Checkpoint 2: Ambitions and challenges

[nepenthee]

The challenge has garnered a good amount of webmasters, from familiar to new faces, yay! To anyone reading this while still debating whether to sign up: Do consider joining us even if you might not finish your shrine by the deadline. You are invited to make use of this space if it motivates you and drives the completion of your shrine along!

My questions this week: Do you have any specific plans for your shrine aside from the challenge theme, e.g. is there anything specific you want to achieve, something new you want to try out, a skill you want to pick up? Where do you foresee your biggest challenges?

Again, feel free to chat about anything, no need to answer any of these questions. Also note that any previous checkpoint posts will stay open and you are more than welcome to reply and continue conversations there!

Comments

[blaubeermars]

For the Fern shrine, my plans go beyond simply following the challenge theme. I want it to capture the quiet strength and resilience that defines her, to make it feel like a space where visitors can sense her journey: from loss to choosing life, from loneliness to companionship. I’d like to experiment with lighting and atmosphere in a way that reflects her early life: shadows for the hardships she endured, soft warm glows for the moments of care from Heiter and the connection with Frieren. I’m also interested in adding interactive elements, maybe a way for visitors to “practice magic” or see the Zoltraak spell in some visual form, as a nod to her growth and skill.

A new skill I’d like to try out is storytelling through environment and design (not just placing facts), but letting the shrine itself narrate Fern’s emotional arc. I want each section to feel intentional, almost like walking through pages of her life. This is a change for me. In the past, I would usually fill my shrines with stats, basic information, and clear facts about a character. Now, I’m trying something different. I want to put more of my thoughts, my reflections, and my understanding of Fern’s story into the space, so visitors can feel her life, not just learn about it.

[nepenthee]

Christina, I like how you describe this shift in your shrine-making so consciously, and am eager to see how your shrines evolve and how you express your own reception of your shrine subject(s) in the space that you carve out! x)