The Making of a New World: Elves in the Age of Dreaming
The development of OPERATION FERGUS continues today as we look at the foundation civilizations. We have an idea of what we need based on the stories we have determined, so…
The Making of a New World: Establishing the Timeline
Things in Project FERGUS are getting serious now. I am wanting to start naming things, such as the cultures, the locations, and the names of the Gods in the pantheon,…
The Making of a New World: Arranging the Puzzle
Last week I began development of an original fantasy world. We discussed the genre and subgenre, the general aesthetic, and the tone of the world, and gave it the temporary…
How to Make a Monster Part 2: The Primal Predator
Last week I talked about the 4 Monster Archetypes I am using the Primal Predator, the Twisted Reflections, the Corrupted Humanity, and the Divine Enforcers. This week I want to…
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.
Designing Unique Alien Species for your World
This is honestly one of my favorite topics. It's always important to me for a world to have a variety of points of view, physical forms, and non-human species and…