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Informational Modern

Seven Worlds

[p]Our human universe is just one of seven. There are also three light ones and three dark ones. Light ones are called Heaven, Upper Heaven, and Hyper Upper Heaven. Dark ones are respectively called Hell, Sub Hell, and Hyper Sub Hell. The world in th...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Informational Soft Magic

Project Rosewood

"Come in Agent, please close the door behind you. Have a seat. No, this isn't a disciplinary meeting. I'll get right to the point - you're being transferred. You are hereby assigned to Project Rosewood. No, I don't expe...

Horror Informational Supernatural Surreal Urban

Era'guya

What if you knew how things came to be? What if dragons, gods and men are lost toys dropped in a box by a fickle superpower? What if the dirt was magic? What if you were dropped in this world with no context and no way home? Era'guya is a world wh...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Ancient Atompunk Biopunk

Berkai

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Low Magic Historical Informational

B Universe

B Universe (also known as the “Bullshit universe”) is the universe of chameleons. Demons and Angels from this universe have an ability known as Reactive Adaptation, that causes their biology to adapt itself based on the Demonic or Angelic biology of...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Low Magic Fantasy, Urban

New Tristan

The common world. A world split into 5 big countries long ago, four of them with a strong bond among humans, dwarfs, halflings, gnomes and elves, known as New Tristan. But the last country is greatly separated and forever hostile, this land is known...

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Hard Magic Informational

Bulkhai

Informational

Guide to World-Building

Hello there, aspiring Worldsmith! I'm PatheticBarrel, and as a Worldbuilder of 15 years (a little over half my life) I fancy myself a talented instructor in the ways of the Forge. Looking for tips on how to make your world feel m...

Informational

metAnvil

The metAnvil (meta-Anvil) is envisioned as a set of tools, tips, articles, thawts, and tests that use World Anvil as a platform for worldbuilding and creating stories, RPG adventures, maps, and artistic works. This "world" will take a systemic app...

Informational

Tal'rond

Fantasy Informational Medieval Sword & Sorcery

The Infernal Lawbook

In a perfect world, the spirit of the law would matter more than the word. Every law would only be in place to remind citizens that there are guidelines for life. But we don't live in a perfect world, do we? In fact, we don't even create perfe...

Comedy Fantasy, Dark Informational Political

The Forge

The Forge isn't really a world. It's a place for me to share articles on worldbuilding and storytelling. Please note that nothing written here is mandatory, canonical, or necessarily even correct. If you choose to do things differently, g...

Informational

Askamar and Udaris

For centuries the immortals of Askamar have fought, schemed and betrayed, each striving for power over both the magical realm and the human kingdoms of Udaris. Some mortals choose to serve them, some fight them, and some manipulate them to further th...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Informational Medieval

Giasis

The continent of Yeros is an ancient land with a storied history. Empires have risen and fallen. Kingdoms new and old scheme and fight amoungst eachother for political power. Armies march to war, whilst craftsmen ply their trades and priests pray to...

Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Low Magic Hard Magic Informational Medieval

Baurellia

First was the age of oblivion, when all who lived sought naught but survival. Then, the time of History began with the founding of the city of war and wisdom thus began the age of ascension then, Vampires threatened to destroy everything and send...

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Informational

Chronicles of the Wasteland's Earth

((WARNING: THIS UNIVERSE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE FALLOUT GAMES 1-4, New Vegas, and 76. PLEASE TURN BACK IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO SEE THEM.)) The Earth as defined by Bethesda Game Studio's Fallout Franchise, and re-imagined with my personal player...

Adult 18+ Dystopia Fanfiction Informational Post Apocalyptic

The Everett Consortium

A partner program for World Anvil users who wish to link to each other's worlds on their pages.

Informational

Aenar

Aenar is the most recent of many names for this ever changing world. Since time immemorial, Aenar has had a shifting staff of gods to govorn it, changing out every few thousand years. But as time moves on and the hour for a new set of cosmic rule...

Fantasy Informational

Diaspora

The universe of Diaspora is an exploration of humanity’s future within the local stellar group. The various projects set within the universe explore humanity’s path to the stars and their interactions with the other sapient denizens of the interstell...

Exploration Hard Science Informational Science Fiction, Modern Speculative

Empyllea (A Dark Sun setting fan-fiction advancement)

Most notably holding a particularly active section of one of its continents known to the inhabitants as Athas, Empyllea was a world, indeed a planetary system, without gods. For an inconceivably-long period of time, it languished, slowly consuming th...

Fanfiction Fantasy Informational Science Fantasy

RK Universe

Set in Meiji Era Japan, 1879. This is the world of my ideas of RK mostly from the movies for my fanfiction, and I'm using this to keep track of things. I am changing some details to fit my interpretation more, so peoples' ages / birthdates are shifti...

Fantasy, Romantic Informational Oriental Speculative Surreal

Oaara

Oaara the powerful, Oaara the ancient, Oaara the beautiful, Oaara the mystic, Oaara the eternal. Poem from the book of Qhorrtbjok. Oaara is a huge multiverse, with over a quadrillion universes inside of it. Each one of...

Hard Science Informational Science Fiction Science Fiction, Modern

Retika

An ancient world nestled in a protective nebula in the Beta Quadrant, Retika is the homeworld of two races of beings with a storied and bloodied past. Two races, one from the land, one from the seas, fight for control of the homeworld. However...

Adult 18+ Fanfiction Informational Science Fantasy Science Fiction

Weird Dwarves

Informational Speculative Weird

The Midden Realm

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Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Informational Medieval Political

Nevermore

Nevermore- Sci-Fantasy stuff, my dudes.

Alternative History Fantasy Hard Science Informational MagiPunk

Earth 2.0

It is much like Earth but the only major difference is the pre-existence of bond-mates. The government has

Alternative History Fanfiction Historical Informational Science Fiction, Modern

Earth

Earth is just like earth but like, less shitty and cryptids are cute gay girls. With inspiration mainly from American cryptids as the main focus but other prominent cryptids of other cultures are there too. The main inspiration being I really wan...

Comedy Gothic Informational Supernatural Weird

Gatrovia

Humanoid animals inhabit a certain planet called Gatrovia. They mostly don't get alone with each other, but that's where the fun originates. Gatrovia is split into four main continents (five if one considers the oceans), each inhabited by a majori...

Fantasy, High Magic Informational

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Informational Supernatural Surreal

Panwar

The world of Panwar is ancient, with a vast history spanning for many Ages. Many a hero's Song have been sung, cultures and species lost and nations come and go. The world is of Earth, but held by the energies of Magic. Though Cracks does magic...

Exploration Fantasy Informational Science Fantasy

The Cosmogony

Technically Everything. The Flux is every omniverse an omniverse has 1-4 multiverses in it one multiverse has infinite universes. don't forget every realm, pocket dimension, rogue galaxy, rogue planet, asteroids and junk flying around in-...

Exploration Fantasy Informational Science Fiction Slice of Life

Klasterfak Empire

The realms of the Cluster are rich, strange and diverse. Forces of nature and beyond rule supreme - giving birth to all manners of live across the lands, skies and seas of Home. Die Sphären des Klasters sind reichhaltig, seltsam und diverse. Die...

Exploration Informational Medieval Science Fantasy

Trichandria

[p]Trichandria is a world vast with life. Creatures of all shapes and sizes can be found if you know where to look. Some creatures are more common to others, such as Humans, Dwarves, and Elves as examples. Some inhabitants might not even know if anot...

Fantasy Informational

Alsair

Alsair is a ringed world governed by gods, magic, and ancient ties. It has many landscapes, with many different life forms inhabiting them. Some are sentient, like the savanna dwelling Osai. Others are magical, as in the Estrali of the Crystal Glen....

Exploration Informational Science Fantasy

Akura

Akura is a homebrew fantasy world I created for my Dungeons and Dragons campaigns. Currently the focus has been in the city-state of Abrana. I will add on to this site as more stories evolve over time, and share anecdotes of my parties and their shen...

Fantasy, Low Magic Informational Medieval Political

Kândalo

Magic creatures with capability of speaking, enslaved humonoides, knights in plate armor, adventurers with muskets and witch hunters walk on the street. Mysterious and powerful magicians are hiden on the woods and on the scripts. Two empires are c...

Fantasy Flintlock Informational Slice of Life Sword & Sorcery

Scoria

Scoria is a frequently modified and updated world building project. Started in July of 2012, it was, at first, a small handful of nations. From its origins as a singular region housing one country, it has evolved into a large, diverse planet, rendere...

Fantasy, Low Magic Informational Political Science Fiction, Modern

This Class is Also A Game

You enter a classroom that looks, at first glance, like most any other classroom at UTC. The desks are a little the worse for wear. The walls are an ugly, institutional beige. The floor is sticky, and it's probably best not to wonder why. All in all,...

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Babel's Ascent

Exploration Fantasy Informational Surreal Sword & Sorcery

Sonium

A land of history; with each land containing their own stories and myths to tell, their own inner conflicts, and their own unique flare which separates them from the rest. Inspired by every story/mythology/lore found in, well, reality, Sonium (based...

Fantasy, Low Magic Informational Medieval Modern Urban

The Life at the Chainlanes

The Republic of the Chainlanes was a lowly republic unlike other republics. The people over there are very political and are ranged from anarchists to authoritians. The new President created the biggest reform ever, a government of all the government...

Informational Modern Political Urban Western

Omega Earth

After an unfathomable quake of power rips apart the fabric of space and time, realty folds in on itself. Everything that could be is along side everything that could never be. There is not just one of someone or something there is every posbul someon...

Alternative History Informational Science Fantasy Science Fiction Weird

TJ Theme Preview

MY WORLD'S SYNOPSIS / SHORT DESCRIPTION THAT WILL SHOW UP ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK, and DISCORD LINKS & CO actual writing /* .user-css a[href=gomyworld] { font-size: 0%; } */

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Traveler's Cove

Welcome to a wonderful Island off the Coast. Traveler's Cove has been a travelers oasis for centuries. Many cultures from around the globe and of all alignments find neutrality when Visiting the island. Tower of Hope serves as the islands Magical Bea...

Exploration Informational Science Fantasy

The Forge

- Cortex wiki and R&D alpha - Developed P&P projects

Informational

The Three Galaxies

Omega, Lambda, and Sigma. These three galaxies are the home of thousands of stories, and an endless history between the three. Humanity first inhabited Omega, then Lambda, and soon; Sigma.

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Hard Science

Duoverse

Remember the Big Bang? There's a theory that when it exploded, that was another universe ending. The start of the Duoverse is the end of our Universe, in which we live in. So once our universe ends, the Duoverse comes right after. And this is the tim...

Alternative History Exploration Informational Modern

Test-A

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Anemoi

Welcome Travelers, from these antique lands, please sit and we will tell you of the sights that await you. Of the unheard monsters, who slither and bite... Of the wondrous items and artifacts you may find, their mysteries yet to be unlocked. Of the v...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Ancient Exploration Fantasy

Vaspida

Vaspida is a world where magic is a natural ressource. Like oil or precious metal, there is a flourishing trade for raw mana. As a result only the most wealthy people - or those with a very wealthy patron - can become powerful mages and the feats t...

Adult 18+ Fantasy Informational MagiPunk Political

1920s

Historical Informational Political

The Great Howdidigethere

Dear Reader from the world where I was supposed to belong, I am a scientist, or at least I like to think I am one. One day I’ll certainly be that. What counts is that I’m stuck in this strange, but wonderous place. At least from a quasi-scientist’...

Alternative History Exploration Fantasy Informational Modern

Secrets

A collection of research notes, ideas and half forgotten dreams that do not fit anywhere else (yet). An attempt to construct the reality through my eyes and senses, but not really a journal. Words that I should forgot or burn, but d...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Gothic Informational Modern

Venathuria, Telara, and Kaldesh

Exploration Fantasy Informational Medieval

Hereda

Hereda est une univers de medieval-fantasy avec une touche post-apocalyptique. Je compte l'exploiter dans le cadre d'un jeu de rôle fait maison, mais je souhaite réaliser un univers crédible avant tout. Suite à l’avènement d’une force dévastatr...

Fantasy, High Magic Hard Magic Informational Post Apocalyptic

The Company of the Environ

The 1370s was not a fabulous place to live in. The Black Death still raged and people were exploiting the population vacuum for easy gains. Many routiers and mercenary companies have established themselves all over Europe alongside their more religio...

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Low Magic Historical Informational

Tales of Dracolen - The Planet called Aether

An alternate world populated by eight nations of civilized dragons, along with other fantasy races.

Alternative History Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Informational Medieval

DragonSpine

There exists a small country encircled by the Dragon Spine mountains with no other known territories beyond. The little kingdom inhabitants segregate themselves by trade into an assortment of craft villages with two days of every week devoted to trad...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Gothic Informational Soft Magic

Very Much a Placeholder name

Um, My world. Very incomplete.

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Informational Medieval Supernatural

Castitate

bad bad

Adult 18+ Hard Science Informational Post-modern Science Fantasy

Mundus Goetia

Different Earth. Different nations. Different histories. Different natural laws. Same daily life. Mundus Goetia is an alternate Earth inhabited by multiple sapient species coexisting alongside the world they live in. Magic exists, but it's docu...

Alternative History Fantasy, Low Magic Informational Modern Political

Pridi

Pridi is a large, self-made and original world based around my militaristic group of Unity. It is unique because of its way of ruling and the events which have, and are, taking place. At the moment, a large civil war is taking place across the glob...

Adult 18+ Cyberpunk Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic

Freydel

Freydel is a land created for a Pathfinder DnD campaign but has since evolved into something so much more. Ever since the creation of this world, I have used it as a setting for nearly all my campaigns as the world holds the ability to host multiple...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Ancient Comedy Exploration

Pallad

It is the year 1945, The world has fallen into anarchy. Quite literally. The great nations of old have fallen into disrepair, and now socialist revolutionaries besiege the mighty nations that once dominated the world. Among theese Revolutiona...

Historical Informational Military Political

AI's are not our worst nightmare (chg later)

It's a time that artificial intelligence has been illegalized to use, maintain and create. If the government found you to do said actions they might kill you or kidnap you or make you nonexistent from the world. Our main character is a doctor who...

Informational Post-modern Science Fantasy Science Fiction Science Fiction, Modern

Castle

My World is my Mind. Nothing is real. Nerves, Atoms, particles of existence create scenarios vividly in my head, almost real enough to touch. But nothing is real. None of it will ever be real. My mind is not a World. My mind is not a Planet. My m...

Informational Surreal

It takes a village...

A Character/Village/World building RPG. If home is where the heart is and everyone grows up somewhere, why is it that most adventures tend to meet in a tavern with almost no shared experiences in their back story to link them together? I've see...

Exploration Informational Political Speculative

Name later

Just ye regular old supernatural realm with various cultures and species of fantasy creature scattered around. This is just for personal use since I find it fun to think about things like this and like designing different species , thus needed a plac...

Ancient Comedy Fairy tale Fantasy Fantasy, Dark

Dzintarzeme

Based on the concept of the Percy Jackson series and others similar to it, I have decided to embark on a writers journey to write a book based on Latvian mythology, as it is my heritage. Aina was just a regular American girl. Sure she was bilingua...

Child Safe Fantasy Fantasy, Urban Informational Young Adult (YA)

The Cygnus Galaxy

In the vast ocean of galaxies in the universe, Cygnus shines in a tenuous light. home to many sentient species and civilizations, this galaxy has lived in a state of peace for more than 1500 years. Cygnus is a place of bustling planets, some of w...

Cyberpunk Exploration Informational Mecha Political

Earth

A world not unlike ours, but instead of wars of religion, it's a final war between God, or "Him", and Lucifer, or "The Evil". One side, the side of evil, is led by Zion Rache and their goal is to either kill or convert the side of good to their cause...

Adult 18+ Fantasy Informational Modern Political

Eclipse Phase (Prime Timeline)

This is an offshoot of the default setting for the Eclipse Phase RPG by posthuman studios.

Cyberpunk Horror Informational Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction

Zichay

A world with nineteen separate nations, with shifting alliances due to a two-party power system, the superpowers being Zua and Vabilia, the medium power Zichay is working hard to defend itself and gain its land back from the smaller nation, Shua, and...

Informational Political Speculative Supernatural

Ginza

Ginza/銀座 is a civilised planet created back in Ginza Year 0, when a community of people living in Ginza, Tokyo decided to move to a different planet to suit their needs. They found an empty planet and decided to name it after their homeland. Througho...

Exploration Historical Informational Modern Oriental

Tellus

The world of Tellus is very much inspired by Earth and it's own mythologies and cultures and the blendings of them, as well as the introduction of magic and magical creatures.

Alternative History Ancient Exploration Fairy tale Fantasy

Earth

Hundreds of years have passed since the nuclear winter that covered the world for decades finally faded. Since those times life on Earth has recovered, and in fact, flourished. Human settlements are few and far between, many of the larger cities a...

Alternative History Exploration Informational Medieval Post Apocalyptic

Terrifia

Terriffia is a world with an ecosystem similar to the Earth's. The land is broken up into four notable continents, Tu'La, Ro’Aine, Beskott, and Murr’Belle. Tu'La being the powerhouse and the largest of the four. Ro'Aine is closer to the Northern hemi...

Ancient Exploration Fairy tale Fantasy Fantasy, Dark

Ikarios

The home place and planet of the Ikarian people who came to Earth in 30BCE. It is a hot place that is like earth in many ways, but ruled by the Ikarians, humanoid creatures that have only one thing in common: boasting a pair of magnificent wings....

Ancient Informational Military Oriental Political

Meretis

Meretis is a quaint world that slowly starts as semi-fantasy prehistorical. As time goes on, it becomes a world with magic, technology, war, famine, death, birth, and renewal. With over two thousand years of history and counting, Meretis has bound...

Ancient Fairy tale Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic

Novus

--- This world is published under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

Exploration Fantasy, Low Magic Hard Science Informational Modern

Hawk Bay

A modern day town located on the edge of Oregon, Hawk Bay is a small fishing town with a population of only eight hundred thousand people. With the town's smaller population comes less evolved minds, as shown in the town's more conservative politics....

Adult 18+ Comedy Informational Modern Political

Opium

A world of great things and greater people, home of writers, artist, scientist and all else who dare change this vase universe of our.

Alternative History Ancient Fantasy Historical Informational

Placeholder Name

I have 1000 words to fill up and I don't feel like explaining myself so I strictly refuse. I will post the first 1000 words that I find. This list originally was copied from Wikipedia:simple:Wikipedia:List of 1000 basic words. All listed nouns are...

Alternative History Comedy Fantasy Informational Modern

Xenology Universe

Turns out (some) UFOs really were aliens, and in the near future they make contact with Earth. Humankind is introduced to a colorful variety of intelligent beings both similar and almost unfathomably alien, as it grapples with the idea of being just...

Exploration Hard Science Informational Political Science Fiction

Unity

1984 esque perfect world redesigned by myself.

Alternative History Hard Science Informational Post-modern Speculative

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