The fantasy world maps guide for fiction, fantasy or sci-fi worlds. Examples, map artists, online tools, how to draw your own... everything!
World building is an important component of fantasy writing because your fantasy world must be grounded in a history and abide by certain rules in order to persuade your readers to suspend their disbelief when you bring in magic, fantastical beasts and other implausible elements. Below are some o...
Since one way to define ‘fantasy’ is something different than our reality, I like to start a fantasy story by looking at the world. There are many books on plot and character, and you can take those rules plus your own and apply them to any genre, from science fiction to romance and...
Second-world fantasy, also known as high fantasy, is set in a completely invented or parallel world distinct from our own. The author creates the entire setting, including geography, cultures, languages, and magic systems. However, authors of these made-up worlds still draw inspiration from real...
World building is as important in fantasy film as character building. It not only holds and surrounds the action of your plot – but influences it. An actress said to me once, “I have terrible fears about the forest, nightmares since I was a child of being left alone in a forest.” ...
Five celebrated speculative fiction authors give their best word-building tips, demonstrating how different world-building approaches can be.
Epic and High fantasy worlds all partake in world building, but Tolkien was the first great world builder. I suggest that his groundbreaking world-building techniques have served as the models for modern authors' creative practices. In particular, I argue that Robert Jordan's world-building ...
Elevate your workflow with the Fantasy Worlds: Forest - Stylized Forest Environment Open World asset from TriForge Assets. Find this & other Fantasy options on the Unity Asset Store.
df-style-worldgen is a 2D fantasy world generator inspired by Dwarf Fortress. It generates 2D worlds with multiple map modes and eventually simulate civilizations, gods and beasts and their history. Installation Windows: Download repository .zip and extract folder. Open pyWorld/dist Run pyWorld.ex...
Category:world building ‘A good book has no ending’ in Spring 2023 issue of ‘New Maps’ ByMadeleine D'Este OnMay 17, 2023 Indystopia,scifi-fantasy,short story,world building I have a short story ‘A good book has no ending’ in the Spring 2023 issue of New Maps magazine of ‘de...