Guides
Given that you’re here because you want to create your own worlds, and given how we’ve gained a lot of experience with worldbuilding through the development of LoreMaster.io, it only makes sense that we share some of our methods with you!
The Hook – World Building Guides by Knight Vision Creative
My hooks often start with a concept for an encounter or story element. I have an ongoing list of encounter ideas I’ve recorded down for Dungeons and Dragons.
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Safety Tools in TTRPG’s
TTRPG’s can sometimes deal with some intense issues and themes, such as racism, sexism, slavery, or even going so far as to deal with sexual assault. This guide discusses some tips on how to approach it tactfully!
HERMETICS – A Worldbuilding Technique by AK1
HERMETICS is a detailed worldbuilding guide written by AK1 (u/SixtrapAK1), to help you enrich and build your world!
Simple Homebrew Rules to Improve Your D&D 5e Campaign
In this short guide, I (Jonas Greve) will describe the rule tweaks, and explain my motivation for applying them. I will also address a few official optional rule choices.
The New Player Experience
Bluntly speaking, the rules of Dungeons & Dragons can be daunting. Even the basic rulebooks that come with the various starter sets clock in at 32 pages, which for some us is nothing, but for others, is more than they read in a year. And that’s ok! This article discusses some things to consider when running games for new players!
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Should you skip the boring parts? (Answer: Sometimes!)
Not everything has to be narrated. It’s ok to simply say what happens, without having to stick to 100% realism, narrating every small interaction. You (probably) don’t narrate your PC’s going to the bathroom either. In my experience, your players won’t mind, they want stuff to happen too! It is a tabletop role-playing GAME after all. It’s not meant to be a 1-to-1 representation of what life would be like in this fantasy universe.
Invention, Completeness and Consistency in Worldbuilding
In this guide we will be discussing how to use Wolf’s 3 factors of invention, completeness and consistency, and apply them to your worldbuilding!