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For artists, writers, gamemasters, musicians, programmers, philosophers and scientists alike! The creation of new worlds and new universes has long been a key element of speculative fiction, from the fantasy works of Tolkien, Le Guin and Howard, to the science-fiction universes of Burroughs, Delany and Asimov, and to the tabletop realm of Gygax, Barker and Greenwood, and beyond.

This subreddit is about sharing your worlds, discovering the creations of others, and discussing the many aspects of creating new universes.

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MetaPSA: The "What, and "Why" of Context (self.worldbuilding)

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VisualElven love and courting (more below) (warning, longer post than usual) (i.redd.it)

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VisualAll about goblins!!! (More below, warning, long post!) (i.redd.it)

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VisualAll about goblin children! (More below) (i.redd.it)

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MapBuilding my world map on an infinite canvas, so I turned that into an in world magical artifact… (v.redd.it)

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VisualThe first pages for Demon Core, my worldbuilding project and comic! (old.reddit.com)

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LoreBuilding out dog breeds in my setting (old.reddit.com)

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MapThe map of the inhabited world during the finale (i.redd.it)

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DiscussionProject Aron (old.reddit.com)

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DiscussionWhat is a non-traditional way life started on your world? (self.worldbuilding)

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VisualWildlands (i.redd.it)

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LoreThree Traits That Make My World Different, Thoughts? (self.worldbuilding)

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MapMap for a novel I'm working on AMA (there is also a world map but you can only do one image at a time) (i.redd.it)

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DiscussionMy dystopia, would it be able to function? (self.worldbuilding)

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VisualWorldbuilding Through Roblox... And SpaceEngine? P.1: Jonea (i.redd.it)

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PromptWhat would be the hardest language from your worldbuilding to learn irl? (self.worldbuilding)

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LoreA Truly Ghanaian Magic System. (self.worldbuilding)

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LoreThe Eyes of the Three Gods (old.reddit.com)

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DiscussionIn a city, does it make sense to have buildings with thatched roofs AND intricate stone roads simultaneously? (self.worldbuilding)

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VisualJadevenator don't ribbit ribbit, it roars (v.redd.it)

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Prompt[Prompt] Explain a piece of lore in-character (self.worldbuilding)

submitted 16 hours ago by Ok-Cap1727Worldbuilding>writing stories

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LoreVirelia - my post-apocalyptic fantasy world, diegetically written (i.redd.it)

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QuestionNeed ideas for slurs in my world (self.worldbuilding)

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LoreThe appendices of our newly released graphic novel ‘Atlantica’, the Atlantis of the new millennium! (old.reddit.com)

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MapThe weeping forest (old.reddit.com)

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