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Old 08-03-2013, 06:24 PM   #1
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Default The Seven Deadly Sins of Worldbuilding

A very interesting article that while meant for writers has some good tips for GMs too, IMO.

The 7 Sins of Worldbuilding

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Old 08-03-2013, 07:08 PM   #2
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Here's a related article with some tips for constructing "quick and dirty" settings that might be more applicable to frequent gaming.

Quick and Dirty World building

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Old 08-03-2013, 11:22 PM   #3
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Do you have a brief description, beyond the title? Just dropping a link doesn't tell me much, and some of the moderators are death on "link-dumping."
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Do you have a brief description, beyond the title? Just dropping a link doesn't tell me much, and some of the moderators are death on "link-dumping."
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Old 08-03-2013, 11:39 PM   #5
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There you go
Thank you!
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Old 08-03-2013, 11:45 PM   #6
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Not a problem I hope you find them useful.
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Old 08-04-2013, 07:36 AM   #7
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I've copied these links over to the "Advice, tools, and other goodies for writers" thread on Bob Schroeck's forums, which has many more useful links for world builders.
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