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Goodbye, and happy writing!

Farewell

The Rules of Reality

Before we get into placing people, cultures, and things, we need to take a look at how the world's reality works. This information will shape everything else that follows.

Where do we go from here?

A look at the results of a number of polls, and how each of these will effect the continued growth of our world.

Placing Geographical Zones: Part V

Aside from the polar ice caps, this article finishes off our world's basic geographical zones. Don't forget to participate in the polls so later articles have a chance to reflect what you're interested in!,Aside from the polar ice caps, this article finishes off our world's basic geographical zones. Don't forget to ...

Placing Geographical Zones: Part IV

Here we lay out the second to last continent in terms of its general geographical zones. We take into account the winds created in an earlier article to determine the larger issues involved on this landmass.

Placing Geographical Zones: Part III

We now start laying out the western hemisphere, including where all of that wind that wraps around from west to east comes from.

Placing Geographical Zones: Part II

We're getting there! In this article, I flesh out another section of our world.

Adjusting Our Geographical Zones

Now I finally get down to fixing the weather patterns that contribute to the flora and fauna in the fictional world.

Planetary Weather Systems Part II: The Coriolis Effect & Weather

Now that we've got the basics of what the Coriolis Effect is under our belts, we take a look at what this phenomenon means for a planet's weather.

Planetary Weather Systems Part I: The Coriolis Effect

A bit of a physics lesson about the Coriolis Effect or Force, which has an immense hold over what happens with our weather patterns. And we can't place geographical zones without knowing our weather patterns!

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Goodbye, and happy writing! (4 msgs)

Placing Geographical Zones: Part V (4 msgs)

Where do we go from here? (2 msgs)

Placing Geographical Zones: Part III (2 msgs)

Happy Birthday! (10 msgs)

Welcome to World Building (14 msgs)

coriolis example (2 msgs)

Building The Archaeological Remains (10 msgs)

What's your favorite aspect of world building? (11 msgs)

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