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<blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 3265783" data-attributes="member: 13892">Backtrack a bit to the author's main site. He's the authority on world-building (too bad he doesn't invest that much time in learning HTML). He's done tons of seminars at cons on the topic. As for how I do it. . . pretty much like Dr. Game suggests. I start with the map (specifically, geographic features) and then work in cities, towns, and ruins where they look good and/or would naturally occur (depending on the reality level of the campaign). Then I get to detailing each of those places with words. Lately, though, I've been toying around with starting the other way. . . with the words and, then, adding the map after the fact. We're playing Exquisite Corpse over at theRPGsite, with the goal of the first round being the creation of a fantasy setting. So far, we have missing heavenly constellations, mischieveous gods, neurotic elves, lipid vampires (yes, vampires that survive on body fat), metal bards, and other fun stuff. It's a nice blend of traditional fantasy, sci-fantasy, and tongue-in-cheek weird.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jdrakeh, post: 3265783, member: 13892"] Backtrack a bit to the author's main site. He's [i]the[/i] authority on world-building (too bad he doesn't invest that much time in learning HTML). He's done [i]tons[/i] of seminars at cons on the topic. As for how I do it. . . pretty much like Dr. Game suggests. I start with the map (specifically, geographic features) and then work in cities, towns, and ruins where they look good and/or would naturally occur (depending on the reality level of the campaign). Then I get to detailing each of those places with words. Lately, though, I've been toying around with starting the other way. . . with the words and, then, adding the map after the fact. We're playing Exquisite Corpse over at theRPGsite, with the goal of the first round being the creation of a fantasy setting. So far, we have missing heavenly constellations, mischieveous gods, neurotic elves, lipid vampires (yes, vampires that survive on [i]body fat[/i]), metal bards, and other fun stuff. It's a nice blend of traditional fantasy, sci-fantasy, and tongue-in-cheek weird. [/QUOTE]

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