How to Begin an Invented Civilization, and How Far to Detail it.
One of the hardest parts of building a culture from scratch is grasping the scope of the world. How much is necessary? How much serves the story and how much…
How to Name Things when you struggle with Naming Things
Coming up with the perfect name for a character, a location, or almost anything can be one of the most frustrating parts of worldbuilding, or storytelling in general. At times…
Creating New Civilizations with a Random Generator
If you're stuck, don't know where to go next, don't have any idea what might need to be added to bring some uniqueness to your world, you want to start asking questions. Each answer will provide the potential for new questions, new answers, connections, and patterns to develop.
Creating New Cultures and How to Not Make Them Racist
What makes a civilization? What makes a culture? I'm going to define a culture as a group with shared traditions and values, often regional, and a civilization as one or…