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01-05-2006, 12:43 PM
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Any Sites For World Building?
Hey! I'm looking for some sites on world building. Most of the ones I find are just about making maps and such, and I've already done some basics on those, but I'd rather have something like a questionnaire about the world that I'd have to fill out.
Any suggestions for anything else like character building/specie building/whatnot are also welcome. 
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01-05-2006, 01:15 PM
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Good thing I'm great at math and know astronomy pretty well. P:
Thanks, though, this site looks pretty helpful.
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01-05-2006, 02:14 PM
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Teflon, thanks for the link. I am working on building my own world as well. The link you sent has been a great help. Thanks again.
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01-05-2006, 02:19 PM
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I am glad to see this many scientifically inclined people here. There is a lot of physics and chemistry to consider on the site's curriculum.
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01-05-2006, 02:32 PM
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Nice site... bookmarked for further use... Thanks teflon
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01-05-2006, 02:48 PM
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Be aware though - if your imagination is currently saturated with literary activity, it might be drastically seduced, a la Dungeon and Dragons, into the world-building, courtesy of that site.
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01-05-2006, 03:13 PM
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o,O Oh noes!
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01-06-2006, 12:49 AM
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Speaking of D&D...a site on campaign design that's very helpful for world design in or out of the game.
http://www.giantitp.com/Form.html
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01-06-2006, 12:59 AM
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When it comes to world building, had you ever considered maybe using your imagination? It's that thing writers do.
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01-06-2006, 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike C
When it comes to world building, had you ever considered maybe using your imagination? It's that thing writers do.
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I think what kalrarii is asking for is more of an aid for the creative process than a world thatis pregenerated. Let's face it, you should have a checklist when creating something as large as a world.
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01-06-2006, 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike C
When it comes to world building, had you ever considered maybe using your imagination? It's that thing writers do.
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It is what I've done, and I have a pretty clear image of the entire place, but it's nice to go and see if there's anything I've missed. I'm only a kid really, so there's a lot of things out there I wouldn't think I'd need to know.
And you said it, Dresdor. ^_^
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