This book is jam-packed with solid world building how-to and tips on every page. It is a compilation of weekly tips that have gone out to the World Building Academy list members for half a year. These tips will not be repeated online and are now available only in this book. World Building Tips covers points ranging from structural meta-considerations, to a hands-on geography development process, to things like illness, games, and global weather. The book includes a brief commentary by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, award-winning author of the Sime-Gen series of novels, who says of this book,
“This is an excellent primer in worldbuilding. It shows you all the disciplines to read up on or take courses about and what precisely to watch for as you study.”
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
COMMENTARY by Jacqueline Lichtenberg
STRUCTURE TIPS
1 Tech Level
2 Cultural Homogeneity
GEO TIPS
1 Rivers and Cities
2 Rivers, Oceans, and Capitals
3 Mountains, Rain, and Population
4 The Moon and Its Effects
5 Catastrophic Volcanic Explosions
6 Ripple Effects of Volcanic Explosions
7 Connecting Your World With Plate Tectonics
8 A Quick Way to Grow Your World With Continental Drift
9 Plants and Animals on an Evolving Pangaea World
10 The Link Between Geography and Culture
SOCIO TIPS
1 Guilds and Skilled Characters
2 Illness and Disease
3 What’s the Hot Invention in Your Setting?
4 Know Your Holidays
5 Domestic Pets
6 The Impact of Herbalism
7 Barter and Barter Tokens
8 Currency
9 Moving Money, Part 1
10 Moving Money, Part 2
11 Know the Most Favorite Games in Your World
12 Game Inspiration and Use in a Setting
Worksheets
How to Get Free World Building Tips
For more world building content and free tips like those in this book, visit http://world-building.com.
“This is an excellent primer in worldbuilding. It shows you all the disciplines to read up on or take courses about and what precisely to watch for as you study.”
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
COMMENTARY by Jacqueline Lichtenberg
STRUCTURE TIPS
1 Tech Level
2 Cultural Homogeneity
GEO TIPS
1 Rivers and Cities
2 Rivers, Oceans, and Capitals
3 Mountains, Rain, and Population
4 The Moon and Its Effects
5 Catastrophic Volcanic Explosions
6 Ripple Effects of Volcanic Explosions
7 Connecting Your World With Plate Tectonics
8 A Quick Way to Grow Your World With Continental Drift
9 Plants and Animals on an Evolving Pangaea World
10 The Link Between Geography and Culture
SOCIO TIPS
1 Guilds and Skilled Characters
2 Illness and Disease
3 What’s the Hot Invention in Your Setting?
4 Know Your Holidays
5 Domestic Pets
6 The Impact of Herbalism
7 Barter and Barter Tokens
8 Currency
9 Moving Money, Part 1
10 Moving Money, Part 2
11 Know the Most Favorite Games in Your World
12 Game Inspiration and Use in a Setting
Worksheets
How to Get Free World Building Tips
For more world building content and free tips like those in this book, visit http://world-building.com.
