Atma Cenário de RPG: 140 Worldbuilding Links

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Do you want to build one or more worlds for your campaign, book or for fun? No idea where to start? Try the resources below. Keep in mind that a few links are 4chan threads, so they might include content that some people find offensive. Nevertheless, I included them because they provide valuable information.

1) http://www.web-writer.net/fantasy/days/days/01.html

A guide for building a fantasy setting.

2) http://arcadia.net/Cruinne/DnD/Articles/worldbuilding.html
A checklist for an elaborate setting.

Bestiary

3) https://abookofcreatures.com/

Website dedicated to documenting and drawing creatures from all over the world. The bibliography alone is impressive.

4) http://bestiary.ca/

Medieval bestiary.

5) https://auroswords.com/hic-sunt-dracones/
Information about dragons.

6) https://www.blackdrago.com/
Another site focusing on dragons.

7) https://archive.org/details/BaneTheresaEncyclopediaOfDemonsInWorldReligionsAndCultures/mode/2up

What the link says.

8) https://archive.org/details/AChineseBestiary/mode/2up
Where I found out that the Chinese myths also had winged dragons.

9) https://archive.org/details/EncyclopediaOfUndead/mode/2up
Also includes werewolves.

10) https://archive.org/details/EncyclopediaOfVampireMythologypdf/mode/2up
I'm not sure I would agree that some creatures shown here can be classified as vampires, but there are many interesting iterations.

11)https://archive.org/details/BriggsKatharineMaryAnEncyclopediaOfFairies/mode/2up
514 pages about supernatural creatures.

12) http://patagoniamonsters.blogspot.com/
Find out more about the monsters from Patagonia.

13) http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/33071790/
Regarding werewolves.

14) http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/4847968/
15) http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/4847968/
Vampire lore.

16) https://finnmyth.wordpress.com/
Creatures from Finnish mythology.

Cartography

17) https://www.cartographersguild.com/forum.php

A whole forum dedicated to making maps.

18) https://celestia.space/

Interactive planetarium which allows you to build whole planetary systems, nebulae, galaxies or fictional objects.

19) http://www.fantasticmaps.com/2015/02/how-to-draw-a-map/

Lessons for mapmaking in GIMP or photoshop.

20) https://inkarnate.com/

A program for making fantasy maps. Has both free and paid content.

21) https://www.gplates.org/

Tectonic plate simulator.

22) https://mythcreants.com/blog/crafting-plausible-maps/

Tutorial to improve your maps.

23 https://www.otherworldmapper.com/

Paid program that allows you to build from dungeons all the way up to continents.

24) http://rpgmaps.profantasy.com/the-rules-of-rivers/
Tutorial about rivers.

25) http://vulpinoid.blogspot.com/p/map-tutorials.html

What the link says.

26) http://www.guildcompanion.com/scrolls/2014/aug/climatefinder.html
For when you're not sure if the region should be a jungle or a desert.

27) https://space.geometrian.com/calcs/climate-sim.php
Climate simulator.

28) https://www.reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/comments/22q75g/a_pretty_simple_guide_to_basic_tectonic_scenarios/

29) https://www.reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/comments/26h92j/a_follow_up_to_a_simple_guide_to_basic_tectonic/

Both links offer info on tectonic plates.

30) https://deepnight.net/tools/rpg-map/
This one is for making maps of places like dungeons and taverns.

31) https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/61fdp6/heres_a_collection_of_over_360_historical_city/

360 historical maps, from Antiquity to the 21st century.

Conlanging

32) http://www.zompist.com/resources/

Several resources for creating your language.

33) https://draquet.github.io/PolyGlot/

An elaborate tool for conlanging.

34) https://www.vulgarlang.com/
Constructed language generator.

Cultural and Mythological References

35) http://atmarpgsetting.blogspot.com/2018/08/african-fantasy-ideas-for-rpg.html
Ideas for fantasy based on African cultures and mythologies.

36)https://atmarpgsetting.blogspot.com/2018/08/chinese-fantasy-and-mythological-tips.html

Chinese Fantasy and Mythological Tips.

37)https://archive.org/details/AbrahamEralyTheMughalWorldLifeInIndiasBookZZ.org

A book about India during the Mughal Era.

38) https://www.everyculture.com/index.html

Find out details about every culture our world has.

39) http://www.germanicmythology.com/index.html

To find out more about Germanic mythology.

40) http://www.inuitmyths.com/index.htm

The mythology of the Inuits, also known as Eskimos.

41)https://atmarpgsetting.blogspot.com/2018/11/greek-fantasy-tips-and-ideas.html
Fantasy ideas based on Greek mythology.

42) https://japanesemythology.wordpress.com/

Detailed overview of Japanese legends and myths, as well as possible connections to the rest of the world.

43) https://www.livius.org/

Dedicated to Antiquity. You'll know more about Romans, Garamantes and other peoples.

44) http://www.medievalists.net/

Your place to go to find out more about the Middle Ages.

45) http://sacred-texts.com/index.htm

An extensive library containing dozens of mythologies and folklores. It also includes pre-Tolkien fantasy, such as Lord Dunsany.

46) https://www.theoi.com/

The best site for learning about Greek mythology.

47) willsull.net/resources/HumanUniversals.pdf
A list of the elements common to all human cultures.

48) http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Folklore_%28Bookshelf%29
Many folklore books.

49) http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Anthropology_(Bookshelf)
Anthropological works, although some are quite outdated.

50) http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Category:Religion_Bookshelf
Both holy books and works about religions.

51) https://pantheon.org/
Encyclopedia of world mythology, folklore and religion.

52) http://www.iranicaonline.org/
Detailed encyclopedia about the Iranian civilization.

53) https://archive.org/details/EdwardA.IronsEncyclopediaOfBuddhismEncyclopediaOfWorldReligions/mode/2up

Buddhist encyclopedia.

54) https://archive.org/details/EncyclopediaOfIndoEuropeanCulture/mode/2up
Encyclopedia about the Indo-Europeans.

55) https://archive.org/details/EncyclopediaOfTheAncientGreekWorld/mode/2up
Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greeks.

56)https://archive.org/details/ConstanceA.JonesJamesD.RyanEncyclopediaOfHinduism/mode/2upHindu
Encyclopedia of Hinduism.

57) https://archive.org/details/EncyclopediaOfAncientAsianCivilizations/mode/2up
To know more about the cultures of Ancient Asia.

58) https://archive.org/details/EncyclopediaOfAncientEgypt_201802/mode/2up
Encyclopedia of the Ancient Egypt.

59) https://archive.org/details/historyanddescr01porygoog/mode/2up
A travel log of Africa written in the 16th century.

60) https://archive.org/details/cu31924020419275/mode/2up
Myths of Mexico and Peru.

61) http://www.mangkukulam.com/
Legends and creatures of the Philippines,

62)https://hariragat.blogspot.com/2014/03/building-southeast-asian-settings-part-i.html
63)https://hariragat.blogspot.com/2014/04/on-southeast-asian-settings-part-ii.html
64)https://hariragat.blogspot.com/2014/05/highland-southeast-asia-for-your.html
The three links above provide tips on how to make settings based on Southeast Asia.

65) http://sms.zrc-sazu.si/index.htm
Journal of Slav mythology.

66) http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/49940009/
Information about the Sikhs, Bedouins, Pashtuns and Berbers.

67) http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18350298/
A sort of Starter Kit for making a setting based the One Thousand and One Nights.

68) http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/55657420/
Ideas and information about Central Asia and how to use it in your fiction.

69) http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/47922177/
An outlook of Jewish folklore.

70) http://www.victorianweb.org/victorian/index.html

104,077 documents and images regarding the Victorian Era.

Forums

71) https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/books/

Solve your historical doubts here.

72) https://www.reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/

The worldbuilding reddit.

73) https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/

Website dedicated to answering worldbuilding questions. I suggest searching past questions before posting yours, good odds someone already provided the answer you seek.

Generators

74) http://akana.conlang.org/tools/awkwords/

Generator of words for conlangs.

75) http://www.allfamilycrests.com/makecoatofarms.htm

Heraldry generator.

76) https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/

Creates continental-sized maps which can be customized in several ways.

77) http://chaoticshiny.com/index.php

Many different generators.

78) https://donjon.bin.sh/

Another site with plenty of generators.

79) http://exupero.org/islands/

Island generator.

80) http://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/

Besides the name generation, it includes description generators, coat of arms generators and several others.

81) http://inkwellideas.com/free-tools/random-city-map-generator/

Besides the map, it also generates things like inhabitants and price lists.

82) http://www.inkwellideas.com/roleplaying_tools/random_village/

For generating village maps.

83) https://www.kassoon.com/dnd/town-generator/

It creates stores and NPCs, but not maps.

84) https://www.myth-weavers.com/generate_town.php?do=town

Creates cities with NPCs for D&D 3.5.

85) http://oskarstalberg.com/game/CityGenerator/

Urban layout generator.

86) http://qzil.com/kingdom/

Kingdom generator.

87) https://www.seventhsanctum.com/

Another website with many generators.

88) https://www.springhole.net/writing_roleplaying_randomators/index.html

List of random generators.

89) http://strategerygames.com/citygen/generate.php

City generator. Includes a map, but a very basic one.

90) http://topps.diku.dk/torbenm/maps.msp

Planet generator.

91) https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator

It creates maps for villages, towns and cities. With a bit of customization, you get very nice results. Improved from time to time.

92) http://wizardawn.and-mag.com/tool_ftown.php

Generates detailed cities, maps included.

Military Matters

93) http://byzantinemilitary.blogspot.com/

Information on the byzantine army and navy, as well as battles, tactics and strategies.

94) http://greatmingmilitary.blogspot.com/
A blog dedicated to the armed forces of the Ming Dinasty. Includes curiosities such as paper armor.

95) https://atmarpgsetting.blogspot.com/2018/09/real-life-dual-sword-wielding.html

Find out the pros and cons of dual wielding swords, according to european swordmasters.

96) https://deremilitari.org/
Articles and primary sources regarding medieval warfare.

97) http://www.salimbeti.com/micenei/
Arms and armor of the greek Bronze Age.

98) http://www.freelanceacademypress.com/duelingshield.aspx
Article on the dueling shield.

99) http://www.atarn.org/frameindex.htm
Site dedicated to Asian archery.

100) http://myarmoury.com/features.html
Dozens of articles on weapons, armor and armies.

101) https://sellsword.wordpress.com/
Information on medieval mercenaries.

102) http://warshipsresearch.blogspot.com/
About warships through history.

103) https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15324coll10/id/130588

Educational charts of arms and armor.

104) http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/index.html

Details regarding Napoleonic warfare.

Miscellaneous

105) http://www.cindyvallar.com/pirates.html

Articles about piracy.

106) http://www.cogandgalley.com/

For those which wish to know more about ancient and medieval ships.

107) https://www.damninteresting.com/

As the name says, interesting things: warmblooded plants, circuits developed according to the theory of evolution...

108)https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/103852/Eighth-Day-Genesis--A-Worldbuilding-Codex

A guide with 312 pages and 20 authors.

109)https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/109707/KOBOLD-Guide-to-Worldbuilding

Another worldbuilding guide. Writers include Monte Cook, Keith Baker e several others.

110) http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/index.html

Written testimonies of many historical moments.

111)https://heredragonsabound.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-naming-of-places-part-1.html

Lessons on how to name places.

112) http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/

If your setting includes space adventures, I suggest you to consult this site.

113) http://www.xenology.info/

An extensive xenology guide, the science which studies extraterrestrial life.

114) https://archive.org/details/Encyclopedia_Of_Agriculture_And_Food_Systems/mode/2up
It focuses on modern agriculture.

115)http://flyingpenpress.com/DavidRozansky/blog/government-types/
Possible governments for fantasy and sci-fi.

116)https://medium.com/migration-issues/notes-on-medieval-population-geography-fd062449364f
Information on medieval population density.

117) http://www.foodtimeline.org/index.html
A very detailed timeline of food. Turns out ice cream was invented in 3000BC by the Chinese.

118) http://inkwellideas.com/worldbuilding/worldbuilding-religion-design/
Designing religions.

119) https://68.media.tumblr.com/1529b669a667f52b5a249d64a2fc6037/tumblr_ndd591CXmV1u05pblo1_1280.jpg

A table of realistic travel times.

120) https://www.atlasobscura.com/

Find out about real exotic and unknown places.

121) https://www.worldbuildingmagazine.com/
Magazine dedicated to worldbuilding.

Organizing your notes

The links below offer sites and apps to help you organize the information about your world or setting. Each has ups and downs, depends on what you're looking for.

122) https://evernote.com/

123) https://tiddlywiki.com/

124) https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview

125) https://wonderunit.com/storyboarder/

127) https://www.worldanvil.com/

128) https://www.notebook.ai/

129) https://kanka.io/en-US

130) http://wikidpad.sourceforge.net/

131) http://www.wikidot.com/

132) https://www.archivos.digital/