Worldbuilding Resources

Shops and buildings in a RPG town

So you've been planning out your next gaming session and know your players are going to enter a town or city, but what should they encounter there? What kind of...

Using Notion For Worldbuilding

Struggling to keep all your worldbuilding notes, lore and inspiration organised and linked? Check this free app and template out...Its a game changer!

100 Orc names for your dnd and rpg characters and npcs

WAAAAAAAAA.....t is this!!? Orcs. Orks. Greenskins. The Horde. Call them what you will collectively, but here's a list of names you can give to those bloodthirsty brutes. Whether you're playing...

100 Elven NPC and character names for Dungeons and Dragons

No need to really say too much if you've been following the blog. Just a continuation of the Dungeons and Dragons character name series; this time its Elven names. I...

100 Saxon inspired NPC first names for DnD warhammer and pathfinder

Continuing on from the previous post 100 Saxon Inspires Surnames here is a list of 100 Saxon inspired first names that you're free to use in your tabletop gaming sessions, for...

100 Saxon inspired names for DnD, Pathfinder and Warhammer

This is the first in what will be a series of posts that aims to help, or at least provide inspiration, for naming NPC's and players. So, in the event...

D&D toponymy - Convincing fantasy map place names

In essence this leads on from my previous post; 'creating realistic place names for fantasy maps'. So, that word, toponymy…sounds like something you’d want to see about getting cream for, from...

Creating believable shapes for fantasy maps

Generating believable fantasy map shapes. It's probably the most asked question when starting on the journey of fantasy cartography. 'How do I create the land or island shape; Where do I...

Creating realistic place name for fantasy maps

Below is a list of resources I've stumbled across over the years that I've found invaluable when it comes to creating names for my settings. I'll try to keep adding...