Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding

Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding

<b>The Essential Elements for Building a World</b> <p>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. <p>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. <p>Take that creative leap, and create dazzling worlds of your own! <p> <p>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. <p><b>NOMINATED FOR TWO ENNIE AWARDS: Best Writing and Best RPG-Related Book</b> <p><b>Praise for Prior Kobold Design Guides</b> <p> <p>"Highly recommended for gaming nerds everywhere." <p>--CityBookReview.com <p> <p>"If you're an aspiring pro this book is a must. If you're a rules hacker like me, this stuff is solid gold." <p>--Berin Kinsman, UncleBear Media <p> <p>"A fantastic collection ... A solid 5 star rating." <p>--Joshua Guillion, AdventureAWeek.com <p> <p>"An amazing collection ... from some of the best designers and writers creating role-playing game material today." <p>--Brian Fitzpatrick, BlogCritics.org <p>