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I will continue to build upon this list as time goes on. For now, I hope you find something useful!

Worldbuilding Prompt of the Day Tag

Brainstorming Series Posts

• Magic Systems, Part One
  
• Magic Systems, Part Two 
  
• New Species
  
• New Worlds 
  
• New Cultures 
  
• New Civilizations
  
• Politics and Government 
  
• Map Making 
  
• Belief Systems & Religion
  
• Guilds, Factions, Groups
  
• War & Conflict
• Science & Technology
  
• Wildlife & Ecosystems
• History & Lore

Species/Races

• Creating long-lived species
  
• Evolution of sexual reproduction in fictional species
• Writing in a world without humans
• Sounds non-sapient species can produce
• Developing Fantastic Races(Link)
• Creating Realistic Aliens and Their Worlds(Link)

Language

• Languaging
• Handling “Foreign” Language Within the Narrative
  
• Developing Ancient Languages
  
• Google Ngrams: tool for researching period-appropriate language

Astronomy/Planetary Physics

• Multiple Moons Effect on Planet
  
• Controlling the Biomes on your World (with Science!)
• Controlling the Gravity on your World (also with Science!)
• Giving Your World Fantastic Skies(Link)
• Why Tatooine is Plausible: Orbitary Mechanics of Binary Star Systems(Link)
• What if Earth Had Two Moons?

Geology/Land

• Map Making Photoshop Brush Set
  
• How to develop a country when you don’t know where to start
• Useful Geography Descriptors 
• Creating a World with Realistic Terrain
• Forest types(aesthetic)
• Laying out Villages and Towns

Specific Settings

• Differentiating between Ancient Times and Medieval Times
  
• Tips and Ideas for Writing Post-Apocalypse
  
• Worldbuilding when there’s no “world” present
  

General Worldbuilding

• Words for sections within a city
• Using Characters as Worldbuilding Tools
• Creating Unique Cultures
• Prioritizing Worldbuilding Details In the Narrative
• Filling in the Details
• Weaving in the Details(Link)
  
• Creating Realistic Cultures(Link)
• Being a God of Your Own World(Link)
• How to Create a Fantasy World(Link)
• Creating Fictional Currency 
  
• Writing Prophecies Without Making Eyes Roll
• Logistics of Mega-Cities in Fantasy
• So You Have Too Much Worldbuilding Exposition…

Worldbuilding/Writing Quotes Tag

Random

• My personal writing playlist
  
• Writing Pregnancy, Labor, and Birth (Link)
• Using Indexes and Guides in your Novel
• Writing in Multiple Points of View
• How to Edit Your Own Writing(Link)
• The Ultimate Guide to Worldbuilding(Link)
• Avoiding Deus Ex Machina

Helpful Generators 

• Vulgar - Conlang generator
  
• City Generator
• Seventh Sanctum - expansive SpecFic generator
• Deity Generator
  
• Guild/Clan name generator
• Planet name generator
• Random map generator
• More personalized map generator
  
• Prophecy Generator 
• Technobabble Generator
• SciFi Corporation Generator
  
• Fantasy Calendar Generator (Multiple Moons, etc)

Reblogging for my new followers. Lots of good links and info.