Worldbuilders and Runesmiths
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Archives of the Hybrid Axiom.
We build rigorous, system-agnostic frameworks to help GMs conquer the blank page. Worldbuilding is not chaos; it is architecture.
📘 Get the Field Manual & Free Kits:
https://wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/
We build rigorous, system-agnostic frameworks to help GMs conquer the blank page. Worldbuilding is not chaos; it is architecture.
📘 Get the Field Manual & Free Kits:
https://wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/
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Hey #ttrpgCommunity!
What’s your favorite method for handling moral dilemmas during roleplay? How do your players and their characters react to tough choices?
#ttrpg #dnd #rpg
What’s your favorite method for handling moral dilemmas during roleplay? How do your players and their characters react to tough choices?
#ttrpg #dnd #rpg
January 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Hey #ttrpgCommunity!
What’s your favorite method for handling moral dilemmas during roleplay? How do your players and their characters react to tough choices?
#ttrpg #dnd #rpg
What’s your favorite method for handling moral dilemmas during roleplay? How do your players and their characters react to tough choices?
#ttrpg #dnd #rpg
The Archives are open.
Episode 01: THE FIRST RHYTHM is live.
Before the gods, there was the Mzura—the Heavy Blindness. Discover the terrifying cosmology of the Gyrthalion setting.
Watch now: youtu.be/S-TUix44PH8
#TTRPG #Worldbuilding
Episode 01: THE FIRST RHYTHM is live.
Before the gods, there was the Mzura—the Heavy Blindness. Discover the terrifying cosmology of the Gyrthalion setting.
Watch now: youtu.be/S-TUix44PH8
#TTRPG #Worldbuilding
Before the Gods: The Cosmic Forge & The First Silence | Gyrthalion Lore 01
YouTube video by World Builders and Runesmiths
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January 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
The Archives are open.
Episode 01: THE FIRST RHYTHM is live.
Before the gods, there was the Mzura—the Heavy Blindness. Discover the terrifying cosmology of the Gyrthalion setting.
Watch now: youtu.be/S-TUix44PH8
#TTRPG #Worldbuilding
Episode 01: THE FIRST RHYTHM is live.
Before the gods, there was the Mzura—the Heavy Blindness. Discover the terrifying cosmology of the Gyrthalion setting.
Watch now: youtu.be/S-TUix44PH8
#TTRPG #Worldbuilding
A bag of seed is worth more than a crown of silver."
Gold is common, but arable soil is sacred. We call it the Iron Paradox. When riches are everywhere, food becomes the only true currency. Empires here don't fight for mines; they fight for mud.
Watch: youtu.be/OazSMnGqCek
#worldbuilding #ttrpg
Gold is common, but arable soil is sacred. We call it the Iron Paradox. When riches are everywhere, food becomes the only true currency. Empires here don't fight for mines; they fight for mud.
Watch: youtu.be/OazSMnGqCek
#worldbuilding #ttrpg
January 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A bag of seed is worth more than a crown of silver."
Gold is common, but arable soil is sacred. We call it the Iron Paradox. When riches are everywhere, food becomes the only true currency. Empires here don't fight for mines; they fight for mud.
Watch: youtu.be/OazSMnGqCek
#worldbuilding #ttrpg
Gold is common, but arable soil is sacred. We call it the Iron Paradox. When riches are everywhere, food becomes the only true currency. Empires here don't fight for mines; they fight for mud.
Watch: youtu.be/OazSMnGqCek
#worldbuilding #ttrpg
The library is starting to fill. 🕯️
I’ve moved the foundational logic for Gyrthalion into a permanent archive. 7 new entries are live, covering tectonic architecture and the phonology of the Old Gyrthalic language.
Read the full workbench update here:
wbrunesmith.substack.com
#worldbuilding #ttrpg
I’ve moved the foundational logic for Gyrthalion into a permanent archive. 7 new entries are live, covering tectonic architecture and the phonology of the Old Gyrthalic language.
Read the full workbench update here:
wbrunesmith.substack.com
#worldbuilding #ttrpg
January 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
The library is starting to fill. 🕯️
I’ve moved the foundational logic for Gyrthalion into a permanent archive. 7 new entries are live, covering tectonic architecture and the phonology of the Old Gyrthalic language.
Read the full workbench update here:
wbrunesmith.substack.com
#worldbuilding #ttrpg
I’ve moved the foundational logic for Gyrthalion into a permanent archive. 7 new entries are live, covering tectonic architecture and the phonology of the Old Gyrthalic language.
Read the full workbench update here:
wbrunesmith.substack.com
#worldbuilding #ttrpg
Why default to Earth-sized worlds? Infinite space kills tension. 🗺️
I’ve opened The Common Room—a private subscriber chat for the archive. First topic: The Geometry of Scale: Shape and Size.
Join the workbench dialogue!
open.substack.com/chat/posts/7...
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #gamedesign
I’ve opened The Common Room—a private subscriber chat for the archive. First topic: The Geometry of Scale: Shape and Size.
Join the workbench dialogue!
open.substack.com/chat/posts/7...
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #gamedesign
January 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Why default to Earth-sized worlds? Infinite space kills tension. 🗺️
I’ve opened The Common Room—a private subscriber chat for the archive. First topic: The Geometry of Scale: Shape and Size.
Join the workbench dialogue!
open.substack.com/chat/posts/7...
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #gamedesign
I’ve opened The Common Room—a private subscriber chat for the archive. First topic: The Geometry of Scale: Shape and Size.
Join the workbench dialogue!
open.substack.com/chat/posts/7...
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #gamedesign
Worldbuilding is an act of architecture. 🏛️
I’ve just launched the Worldbuilders & Runesmiths Substack
Today’s dispatch: The First Rhythm. A look at the primordial forces of Law and Chaos that still grind beneath our feet.
open.substack.com/pub/wbrunesm...
I’ve just launched the Worldbuilders & Runesmiths Substack
Today’s dispatch: The First Rhythm. A look at the primordial forces of Law and Chaos that still grind beneath our feet.
open.substack.com/pub/wbrunesm...
The First Rhythm: A Record of the Mzura
as told by the Scholars of the High Tower.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Worldbuilding is an act of architecture. 🏛️
I’ve just launched the Worldbuilders & Runesmiths Substack
Today’s dispatch: The First Rhythm. A look at the primordial forces of Law and Chaos that still grind beneath our feet.
open.substack.com/pub/wbrunesm...
I’ve just launched the Worldbuilders & Runesmiths Substack
Today’s dispatch: The First Rhythm. A look at the primordial forces of Law and Chaos that still grind beneath our feet.
open.substack.com/pub/wbrunesm...
We’ve moved away from the 24 day. We measure "The Fifths."
Watch the full architectural breakdown of this "Pocket Planet" on YouTube: youtu.be/OazSMnGqCek
#worldbuilding, #ttrpg, #Gyrthalion, #lore
Watch the full architectural breakdown of this "Pocket Planet" on YouTube: youtu.be/OazSMnGqCek
#worldbuilding, #ttrpg, #Gyrthalion, #lore
January 4, 2026 at 12:44 AM
We’ve moved away from the 24 day. We measure "The Fifths."
Watch the full architectural breakdown of this "Pocket Planet" on YouTube: youtu.be/OazSMnGqCek
#worldbuilding, #ttrpg, #Gyrthalion, #lore
Watch the full architectural breakdown of this "Pocket Planet" on YouTube: youtu.be/OazSMnGqCek
#worldbuilding, #ttrpg, #Gyrthalion, #lore
Stop building infinite worlds.
New Video: The Scale of the World. We define the "Pressure Cooker" setting—where consequences travel faster than armies.
📺 Watch: [PASTE YOUR YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK HERE]
📂 The Obsidian Vault is also live today. Get the system: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/l/rsuwn
New Video: The Scale of the World. We define the "Pressure Cooker" setting—where consequences travel faster than armies.
📺 Watch: [PASTE YOUR YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK HERE]
📂 The Obsidian Vault is also live today. Get the system: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/l/rsuwn
January 1, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Stop building infinite worlds.
New Video: The Scale of the World. We define the "Pressure Cooker" setting—where consequences travel faster than armies.
📺 Watch: [PASTE YOUR YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK HERE]
📂 The Obsidian Vault is also live today. Get the system: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/l/rsuwn
New Video: The Scale of the World. We define the "Pressure Cooker" setting—where consequences travel faster than armies.
📺 Watch: [PASTE YOUR YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK HERE]
📂 The Obsidian Vault is also live today. Get the system: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/l/rsuwn
Your players live in the NOW. They do not care about the war that happened 5,000 years ago.
Stop writing history textbooks. Start writing current conflicts.
#Worldbuilding #aiart #D&D #DungeonMaster #TTRPG #WritingTips #Gyrthalion #fantasywriting #fantasy
Stop writing history textbooks. Start writing current conflicts.
#Worldbuilding #aiart #D&D #DungeonMaster #TTRPG #WritingTips #Gyrthalion #fantasywriting #fantasy
December 14, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Your players live in the NOW. They do not care about the war that happened 5,000 years ago.
Stop writing history textbooks. Start writing current conflicts.
#Worldbuilding #aiart #D&D #DungeonMaster #TTRPG #WritingTips #Gyrthalion #fantasywriting #fantasy
Stop writing history textbooks. Start writing current conflicts.
#Worldbuilding #aiart #D&D #DungeonMaster #TTRPG #WritingTips #Gyrthalion #fantasywriting #fantasy
The Geometry of Story. Dropping Tomorrow.
Hard at work editing!
Hard at work editing!
December 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The Geometry of Story. Dropping Tomorrow.
Hard at work editing!
Hard at work editing!
Character is not World.
If your setting relies on "wacky" NPCs to hide the fact that your cities have no depth, you are building a Sit-Com, not a world. You need structural conflict, not just punchlines.
The Fix: Build the stage, not just the actors.
Get the Field Manual: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
If your setting relies on "wacky" NPCs to hide the fact that your cities have no depth, you are building a Sit-Com, not a world. You need structural conflict, not just punchlines.
The Fix: Build the stage, not just the actors.
Get the Field Manual: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Character is not World.
If your setting relies on "wacky" NPCs to hide the fact that your cities have no depth, you are building a Sit-Com, not a world. You need structural conflict, not just punchlines.
The Fix: Build the stage, not just the actors.
Get the Field Manual: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
If your setting relies on "wacky" NPCs to hide the fact that your cities have no depth, you are building a Sit-Com, not a world. You need structural conflict, not just punchlines.
The Fix: Build the stage, not just the actors.
Get the Field Manual: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
Don't buy the book yet.
Test the engine first.
I put the City Builder's Toolkit up for free. Download it. Use it.
If it fixes your writer’s block, come back for the rest. If not, you lost nothing.
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/l/wjfdd
Test the engine first.
I put the City Builder's Toolkit up for free. Download it. Use it.
If it fixes your writer’s block, come back for the rest. If not, you lost nothing.
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/l/wjfdd
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Don't buy the book yet.
Test the engine first.
I put the City Builder's Toolkit up for free. Download it. Use it.
If it fixes your writer’s block, come back for the rest. If not, you lost nothing.
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/l/wjfdd
Test the engine first.
I put the City Builder's Toolkit up for free. Download it. Use it.
If it fixes your writer’s block, come back for the rest. If not, you lost nothing.
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/l/wjfdd
We all love Middle Earth. But we don't need another one.
The "Tolkiener" trap is safe, comfortable, and boring.
The Fix: Create new axioms.
Get the Field Manual: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #fantasywriting #wbrunesmiths #dnd5e #pathfinder
The "Tolkiener" trap is safe, comfortable, and boring.
The Fix: Create new axioms.
Get the Field Manual: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #fantasywriting #wbrunesmiths #dnd5e #pathfinder
December 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
We all love Middle Earth. But we don't need another one.
The "Tolkiener" trap is safe, comfortable, and boring.
The Fix: Create new axioms.
Get the Field Manual: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #fantasywriting #wbrunesmiths #dnd5e #pathfinder
The "Tolkiener" trap is safe, comfortable, and boring.
The Fix: Create new axioms.
Get the Field Manual: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #fantasywriting #wbrunesmiths #dnd5e #pathfinder
If your world looks cool but breaks apart the moment your players ask "How do they get food?", you are a Vibist.
The Fix: The Hybrid Axiom.
Get the Field Manual: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #fantasywriting #wbrunesmiths #dnd5e #pathfinder
The Fix: The Hybrid Axiom.
Get the Field Manual: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #fantasywriting #wbrunesmiths #dnd5e #pathfinder
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
If your world looks cool but breaks apart the moment your players ask "How do they get food?", you are a Vibist.
The Fix: The Hybrid Axiom.
Get the Field Manual: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #fantasywriting #wbrunesmiths #dnd5e #pathfinder
The Fix: The Hybrid Axiom.
Get the Field Manual: wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #fantasywriting #wbrunesmiths #dnd5e #pathfinder
A TTRPG is not a book. It is an engine for generating stories, not a script for telling them. If you pre-write the plot, you are robbing your players of their agency.
Fix: Build situations, not plots.
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #fantasywriting #wbrunesmiths #dnd5e #pathfinder
Fix: Build situations, not plots.
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #fantasywriting #wbrunesmiths #dnd5e #pathfinder
December 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
A TTRPG is not a book. It is an engine for generating stories, not a script for telling them. If you pre-write the plot, you are robbing your players of their agency.
Fix: Build situations, not plots.
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #fantasywriting #wbrunesmiths #dnd5e #pathfinder
Fix: Build situations, not plots.
#worldbuilding #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #fantasywriting #wbrunesmiths #dnd5e #pathfinder
Trap 1 of 6: The Map-Maker.
Stop drawing coastlines and start building supply chains. Geography is meaningless without culture.
The first clip from the new series is up.
(Also: The book sale ends tonight. 30% off. Last chance. Use Promo code: GRANDOPENING)
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
Stop drawing coastlines and start building supply chains. Geography is meaningless without culture.
The first clip from the new series is up.
(Also: The book sale ends tonight. 30% off. Last chance. Use Promo code: GRANDOPENING)
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Trap 1 of 6: The Map-Maker.
Stop drawing coastlines and start building supply chains. Geography is meaningless without culture.
The first clip from the new series is up.
(Also: The book sale ends tonight. 30% off. Last chance. Use Promo code: GRANDOPENING)
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
Stop drawing coastlines and start building supply chains. Geography is meaningless without culture.
The first clip from the new series is up.
(Also: The book sale ends tonight. 30% off. Last chance. Use Promo code: GRANDOPENING)
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
New video is live.
I’m looking at why most D&D worlds feel empty. It’s usually because you’re acting like a "Map-Maker" instead of an Architect.
We go through the 6 main traps in this one. It’s a bit of a reality check.
Watch it here:
www.youtube.com/@World-Build...
I’m looking at why most D&D worlds feel empty. It’s usually because you’re acting like a "Map-Maker" instead of an Architect.
We go through the 6 main traps in this one. It’s a bit of a reality check.
Watch it here:
www.youtube.com/@World-Build...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
New video is live.
I’m looking at why most D&D worlds feel empty. It’s usually because you’re acting like a "Map-Maker" instead of an Architect.
We go through the 6 main traps in this one. It’s a bit of a reality check.
Watch it here:
www.youtube.com/@World-Build...
I’m looking at why most D&D worlds feel empty. It’s usually because you’re acting like a "Map-Maker" instead of an Architect.
We go through the 6 main traps in this one. It’s a bit of a reality check.
Watch it here:
www.youtube.com/@World-Build...
Art is done.
Hitting the edit timeline now.
Tomorrow’s video is a hard reset.
We’re covering the 6 Archetypes of Failure—the specific reasons why most campaign settings collapse into generic fluff.
Stop writing. Start building.
Launch: Wednesday.
Hitting the edit timeline now.
Tomorrow’s video is a hard reset.
We’re covering the 6 Archetypes of Failure—the specific reasons why most campaign settings collapse into generic fluff.
Stop writing. Start building.
Launch: Wednesday.
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Art is done.
Hitting the edit timeline now.
Tomorrow’s video is a hard reset.
We’re covering the 6 Archetypes of Failure—the specific reasons why most campaign settings collapse into generic fluff.
Stop writing. Start building.
Launch: Wednesday.
Hitting the edit timeline now.
Tomorrow’s video is a hard reset.
We’re covering the 6 Archetypes of Failure—the specific reasons why most campaign settings collapse into generic fluff.
Stop writing. Start building.
Launch: Wednesday.
I’ve been a tabletop gamer for years, now self-publishing.
I built The Worldbuilder's Guidebook to cure "Blank Page Syndrome" & structure AI prompts.
I don't want to sound like a used car salesman, so grab the
Free Starter Kit:
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/l/wjfdd
Transparency: The Project uses AI.
I built The Worldbuilder's Guidebook to cure "Blank Page Syndrome" & structure AI prompts.
I don't want to sound like a used car salesman, so grab the
Free Starter Kit:
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/l/wjfdd
Transparency: The Project uses AI.
City Builder's Toolkit
Build a City with a Soul (Free Introduction)Most fantasy cities feel like cardboard cutouts. They exist only to sell the players potions.The City Builder's Toolkit is a standalone module from the Hybr...
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I’ve been a tabletop gamer for years, now self-publishing.
I built The Worldbuilder's Guidebook to cure "Blank Page Syndrome" & structure AI prompts.
I don't want to sound like a used car salesman, so grab the
Free Starter Kit:
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/l/wjfdd
Transparency: The Project uses AI.
I built The Worldbuilder's Guidebook to cure "Blank Page Syndrome" & structure AI prompts.
I don't want to sound like a used car salesman, so grab the
Free Starter Kit:
wbrunesmiths.gumroad.com/l/wjfdd
Transparency: The Project uses AI.