| Mfable |
There have been a lot of posts on world building by GMs, but has anyone ever decided to involve their players in the act? I had an idea to start a polling and writing process to get my players involved in world creating. I mean, what's cooler than playing in a world that you participated in creating?
This thread is going to be not only to discuss this idea, but I am inviting everyone here to vote in my polls too to help create the world, should they be interested in world building.
And finally, I am going to leave this open for people to submit NPCs and such, whether based on your character or just interesting character ideas. Let's populate this world together.
| Mfable |
First poll is closed and the results are in. Seems the world is destined to have 5 continents. Second poll is up now, too. As well as a world building opportunity in those forums.
Anyone have any character ideas for me to populate the world with?
I was thinking about making a PDF that compiles all the information collected there and on here. What do y'all think?
| Gogolski |
If you let players participate in the creation of your world, they will of course be eager to play in it.
A good option to do this is through their backgrounds. (I always had my players draw up a detailed background.)
First you ask them where they come from and what their 'country' looks like (in general). You then puzzle those countries together. Ask about the town they grew up in. How people generally regarded outsiders. If there was much trade or travelers passing by and what races they were. That could set up some political relations in the world...
Ask your players and you shall receive (and then they will back again...)
Good luck!
PS: Don't believe everything your players say. Memory (even or especially the memories of the players' characters) is a strange thing often twisting the reality that was...