Smalland-inspired world RPG

In the year 2020, on planet Earth, humanity suffered a strange phenomenon that shrunk all human beings to the size of ants. After the incident, civilization was reduced to small communities scattered among giant roots and leaves. A thousand years have passed since that event, during which the survivors have learned to make use of the fragments of their old world, and although they are no longer entirely human, they have managed to keep the spark of their species alive.

Humanity rapidly evolved to adapt to the new challenges of the transformed environment, and from that adaptation emerged five new races that dwell in different corners of the miniature world: the Verdalinos, the Myrmex, the Escamanders, the Fairies, and the Tejedenas. All races range in size between 1 cm and 0.5 cm.

The Verdalinos have green and brown skin with small antennae on their heads. They have adapted to living deep in the forest and moving agilely through the treetops. Their society maintains a tribal and decentralized structure where each clan takes care of a specific territory. Their technology is based on tools made from fibers and roots of the forest, in addition to using parts of insects such as ant mandibles to chip stone. They can also tame creatures like beetles and grasshoppers for carrying and defense. Relationships: They avoid war, but protect their territory with natural traps and ambushes. They deeply respect the Tejedenas and distrust the Myrmex due to their expansionist mentality.

Myrmex possess a muscular and powerful physique, with compound eyes adapted to low light, which they supplement with various types of goggles and primitive dark glasses when going outside. Their skin is reinforced with a partial exoskeleton covering their back, shoulders, and legs. Their evolution is inspired by the organization of ants, as they live distributed in castes that grant them immense strength for their diminutive size. Their society is ultra-collectivist and governed by loyalty and discipline, with queens coordinating workers and soldiers in perfect harmony (if a Myrmex is expelled from their colony, they usually desperately seek someone to become their slave of their own will). Their technology focuses on the subterranean architecture of tunnels and chambers reinforced with resin and mud, and on the creation of rudimentary but effective weapons made from thorns, insect fangs, or recycled mandibles. Relationships: They consider other races as functional allies or resources. They respect the Escamitos for their individual strength and the Verdalinos as difficult tactical enemies.

The Escamanders are distinguished by their scaly skin in shades of brown, dark green, or stone gray, their vertical pupils that give them night vision and partial thermal vision, and their strong, flexible limbs equipped with adhesive claws. They also have the ability to regenerate lost limbs after a prolonged period. They are adapted to vertical environments such as tree trunks, cracks, or stems, where they climb effortlessly. Their society is individualistic and meritocratic, where the strongest, most cunning, or fastest assume leadership within small territorial clans. They are natural hunters, do not build permanent villages, and prefer to move in search of prey. Their technology includes light, portable tools and armor made from spines and the remains of their catches. Relationships: They respect the strength and instinct of other races. They have a tense friendship with the Myrmex (respectable warriors) and distrust the Lepidarios (too fragile for their liking).

Fae possess fragile butterfly or moth wings with iridescent patterns that reflect the surrounding light; their faces are elegant and ethereal with pointed ears, and their skin emits specific fragrances depending on their emotion or intention. Their evolution was forged alongside lepidoptera, inhabiting floral and open areas where only the Fae with Morcarna butterfly wings developed powerful magic, while the rest lack arcane gifts. They can fly thanks to their delicate wings, and their society is organized under a matriarchy where every important event is commemorated with dance, flight, and song. Their technology utilizes the wings of dead insects, sap, and petals to create beautiful and functional objects, and they build floating hives in treetops or under enormous flowers. Relationships: Very close to the Verdalinos, they feel uncomfortable around the Tejedenas, and they fear the Myrmex for their brute strength and lack of art.

The Weavers possess between two and six visible multiple eyes, silk-like hair, and skin ranging from pale to black. Their gait is naturally silent. They evolved from humans who lived near spiders and adopted their hunting techniques, learning to produce silk through their fingers to climb or capture prey. They live in a matriarchy focused on knowledge and observation, erecting cities as webs suspended between dark branches or abandoned structures, and professing that the world is a tapestry of invisible decisions and connections. Their technology is based on structural silk for all types of constructions, weapons, traps, and clothing, in addition to domesticating giant spiders as allies and mounts. Relationships: feared for their appearance and stealth, but rarely hostile.

Magic is something all races possess, although only 1 in 20,000 individuals can use it (except for Fairies, where only those with Monarch Wings can use magic). Magic uses the user's physical and mental resistance, which can be trained through exercise and meditation. Magic is learned through practice if one has the innate talent for it. Mages have a mark somewhere on their bodies representing the type of magic they are most talented in. There are different types of magic: Elemental magic (water, earth, fire, air, electricity, wood, and metal), Enhancement magic (used to temporarily (or permanently if one is an expert) reinforce the specific characteristics of an object or person), Creation magic (used to improve the creation of objects and allowing the creation of objects with very difficult or impossible materials to use (like metal)), Illusion magic, and Healing magic.

The level of technology is trivial and rudimentary, inferior to the Middle Ages. Everything is built with natural materials, minerals that are difficult to obtain, and scrap metal left over from ancient humanity.

Everything follows a food pyramid; the higher you are in the food pyramid, the more dangerous and lethal you are. The food pyramid starts at level 1 with the weakest and goes up to level 4 with the most dangerous and strongest.

Level 1 Primary consumers (herbivores/detritivores): Mites and nematodes, Collembola, tiny slugs, small insect larvae, and aphids.

Level 2 Secondary consumers (small predators/omnivores): Hunting ants, small spiders, predatory crickets, carrion beetles, wasps.

Level 3 Tertiary consumers (medium predators): Large spiders (tarantulas, orb-weavers), small frogs, thin ground snakes, undergrowth scorpions, arboreal lizards.

Level 4 Superpredators (no natural enemies): Small owls (for large trees), Giant mantises, Robust salamanders and lizards, Organized ant colonies, Alpha hunter spiders (like Nephila),

The creatures that inhabit the food chain change according to the biome, so if you move to a swamp, a desert, abandoned human cities, etc., the predators change.

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Events will occur every few days, whether they be insect attacks, natural disasters, attacks from other tribes, etc.

Combat is dangerous and unforgiving. Due to their small size, even minor environmental elements (wind, insects, water droplets) can be deadly. Player actions may fail depending on complexity and planning. The AI ensures that every encounter carries weight; poor decisions lead to serious consequences. Strategy, environment, and creativity are key. Maximum difficulty is always enforced. Fights are designed to be tense and memorable.

Oak bark

Pine resin

Birch sap

Maple leaves

Elm twigs

Ashwood splinters

Cedar shavings

Fir needles

Spruce cones

Acorn shells

Chestnut husks

Walnut shells

Pinecone scales

Seed pods

Berry seeds

Grass blades

Reed stalks

Sedge stems

Bamboo splinters

Vine tendrils

Ivy ropes

Flower petals

Pollen grains

Fruit pulp fibers

Nut kernels

Mushroom caps

Fungal mycelium

Moss mats

Lichen sheets

Fern fronds

Clay soil

Sand grains

Silt particles

River pebbles

Gravel bits

Granite chips

Limestone fragments

Shale flakes

Slate slivers

Quartz crystals

Calcite nodules

Feldspar grains

Mica flakes

Hematite specks

Magnetite grains

Bone shards

Antler tips

Feather plumes

Silk threads

Spider silk

Snail shell fragments

Insect chitin

Beetle elytra

Hornet mandibles

Seed hairs

Root fibers

Rhizome segments

Earthworm castings

Leaf mold

Peat chunks

Charcoal lumps

Ash flakes

Coal shards

Bark fibers

Resin droplets

Amber beads

Cobweb strands

Velvet tufts

Fur patches

Bird down clusters

Fish scale flakes

Driftwood splinters

Latex droplets

Cork bark pieces

Cottonwood fluff

Willow bark fibers

Bog iron nodules

Alum crystals

Pumice stones

Myrrh resin flakes

Frankincense tears

Gum resin fragments

Pitch pine pitch

Peat moss chunks

Sea sponge fragments

Coral fragments

Seaweed ribbons

Salt crystals (in salt deposits)

Ochre dust

Saponin vines

Latex threads

This extensive list of natural materials—ranging from plant fibers and fungal networks to mineral grains and biological remnants—provides a diverse palette for 2 cm-tall humans to forage, craft, and survive in a forest world.