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Worldbuilding Problems & Solutions

Worldbuilding Problems & Solutions

ESSENTIAL CONCEPT

While many of the problems and solutions that arise during the worldbuilding process will be unique to the individual world being crafted, there are a variety of common problems and solutions that are frequently encountered during the creation of fictional settings. Some of these problems are centered on potential audiences – for example how can an audience be expected to understand anything at all if everyone keeps speaking a fictional language? Other problems may arise while incorporating unusual elements like magic or futuristic technology – how does a worldbuilder, for instance, keep a wizard from simply magicking away every problem they encounter? Many of these problems have standard solutions that have been developed over time. For others, worldbuilders should be aware that it may be better to simply ignore the problem.

Problems & Solutions

Problems & Solutions

Problems

Solutions

The Problem with Lore Dumping
The Problem with Magic
The Problem with Fictional Languages
Everyone Knows This is a Problem
The Distance Problem
The Problem with Dark Places
The Problem with Being Realistic
Tharael, Not Therael, is the Problem
The Problem with Humans
The Problem with Utopias
The Problem Feeding Large Populations
The Problem with Using Real Cultures
The Problem with Orbital Bombardment
The Problem with Humanizing Evil
The Problem with Knowing the Future
The Rare Ingredient Solution
The Solution is to Shrink the World
It’s Not a Problem if You Just Ignore It
The Solution Comes at a Cost
A Surrogate Solution
This Solution is From Out of Town
The Solution is Magic
The Anti-Solution
This Solution is a Bit Vague
Just Too Cool To Be A Problem
This Solution is a Cultural Thing
The Solution is in the Appendix
The Solution is to Destroy the World
This Solution Speaks the Common Tongue
This Solution has Been Translated
This Solution Failed History Class
This Solution Doesn’t Get Involved
A Very Hooman Solution
The Technology of the Future will Solve It
The Solution is a War Crime
The Solution is Just a Myth
No One Knows the Solution

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