A Kiwi GM’s Guide for Fantasy Worldbuilding

Systemless Fantasy Sourcebook by Matt Belcher

A KIWI GMS GUIDE FOR FANTASY WORLDBUILDING

A MODULAR TOOLBOX FOR BREATHING LIFE INTO YOUR CAMPAIGN WORLDS

Build villages in minutes or empires over coffee. A Kiwi GMs Guide for Fantasy World Building gives Game Masters a clear, step-by-step system for turning blank maps into places that feel lived-in, reactive, and ready for adventure. Use its quick generators when time is tight or dive deep with its full frameworks whenever you want more detail—every tool is plug-and-play.

THE COMPLETE WORLD-CRAFTING WORKBENCH

• Dual Workflow:

Quick Mode—instant settlements, NPCs, and hooks for tonight’s session.

Deep Mode—twelve modular “World-Building Blocks” covering demographics, culture, religion, magic, military, history, and more.

• Ripple Logic: Early choices (magic level, faith, resources) automatically shape population, trade, and conflict, keeping the setting sensible no matter how strange it gets.
• Math Where It Counts: Population formulas, wealth calculators, and army capacity charts ground the fantasy in practical numbers.
• Worked Examples: Follow a frontier town and its parent barony from first sketch to fully realized realm.

ROBUST TOOLKIT

• Settlement & Realm Builders
• Demographics & Economy Frameworks
• Military Doctrine & Defence Sheets
• Culture, Religion, and Magic Templates
• Adventure Hook and Faction Generators
• Printable worksheets and quick-roll tables for on-the-fly prep

PLAYER-CENTRIC FEATURES

• Back-story integration prompts
• Advice for reactive worlds that evolve with party actions
• “Common Pitfalls” clinic to avoid lore dumps and railroads

PERFECT FOR

• GMs who want logical, immersive settings without drowning in paperwork
• Writers needing a reliable scaffolding for fantasy fiction
• Designers creating campaign books, modules, or homebrew systems

Open the guide, pick your workflow, and watch your setting grow—session after session. Your next unforgettable realm starts here.

A Kiwi GM’s Guide for Fantasy Worldbuilding is available through DriveThruRPG in PDF.

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