Wolrd Building
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📖📖 THE B A S I C S
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Is it set on:
☐Earth
☐Alternate Earth
☐Not Earth
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🌎🌎 G E O G R A P HY
⛰ THE NATURAL WORLD
• How was the world created? How long ago was it created?
• How do the laws of physics work?
• How does the solar system move? What celestial beings exist (suns, stars,
moons, etc.) and how do they relate to the world?
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Creatures
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Landscape
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Diseases
• What natural diseases have evolved over time? How are they
transmitted? How has this affected population growth?
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🗺🗺 L O C A T I O N S O F S I G N I F I C A N C E
• What are the major cities in your world? Ports? Most populated
metropolises?
• Is your world split geographically? (e.g. rural and urban, north and south,
etc.) If so, how?
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Capital city
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⚡ WEATHER
• What are the processes of your world that drive weather and ocean
patterns?
• Are certain regions more vulnerable to certain weather conditions?
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Climate
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🚶🚶 P E O P L E
👤👤 R A C E S & S P E C I E S
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Physical build
• What do the inhabitants of your world look like? Do they have any
distinguishing features?
• What is the societal standard for beauty? How might this differ in
each region of the world?
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Mannerisms
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Festivals
• What are the important festivals of your world and why are they
celebrated?
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💬💬 L A N G U A G E S
• How many languages exist in your world? How did they originate?
• Which language is spoken most? Is there a universal language?
• How do the names differ in each region?
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Sayings
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Accents
• If different languages exist, how does this affect the accents in your
world? What do the accents say about the person (place of origin,
social class, level of education, etcetera)?
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Greetings
• How do people of the same race greet each other? How do people of
different races greet one another?
• Is there an informal and formal way to greet others depending on
the level of familiarity (i.e. friends, acquaintances, elders,
superiors, etcetera)? What are the proper forms of address?
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🖖🖖 S O C I A L F R A M E W O R K S
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Class or caste systems
• Is there a class system? If so, how much emphasis does society place
on it?
• What are the tell-tale signs that a person belongs to a certain class?
• How does class affect the business in your world? Can anyone
become a priest or a wizard — or is it a privilege restricted to
certain members of the hierarchy?
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Family structure
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Marriage
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⛩ CI V I LI Z A T I O N
⏳ HISTORY
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Myths
• What myths exist in your world to explain the cosmos? How might
this have in turn shaped religion?
• How were stories passed through generations?
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☪ CULTURE
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Clothing
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Cuisine
• What are the regional dishes? How might this differ depending on
the climate and environment?
• Is there a difference between what the poor and the rich eat? What
is considered a luxurious food? What is considered a staple food?
• How are mealtimes approached? Is there a set hour to be at the
table? Are there traditions that precede or follow a meal?
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🙏🙏 R E L I G I O N
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• Who are the major and minor gods that people worship?
• What function do the gods serve in society?
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Holy texts
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Significant prophets
• Who are the important religious figures in the world? For what
reason are they significant?
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🎓🎓 E D U C A T I O N
• Does formal education exist? If so, who can access it? The rich? The
clergy? Everyone in the general population?
• If magic exists in your world, how is it studied? Do schools exist to train
it?
• What are literacy rates among the general population? How does this
affect communication and the distribution of information?
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⚽ LEISURE
• How do people spend their leisure time in your world? What forms of
entertainment are most common?
• Are there any organized sports in your world? How might its rules and
regulations differ from the ordinary (i.e. Quidditch)?
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✨ T E C H NO LO G Y , M A G I C, & W E A P O NS
🌠🌠 M A G I C S Y S T E M ( S )
• To what ends and purposes is magic used in your world? Who can use it?
• What limits are there to its power? What are the consequences of using it?
• What is the history of magic and magicians in your world?
• How does society view magic? Positively? Negatively? As the Other?
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Rules of magic
• How does magic work in your world? Where does it come from?
• Is there a language that’s needed in order to call forth magic? If so,
what are its roots?
• Is magic regulated in any way? What is the governing body?
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Practitioning magicians
🕹🕹 T E C H N O L O G Y
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⚔ WEAPONRY
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Signature weapons
Common weapons
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💸💸 E CO NO M Y
🤝🤝 T R A D E & C O M M E R C E
Currency
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• What are the major exports of the region or city? Imports? How
might this have evolved throughout history?
• Does a particular region specialize in particular trade (i.e.
Livestock, weaponry, etcetera)? Why?
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Natural resources
• What resources are natural in each part of your world? How does
this affect trade and trade relationships?
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🚝🚝 T R A N S P O R T A T I O N
• How easy it is to travel within a city and outside of a city? What modes of
transportation exist (horse, anti-gravity car, etcetera)?
• How is information disseminated all over your world (ink and paper, owl,
newspaper, messenger)?
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💰💰 B U S I N E S S
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🏢🏢 P O LI T I CS
⚠ GOVERNMENT
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⚖ LAW
• What is the rule of law in your world? How is law? What are the most
important laws?
• What are the punishments for breaking the law?
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Justice systems
• What is the legal process in your world? How are people tried?
• How does magic fit into the legal system? Is it above the law?
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War systems
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