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In fact, the degree of worldbuilding ranges all over the scale. Extra world building that is only referred to obliquely is a [[Cryptic Background Reference]].
See also [[Adventure
[[TV Tropes]] has a [[World Creation Project]].
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* [[JRR Tolkien (Creator)|JRR Tolkien]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|Middle-Earth]] - The original, [[Trope Codifier|at least in the modern sense]] of the detail involved. Tolkien stated that the creation of Middle-earth was the result of giving his [[Con Lang|created languages]] a place to live in. He has written a lots of notes on the direction of that the history of Middle-Earth should go. Much of his notes have been organized and published as ''The History of Middle-Earth''.
** Tolkien's world turned out so popular that [[Follow the Leader|nearly all Western (and some Eastern) fantasy took after him]].
* Austin Tappan Wright's ''[
* [[Jorge Luis Borges (Creator)|Jorge Luis Borges]]'s "[[Tlon Uqbar Orbis Tertius (Literature)|Tlon Uqbar Orbis Tertius]]" is something of a meta-example, being a fantasy about world-builders.
* [[L Frank Baum]]'s [[Land of Oz (Literature)|Land of Oz]] is perhaps one of the earliest attempts at world building. Maps by Baum depict Oz's four regions and its neighboring kingdoms. The worldbuilding came about because of fans clamoring for more stories and places to explore. ([[Continuity Snarl]] ensued)
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* [[Firefly]] has not only a map of the solar system the show takes place in as a buyable poster, but the Tabletop RPG gives us much worldbuilding.
* J. Michael Stracynzki's ''[[Babylon 5]]'', which has a setting with five major galactic powers and several smaller governments.
* The Twelve Colonies of ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined
* ''[[Star Trek]]'', notably in ''[[Deep Space Nine]]''.
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== Other ==
* It's rather easy to do this yourself, just open up a word processor document and let your imagination take off.
** If you need help, the fine folks of [[Wikipedia|The Other Wiki]] have an in-depth article on [
** [http://www.web-writer.net/fantasy/days/index.html Or these excellent articles can help you out.]
** [[This Very Wiki]] [[So You Want To/Build Your Own Fictional World|has a couple of tips on how to help.]]
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** And P.C. Wrede has made a list of World Building Questions, compiled [http://www.sfwa.org/2009/08/fantasy-worldbuilding-questions/ here].
** Another good resource is Mark Rosenfelder's [http://www.zompist.com/pck.html Planet Construction Kit], meant to run alongside his [[Con Lang|Language Construction Kit]].
* The setting of the [[Play
* [http://www.santharia.com Santharia] is a world-building project for the world of Caelereth, which has been going since 1998. Everything from flora and fauna to cosmology is described in loving detail, and pictures added created by Dreamers themselves. The world of Caelereth is developed on the Development board, while on a separate Roleplaying board stories are told set within this world, most of them within the continent of Sarvonia. Recently an interactive game has been developed.
* ''[[Friends of a Solar Empire (Fanfic)|Friends of a Solar Empire]]'', being ([[Crossover|partly]]) a ''[[Sins of a Solar Empire]]'' fanfic, has very little Canon backstory for any of the Sins factions. So the author ''made one''.
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