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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
: "Give me a country or area, and the IRL place it's nature was inspired by."
4 posts
#2
Ideas
: "What do you actually consider a "utopia"?"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I made an app because I kept losing everything I saved"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Not very happy with the bestiary I am working on"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "How can I improve my world?"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "Fair Warning, this is some self promo, but this is also a tremendous thank you to this Subreddit. You guys have helped inspire me and motivate me to turn a passion project of mine into an actual comic book that went live a couple days ago. Context in First Comment."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/worldbuilding
#1
Worldbuilding
: "Worldbuilding Pro Tip: If you discover some glaring weakness, obvious mistake, or irrational detail in your work, first try to lean in to it before rewriting/removing it. You might be surprised what you find."
190 posts
#2
Fantasy
: "I just started a needle-felted Fantasy world — here’s the first creature, Sproutback!"
59 posts
#3
World
: "Thoughts on my World so far?"
51 posts
#4
Lore
: "Tell me three or five bits of Lore from your world that each sound like they came from a different setting/genre. Those who reply will try to guess what your world is about."
26 posts
#5
Magic
: "A Colour-Based Magic System"
24 posts
#6
Map
: "Map of South East Setheca"
18 posts
#7
Characters
: "Have you reused any Characters that already exist in media or mythology?"
16 posts
#8
Maps
: "Map of the country my upcoming DnD game is set in"
15 posts
#9
Character
14 posts
#10
Worlds
: "How many Worlds are you building ?"
13 posts
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