Happy timezones, Anvilites! Here’s this week’s news
Revealing the Worldbuilding Awards winners!
The Awards Ceremony will be this Saturday 18th at 6pm UK/10am Pacific! Join the community celebration and get inspired by some of the best worldbuilding on World Anvil. Follow us on Twitch to know when we go live: https://twitch.tv/worldanvil
Let’s go on an adventure!
Adventure April is ongoing! Until May 2nd, write an RPG adventure (or a short story if you go rebel) to win the Kobold’s Guide to Game Design. Check the challenge page for details: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/adventure-april-2026/homepage
Worldbuilding Con badges are out!
The Worldbuilding Con badges have been delivered. If you attended the event and filled out the badge claim form, you should now have a virtual badge in your profile; if you don’t, please leave a comment with your World Anvil username!
Do you have Planet of Hats problem?
Are your dwarves all grumpy miners? Your elves all nature lovers? That’s a Planet of Hats, the #1 reason worldbuilding cultures and species fall flat. It makes NPCs and background characters predictable cliches, and kills your audience’s curiosity. Here’s how to fix it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8o5Ttv8U78
Featured article: The Divine Vitrian Empire
This week’s featured article, written by lemmylou, is about the rise and fall of an empire. Check it out and give it some love! https://www.worldanvil.com/w/middengeard-lemmylou/a/the-divine-vitrian-empire-organization
