Fly Me To the Moon

Earlier in the week, I discussed the use of lifepath generators.  Today, I spent a bit of time creating and exploring a lifepath via the Mongoose Traveller system.

The Hobbitses and Statistics

Some wonderful person cataloged statistics on Tolkien's character and extrapolated statistical demographic information.

Shaping a World

Perhaps above all else, I feel like depth is important in a setting.  I want to feel like things are well thought out, or have some sort of plan.  If I don't feel connected with a game/book setting, I find myself more frequently disengaging, which means less connection with a character and a game world.  In order to provide this for my players, I like to do extensive setting research before I'm comfortable getting to the point where I'm ready to present it.  Here are ten tools that I've found rather useful in writing a setting, given that I've primarily run historical games or games based in real-world settings (Cthulhu, Shadowrun, World of Darkness).