Discovering Steppe Nomads: Secrets for worldbuilding fantasy cultures

Steppe nomads are always fun to include in a fantasy world. From the vast armies thundering across the open plains to the powerful animals bred for for the best endurance, they certainly make a splash in any fantasy world. But how do you make yours stand out and yet still ground them in reality? What was the reality of steppe nomads in our world anyway?
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Chapters
0:00 Thundering over the Grasslands
1:33 What are nomadic people?
4:37 Life on the Move
13:18 Wealth & Governance
19:28 Spirituality & Religion
25:02 Warfare & Weapons
30:58 Magic of the Steppe
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[@JustInTimeWorlds]

What other cultures do you think I should cover like this?

[@StarlasAiko]

On ancestral worship/magic, my nomads always keep a part of the bodies of the dead with them, usually a braid of hair, so that the dead can continue to travel with the tribe, even though the body was left behind. Commonly, the family members of the dead keep the preserved hair, but very old tribes carry so many braids, they have a Tent of the Forebearers to house all the ancesters and may only be entered by the shaman.

[@JustInTimeWorlds]

Oh that’s a very cool bit of lore.

[@weltengeist]

I also build a semi-nomad steppe culture. Very interesting to see this video! Please keep on making these.

[@JustInTimeWorlds]

I have quite a few :)

[@xKeeganxxx]

@24:28 Cat sighting :3

[@yuin3320]

This is so wonderful, thank you very much for this. I have multiple steppe based cultures in my fantasy world and I'm dedicated to not doing what many works of fiction seem to do by making them just a single "culture of hats". I like to think I've done decent so far but there are some real gems in here i think will help me take it to the next level! Like how I'd never considered how tribes would distinguish themselves from one another visually and that alone has given me so many ideas. Thanks again!

[@JustInTimeWorlds]

Glad you enjoyed it! Your world sounds very interesting :)

[@ronecotex]

What do you think of the Mongols becoming the enforcers for the Roman Empire

[@JustInTimeWorlds]

Well, for that to happen, the Roman Empire would need to beat them. I’m not sure who would win that fight!

[@mrmarmellow563]

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