I hosted an event awhile ago where I would randomly send a few worldbuilding questions from this list to people who reblogged a post of mine! Now that the event is over, I decided to post up the full list as an ask game—feel free to reblog this post and have people send in an ask with one or more questions!
Are there seasonal changes? In weather or temperature, flora or fauna appearance depending on the time of year?
What is the usual climate like? What precipitation, temperature, and humidity is common?
What are the major foods available? Is there hunting, trapping, and/or fishing? Or is meat raised? Do they forage or grow their own agriculture?
How do people normally spend their free time? What sorts of common activities and entertainment is available?
What sorts of festivals and holidays are celebrated? How are these traditionally celebrated, and by who?
What religions and beliefs are common? Are there physical structures or locations for these? What are the typical practices of these beliefs like?
What landmarks and special natural phenomena exist? Natural or artificial wonders? How do people explain these? By religious, scientific, or mythological explanations?
How do people keep their history? Do they physically record it, or pass it down through spoken stories?
How are conflicts resolved? Peaceful negotiation, war, or something else entirely?
Is there a single leader, multiple, or are decisions made by the people? If the former, how are the leaders chosen? If the latter, how are decisions made?
If they were to trade with someone else, what exports would they have to offer? Do they trade, do they take resources by force, or are they entirely self-sufficient?
How would it be described on a travel brochure? What aspects would be highlighted?
What is education like? Is it private or public teaching? Are there schools? Are the topics taught more general or more specialized?
What is common for modes of transportation? What do most people use and what is reserved for those of higher classes/more wealth?
What is the social structure like? Are their classes or castes? Does treatment depend on class or is everyone treated equally?
What is the typical wardrobe like? Colourful or dull? Fancy or functional? Warm or light?
What is medicine typically like? Advanced or primitive? Traditionally based or more modern-like? Who are the medical practitioners, and how are they treated by society?
What flora or fauna are common? Are they hostile or passive? How would you describe the typical natural environment?
What languages are common? Is there a written version? What does it look like? Is there a hand sign version?
What sort of slang or swears exist? Rude gestures? What are the levels of vulgarity, and who are the sorts of people to use this language?
What symbols are used to represent places or societies? What would be put on flags or banners? What do they represent and why is that important?
How are settlements organized? In large cities, smaller villages? Where are they typically set up? Are they temporary or permanent?
What is typically seen as attractive? What natural features and what artificial features? What personality traits?
How are visuals recorded? Photography, painting, sculptures, or other mediums? What materials are typically used? How accessible are these to the general populace?
Who do people go to for advice? A religious figure, a leader, an educator? Or do different people specialize in different types of advice?
Is the economy currency based or based on bartering physical goods? What is most valuable? What is least?
What do dwellings typically look like? What materials are usually used in their construction? Are there stylistic features common among structures?
How are travelers or immigrants treated? Or do people tend to stay where they were born?
What ways do people typically decorate themselves? Tattoos, piercings, makeup, jewelry, perfume, other accessories? What do these say about a person?
What type of art is common? Visual, writing, musical? Is this valued? How is this art shared? Is it shared on an individual basis or can you go somewhere to see it?
What accommodations are available for those with physical disabilities or who are neurodivergent? How are these people treated?
What kind of weaponry is common? What fighting styles? And for more peaceful places, how would they defend themselves?
What happens when someone dies? Is there a belief in a kind of afterlife or reincarnation? What ceremonies take place?
How do people keep in contact? Do they write each other? How are messages transported? Are there communication devices?
Are there domesticated house pets? What animals? How are they fed and otherwise cared for?
How do people keep track of time? Do they have a calendar? Are there clocks, sundials, or other time pieces?
How do people navigate? Do they have maps, compasses, or something else? How are these things made?
What is the law system like? Who enforces it? How are people who break the rules punished, or are they? How is it decided that someone is guilty or innocent?
What sorts of natural disasters happen? How are these prepared for and dealt with afterwards?
How do people show they love each other? Are unions like marriage common? What are weddings like?
How long do people tend to live? What is this age affected by? Sickness, unsafe working conditions, dangerous environment? Or is that simply the natural old age?
What do people use as a light source aside from the sun? Fire, electricity, magic? Or do they not need light?
What sort of sicknesses or diseases exist? What are the most deadly ones? How are these treated, and how effective is that treatment?
Under the cut are people who asked for tags~
areudirty
dededos
origamiaround
ellievsbear
kaledo-art
