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sir fluff

@sirfluff.bsky.social

someone pointed out how some anthro characters of mine wears shoes and some don't, and its such a interesting concept i wanna touch apon but that means i need to draw detailed furry feet and not sure if i can beat the feet enjoyer alligations with this hanging.....

November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM

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jennywolfie.bsky.social

@jennywolfie.bsky.social

It's funny to me how folks get baffled by Anthros and their feral non-sapient counterparts coexisting (such as Goofy walking Pluto or Gumball and his mom getting weirded out from seeing that cat), it's really no more different nor weirder than a Human shown with a monke tbh.

April 26, 2024 at 7:40 PM

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Sappy

@sappysappster.bsky.social

I was talking about this to a friend

But I wish more animal-based/furry series delved into animal phrases or idioms like when it comes to worldbuilding and jokes

"This guy eats like a pig, and I'M a pig! This is ridiculous!"

October 31, 2024 at 3:49 PM

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Chili Chapters

@chilichapters.bsky.social

Onward, post-haste!!!

John and Andi got that sibling energy that Fondant doesn't really get.

John, Andi and Fondant (c) Me

#oc
#originalcharacter
#manga
#anime
#comic
#webcomic
#webtoon
#worldbuilding
#anthro
#furry
#characterdesign
#chilichapters

Black and white artwork of ChiliChapters' original characters from his manga series Pinup Monster. John is running and giving Andi a piggyback, as she yells and points forward. John gives an awkward smile as a drop of sweat runs down his face. Fondant stands far in the background, silhouetted, with a question mark by her head.

August 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM

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Prince Nogard 🐲✨

@space-salaman.bsky.social

[lore] welcome to Roia! 🌘
> tried to make a short introduction to the world! hello newcomers 👋🪐
#marubahrt #worldbuilding #lore #alienplanet #biology #dinosaurs #scifi #fantasy

a visual of the two suns with a ringed gas giant in orbit, then a habitable moon and 2 other minor moons. the diagram enumerates the 5 sentient species on the planet, hugging happily: birds, crocs, dragons, fish, and snakes. the wild animals are dinosaurian, plants are purple. the anomalous happens some times, creatures corrupted by a mysterious fungi. furry, scalie, anthro, alien, planet, world, scifi, fantasy, worldbuilding, planets, bird, crocodile, lizard, fish, dragon, goat, dinosaur, trex, pterodactyl, apatosaurus, raptor, magic, bug, fungus, glowing, anomaly, normalcy, lore

August 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM

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the calamitous lyall

@lyallamity.cuppydog.city

filing this under "excellent furry worldbuilding"

September 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM

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Charl Landsberg (They/Them) ‍⚧️

@charllandsberg.bsky.social

Absolutely! I made my world so big and vast that if players want to add something I'm like "Add a dot!" One time my players were responsible for a dot being removed... but that's a different story... a horrible different story 🤣

October 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM

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Merric

@squirrelsized.bsky.social

More lore in furry.

Embrace your worldbuilding, your storytelling; tell me about how things work for your characters' worlds and why

I am such a sucker for Cool Shit and our community is OVERFLOWING with ideas. So don't be afraid of your ideas. Get wild! Get weird! Tell your stories!! 🐿🧡

October 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM

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Baron!

@baronboar.bsky.social

This time let's circle back to equity later and focus on some basics! What's up with TAILS?

1.
First of all, why do the people in a setting even need tails?
Humans don't have tails for a number of reasons, we don't chase prey so we don't need it to help us change direction like a rudder. We also don't climb trees so we don't need one for keeping hold of branches or for balance.
But in a world of megafauna, maybe you need a tail to help you turn fast to flee?
Or maybe a hunter needs a rudder to swim?
But most importantly!! It's fun & helps your people feel unique!

[IMG: A an anthro rat and sea lion, the rat is leaning over in a similar fashion to the sea lion who naturally stands horizontally like a T-rex. This shows how they both can use tails as counter balance.]

Think about why species in a setting might have tails and perhaps you will think of something that adds depth to your world…
For warmth, like a blanket! To increase visibility when foraging! For Combat!!!

[IMG Three tails, a big fluffy artic fox tail, a tall lemur tail, and a spiny draconic tail.]

2.
Clothing is the main issue I see brought up when discussing tails & Furgonomics. many solutions can be found when looking at furry artwork, so look around! The only solution i'd say is not valid is…The belt under the tail.

[IMG: a tailed person from behind, their jeans are below the tail, you can see their butt cheeks.]
[IMG: Two illustrations of human femurs with tails, the spine points them downwards.]

A tail would sit far too low to comfortably wear trousers there, imagine wearing yours below the pelvis at your hips? Even with a belt that is far too risqué!
The best solutions all put the waistband above the tail and either have a hole for the tail or in the case of clothing like dresses and skirts allow the tail to sit freely beneath.

[IMG: Three different people with different garments. The first is labelled 'breech cloth', it's a Y shaped cut of fabric attached to the waist by a string. The second is labelled 'sarong', the feline figure from the side has a length of fabric around the belly with a length hanging down over their pubic area like a loin cloth. The third is the most like trousers/pants, the belt keeps shut a flap that goes over the base of the tail that overlaps with the tail hole.]

In my setting of Firnus different cultures have their own designs to fit environmental needs. The Gilter
braghe is a sleeveless trouser designed with modesty in mind. compare this to the rav breechcloth, made for wearing under robes. Or avoid the tail hole all together and beat the heat with the pantheran quarter sarong!

3.
So where else can tails be a problem…? CHAIRS.

[IMG: Two normal chairs, they have back rests but also gaps between that and the seat.]

most people are going to jump immediately to seats like these:

But i'm going to make my case as to why this would not be comfortable:
See this dog skeleton to the right? When a quadrupedal animal sits, they don't rest on their upper legs or put any pressure on their fragile tails, Instead they rest on their hocks & hind feet!
Why? Exactly as we discussed with trousers, tails wouldn't go out, they'd go down.
As part of the spine, if you wanted to sit back in a chair your spine would be vertical.

[IMG: A dog skeleton from the side.]
[IMG: A small concerned mustelid says: "Sitting on your tail would feel like bending your fingers backwards with your full body weight!"]

…So, I believe anthro species wouldn't want to put pressure on their tails by sitting on them… So we cut a hole out from the bottom and back of the chair, right?
Yes! and no. Yes because when you're world building you can do whatever works best for you! But no because I'm not satisfied with this answer and I'm driving this PNG!!!! So how do we fix this? Let's see why chairs even exist in the first place!

[IMG: a chair like the ones above with a half circle cut from the back of the seat.]

4.
The earliest (known) chairs come from the 2nd dynasty of Egypt during the Thinite period. These chairs were as short at the seat as 10 inches! …But like, Why? as a status symbol! These caught on as nobility wished to copy kings, and then the common people copied nobility. They're also useful to keep your clothes clean and prevent you from resting on cold or wet ground.

[IMG: Two desert foxes, one on a chair is joyfully sitting upon a chair, covered in gold adornments like a pharaoh. He says: 'I'm sitting higher! So I'm better than you!' The other fox looks concerned, wears no gold as she kneels and says: 'Hm.']

But we don't need kings!!
If you want something for similar use without those connotations. Here's some options:

[IMG: Two people sitting on a bench and a large plush pillow as well as a rectangular cushion that's rolled up.]

Kneeling! While many cultures use
this to show reverence, few still
kneel for comfort.
Benches and stools! Before chairs
became affordable for the average
person simpler furnishings were
commonly used. These don't have
tricky tail holes to fumble around
with and can be as simple as a plank.
cushions! A thick pillow or rolled
rug would allow a person to sit
cross-legged without their tail
pressing down against a hard
surface.

Think about who needs chairs, where they'd be used, and the
answer will come naturally! Have fun world building!

#furgonomics #furry #fantasy #worldbuilding #tail #fantasywriting #furrywriter #firnus

February 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM

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Queen Delrose

@hotcakehound.bsky.social

Everyone talks about furgonomics but I think a lot about a world where pooltoy furries, robots, etc all kind of just coexist with everyone else and what kind of specialty stuff they would have day to day

August 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM

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LILLY! 🔞🔪

@sealsona.bsky.social

OHHH HELL YES HELL YES love to see furgonomics in character costuming these rock!!!! I picture open-backed helmets to allow them to slide in antlers but man you have GOT to find a talented armorsmith for that

August 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM