COMPLETE GUIDE TO WORLDBUILDING HC (Pre-Order)

Release date: 2026-10-15

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A World Won't Build Itself

Bringing together dozens of veteran voices in game design, the Complete Guide to Worldbuilding is an essential text on the art of creating compelling settings for your tabletop games and creative writing projects.

Spark your imagination with tips and tricks from respected developers, writers, and creators in dozens of essays on topics as diverse as running large-scale battles, building realistic worlds and cultures, writing useful lore that shapes the world, making (and breaking) the rules of magic, and more!

Featuring the wise words of luminaries like Steve Winter, Gail Simone, Wolfgang Baur, and new work from Shanna Germain and Erin Roberts, the Complete Guide to Worldbuilding will level up your creativity and narrative abilities, while opening new paths to building new worlds your way.