Questions tagged [worldbuilding-resources]
Please review the List of Worldbuilding Resources (see link in tag wiki) before using this tag. For questions seeking resources intended to help people with building a fictional world, such as books and software relating to worldbuilding itself (rather than the world that is being built). Consider also [software-recommendations]. Not for use for questions about natural resources within a fictional world; use [natural-resources] instead.
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Why Everyone Should Help in the Sandbox [migrated]
This post exists because SE no longer has community advertising. I expect the post to be closed and removed, but I hope a bunch of people will see it first.
What is the Sandbox?
The Sandbox is a page ...
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How would you make a ‘histomap’ of a fictional world?
Currently I’m working on a fictional world for my language and to build some history for my world I decided to map out some wars in it. I’ve been using MS Paint to do so but I’d really like some ...
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A List of Worldbuilding Inspiration
In the last few days I have either promoted or heard some excellent quotes that I believe are motivational — even defining — for worldbuilding. I'm inviting all worldbuilders to contribute similar ...
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Can I hire someone to help with the worldbuilding of realistic sci-fi mechanics?
Basically, I want to ask/hire someone with an understanding of physics for feedback and fact-checking of a mechanic I am developing. Just so that I know which laws I am breaking, and what my system ...
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geology in fantasy worlds
I was wondering about how to figure out the geology of your fantasy world. For example, where would granite, limestone, sandstone, and gems (diamonds, amethyst, etc.) be placed? If a castle is made ...
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How do human girls who are sterilised at age 9 develop as they mature?
On the world of Ruquelis, there are three genders, men, women, and lilim who are a female sex, with wings and clawed feet. Because of the genetics of this situation, lilim are less fertile and can ...
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How would a moon that was stroking a planet with a tail appear to people on the planet? [closed]
In my world, the moon has heard the poetry and romantic words of a person on the planet, and so has decided to flirt with and stroke said poet with their moon scale tail.
Their tail has magic, and so ...
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Would it be possible to make a custom zoomable world map (kinda like google maps)?
Would it be possible to make a custom zoomable world map (kinda like google maps), where you can have all the cities of the world but are able to zoom out to the whole world (and no longer see the ...
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I'm trying to conceptualize the layout of a village/town, but having trouble [closed]
So I'm currently attempting to lay out a large city and the geography surrounding it, but it's proving much more challenging than I thought. Whenever I try to lay it out, it's messy and unrealistic. ...
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When would two moons line up? [duplicate]
I am gearing up for a TTRPG (tabletop roleplaying game) and my world is a similar size to Earth with a smilier number of days. However it has two moons. One is slightly larger than our moon but it ...
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Can it be called an 'illusion' if it can change things? [closed]
In a sci-fi book that I am still to write, can I use the word 'illusion' to denote extreme cases of mind trickery where such an 'illusion' can alter things and space around, example: people are able ...
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Radios and walkie-talkie [closed]
In a solar punk if there are radios and walkie talkies being used regularly by a very poor post-apocalyptic society...does it sound believable that there are no airplanes and flying vehicles nor cars, ...
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How to design a simple economic model for a Martian settlement?
I'm trying to design an economic model for my story world, starting from an individual settlement on Mars, then level by level, stepping up to one encompassing the entire Solar System. Aspects I'm ...
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Litmus Test for whether my worldbuilt cultures are too close to modern America/Britain/etc
I was listening to a video on how to write, and the person giving the lecture said something along the lines of "I'm bored with stories where the setting is supposed to be in the far-flung future,...
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How can I build a successful empire ruled by a malevolent ruler? [closed]
Right now, I'm trying to build an empire (based on byzantine) that is set as the main enemy.
In an empire, does the ruler interact with their people? What is their empire's history?
The empire I'm ...
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