Monday, January 17, 2022

Tools for Worldbuilding: a workshop directory

This post is part of a series to augment The Worldbuilder's Handbook available for free download.

The best and latest worldbuilding workshops are gathered here at www.DNFrost.com/worldbuilding.

Find more content navigation in my Resource Directory.



Also check out my worldbuilding for the TotKW Saga at
www.DNFrost.com/codex.


And for worldbuilding from other authors, see the style analysis series at www.DNFrost.com/workshops.



Define Your Standard: NEW POST!

A standard world language can be useful, but unifying languages start out as regional languages and gain prestige over time. They have history, and they bring cultural baggage with them wherever they spread.

Read more of this post here...




What is Worldbuilding? On this website, the worldbuilding tag refers to ideas about developing an immersive setting for stories.

The worldbuilding resource series focuses on my Known World, and the worldbuilding workshop series focuses on your own world.

Read more about this tag here... Soon.



Worldbuilder's Handbook: a free download

Build more realism into your invented worlds with this collection of tips and workshops.

You'll build nuanced and realistic settings and share your world with more confidence.

Read more about this download here...



Download your workshop guide The Worldbuilder's Handbook here.



What is Cartography? On this website, the cartography tag refers to ideas about making maps, especially regarding fictional maps.

The cartography resource series focuses on my Known World, and the cartography workshop series focuses on your own world.

Read more about this tag here...



Fantasy Map Maker Jump Start:
61 Easy Tips for Fantasy World Building with Real Earth Science.

• Build your fantasy world with a blueprint of how civilizations thrive and the power of geology in your back pocket.
• Create the coolest world you can dream up. With unique places and cultures that defy logic but still feel real.

Read more about this reference book here...



How to Make Fantasy Maps in Photoshop

This exclusive guide provides step-by-step instructions for making maps in Photoshop.

It also provides some great information on how to build a realistic world.

Read more about this exclusive here...

Download How to Make Fantasy Maps in Photoshop:



Tips on civilization


Plan Your Rivers: designing how water drains from your lands www.DNFrost.com/worldbuilding A cartography workshop by D.N.Frost @DNFrost13 Part 1 of a series.
This 2-part post series outlines how rivers form and civilizations develop alongside them.

It starts with Plan Your Rivers and ends with Build Your Kingdom.




More cartography workshops


Mud and Civilization: how fertile soil creates powerful cultures www.DNFrost.com/worldbuilding A cartography workshop by D.N.Frost @DNFrost13 Part of a series.
This ongoing post series includes a number of map-making workshops that stand alone.

The latest post is Mud and Civilization and an array of other posts discuss topics like choosing an appropriate map font and the wiggle room within old-world mapping styles.

Explore more posts here:




Download your workshop guide The Worldbuilder's Handbook here.



What is Magic? On this website, the magic tag refers to ideas about mystic energies, from real-world beliefs to invented systems.

The magic resource series focuses on magics for my Known World, and the magic workshop series focuses on your own magic systems.

Read more about this tag here... Soon.



What is Culture? On this website, the culture tag refers to ideas about cultural variety, from real-world cultures to invented ones.

The cultural resource series focuses on peoples of my Known World, and the cultural workshop series focuses on your own world.

Read more about this tag here... Soon.



What is Language? On this website, the language tag refers to ideas about linguistics, especially as applied to invented languages.

The language resource series focuses on tongues of my Known World, and the language workshop series focuses on your own world.

Read more about this tag here... Soon.



More language workshops


Define Your Standard: the cultural baggage of a common tongue www.DNFrost.com/worldbuilding A language workshop by D.N.Frost @DNFrost13 Part of a series.
This ongoing post series includes a number of language-based workshops that stand alone.

The latest post is Define Your Standard and an array of other posts discuss topics like creating immersive place-names and the phases that a spoken language cycles through.

Explore more posts here:



That's it for this post! Check out the latest worldbuilding workshops for more.

Download The Worldbuilder's Handbook here, or start your adventure below.






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