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World Building

World building is where you capture the lore, rules, and systems that make your story's universe work — everything from magic systems to political structures to cultural customs. These entries are indexed and available to the AI, so it can write consistently within your world's rules.

Creating an Entry

Click "New Entry" in the sidebar. Give it a name and assign a category.

Categories

Entries are grouped by category in the sidebar, making it easy to find what you need:

  • General — catch-all for entries that don't fit a specific category
  • Magic System — rules, costs, limitations, types of magic
  • Politics — governments, factions, power structures, laws
  • Culture — customs, traditions, social norms, festivals
  • History — past events, wars, founding myths, eras
  • Religion — belief systems, deities, rituals, religious orders
  • Technology — the tech level of your world, specific inventions, how things work
  • Geography — the physical shape of the world: continents, climates, natural features
  • Language — constructed languages, dialects, naming conventions, slang
  • Economy — trade, currency, wealth distribution, resources
  • Custom — anything else

Entry Fields

  • Name — the entry title (e.g. "The Three Laws of Binding" or "The Merchant Guild")
  • Category — from the list above
  • Content — a large text area for the entry's full content: rules, descriptions, lore, definitions, backstory

What to Put in World Building vs. Other Pages

World building entries describe how the world works, not individual people, places, or things. Use this page for:

  • Systems and rules (magic, technology, social order)
  • Historical events and eras that shaped the world
  • Cultural norms that affect character behaviour
  • Anything the AI needs to know that isn't tied to a specific character, location, or item

For specific places, use Locations. For people, use Characters. For significant objects, use Items.

Tips for Making World Building Work Well With the AI

  • State rules clearly. If magic has costs or limitations, write them as explicit rules: "Binding magic requires physical contact and drains the caster's stamina proportionally." The AI will respect constraints it can clearly parse.
  • Include what's common knowledge vs. secret. If most people in your world believe one thing but the truth is different, say so. The AI can then distinguish between what a character would say vs. what's actually true.
  • Use separate entries for separate systems. One entry for "The Three Schools of Magic" and another for "The Succession Laws of Valdris" is better than cramming everything into a single "World Rules" entry. Smaller, focused entries are easier for the AI to retrieve relevant context from.
  • Add history entries for backstory the AI should reference. If characters frequently discuss "The Fall of the Old Empire," having a history entry means the AI can reference specific details consistently.
  • This is where your story's bible lives. Think of world building as the reference document you'd give a co-writer. If they'd need to know it to write in your world, it belongs here.