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The A-Zs of Worldbuilding
T is for Temples – Worldbuilding Religions
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T is for Temples – Worldbuilding Religions

By Rebekah Loper, Author of A-Zs of Worldbuilding

Temples, churches, cathedrals… all of these are tangible ways to influence a culture for generations. Not every religion will demand a specific place of worship, though, so here’s some of the things you’ll need to …

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S is for Saints – Worldbuilding Religions
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S is for Saints – Worldbuilding Religions

By Rebekah Loper, Author of A-Zs of Worldbuilding

Like I said… I kind of had to post R and S in opposite order of what they should be for these topics, because alphabet, lol! If you grew up in a Strictly Protestant home …

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S is for Sabbatical – A Quick Announcement – Returning May 4!
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S is for Sabbatical – A Quick Announcement – Returning May 4!

By Rebekah Loper, Author of A-Zs of Worldbuilding

Okay, S isn’t really for Sabbatical, but that’s going to be the stand-in for now. It may be no surprise by now that I dropped the ball on The A-Zs of Worldbuilding Religion last week. …

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R is for Relic – Worldbuilding Religions
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R is for Relic – Worldbuilding Religions

By Rebekah Loper, Author of A-Zs of Worldbuilding

Okay, to be honest, R and S are going to be kind of backwards, so if you want to wait to read R is for Relics until after tomorrow’s post goes out, feel free to …

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Q is for Questions – Worldbuilding Religions
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Q is for Questions – Worldbuilding Religions

By Rebekah Loper, Author of A-Zs of Worldbuilding

Whether the religion you are creating for your cultures and worlds slips into becoming a cult or not will depend on how they treat those who question aspects of the faith, as well as outright …

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P is for Prophecy – Worldbuilding Religions
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P is for Prophecy – Worldbuilding Religions

By Rebekah Loper, Author of A-Zs of Worldbuilding

This topic is going to loop back around to F is for Fate. Fate and prophecy are interconnected because you can’t really have one without the other. This topic is also going to touch on …

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O is for Orthodoxy – Worldbuilding Religions
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O is for Orthodoxy – Worldbuilding Religions

By Rebekah Loper, Author of A-Zs of Worldbuilding

To be orthodox within a religion means to be traditional. It means that the rituals, forms of worship, doctrine, and creeds can all be traced back (nearly identically) to the original way it was done. …

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N is for Nuns & Monks – Worldbuilding Religions
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N is for Nuns & Monks – Worldbuilding Religions

By Rebekah Loper, Author of A-Zs of Worldbuilding

Sometimes, there are people so devoted to their faith—and/or their god, but it doesn’t have to be both—that they seek to serve it in any way that they can. While Catholic nuns or monks are …

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M is for Miracles – Worldbuilding Religions
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M is for Miracles – Worldbuilding Religions

By Rebekah Loper, Author of A-Zs of Worldbuilding

The first question to be considered here is what makes a miracle, a miracle? Miracles, to the everyday person, are usually defined either as some sort of supernatural intervention in a situation (and proof of …

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L is for Laws – Worldbuilding Religions
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L is for Laws – Worldbuilding Religions

By Rebekah Loper, Author of A-Zs of Worldbuilding

I’ve covered concepts of law before, both in G is for Government in The A-Zs of Worldbuilding: Building a Fictional World From Scratch and in L is for Law (much creative titling, I know) in …

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  • T is for Temples – Worldbuilding Religions May 7, 2020
  • S is for Saints – Worldbuilding Religions May 4, 2020
  • S is for Sabbatical – A Quick Announcement – Returning May 4! April 27, 2020
  • R is for Relic – Worldbuilding Religions April 21, 2020
  • Q is for Questions – Worldbuilding Religions April 20, 2020

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