worldbuilding starting point

>how do you start building a fictional fantasy world?
With a plot idea that the new world needs to support.

>>50549673
This. Top down worldbuilding is a terrible idea. You need to figure out what kind of world you need, then start looking at the bigger picture.

In the rare cases I started building an entirely world from scratch, I never had a fixed starting point desu. It was more or less random and just jumped into my mind.
My neurons are really firing on all cylinders right now, but I'm too lazy, tired, stupid and autistic to put it into words, sorry.

>>50549673
>>50549865
This. Start with a Theme. When designing cultures/regions, always go width first.

>>50549629
Start with a few themes you want your game to evoke then create setting elements around those themes

>>50549629

If you have to ask this question, then you are probably fucked and should stop wasting your time now.

>>50551014
>>50549924
This is literally the only way to do it. Start with what you want your world to evoke in the audience on the outside before you make anything on the inside.

>>50551032
>if you have to learn something you shouldn't do it
how's that methodology working out for you anon?

>>50551032
Anti-spoonfeeders seem to forget that everyone, apart from people who's dads fucked them in the mouth as a child, was spoonfed in the beginning.

>>50549629
Start with what you absolutely want with the world. It could be anything.

Examples:
"I want a world with airships."
"I want a world that's really mountainous."
"I want a world full of magic."
"I want a high tech world."
"I want a low tech world."
"I want a landscape shaped by easily irritated gods."
"I want a world of warring states."
"I want lots of monster races in my world."

Shit like that. Then you build from there.

>>50551032
Fuck you. Fuck you with a rusty pitchfork.

You, and people like you, ruined this board.

>>50549629
Figure out what you want to do, then sculpt the world to fit.