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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
Advice Requests
: "What's the best way to work real world holidays into a fantasy world?"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What are some interesting philosophies you think aren’t explored enough in world-building?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Why is non-visual lore hated so much on here"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "A Short comic about the dangers of the Bluestone Desert - a location in my world"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/worldbuilding
#1
Worldbuilding
: "What’s your least favourite Worldbuilding thing that comes up again and again in others work when they show it to you"
225 posts
#2
Tools
68 posts
#3
Fantasy
: "Is this somewhat plausible?? Is there a better way to explain this? For my Fantasy sci-fi universe"
52 posts
#4
World
: "Are the Gods in your World competing with one another?"
41 posts
#5
Worlds
: "Any fantasy Worlds that AREN’T medieval? "
35 posts
#6
Maps
: "Maps I made for my setting. Critiques are welcomed. "
27 posts
#7
Species
: "A redesign of 2 of the dwarf Species ive created for our world. i really like how they turned out but im sure they could still use some tweaking. these are the aquatic reefguard dwarves and the deep dwelling gem beards!"
23 posts
#8
Price
21 posts
#9
Software
15 posts
#10
Map
: "Do we even do these anymore? Here is a Map of a setting I've been working on for 2 years or so"
15 posts
Member Growth in r/worldbuilding
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+412k members(31.0%)
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