# Creature in the Rye: A different kind of apocalypse
**URL:** https://discourse.rpgcauldron.com/t/creature-in-the-rye-a-different-kind-of-apocalypse/3632
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**Created:** [July 7, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgcauldron.com/t/creature-in-the-rye-a-different-kind-of-apocalypse/3632 "2026-07-07T16:40:50Z")
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### Author:  [@martin](https://discourse.rpgcauldron.com/u/martin)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgcauldron.com/t/creature-in-the-rye-a-different-kind-of-apocalypse/3632/1 "2026-07-07T16:40:51Z")
An idea for a post-apocalyptic fantasy setting:
The god of the harvest has set himself against the folk of the land. Did they anger him? Was he driven mad by injury, or corrupted by the people’s misuse and abuse of the food system? Either way, the harvest is cursed – not with famine, but with hostile abundance. Let me explain:
In the summer, everywhere people once farmed, there are towering fields of ripe wheat. To go in too deep is to fall prey to the creatures that live within – the polevik, dressed in black and with a mop of grass atop his head leads you deep into the direction-less heart of the wheat. Or the feldgeister, the spirit of the whirlwind who snatches you up and leaves your body to be found later – missing your ribs.
_Another 500 words (~4 min read) over at the full blog post:_
> **[Creature in the Rye ᚼ
Weaving Stories](https://weavingstories.co.uk/blog/2026/07/07/creature-in-the-rye.html)**
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### Author:  [@pladohsghost](https://discourse.rpgcauldron.com/u/pladohsghost)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgcauldron.com/t/creature-in-the-rye-a-different-kind-of-apocalypse/3632/2 "2026-07-07T18:37:25Z")
Interesting folk horror premise. Reminds me of Where the Wheat Grows Tall. Gonna have to stay out of wheat fields.
I live in Kansas.
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### Author:  [@martin](https://discourse.rpgcauldron.com/u/martin)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgcauldron.com/t/creature-in-the-rye-a-different-kind-of-apocalypse/3632/3 "2026-07-07T18:57:43Z")
Yes, I was just thinking I should check that module out!
There’s also poleviks in a wheat field in _Slumbering Ursine Dunes_.