Happy timezones, Anvilites! Here’s this week’s news:
✍️ NovelEmber badges are out!
Everyone who claimed their winner or participant badge should have it now in their profile! Congratulations to everyone who took part, but especially to those who won! If you claimed a badge but didn’t get it please email us at community@worldanvil.com and we’ll sort it out.
🔥 WorldEmber prizes
If you submit an entry to one of the special categories, you can get some very shiny prizes if you win! This week we want to highlight eight of the AMAZING community judges and the prizes they’re offering:
- Vazdimet & Serukis: Document, offering the On Worldbuilding and Writing series by Timothy Hickson
- Moonlight Bard: Building, offering a bundle of very shiny dice (plus a pooping dragon plushie!)
- George Sanders: Military Formation, offering the Dragonlance Trilogy and an art pack, plus three 5e pre-written adventures
- SolomonJack: Condition, offering a Sage subscription to World Anvil
- WordiGirl: Title, offering a lifetime membership to her ko-fi page
- Kwyn Marie: Language, offering a Grandmaster subscription to World Anvil (or a gift card to our store!)
- Absinthe: Profession, offering a real warhammer (or similar item)
- Dimitris: Conflict, offering a $100 gift card to our store!
Check the challenge page to see all other categories and the full details! https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/worldember-2025/homepage
🎁 Gift season is here!
So why not get some gifts for your loved ones… or for yourself? Our WorldEmber merch is live! Get it here: https://shop.worldanvil.com/collections/worldember
📰 Monthly news: December
Get all the latest news from last month and have a look ahead into the near future with the monthly news round-up on our blog: https://blog.worldanvil.com/newsletter/world-anvil-news-december-2025/
🙏 How to build a religion in 4 questions
If you’re worldbuilding a religion, don’t start with the gods—start with this checklist to ensure it’s properly integrated into your world and story! https://youtu.be/BPcYm6IsaO4
🔥 WorldEmber with friends!
In this week’s stream, we’ll chat about WorldEmber progress and plans with some lovely Anvilites from our community! Don’t miss it on Saturday at 6pm UK/10am Pacific on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/worldanvil
🙌 Featured article: Merehaffru
This week’s featured article, by Kummer Wolfe, is a beautiful and in-depth overview of an aquatic culture. Go check it out and give it some love (and stickers!): https://www.worldanvil.com/w/windtracer-kummer-wolfe/a/merehaffru-ethnicity
