Worldbuilding Basics - 7 Tips for Religion and Politics

Art of the Arcane presents: 7 Tips for Religion and Politics • History shows us every civilization will create both religion and politics. Your world should be no exception. • Morality is in the eye of the beholder. Build your gods from their point of view, not their foil. • Zealots are the teachings of a god or political thought taken to an extreme. They're a stress test for believability. • A god or political belief is only as good as the sum of their zealots, followers, teachings, and purpose in your world. • Details, such as ritual, counterpoints, foils, and the like should be considered when fleshing out the belief. • People take what they want from beliefs and leave the rest. Zealots take everything and leave themselves behind. • Know your god or political belief well enough to improvise. Not every stance they take will be obvious. Facebook: http://facebook.com/dcfergerson Twitter: @DCFergerson Blog: http://artofthearcane.com Join the Master of Kung Fu and Friendship Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cZFUF5