Worldbuilding Through Storytelling
I like to build my world by writing short pieces of fiction set in the world. These inspire new ideas that I can then go back and fill in with the usual worldbuilding articles. The examples presented here are the results of challenges and exercises, whether official or not. Please enjoy them.
At the same time, please consider this as an alternative to writing standard articles for everything. You can introduce your readers and/or players to your world in a much richer manner by writing short stories that suck them in, rather than by restricting yourself to more formal articles that are driven primarily by facts.
Short Fiction
The Fulfillment of the Promise
This was written for the Winter Solstice challenge.
This was written for the Great Invention challenge.
This was written for the Verti's challenge to create a character and kill him or her with water or ice.
This was written for a lightning challenge to create a myth or legend.
This was a challenge to create a festival.
This was a challenge to create an LGBTQ+ character.
This is session journal from my pulp campaign. It was interesting to write a story in a style so different from my usual voice.
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