Welcome to The West Wood
UPDATE: The world of The West Wood just keeps growing! I’ve updated the list of links below to help keep you up to date. If… Read More »Welcome to The West Wood
Storyworlds
Create Different
Whether you’re writing fiction, designing a game, or creating non-traditional extreme narrative experience that defies definition, you’re probably going to stumble onto a common world-building… Read More »Create Different
Pillar Priest
My Patreon patrons already read this weeks ago, but for everyone else… Previously, I wrote about unique, individual “pillar characters” who appear in multiple stories across the storyworld and fulfill… Read More »Pillar Priest
Pillar Snake
My Patreon patrons already read this weeks ago, but for everyone else… Previously, I wrote about unique, individual “pillar characters” who appear in multiple stories across the storyworld… Read More »Pillar Snake
The Pillar Queen
Previously, I wrote about unique, individual “pillar characters” who appear in multiple stories across the storyworld and fulfill important structural roles within the world itself. Below is… Read More »The Pillar Queen
Who’s Who in World-Building
I’ve often said that, when creating a storyworld, you should focus on character archetypes rather than unique, specific characters. Don’t worry about “Doris Black, Bounty… Read More »Who’s Who in World-Building
Let the Right One Drive
Today I’d like to talk about a fun world-building exercise that I’ve used to some effect myself, and you might find useful in stoking your… Read More »Let the Right One Drive
Showing and Telling in RPGs
It’s true. I’m obsessed with storyworlds and world-building. I’m also a huge fan of tabletop RPGs. And while these things go together like whatever “two… Read More »Showing and Telling in RPGs
The World of Steel Dragons – Part 4
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at the setting, characters, and conflict of Steel Dragons, but if you’ve been muttering to yourself, “Yes,… Read More »The World of Steel Dragons – Part 4
The World of Steel Dragons – Part 3
Welcome to the third entry in a series on the storyworld of Steel Dragons! Steel Dragons, as you may recall, is a digital adventure board… Read More »The World of Steel Dragons – Part 3