Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding (Kobold Guides)

Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding (Kobold Guides)

The Essential Elements for Building a World<br />Roleplaying games and fantasy fiction are filled with rich and fascinating worlds: the Forgotten Realms, Glorantha, Narnia, R'lyeh, Middle-Earth, Barsoom, and so many more. It took startling leaps of imagination as well as careful thought and planning to create places like these: places that readers and players want to come back to again and again.<br />Now, eleven of adventure gaming's top designers come together to share their insights into building worlds that gamers will never forget. Learn the secrets of designing a pantheon, creating a setting that provokes conflict, determining which historical details are necessary, and so much more.<br />Take that creative leap, and create dazzling worlds of your own!<br /><br />Essays by Wolfgang Baur, Keith Baker, Monte Cook, Jeff Grubb, Scott Hungerford, David "Zeb" Cook, Chris Pramas, Jonathan Roberts, Michael A. Stackpole, Steve Winter, with an introduction by Ken Scholes.<br />Praise for Prior Kobold Design Guides<br /><br />"Highly recommended for gaming nerds everywhere."<br />--CityBookReview.com<br /><br />"If you're an aspiring pro this book is a must. If you're a rules hacker like me, this stuff is solid gold."<br />--Berin Kinsman, UncleBear Media<br /><br />"A fantastic collection ... A solid 5 star rating."<br />--Joshua Guillion, AdventureAWeek.com<br /><br />"An amazing collection ... from some of the best designers and writers creating role-playing game material today."<br />--Brian Fitzpatrick, BlogCritics.org