesa.
Thank you, Shovel! I love your chanel and your videos and I realy hope that I could inspire you and that you like my suggestion. Have a great day,Shovel!
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We don't even need to say how mindblowing and beautiful the builds are, but I'd like to take a moment to also appreciate the nice value of the narration, entertaining presentation, and production quality . In short :much ❤, and much jawdrop
14:32 i got an ad right there ong
i got one too was about to comment this
The Definition Of Insanity.
Repeating the same task and expecting a different result?
@@mirandaross4625 yessir
Hey, A) TH-cam is, iirc, his full-time job now, and B) He builds with an *entirely* different style every time, cut him some slack 😅
If you want to add anything else, I think you could add some chains here and there, the like crown. I’m not a pro builder, but I think it would be pretty cool
when building tutorial??
have the crown looked like it's being held down by chains and much more oppressive/invassive like they chiseled pieces of this God's skull away in order to rest an unholy necrotic crown upon it.
The world building and descriptions was giving me 40K lore vibes. love it!
WTF BRO HAS OUTDONE HIMSELF YET AGAIN