World Building Help?
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Henrix
Explorer
No thread on world-building is complete without a link to the Medieaval Demographics Made Easy article.
Shades of Green
Explorer
Ah! I was looking for that one! A true classicHenrix said:
By the way, is there a Victorian/Steampunk variant on this? My world is somewhat more advanced technologically than the one implied by that article...
Another page you may want to check out: http://www.larseighner.com/world_builder/index.html
Also see my links in my sig.
Also see my links in my sig.
VirgilCaine
First Post
Buy the World Builder's Guidebook.
It's 2e but it collects a lot of information (that IS available on the 'Net for free) into one book.
Seriously. If you're starting from scratch, it's the way to go.
It's 2e but it collects a lot of information (that IS available on the 'Net for free) into one book.
Seriously. If you're starting from scratch, it's the way to go.
TerraDave
5ever, or until 2024
The resources suggested above are good ones.
In terms of approach, think about why you are world building, and what you want to get out of it. Do you like the idea of making up your own religions and pantheons? If so, do it. If not, get something off the shelf (like the book of the rightous).
Like working with the details, then do the details. Fill out that town, the surounding wildlands and countryside, and the local ruins/dungeon. Don't like that, get a big adventure that does it for you (there are lots if these floating around).
Maybe you like somethings about a published world but not others? Borrow what you like and change what you dont.
The reality is that world building can and should be a lot of fun. It is also time consuming, and there are a lot of resources that as a DM you can and should use if your time or interest is limited. And there are a lot of ways to go about it. But just step back and think, what do you want?
In terms of approach, think about why you are world building, and what you want to get out of it. Do you like the idea of making up your own religions and pantheons? If so, do it. If not, get something off the shelf (like the book of the rightous).
Like working with the details, then do the details. Fill out that town, the surounding wildlands and countryside, and the local ruins/dungeon. Don't like that, get a big adventure that does it for you (there are lots if these floating around).
Maybe you like somethings about a published world but not others? Borrow what you like and change what you dont.
The reality is that world building can and should be a lot of fun. It is also time consuming, and there are a lot of resources that as a DM you can and should use if your time or interest is limited. And there are a lot of ways to go about it. But just step back and think, what do you want?
TheAuldGrump
First Post
Dang it! All the suggestions I was going to make were made, one by one, almost in the order that I thought of them! Grrr. ( <--- Fierce growl. No, really. 
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