SFWA: Fantasy World Building Mary Sue Litmus Test (are my characters too perfect?) Vistas and Dreams: this site expands on the below. Its goal is to help writers develop their own science fiction and fantasy settings. Mathemagician.net: This site, recommended by SeverinR on Legendfire, has a random town generator for fantasy worlds. Name of Planet(s): Type of Planet(s): (earth-like, what percentage ocean, how many continents/major islands,what type of climates, etc.) Basic information on weather problems: (hurricanes/typhoons, storms, etc.) Basic information on geological problems: (earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.) Name of Government(s): Type of Government(s): (democracy, democratic republic, republic, socialist, communist, monarchy, oligarchy... and/or describe the government and any quirks it has) Basic information on the Government(s): Political Problems Between Governments, if there in more then one: Name of Leaders, officials, etc.: (can include royalty/nobility here and genders) Name of Culture(s): Basic cultural information: (on each culture) Cultural Taboos: (list any for each culture) Name of Religion(s): Religious leader(s) and other titles: Basic religious information: Conflicts Between Religions, if there is more then one: Respected Occupations: Disrespected Occupations: Gender roles: (egalitarian, patriarchal, matriarchal) Relationships: (monogamous, don't have word for monogamy, polygamous, polyandry; is marriage for life, is divorce legal) Lifespan (avg by gender, occupation, ethnic group, etc.): Age of Adulthood: Physical Appearance, including descriptions of: (if there is more then one ethnic group/species, please describe each) Strengths: Weaknesses: Magical and/or Psionic Qualities, if any: Miscellaneous: |