worldbuilding Template
TITLE
About:
[What is the story about?)
Who is it about?
What did they want?
Why can’t they get it?
What did they do about it?
Why doesn’t that work?
How do they solve this problem?
Characters:
[Character First & Last Name]- [Who are they?]
[Defining Characteristics & Powers]
[Character First & Last Name]- [Who are they?]
[Defining Characteristics & Powers]
[Character First & Last Name]- [Who are they?]
[Defining Characteristics & Powers]
Etc.
[Extra Character Notes]
Locations:
[Location Name] - [What is it?]
[Defining Characteristics, Economy, Allies, Etc]
[Location Name] - [What is it?]
[Defining Characteristics, Economy, Allies, Etc]
[Location Name] - [What is it?]
[Defining Characteristics, Economy, Allies, Etc]
Etc.
[Extra Location Notes]
[Other Location Name] - [What is it?]
[Defining Characteristics, Economy, Allies, Etc]
[Other Location Name] - [What is it?]
[Defining Characteristics, Economy, Allies, Etc]
[Other Location Name] - [What is it?]
[Defining Characteristics, Economy, Allies, Etc]
Etc.
Civilization Index:
[Race, Tribe, Group Name] - [Who are they?]
[Defining Characteristics and power sets if applicable]
[Race, Tribe, Group Name] - [Who are they?]
[Defining Characteristics and power sets if applicable]
Etc.
Government and Mythic Hierarchies:
[Hierarchy] - [What is it?]
[Defining Characteristics]
[Hierarchy] - [What is it?]
[Defining Characteristics]
[Hierarchy] - [What is it?]
[Defining Characteristics]
Etc.
[Government] - [What type of government is it?]
[Break down the government and exactly how it works]
[Break down the government and exactly how it works]
[Extra Government and Mythic Hierarchies Notes]
[Hierarchy] - [What is it?]
[Defining Characteristics]
[Hierarchy] - [What is it?]
[Defining Characteristics]
[Hierarchy] - [What is it?]
[Defining Characteristics]
Etc.
[Artifacts]- [An object central to the world. What is it and why is it important?]
[Defining Characteristics]
[Artifacts]- [An object central to the world. What is it and why is it important?]
[Defining Characteristics]
Etc.
[Extra Notes]
Original Animals:
[Category]
[Existing or Original Animal (What is it)]
[Existing or Original Animal (What is it)]
[Category]
[Existing or Original Animal (What is it)]
[Existing or Original Animal (What is it)]
[Category]
[Existing or Original Animal (What is it)]
[Existing or Original Animal (What is it)]
Etc.
[Direct Questions about your World that need to be answered?]
[Direct Questions about your World that need to be answered?]
[Direct Questions about your World that need to be answered?]
Characters
Plot (If Applicable)
Civilizations (Main and Exterior Locations)
History
Currency
Government
Technology
Hierchies (If Applicable)
Languages
Scene Ideas:
[Ideas for scenes for your book and/or film]
WORLDBUILDING NOTES:
[Notes for Worldbuilding]
Character Notes:
[Notes for Characters]
Detailed Breakdown:
[Detailed Synopsis of your Story and/or Series or Saga.]
HISTORY:
[History of your world, civilizations, main characters and relationships with good and evil]
Technology and Entertainment:
[What technology exists in your world, if any?]
[What do people in your world do for entertainment?]
Languages:
[Do you need to develop or create a new language(s)?]
[What original language(s) does your world use?]
Logistics and Transportation:
[How do people get around in this world?]
[How are things transported in this universe?]
Titles:
Series Title: (If applicable)
Individual Installment Titles: (If applicable)
Series Title: (If applicable)
Individual Installment Titles: (If applicable)
Etc.