The Shipwright Challenge ran in 2021 from September 4th to October 2nd—and with over 140 submitted entries, there was a TON of absolutely stunning worldbuilding! So, let’s look at the winners of the Challenge to get worldbuilding inspiration from the best! What was the Shipwright Challenge? The Shipwright Challenge was one of our community challenges […]

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You did it! We heard you. Your call to LINK ALL THE THINGS has been answered. Autolinker is here! In our recently completed Forge of the Future survey, you made it abundantly clear that you wanted the ability to automatically and effortlessly link all of your articles together. As one of our most requested features in […]

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Need some inspiration for your bard? Let’s take a look at our favorite bards in fiction, complete with some roll tables to help you get started with bard ideas, and to help you make a bard for your world that feels unique! You can use this for your Dungeons and Dragons game, but also for […]

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With the end of WorldEmber comes the time to celebrate your amazing worldbuilding and creativity! We want to hear your thoughts on this year’s challenge and we also want to see your favorite WorldEmber articles! The WorldEmber 2021 Awards Ceremony will be on February 5th at 11am Pacific/7pm UK time, so make sure to save […]

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Looking for a rundown of our worldbuilding challenges in 2022? That’s the blog post for you! We’ll go through the different types of challenges we run, as well as when you can expect them so you can save the date! WHEN are the worldbuilding challenges in 2022? Here’s a complete list of which challenges we’ll […]

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Reading is one of the best ways to improve your own writing and worldbuilding. So, to start the new year with a bang, we have a reading challenge for you! If you want to really up your writing game, keep reading! Want to learn how reading can help you become a better writer? Check out […]

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How to become a better writer? Well, the old adage is that if you want to write well, you should read a lot. But can reading really help us write better? Well, it turns out that it can! Here are 5 ways that reading can help you become a better writer! If you want to […]

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Travel is a part of so many campaigns and adventure stories. After all, it’s called the Hero’s Journey for a reason! And making DnD travel interesting is a real challenge. Too often, it either feels so laborious that the party is bored by the time they get there. Or else, it’s so quickly skipped over, […]

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Making your own class—whether for DnD, Pathfinder, or any other class-based tabletop RPG system—is an amazing experience. Your players are literally bringing your vision to life, and if you make a custom class for them, you’re doing the same for their dreams! And after all, if you’re already building your own unique campaign setting, it […]

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