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Many of will build more than one setting in our career. While this can seem intimidating due to workload, we can often reuse what we’ve done. For example, one absolute monarchy is much like another in its broad strokes, as Read More …

Tracking The WBC (World Building Coalition) might find it helpful to keep a running list of decisions that have been made so that everyone stays aware. This will be especially useful if a new WBO joins. Maintaining this list would Read More …

World building can go on forever, but it must start somewhere. This section discusses the reality that some members of the WBC will inevitably leave the coalition. When this happens, ownership of their creations may (and probably should) fall to Read More …

The WBC must decide what items will be shared and what will belong to each WBO. As suggested by the Continent Master role, it is wise to let each member of the WBC own a continent. However, other divisions can Read More …

World Building Coalitions (WBCs) could have the roles defined here. World Master (WM) A World Master (WM) is the overriding authority for a planet (or group of them in a solar system, for example). This can also be a called Read More …

If all of this seems like far too much work but something we still want to have, we might consider working with one or more partners. This would allow us to divide up the work and even focus on areas Read More …

World building (and authorship) can produce many files that should be structured internally. The downloadable templates included in this series, and shown in each appendix, shows ways of doing this but there are some specific instances to cover. As just Read More …

This section talks about how to organize files so you can easily find your world building notes.

I produce and collect crazy amounts of files of many types and subjects. These include spreadsheets, word processor files, images, image editing files (i.e., Photoshop .psd files), raw and processed podcast and audiobook files, and more. There are PDFs and Read More …

Microsoft Office 365 While we can use installed versions of Microsoft Office, we also have the option to use the online or mobile versions. However, these typically offer a subset of features, being a less robust app. An O365 subscription Read More …