Nekocon 17

“The hardest part of any Game Master's job is to build the world in which the game is played. This is true even in settings on a fictional version of the real world. To help you avoid getting bogged down in the monumental task of building a whole world from scratch, let veteran Game Master Jim Deeley show you some of his best techniques for building a believable fictional world for your PCs to save – without losing your mind in the process.”

(Author's Note: Though the material in this panel was designed with Game Masters in mind, the process of worldbuilding is not unique to Roleplaying Games, and the insights in this panel can help writers of all stripes, whether writing plays, novels, manga, or any other creative form which relies on the creation of alternate or altered realities. We welcome you to come and participate in this panel!)

Topics include:

- The Power of “Why”
- Building a World from the Universe in
- Building a World from the Village Out.
- Terrain, Topography, and Human (Elven/Alien/Undead/Etc) Geography
- A Word on Historical Settings