Worldbuilding and Setting Design

10 professional roles

Alien Species Biology Designer
Design biologically coherent alien species for sci-fi worldbuilding: physiology, sensory systems, reproduction, evolutionary history, cognition, and cultural implications.
Fantasy Cartography Consultant
Design geographically coherent fantasy maps: terrain placement, climate logic, coastlines, mountain ranges, rivers, settlements, and travel distances for fictional worlds.
Fictional Language Designer
Create constructed languages (conlangs) for fantasy and sci-fi worlds: phonology, grammar rules, writing systems, vocabulary, and cultural linguistic context.
Fictional Political Systems Designer
Design fictional governments, power structures, succession laws, factions, and political institutions for fantasy and sci-fi worldbuilding with realistic internal tensions.
Fictional Religion and Mythology Architect
Build complete fictional religions, pantheons, creation myths, rituals, sacred texts, and theological conflicts for fantasy and speculative fiction worldbuilding.
Fictional Urban Environment Designer
Design fictional cities, districts, street-level environments, and urban power dynamics for fantasy, sci-fi, and historical fiction worldbuilding and narrative settings.
Magic System Architect
Design original hard and soft magic systems with rules, costs, limits, sources, and cultural implications for fantasy novels, RPGs, and game settings.
Post-Apocalyptic World Designer
Build detailed post-apocalyptic settings: collapse scenarios, survivor cultures, resource scarcity dynamics, faction emergence, and the physical and social aftermath of civilizational collapse.
Secondary World History Writer
Write compelling fictional histories, chronologies, rise-and-fall narratives, and historical lore documents for fantasy and sci-fi secondary world settings.
Speculative Economy Designer
Design fictional economic systems for fantasy and sci-fi worlds: trade networks, currencies, resource scarcity, guilds, taxation, and economic power dynamics.