#swordtember2025

The 2025 Swordtember prompt list is here!

If you're unaware, Swordtember is an online creative challenge I started back in 2020. The challenge is themed around swords and takes place across the month of September. From 3D models to D&D campaigns, and everything in between- it's always a blast to see what people make!

As always, this is intended to be a low stress challenge. There's no need to participate daily (I sometimes sit it out entirely because life gets so busy this time of year!). There's also no pressure to follow my prompt list- I know other people put out some amazing lists (and you can totally just freestyle and do your own thing, of course).

During September I'll be rounding up my favorite entries on Saturdays (Sworderdays?) from challenge participants to share on Bluesky and Instagram. Just post with #swordtember ! I'm so excited to see what people make this year.

Here's the written out prompt list:

shell

moss

automaton

scale

bell

fossil

clock

canine

feline

rodent

reliquary

concealed

bloom

rot

lace

carved

gem

beetle

membrane

vapor

ring

swan

owl

venom

bubble

harpy

spring

summer

autumn

The heat of the forge against your skin, the weight of the blade in your hand…

It’s Swordtember time!! Just a few days to go, and here’s this year’s list suggested by my lovely patrons!!

If you’d like to join in, tag your posts with #RBSWORDTEMBER to distinguish from the main swordtember tags, and so I can have a look and see what you make!! ⚔️

And, what is swordtember? The challenge is to design one sword a day going off of these prompts! You can draw, write, 3D model, crochet, sculpt - just make something cool and sharp!!!

You can do all month long, you can just do your fave prompts, any sword is a good sword!

The main focus is HAVE FUN! I have met so many awesome artists through this challenge, and it’s awesome waking up every day to see what people are making :}

#4 - Scale

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