Worldbuilding - Explore Every Impossibility. For artists, writers, gamemasters, musicians, programmers, philosophers and scientists alike! The creation of new worlds and new universes has long been a key element of speculative fiction, from the fantasy works of Tolkien and Le Guin, to the science-fiction universes of Delany and Asimov, to the tabletop realm of Gygax and Barker, and beyond. This subreddit is about sharing your worlds, discovering the creations of others, and discussing the many aspects of creating new universes.
1.9M members. The best post we have captured here reached 45.7K upvotes, which works out to 24 per 1,000 members.
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The mix of post types among everything we have captured. Posting a link where almost nothing but images lands is wasted effort, and this is the fastest way to see it.
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The biggest posts we have captured here. Links go to the original on Reddit.
Turning a world I've been building for 20+ yrs into an animated passion project. Compilation of favorite shots made so far.
What is a real geographic feature of earth that most looks like lazy world building?
I named this town Big Falls cause big fall there
I couldn't find the perfect world-building tool for me, so I made one! Introducing LegendKeeper!
I just discovered this amazing subreddit and present to you: Econ
Inspired by the glorious Shen, how’s your moon(s)? On a scale from normal to Brandon Sanderson’s “low orbit grass moon”.
Cow Tools, an interesting lesson on worldbuilding.
Not all wings are created equal! Use this tool to help nuance how your flying beasts interact with your protagonists and their environment.
Glimmers- a currency designed to be snapped in half
A Superluminal Drive Computer preparing for a jump.
Within four times the member count either way, so the comparison is fair. Sorted by upside.
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Start free →Every figure here is what ViralHunt has captured from r/worldbuilding, not everything the community has ever posted. We deliberately do not publish an average score: our sample is weighted toward a community's best posts, so an average would be flattering and wrong. Peak per 1,000 members is computed the same way for every community listed. See how we measure.