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r/worldbuilding is a subreddit with 1.8M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has crazy activity.
For artists, writers, gamemasters, musicians, programmers, philosophers and scientists alike! The creation of new worlds and new universes has long been a key element of speculative fiction, from the fantasy works of Tolkien and Le Guin, to the science-fiction universes of Delany and Asimov, to the tabletop realm of Gygax and Barker, and beyond.
This subreddit is about sharing your worlds, discovering the creations of others, and discussing the many aspects of creating new universes.
Popular Themes in r/worldbuilding
#1
Advice Requests
: "In my fantasy world, what races should I include in your opinion?"
10 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "[OC]: Update on Chronicler, the free, offline worldbuilding app that I quit my job to build!"
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Is it wrong that most of my “worldbuilding” is just glorified crossover fanfiction?"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "I need help with Water"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/worldbuilding
#1
Worldbuilding
: "Do you try to find obscure cultures or less known ones to take inspiration from when Worldbuilding cultures?"
105 posts
#2
Fantasy
: "In my world, magic is extremely rare and limited to Church miracles (saintly acts) and Satanic counterequivalents. Would this still qualify as low Fantasy, or does the supernatural element push it elsewhere?"
28 posts
#3
Magic
: "[Magic Systems] what’s stopping your wizards from flying around like Superman?"
17 posts
#4
Map
: "The Brigand City. Map i drew for my buddys worldbuilding."
17 posts
#5
Lore
: "Lore on telepaths and psychic powers in my world"
11 posts
#6
Species
: "Make More Non-Humanoid Species!!!"
9 posts
#7
World
: "{Soldiers of the Fatherland} Remastered World Map"
8 posts
#8
Characters
: "Describe your main Characters in a short paragraph or two."
7 posts
#9
Aliens
: "Reverse Analog Horror - Humans are the monsters. Alien POV"
6 posts
#10
Art
: "The Art of a nomadic tribe"
5 posts
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