World-Building Resource List
us A quick note about how this works - I’ve put a double asterisk (**) next to anything that is particularly good, useful, or well-regarded, but they are all good resources! If you know of anything you think should be added let me know!
Articles & Blogs
- 100 World-Building Questions
- 5 Tips For Creating Believable Fictional Languages
- Building A High Fantasy Religion **
- Crafting Fictional Cultures
- Creating A Distinct World **
- Creating A Fictional Religion **
- Creating Religions & Belief Systems
- Creating Realistic Cultures
- How To Create A Rational Magic System
- How To Create Your Own Fake Town
- How To Invent A Language **
- Law For Fantasy Writers **
- Making New Cultures
- Naming Countries, Continents, Cities, & Towns In High Fantasy
- The Language Construction Kit **
- The Magical Worldbuilders Guide (available in PDF)
- Welcome To World-Building **
- World-Building 101
- World-Building Guidelines **
- Worldbuilding: Fantasy Religion Design Guide **
- Worldbuilding: Magic Systems
Books;
- Eight Day Genesis: A Worldbuilding Codex For Writers And Creatives - by Maurice Broaddus et al
- Jester David’s How-To Guide To Fantasy Worldbuilding - by David Gibson
- Stan Lee’s Master Class - by Stan Lee **
- The A - Zs Of Worldbuilding - by Rebekah Loper
- The Art Of Language Invention - by David J Peterson **
- The Kobold Guide To Worldbuilding - by Wolfgang Baur et al
- World-Building - by Stephen L Gillet **
- World-Building From The Inside Out Workbook - by Janeen Ippolito **
- Worldbuilding Theory: The Second Pillar Of Fantasy Adventure - by Berin Kinsman
Generators & Builders:
- AutoRealm; a program which lets you build your fantasy realm in map form.
- Donjon; a generator which produces random names, towns, inns, and adventures (also useful for D&D) **
- Seventh Sanctum; generates names for characters, realms, ships, and even taverns!
- Serendipity; generates names for places, people, and novels (fantasy specific) **
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