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    101 Worldbuilding Prompts
    101 Worldbuilding Prompts
    101 Worldbuilding Prompts
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    101 Worldbuilding Prompts

    By M. D. Presley

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    Take Your First Steps Into Worldbuilding.​

    Ready to build your first fantasy world but don't know where to start? 101 Worldbuilding Prompts delivers just what it promises with 101 questions to guide you through the process. Focused on fantasy authors, the book includes:​

    Strategies for top-down planners and bottom-up pantsers.
    An introduction into fantasy conceits and analogue cultures.
    How to find your subgenre based on your worldbuilding.
    ​Questions have been broken down into the six fantasy categories:

    Geography
    Biology
    Physics (Magic!)
    Metaphysics
    Technology
    Culture...
    ...along with a list of additional 15+ worldbuilding resources.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherM. D. Presley
    Release dateJun 10, 2020
    ISBN9780463109823
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      101 Worldbuilding Prompts - M. D. Presley

      Forging Fantasy Realms

      101 Worldbuilding Prompts

      M.D. Presley

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright©2020, M.D. Presley

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Fantasy Conceits, Analogue Cultures & Subgenres

      General Questions

      Geography

      Biology

      Physics (Magic!)

      Metaphysics

      Technology

      Culture

      Glossary

      Worldbuilding Worksheets

      Additional Resources

      Introduction

      It would be easy to call worldbuilding an art since it is a creative act wherein the builder fashions something new for others to enjoy. But art can be a loaded term, one full of pretension and preening, so perhaps it is best to call worldbuilding a craft, in that it is a skill one hones over time. Craft is a component of art, after all, and every artist, be they a painter, musician, poet, or author, must spend time increasing their skill so it can match their artistic vision.

      The aim of this handout is to help with the refinement of your personal craft in order that you have the honed skills required to fashion your own world.

      Over the course of researching and writing Worldbuilding For Fantasy Fans And Authors, a deep dive into the theory and practice of fantasy worldbuilding, I noticed several patterns within the field. I also ended up with a collection of over 700 worldbuilding prompts compiled from fellow fantasy authors, video-game developers, and the RPG community, the most pertinent of which I’ll be sharing here. Mastering the act of worldbuilding is a long and arduous journey in the same way learning to paint, sing, or write is, and these prompts are meant as a starting point for burgeoning worldbuilders in order to set them on the right path. This handout is aimed at fantasy authors but can certainly be used in creating a homebrew campaign or just a thought experiment to kill a few minutes.

      The two major strategies for worldbuilding

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