World of Writers discussion

The world I am currently working on is a High Fantasy world that medieval(ish) with some Ancient Greek elements. The story it is for is a Fantasy murder mystery series, where the MC (detective) solves crimes within a Fantasy world.

Magic is one of the central parts of the story, as there are many ways to get magic (in all cases all are used both to solve and commit crimes). The main characters have powers they get from being devoted to a god or goddess or goddesses and gods. (Which are a pantheon of gods, that I am making the pantheon for that is based on the Greek pantheon).

There is also magic given at birth, which a few characters have. Fairies are the ones (that are being focused on right now) that have that. And there are also enchanted objects.

There are other parts of the world I am building too, and I am trying to find an alternate name for "Police department" in my Fantasy world as it sounds way too modern. And also giving some of my characters more fantastical sounding names...

And by the way thank for making this topic. :)

Carsie Rose wrote: "That sounds super cool! And of course!"

Thank you. :) I'm still working on it, so it's neat to know that someone likes it already.

Hello Carsie,
That is one comprehensive list! Though i was thinking I could offer some advice? I think it's important to prioritize those points on a scale of 1 to 3 in accordance to the book.

Priority 1: Absolutely essential to the development of your plot.
Priority 2: Enriches your world in tangent to plot & characters.
Priority 3: Irrelevant or Unessential.

A world that revolves around virtual reality sports (ie) is probably not going to need devotion to the literacy rate or agriculture.
A speculative fiction that asks "What if we entered another ice age?" would probably not focus on art/culture or stereotypes.

I guess what I'm trying to warn you about is that you don't want to info-dump each characteristic or trait with the same amount of detail in the book. Identify what imaginative features make your world most distinct and nail those (Priority 1). Then when opportunity comes on that one scene the characters go to school or eat a special meal, think about referencing those Priority 2's. Then omit Priority 3's until an opportune time.

When I read books that feature worldbuilding, I try to notice what they emphasize about the world but how they make the vision complete.

If I may share, my world is called Twelvedawn; it's one of many planets that have been found habitable after Earth launched space exploration for other planets to inhabit and/or colonize.

Twelvedawn has cities, villages, deserts, woodlands and rainforests similar to Earth. But they also contain native humans with different facial/physical features, aliens & strange animals, climates unfamiliar to our planet and large areas that still have yet to be explored. And unlike Earth as we know it, much of Twelvedawn villages are centuries behind with no phone, Internet or cars while cities and its people are equipped with present day technology.

Considering our world is globally so connected, I think these contrasts which can purge modern-day conveniences and reintroduce them can really allow the dynamics to change with a shift in the setting.