Granny Weatherwax's Cottage

[EnbyKaiju]

I wanted to do something a little special to start my forever world, and with everything going on I needed to start somewhere familiar & comforting. So my first little house project is from something that always made me feel safe, the works of Terry Pratchett. 

It felt right to make Granny Weatherwax's cottage. A twisted home made up of little expansions & lean-tos.
One day I'd love to do more Discworld themed builds, maybe do all of Lancre town in a mountainous region.

Anyone else here a Discworld fan?

[Echo Weaver]

I just love it. Thanks for sharing!

[Arsenik Milk]

Really impressive. I always try to strive for that lived-in feel.

I looked up the reference image, since I've not read any of the Discworld series, and see how good of a job you did. It's a shame we can't chisel the quarter log corner blocks - I feel that would fit much better for the roof of the overhang for the front door.

I'd be interested to see how you decide(d) to decorate the interior. 

[EnbyKaiju]

12 hours ago, Arsenik Milk said:

Really impressive. I always try to strive for that lived-in feel.

I looked up the reference image, since I've not read any of the Discworld series, and see how good of a job you did. It's a shame we can't chisel the quarter log corner blocks - I feel that would fit much better for the roof of the overhang for the front door.

I'd be interested to see how you decide(d) to decorate the interior. 

This was only really my starter house while I looked for somewhere a little bigger to set my plans on. I'm playing on ~0% landmass & 30 day months so this was just a tiny witch's cottage in the middle of the ocean so wasn't really suitable for long term. The inside was a very basic cozy layout without a lot of design work to it. It did last me till autumn though, which is when I had enough flax to make a boat and find somewhere better. But it's nice to know that if I ever die without a respawn gear set I'll end up back in that cozy cottage about 30k blocks away from my forever island, haha.

Once I really get to work on my forever island I'll post up some screenshots.  

[BlackMoonHowling]

What a cozy little cottage!!

[Big Bad]

As a Discworld fan, this is marvelous! I believe you nailed the atmosphere with that little overhang and bench.

On a slightly Disc-related note, when I first entered the archives it reminded me of the L-space in the Unseen University.

[EnbyKaiju]

4 hours ago, Big Bad said:

As a Discworld fan, this is marvelous! I believe you nailed the atmosphere with that little overhang and bench.

On a slightly Disc-related note, when I first entered the archives it reminded me of the L-space in the Unseen University.

Absolutely!

I'd really love to do more Discworld themed builds in the coming runs, the Discworld Emporium sells a lot of puzzles that have fantastic art to use as references. Would be pretty lovely to do the Broken Drum, or Death's house, or go all in and try an Unseen University/Tower of Art. For a chilly temperate zone though I think Lancre is the perfect place to get started.

[EnbyKaiju]

I've had some folks ask where I referenced this idea from, and it's from a print from a Discworld collectables store. There's probably a lot more detail I could go into with it, and in my next build I probably will go a lot more intricate, especially on the inside, but if you'd like the reference to try for your own it's at the link below. It's a beautiful design that fits perfectly into the kind of design philosophies that Vintage Story allows for!

And if you haven't read the Discworld books before, I highly recommend it! They are wonderful experiences.

https://www.discworldemporium.com/product/granny-weatherwax-s-cottage-print/