Category: World Building Questions

What are the most significant historical events in your world?

Some of the types of historic events

What is a taboo in your setting?

What’s taboo in your setting? For example, in Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive, it is considered scandalous for a lady to show her left hand in public. What are…

What is the unique slang in your setting?

Where your character lives (or lived) under their bed is a forgotten item, what is the significance and story of this item?

Under your character’s bed is a forgotten item. What is the significance of the item? What’s the untold story?

How have politics impacted your character?

Politics is a broad term. It can refer to local councils, governments, and trade agreements. It can also relate to gender assumptions, family dynamics, and social expectations. If…

What secret or forgotten aspect ties your character to the history of your setting?

This could be an ancestor involved in a historic event, a similarity to a person of legend, or something else that you have invented. Even if this does…

Share a myth from your setting

Myths and legends set the cultural backdrop for all of us. Share one from the world your character lives in – perhaps a myth they believe is true.