You can get the entire family tree, which is ideal if your story involves a dynasty. These blood relations include siblings, parents, partners, grandparents, great grandparents, etc. Bloodline Tracking allows you to easily follow up all blood relations of a particular character, precisely one in the spotlight. This is one of the latest World Anvil features. Even if you don’t create categories, World Anvil will automatically arrange your articles, timelines, etc. The table of contents is automatically generated as you create categories.

You can design the category with a book-style cover or page cover. With your newly created category, you can nest new categories as subcategories and articles. You can create new categories by clicking “Create Categories” and then enter the category name, excerpt, and description.

The Articles & Category manager is featured in the right aligned menu. This is possible with the use of nested categories, nested articles, and a table of contents. World Anvil allows you to organize your world as you build. With Compendium, you can search and find article templates. Codex allows you to search and find all other articles in your world, while Chronicles enables you to search and find all timelines in your world. With Atlas, you can locate all the maps in your world and quickly add new markers. There are four options featured, which include Atlas, Codex, Chronicles, and Compendium. You can explore, search, and find any information you need on the go as you write your articles.Īdditionally, you can switch to explorer mode from the dashboard in your world. The World Anvil Search & Find feature puts information at your fingertips. You can connect a non existing article using and a name and then create the article using the name afterward.

You can type along with a few letters of the article for easier sorting.įor articles that bear the same name, you can differentiate them when linking by their templates. By typing an you get a list of all articles in your world simply select the article you intend to link. That way, you can link and cross-reference your creations on World Anvil.Īs you write, you can link other articles by mentioning. World Anvil features a rigorous linking system that enables you to keep track of your world, characters, etc. Likewise, the map image size depends on your plan. Next, you upload the image of your map and provide some necessary information. Alternatively, you can navigate to Worlds and then Maps. In the same vein, you can create maps from your worlds by clicking on the map icon. That way, you can quickly identify locations in your worlds, while your audience will find your worlds interactive. This implies that you can build maps, link them directly to your worlds, and link created maps. You can create interactive maps with the World Anvil map maker. You can upload more images later from the Gallery.Īdditional details can be added, such as the characters’ nickname, location, title, etc. If you have a sample character image, you can upload it the supported image file formats are JPG, JPEG, GIF, and PNG. There are over 100 character types available.

Some of the options include Conan, Battletech RPG, Brightsword, TouchBearer, etc. Then, make your choice of character type from the listed options. You just have to provide the character name and write a description. Characters on World Anvil are called “Heroes,” and you can easily create them with the character creator tool.

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