Tag: worldbuilding-process

129 How can I break down the task of creating a world into manageable chunks? 2014-09-16T18:21:10.853

81 Are there techniques for creating alien or foreign sounding names? 2014-11-02T16:23:56.997

76 How can I develop names for my fantasy land? 2016-07-26T17:53:04.413

74 What questions should I ask myself when designing a legal system for a fantasy world? 2018-02-14T15:05:58.287

66 How do I justify spending time to create a world in the first place? 2018-09-06T04:08:04.200

63 How can I make my languages structurally less like English? 2015-08-31T13:57:41.823

62 Is there a more effective way to build a language than a word frequency list? 2016-05-09T01:36:11.617

57 How far is too far when worldbuilding? 2015-11-02T07:29:21.783

42 A list of worldbuilding resources 2019-04-09T19:42:15.420

39 How can asymmetrically powerful states be balanced? (AKA why don't legendary heroes rule the world) 2017-03-17T16:09:38.647

37 How do I resolve science-based problems in my worldbuilding? 2019-11-06T18:43:20.677

36 Creating a realistic world map - Countries Borders 2015-08-31T19:46:00.233

35 Destruction by design - how best to go about crafting a ruined landscape? 2017-10-30T12:52:25.463

34 Creating a realistic world map - Mineralogy 2015-09-04T15:44:02.043

33 Is there a clever one-letter code to describe worlds? 2019-01-21T18:53:01.480

32 Less boring classifications of earth-like terrain when making maps 2014-09-20T20:55:02.033

32 How can I ensure my cities don't all look the same? 2014-10-18T21:28:36.553

30 Creating a realistic timekeeping system for a fantasy world 2016-03-04T16:05:53.510

30 How do I simulate the path of a river? 2017-03-14T14:23:26.427

27 What differences are there (if any) between building a world for rpg-gaming and building a world for story-writing? 2014-09-17T12:53:15.290

26 How do you layer history? 2015-01-06T20:49:26.117

26 Creating a realistic world - Governments 2015-09-11T17:45:49.950

26 How do I make an ancient culture without borrowing from known ancient cultures? 2018-07-11T17:15:40.967

25 Designing a map for a fictional city 2015-01-14T14:54:51.183

25 How can I make the cultural evolution of my world believable? 2015-09-03T21:57:35.023

24 How do I blend cultures - naming world features? 2014-09-30T15:07:59.663

24 How can I develop scientific names for my species'? 2016-09-19T21:10:08.557

24 Naming the forces of the Purgatory? 2016-12-01T13:35:41.897

24 Is it bad Worldbuilding to use the real world and history as a template for your own setting? 2018-01-21T21:00:36.697

23 Industrial Space Vehicle Naming - How to generate realistic names? 2015-10-21T19:57:56.567

22 How do I keep my worlds simple? 2014-10-01T23:27:45.173

22 How do I make the political evolution of my world believable? 2015-08-31T18:33:59.657

22 Creating a realistic world map - Vegetation/Biomes 2015-09-02T16:53:56.697

22 How can I create original holidays for my world? 2015-11-02T01:48:36.737

22 How to create accurate map with white spaces? 2015-12-11T08:33:29.863

22 Is my world map unrealistic? 2017-12-09T18:29:30.233

22 How to cut off a (unaware and unwilling) city (not an island city) from the rest of the world for a short period of time? (about 12 hours) 2018-08-24T13:19:05.557

21 How can I make a shared world less restrictive? 2015-09-01T14:42:01.670

21 Justifications for a language learned via magical transference? 2017-06-04T01:30:17.337

21 Land coral and filter feeding 2017-10-17T01:31:06.673

20 What are some tips for designing symbols for a constructed language? 2016-08-02T17:13:08.220

20 How to calculate your kingdom’s population size? 2016-10-06T14:55:35.677

19 Culturally Correct Myth Design 2015-08-12T16:59:28.620

19 How can I replicate language evolution? 2015-09-07T19:15:22.920

19 Creating a realistic world - Spreading religions 2015-09-10T23:31:24.107

19 Why do people create fictional languages? 2016-06-14T15:03:22.143

18 How to manage world building information? 2015-08-04T01:24:09.760

18 How to name aliens? 2016-07-22T10:48:15.500

18 Suggested steps for creating a new race? 2016-09-19T17:08:10.737

18 Technology level of South African Vikings in 1488? 2016-10-29T15:18:55.303

18 Designing a river which does not overflow 2018-11-12T07:59:15.497

17 Methods for filling in your world - Political Entities 2015-09-02T15:04:19.633

17 Signature of destruction - does tearing down a building leave noticeably different ruins to natural decline? 2017-10-31T12:37:00.927

17 How can demon technology be prevented from surpassing humans? 2019-10-04T11:39:05.483

16 How to establish values of metal coins? 2014-09-18T00:22:56.610

16 Creating a realistic world - Spreading languages 2015-09-10T00:52:59.627

16 Balancing science and history when building a world 2016-02-07T01:25:49.823

16 Source of a poisonous atmosphere harmful to intelligent races, but not wildlife 2017-09-19T15:43:04.763

16 How can a new country break out from a developed country without war? 2019-03-18T17:52:17.960

15 Creating a realistic world - Thermohaline circulation 2015-09-15T17:16:55.990

15 Why would architecture matter to a worldbuilder? 2015-10-27T19:20:01.010

15 Methods for creating great people for your world's history 2016-02-17T21:14:16.233

15 Culturally Correct Naming Conventions 2016-08-28T20:42:14.563

15 How to create a foreign legion? 2017-03-29T20:22:54.650

15 How can I ensure that I don't miss something important to the functioning of society when building a government and set of statutes for my world? 2017-10-22T23:16:52.983

15 Do I have to rename all creatures in a new world? 2019-09-04T11:33:03.467

14 Besides continental drift, what could affect the map of Earth hundreds of millions of years from now? 2017-02-05T03:40:20.923

13 What's the common mindset of worldbuilders? 2014-12-20T06:12:56.647

13 Developing Factions - Secret Societies 2015-01-20T21:20:24.297

13 Creating a realistic world map - Fuel 2015-09-09T17:18:07.970

13 Comparative mythology and monster syncretism 2016-08-24T15:03:13.003

13 How could I maintain unofficial diplomatic relations? 2017-04-11T11:57:44.697

12 What determines where a desert is? 2014-12-31T23:30:05.620

12 What are some steps / guidelines for making a constructed language? 2016-05-27T05:02:00.147

12 Is there any concrete benefit in justifying all supernatural phenomena with one system? 2016-12-29T06:07:44.320

12 50% O₂ 25% Neon 23% Nitrogen and 3% trace gasses? 2018-12-09T01:34:40.763

12 Realistic Landmass Formation on Torus-Shaped Planet 2019-02-03T03:29:12.993

11 What tools can I use to draw a battle map? 2015-03-27T06:31:39.743

11 Collaborative Worldbuilding sites or tools? 2015-12-31T14:20:45.990

11 Is there a "best" way to start worldbuilding? 2016-06-01T01:46:43.573

11 Measures of power: Nation States 2016-12-19T19:46:35.437

11 Finding the area of a nation 2017-08-24T20:00:28.903

11 How do I figure out my planet's biomes and weather? 2018-01-21T20:57:39.073

11 Simulating Cave Formations 2018-04-24T18:50:57.720

11 Does fictional geography need to be rooted in real-world geography? 2018-05-28T03:19:43.367

11 How to prevent regenerators from becoming slaves? 2018-10-23T07:35:36.763

10 Foundation Component of New World 2014-09-19T19:06:24.197

10 What type of world would encourage competing ideologies? 2015-02-05T15:04:06.903

10 What are important factors to take into consideration when building a timeline in order to design a world 2015-08-20T10:14:11.630

10 Methods for filling in your world - Brigands, Bandits, Rebels and Thieves 2015-09-10T19:31:02.797

10 Is the human bias in fictional universes a best-practice or a lack of imagination? 2016-01-29T23:41:22.567

10 Creating a planetary system that can support six different types of biochemistry 2016-03-07T02:00:01.653

10 Roots When Creating A Language 2016-05-12T13:39:59.223

10 Resources for Climate World building 2016-05-15T20:14:49.047

10 How can I create a realistic linguistic drift effect? 2016-05-15T20:18:03.347

10 How could a society be based off of the rules/conventions of an RPG? 2016-07-01T15:12:46.190

10 How to make visually distinct factions in a modern setting 2017-02-10T16:00:13.083

10 Recommended resources to describe an environment you have never been to? 2017-03-07T20:30:26.647

10 Does anyone have any good strategies for making glyphs? 2017-04-08T04:37:27.990