After dividing the project into three phases, I decided to focus on the astronomy of the fictional world. Most parameters will remain Earth-like, with one exception: I want the year on this planet to last 384 days. In this article,…
“What if my fictional world were four times larger than Earth?” That is the question I asked myself one day. I started wondering what would change, and I was surprised by how enormous those changes would be. In this article,…
Introduction I was thinking about the next step in building my world and landed on physics. I wondered how it’s laws govern reality. At one point I asked myself: what if the laws of physics were different? What if they…
More about the world’s core: how it shapes everything, and a few words on the order of creation. Introduction In the previous article I wrote about the Creator as the core of my world. In this piece we’ll dive deeper…
On the core of a world and why you should find it. Introduction Every world—real or fictional—stands on something. An idea, a principle, a myth, a fundamental essence. If you don’t know what your world stands on, it will eventually…
About the beginnings and first steps in worldbuilding. Introduction Hi! My name is Slawander, and this is a blog about worldbuilding. I enjoy fantasy games, films, and stories, but I’m also fascinated by the inner workings of such fictional worlds.…