1️ Geography Matters – Mountains, rivers, and forests shape cultures, trade, and even war.
2️ Weather & Seasons – Do summers last a decade? Does extreme cold isolate regions? Be consistent.
3️ Maps Are Your Friend – Even a rough sketch helps ground your world in reality.
4️ A Rich History – Wars, fallen kingdoms, and lost dynasties shape your world.
5️ Legends & Myths – What do people fear? Worship? Pass down through generations?
6️ Relics & Ruins – Abandoned temples and lost cities add mystery and realism.
7️ Unique Customs & Rituals – Do they greet with a bow or by touching foreheads?
8️ Taboos & Laws – What’s forbidden? What gets you exiled? Every culture has rules.
9 ️ Clothing & Food – Climate, trade, and social status influence daily life details.
10 Political Power Struggles – Who holds power? Who wants to take it? Why?
11️ Borders & Wars – Are kingdoms at peace, or is war always looming?
1️2️ Secret Societies & Rebels – Who’s working in the shadows to change everything?
1️3️ Accents & Dialects – A mountain tribe won’t speak like city nobles.
1️4️ Daily Struggles – What do regular people worry about? Taxes, monsters, droughts?
1️5️ Festivals & Celebrations – What holidays mark the year? Do they honor gods or historical events?
1️6️ Old vs. New Tech – Are some cultures more advanced? Is steam tech emerging?
1️7 Trade & Economy – What’s valuable? Do they use gold, barter, or something unique?
1️8 Multiple Perspectives – Show the world through different eyes—peasants, royals, rebels.