ELEMENTAL YARN

A "yarn" is an old-timey term for an adventurous tale. Stories are the beating heart and foundation of society, and are probably the most important thing we've ever invented. "Elemental" is an adjective referring to the most basic principles of a subject. Therefore, "elemental yarn" is the distilled essence of storytelling.

Storytelling isn't constrained to writing novels or screenplays. A story is a rise and fall of tension, a dramatic question, a beginning and conclusion. You can find these components everywhere you look—sports, news, science, history, relationships, art. You can build engines to generate these experiences for others through game design, which gives those stories a uniqueness to those who help tell them.

Elemental Yarn is a space to explore aspects of storytelling across a variety of mediums; to research the foundational components of enjoyment and meaning. For me and my interests, that means game design, worldbuilding, fiction, and more.

Also, for reasons I can't fully explain, I find the concept of fibrous yarn as a foundational element of the universe vastly amusing.

Welcome to the Elemental Plane of Yarn.