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World Building Series

- An Extensive Look Into the Construction of Speculative Worlds -

Series Outline

- A Site Map Through Our World Building Series -

As we continue writing posts within this series, we will link the articles to the coordinating bullet points within the outline below—which will appear GREEN.
In the event that there are multiple articles written for the same bullet point, as some of the material may need to be broken down into smaller chunks, the link will lead to a landing page with all of the coordinating articles can be found.

  • 1. Physical World
    • 1.1. Natural Forces
    • 1.2. Supernatural Forces
    • 1.3. Atmosphere
    • 1.4. Geology
    • 1.5. Geography & Mapmaking
      • 1.5.1. Continents
      • 1.5.2. Oceans
      • 1.5.3. Coastlines
      • 1.5.4. Rivers & Lakes
      • 1.5.5. Mountains
      • 1.5.6. Biomes
      • 1.5.7. Territories & Natural Boundaries
      • 1.5.8. Cities & Settlements
  • 2. Species & Characters Within World
    • 2.1. Humanoid Advantage vs. Humanoid Weakness
    • 2.2. Factors that Cause Evolutional Divergence in Species
    • 2.3. Character Archetypes
      • 2.3.1. The Ego Archetypes
        • 2.3.1.1. The Innocent, Dreamer, or Romantic.
        • 2.3.1.2. The Orphan
        • 2.3.1.3. The Hero or Warrior
        • 2.3.1.4. The Caregiver or Helper
      • 2.3.2. The Soul Archetypes
        • 2.3.2.1. The Wanderer, Explorer, or Pilgrim
        • 2.3.2.2. The Rebel, Outlaw, or Misfit
        • 2.3.2.3. The Lover
        • 2.3.2.4. The Artist, Innovator, or Creator
      • 2.3.3. The Self Archetypes
        • 2.3.3.1. The Jester, Fool, or Trickster
        • 2.3.3.2. The Sage, Scholar, or Mentor
        • 2.3.3.3. The Magician, Visionary, or Healer
        • 2.3.3.4. The Ruler or Leader
    • 2.4. Character Development
      • 2.4.1. The Basics
      • 2.4.2. Backstory
      • 2.4.3. Likes, Dislikes, & Fears
      • 2.4.4. Morals, Beliefs, & Faith
      • 2.4.5. Relationships
      • 2.4.6. Physical Description: Further Exploration
      • 2.4.7. General Knowledge
      • 2.4.8. Specific Knowledge
      • 2.4.9. What If?
      • 2.4.10. Why Should the Audience Care About Your Character?
  • 3. Culture
    • 3.1. Stratification
      • 3.1.1. Age
      • 3.1.2. Economic Classes
      • 3.1.3. Ethnicity
      • 3.1.4. Evolutionary Differences
      • 3.1.5. Gender Roles
      • 3.1.6. Race
      • 3.1.7. Religious Classes
      • 3.1.8. Social Classes
    • 3.2. Government
      • 3.2.1. Type of Government
      • 3.2.2. Succession of Power
      • 3.2.3. Laws
    • 3.3. Economic Structure
      • 3.3.1. Agricultural Trade
      • 3.3.2. Barter, Buy, or Combination
      • 3.3.3. Monetary System
      • 3.3.4. Skills and Skill Trade
    • 3.4. Educational System
    • 3.5. Clothing
    • 3.6. Art
      • 3.6.1. Visual Art & Sculpture
      • 3.6.2. Literature
      • 3.6.3. Music
      • 3.6.4. Theatre & Dance
    • 3.7. Agriculture & Food
    • 3.8. Technology
    • 3.9. Transportation
    • 3.10. Relationships
    • 3.11. Taboos
  • 4. Religion, Rituals, and Ceremonies
    • 4.1. Religion
      • 4.1.1. Theogony
      • 4.1.2. Type
        • 4.1.2.1. Ancestor Worship
        • 4.1.2.2. Animism
        • 4.1.2.3. Animatism
        • 4.1.2.4. Anthropomorphism
        • 4.1.2.5. Atheism
        • 4.1.2.6. Fetishism
        • 4.1.2.7. Monotheism
        • 4.1.2.8. Polytheism
        • 4.1.2.9. Totemism
      • 4.1.3. Practices & Rituals
        • 4.1.3.1. Altered States of Consciousness
        • 4.1.3.2. Apotheosis
        • 4.1.3.3. Divination
        • 4.1.3.4. Idolatry
        • 4.1.3.5. Intercession
        • 4.1.3.6. Sacrifices
    • 4.2. Rites of Passage
    • 4.3. Ceremonies
      • 4.3.1. Birth & Birthdays
      • 4.3.2. Baptism or Equivalence
      • 4.3.3. Confirmation or Equivalence
      • 4.3.4. Graduation or Equivalence
      • 4.3.5. Marriage
      • 4.3.6. Children
      • 4.3.7. Funeral & Death
      • 4.3.8. Other Celebrations
        • 4.3.8.1. Harvest & Feast Days
        • 4.3.8.2. Equinoxes
        • 4.3.8.3. Solstices
  • 5. Majick
    • 5.1. Types of Majick
      • 5.1.1. Common Majick
      • 5.1.2. Contagious Majick
      • 5.1.3. Good vs. Bad
      • 5.1.4. Imitative Majick
      • 5.1.5. Innate/Inborn vs. Learned/Acquired
      • 5.1.6. Intentional vs. Unintentional
      • 5.1.7. Natural vs. Unnatural
      • 5.1.8. Offensive vs. Defensive
    • 5.2. Majickal Classifications
      • 5.2.1. Abjurative
      • 5.2.2. Alchemy & Potions
      • 5.2.3. Compulsion
      • 5.2.4. Conjuration
      • 5.2.5. Curses, Hexes, & Jinxes
      • 5.2.6. Disillusionment
      • 5.2.7. Divination
      • 5.2.8. Elemental Manipulation Majick
        • 5.2.8.1. Empyrean
        • 5.2.8.2. Fire & Light
        • 5.2.8.3. Spirit
        • 5.2.8.4. Tellurian/Tellestrial
        • 5.2.8.5. Water
    • 5.3. Rules of Majick
  • 6. Language
    • 6.1. Phonemes
    • 6.2. Morphemes
    • 6.3. Glyphs
    • 6.4. Basic Morphology
    • 6.5. Grammar
      • 6.5.1. The Basic Parts of Speech
        • 6.5.1.1. Pronouns
        • 6.5.1.2. Nouns
        • 6.5.1.3. Verbs
          • 6.5.1.3.1. Lexical vs. Auxiliary
          • 6.5.1.3.2. Conjugation
          • 6.5.1.3.2.1. Tense
          • 6.5.1.3.2.2. Mood
          • 6.5.1.3.2.3. Voice
        • 6.5.1.4. Adjectives
        • 6.5.1.5. Adverbs
        • 6.5.1.6. Prepositions
        • 6.5.1.7. Conjunctions
        • 6.5.1.8. Interjections
      • 6.5.2. Syntax & Sentence Structure
      • 6.5.3. Evolution of Language
      • 6.5.4. The Extras
  • 7. Miscellaneous Topics & Articles
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