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Worldbuilding: a definition.
Verb: worldbuilding, to worldbuild ; participants: worldbuilder
• to create a fictional culture, country, continent, planet or universe ; to create a world that did not previously exist .
Verb: worldbuilding, to worldbuild ; participants: worldbuilder
• to create a fictional culture, country, continent, planet or universe ; to create a world that did not previously exist .
The Worldbuilders' Collective latest news: Welcome to the WBC
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Welcome back; your last visit was on Nov 21 2009, 04:57 AM
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Introduction Welcome to the Worldbuilders' Collective (WBC). If this is your first time here, you might try clicking this board for an explanation. |
2 | 0 | Mar 15 2006, 01:54 AM In:  Introduction to the WBCBy: ||| |
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WBC News A forum for newsposts concerning the site. (I'll try not to post a bunch of "look the new emoticon I made" topics). |
1 | 0 | Mar 16 2006, 07:33 PM In: Welcome to the WBCBy: ||| |
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Code of Conduct It is suggested that you take a quick look over these. |
1 | 0 | Mar 15 2006, 01:47 AM In: The WBC: Codes of ConductBy: ||| |
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Worldbuilders' Website Clicking on this forum will open a window on the WBC website, hosted by Freewebs. |
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Questions and Suggestions Have a question about the WBC? A suggestion? Need to know or need to say? Post here. |
6 | 49 | Mar 18 2007, 07:11 PM In: About the siteBy: Humble Hobo |
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New Member Introductions New to the site? Introduce yourself here. |
39 | 213 | Sep 27 2007, 09:02 AM In: Find comicBy: comicslgf |
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Showcase Post about finished or work-in-progress worlds here. The Showcase is a good place to get commentary, critique and generalized help on your worldbuilding projects. This forum is not for stories. It is for posting descriptions of the worlds you have made, including lists of characteristics. |
25 | 164 | Jul 11 2007, 05:39 PM In: Ancient ClansBy: Homey188 |
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All About Worldbuilding This forum is a 'submission showcase', where you can put in articles and essays to help other worldbuilders, tips of the trade, or just pieces on interesting things in worldbuilding. Posts to this forum will have to be approved before going through. |
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General Discussion Worldbuilding is a fun and engaging passtime, and can be an essential element in a writing or artistic career. The WBC is the place for worldbuilders of all sorts to gather-- and this forum is a place for topics of all sorts to be discussed. |
18 | 622 | Apr 2 2008, 08:37 PM In: our pharmacy companyBy: decameron |
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Other Worlds Chat A fan of Robert Jordan? Tolkein? Terry Pratchett? The Wachowski Brothers? Daeluin Online? OW Chat is the place to post topics on the worlds others have made, especially those that have been published, used in movies, made into RPGs, et cetera. |
2 | 3 | Jan 19 2007, 08:50 PM In: Brooding over TolkienBy: Humble Hobo |
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Beginners' Forum Sure, a lot of worldbuilders started young and just never stopped. This doesn't mean that there aren't people new to the hobby. This is a great forum for people just starting in worldbuilding, whether you need to whip up a world for a roleplaying site or have some extra creativity and want a project to put it into. Post here with your questions, comments, first efforts or whatever. |
4 | 29 | Aug 31 2007, 09:57 AM In: Gunslinger and the Dark Tow...By: Homey188 |
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Current Collective Project We're a Worldbuilders' Collective, and this is the world we're collectively building. Everyone is welcome to participate! We'll post a map, and eveyone gets to contribute to the projects, posting up glossaries of terms, locations, cities, histories, cultures -- whatever you want! Please don't claim a bit of map and make a civilization all on your onw. Just post your work here as you go, and we'll all work together, adding to what each other have begun. Finalized details will be pinned. Join in! |
10 | 143 | Jun 20 2006, 10:44 PM In: The NomadsBy: ||| |
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General Advice One of the goals for the WBC is for it to be a place to get advice and discussion on worldbuilding, and to touch base with fellow WBers. The General Advice forum is where you post things you need help, advice, comments or critique on. If they don't fit in another Advice category, they go here. |
4 | 25 | Aug 31 2006, 09:59 PM In: Magic! ( read with crazy ol...By: Homey188 |
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Advice&Discussion: Physical Aspects Geography, geology, physical history, architecture-- how your land looks and is laid out can have a strong effect on any stories played out within it. Advice&Discussion: Physical Aspects is the place to discuss geography, mapping, environment and all that good stuff. |
7 | 29 | Apr 10 2007, 07:12 PM In: archeologyBy: Homey188 |
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Advice&Discussion: Languages From a glossary of a few words to an elaborate, grammatically unique construction, a fictional language can add depth and believability to your world. The Advice&Discussion: Languages forum is a good place to give/get help with, or discuss, fictional languages, glossaries, writing systems et cetera. |
7 | 56 | Jan 28 2007, 10:24 PM In: Esperanzan OrcishBy: tsuyoshikentsu |
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Advice&Discussion: Religion Sentient beings often have a need for religion, and in some worlds, the gods even exist. A religion can add a lot to your created world, and sometimes can be essential for an intended plot or culture. Advice&Discussion: Religion is the forum to give or receive help and discussion on creating an interesting, realistic or just fun religion for your world. |
6 | 57 | May 27 2006, 03:33 PM In: Good and EvilBy: Queen of Verinyan |
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Advice&Discussion: Politics and Culture How do people behave? What is the system of rule? Is there political content, or utopia? These can be some important questions when you're creating a world. Advice&Discussion: Politics and Culture is the forum to ask, answer or discuss these sorts of questions. |
5 | 60 | May 24 2006, 08:03 PM In: CuisineBy: Queen of Verinyan |
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Advice&Discussion: Technology and Science Because not all build worlds that are set in pre-industrial or medieval eras, we have for you a forum to discuss technology and science. Advice&Discussion: Technology and Science understands that there was technology also in our world's medieval times, so heck - post it all here: Science, alchemy, steam engines and spaceships. |
3 | 29 | Sep 12 2006, 05:09 PM In: Nemian InfrastructureBy: Humble Hobo |
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General Hysteria This is the forum for chatting about specifically non-worldbuilding stuff. Celebrating a birthday, announcing an absence, posting a good joke - it all goes here. |
18 | 159 | Mar 31 2007, 10:03 AM In: plot summarryBy: Humble Hobo |
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Link me! Got some cool worldbuilding news? Maybe some useful resources, cool links, even an amazon-dot-com book you'd recommend? Post it here. |
7 | 17 | Jul 1 2006, 10:46 PM In: From whence I cameBy: ||| |
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Short Stories and Roleplays Writing is one of the paths most built worlds are channeled into. Post short stories, longer stories, or bits of roleplay relating to your worlds here. |
11 | 51 | Jun 3 2006, 01:36 PM In: Not sure...By: Queen of Verinyan |
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Artwork This forum is a good place to post artwork relating to your worlds that doesn't fit in some other forum. Just want to showcase some worldbuilding art, or maybe get some advice? Got some drawings of costume and weaponry, or maybe a doodle of a spaceship or wizard's staff? Put it here. |
7 | 40 | Aug 25 2006, 08:25 PM In: CreationBy: ||| |
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