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r/worldbuilding is a subreddit with 1.7M 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
Pain & Anger
: "Working on a Human starship is weird sometimes "
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Using Blender for worldbuilding, what do you think?"
8 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Would you use a card based world building tool?"
7 posts
Popular Topics in r/worldbuilding
#1
Worldbuilding
: "This was a big "Worldbuilding" project that had little to no Worldbuilding! (Context in comments!)"
128 posts
#2
Fantasy
: "If the platypus existed in a Fantasy world, would you classify it as a type of griffin?"
79 posts
#3
World
: "If you have intelligent species in your World, what are their design flaws? "
52 posts
#4
Magic
: "The Faelings! Magical little denezins of the Fae Lands."
25 posts
#5
Building
: "I made a Wiki-Style World Building & Story Planner for Google Docs (Link in Comments)"
13 posts
#6
Gods
: "Are the Gods in your world competing with one another?"
11 posts
#7
Religion
: "How "true" are the Religions in your world to its inhabitants?"
11 posts
#8
Map
11 posts
#9
Characters
: "Explain your main character in three words or less"
10 posts
#10
Lore
: "[700 AE] Lore background for a strategy game I am developing "
8 posts
Member Growth in r/worldbuilding
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+1k members(0.1%)
Monthly
+33k members(2.0%)
Yearly
+400k members(30.7%)
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