Marshall Ryan Maresca

I am a fantasy & sci-fi writer as well as a playwright, living in Austin TX.

Monday, July 18, 2016

Updated Worldbuilding Round-Up

This July continues to be extraordinarily busy, so here is an updated toolbox for All Things Worldbuilding.
This is something I happen to have on hand, because it's that important.Groundwork: Geography, biomes and ecology.My original post on biomes
Domesticatible plants and animals
Creating new fauna, especially domesticatible ones
Building from the Dawn of CivilizationTransitioning from Neolithic to Agricultural and early civilizationsNeolithic Founder CropsThe Food TimelinePoints of Origin for Herbs and SpicesFinding every use for a resource
Creating CivilizationsConstructed language basics
Phonology Generator
The International Phonetic Alphabet 
Text Generator (for making words once you have a phonology generated)
Technology Basics, told through Drinks and Weapons
Levels of Industry in Worldbuilding
Cultural Rituals of Coming of Age
Four-Dimensional Worldbuilding
Marriage and Other Rituals of Love And JoiningRituals for the DeadArts and Culture
Worldbuilding as a Living Process
Worldbuilding: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Their Story
Traditions of Justice and Law
How Arms Make The Character
Subcultures and Code-switching
A brief Worldbuilder's Bibliography
An older Worldbuiling Roundup
Hope you can find this useful.  I hope to put this stuff together into a single document in the near future.  Possibly so I can have handouts at panels.  Handouts would make me look extra prepared, no?
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