D&D World Building Strategy That Players LOVE

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We're discussing common mistakes and pitfalls that can cause your DND world building to fall flat. From lack of depth to inconsistent lore, we'll go over ways to improve your homebrew campaign setting as a dungeon master.

Whether you're a seasoned DM or just starting out, worldbuilding is an important aspect of creating a dynamic and immersive game. Avoid these mistakes and take your DND world to the next level!

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00:00 Intro
00:14 Worldbuilding for D&D
00:24 3 G's of Worldbuilding
01:07 Genre
02:53 Inspiration
03:25 Magic
04:44 Lore
05:35 Iceberg
06:54 Gooey Cube
07:56 Geography
09:32 Politics
10:48 Religion
11:00 Combat
12:40 Greg
14:34 Story
14:55 Connection
15:43 Mistakes

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Appreciated the “Don’t be weird about it” message.

erebusgw
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Feeling relieved now the most fleshed out part of my homebrew is the NPC list 😅. Aka the Gregs.

teaball
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That’s how Monty did it for dungeons of drakkenhime they did the iceberg route it was only going to be 12 episodes but at the end of the 12 episodes they just kept going they knew they had a gem and kept building as the players dunked their heads under the surface and ended up with a book on dnd beyond and made an absolute masterpiece

anthonycassidy
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12:24 "until you can see yourself taking up arms on either side" is a great way to say it. I would just add "if you were among them", since this is about how they see the issue, not us. I don't need to make it so I myself would gladly join the mountain orc raids, what matters is whether I would join these raids if I was born as one of those orcs in that culture and environment.
Basically his Greg method. Just don't forget you're not Greg, Greg is Greg.

baronvonbrunn
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The lizards have boobs because they are actually muscles used to pressure there pockets of venom in order to shoot it as projectiles from there mouths.

The women evolved this instead of venomous fangs so they can ward of enemies and defend themselves and there eggs at a distance.

In some rare cases, a lizardfolk is born intersex, making them a valuable member of the clan because of there abilitie to both spit and inject poison.
Intersex lizardfolk are prioritized as leaders and other high ranking positions, which greatly efects the political landscape of there culture.

Obviously

mimicray
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Solid advice! Well-thought out, well-explained, well-edited. Will listen to this many more times! Thank you!

demonazgrael
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Great advice. I've been doing a lot of world building recently and it's hard to not get sucked into a rabbit hole of a million questions.

ubernerrd
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Excellent vid on worldbuilding Alex!

Would love a vid like this but focused on one-shots. I thought you were going to say "story hook" in the last thing DMs are missing.

P.S. dont you get a stiff neck?

parting words: the innkeeper is the real BBEG.

TheRobversion
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"Greg" could also be a short term for "Guided View".

BLynn
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I made a city that had an economy based government. The heads of the five most wealthy families made up a council that led the government. They were the only ones who paid taxes, and every year they had to pay taxes, and if a family outside of the five was able to pay more than one of them, then they could lose power. It made for an odd mix of politics and industry.

meswain
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Awesome video, thanks for the ideas and the prevention of analysis paralysis .

Grymreefer
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New game starting next week, I'm excited sending this to DM

moongoosemcqueen
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YES!!! Thank you!!! This is how I build. Giving two weeks or more between sessions allows me to fine tune and adjust as the players move their story forward. Listening to one build an over arching universe and the machinations of immortal beings for ten years yet never once sits down to roll dice with others is a fantasy fiction writer and not a Game Master. Write the epic fantasy novel or become a GM? Hmmm? I made my first choice reality. The fantasy can follow, one day.

chrisragner
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Should call that anonymous person "Gary" partly as a reference to Vault 108's clones, but also as an obvious nod to Gary Gygax.

Jeromy
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One of the things I did with the homebrew world that I built... Was actually have the players build it right alongside me.

I told them that everything started as a completely blank slate and started with a single question each of them could give an answer to.

"What is a species that YOU believe should be in this world?"

Not a single one chose humans, so we have a world where humans aren't a playable race. Each person has control over how their species fits into the world. I chose Dragonborn and after everyone else picked their species, we figured out that the two most dominant powers of the world were Orcs and Dragonborn, but the dragonborn and dragons never completely wipe out the Orcs because they are engaged in seasonal Gentlemen's Wars... For the most part.

Dragons don't take to the field of battle unless absolutely necessary because they know that even the smallest use of their abilities will reshape the world around them unintentionally. Even the evil dragons follow these rules because they want to rule the world, not destroy it.

Everyone got more into it when i asked them if there were any prohibited classes among their chosen species; either due to the society they created, biology or simply not having a member of that class despite how much time has passed since the extinction of humanity.

zephyrstrife
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Most of my lore comes from details my players give me. Like in my word, orcs and elves haye each other cause they think the continent they live on is theirs, and that came from a player who was an elf who got raided by a band of orcs. Like, that one small detail created a huge change in the world. It's why I take from my players and create something amazing. I always tell my players that I may have started this world, but they helped create it.

mikebearthegamer
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Hi….I’m Greg and I approve me as integral to worldbuilding.

FoundationalDD-ebqm
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What about a world where humans have cloacae despite not being reptiles?

evancarlson
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Category, Cartography, Conflict, Characters

engine
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All i keep hearing is "give the players just the Tip". And the immature part of me cant help but laugh in side

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