Use an array of specialized templates like Character, Organization, Location, Building, Item etc to organize your world. Each template has unique fields created to inspire you and focus your thought process on what really matters
Interactive Maps
Upload your maps in JPG/PNG format. Add a variety of pins that link to locations and related articles to your world and create the ultimate navigation experience for yourself and anyone who wants to discover your world and its locations.
Navigate from a galaxy all the way down to the secret room under the stairs!
Multiple Timelines
Present the history of your world using timelines specialised for worldbuilding that display the importance and type of events.
Create timelines for your species, plots and major events.
Keep track of your RPG party's history of adventures
Map Layers
Create maps with multiple layered images. Use layers to describe different aspects of your maps like political vs geographic vs temperature / humidity maps or just the Over and Underworld of your world.
Co-Authors
Work with multiple people on your world. Give access to your friends and work with them to create wondrous worlds!
Give your Players or other authors the ability to submit articles to your world but not see the secrets you want to hide! This is a great way for RPG Storytellers to allow their players to contribute without having access to their world!
Subscribers
Subscribers allow you to choose specific people (or groups of people) who can see otherwise private content.
This could include articles only visible by one or some of your players, secret map layers or pins, or secret content exclusively for the eyes of your loyal patrons!
Ad-Free
See no adverts on the website's authoring panel or presentation! Simple & Clean!
World Themes
Select one of the 10+ themes (more added monthly) to give your worlds a unique feeling. Fantasy, Dark, Modent, Military and Science fiction beauty to match your work!
Note: You can still use CSS to make them even more special! Tens of Worldbuilders can help you do that on our Discord!
CSS Personalization
Modify any Theme or create your very own unique presentation for your world! Use the magic of CSS and really get into the mood of your creation!
Note: Tens of Worldbuilders can help you do that on our Discord!
Automated TODO List
Never lose track of your work!Creating placeholder articles will automatically create items on a list for you. Click on these items to create the articles, Set priority and check their status!
Super quick uploads!
Upload new images en-mass and from anywhere on the panel. The fastest way to use your images & categorize them into galleries.
Focus on your writing
Get Rid of the clutter while you are writing. World Anvil's features are great but some times you just need to be alone with your thoughts and your digital paper!
100+ Map Markers
Get over a 100 markers exclusively available to Guild Members! Fantasy, Geographic, Science Fiction, Settlement specific sets and many more!
We are adding new markers continuously!
Organization Tree Visualizations
Discover and allow others to explore your world using trees for your organizations, species, locations and so much more
Marker Groups
The Ultimate Interactive Map experience! Each map can be separated in groups with their own layers and markers.
Have a group that your players can see, and a group that only you will be able to see with all your secrets.
Have a whole groups with their own locations for the Overworld and another for your Underworld
Create separate groups for your cities and towns and another for your special locations or to show a map through the passing of time!
Map Compass
Add a Rose compass to your maps to give them character. This can be any image. Many people use it to show information that they want to float as they browse a map.
100+ Map Markers
Get over a 100 markers exclusively available to Guild Members! Fantasy, Geographic, Science Fiction, Settlement specific sets and many more!
We are adding new markers continuously!
Journey Lines
Record the travels of your players, trade routes, migration patterns or the progress of military campaigns
with the journey lines! Customize them any way you want!
Map Labels
Map labels are a unique style of map marker which allows you to show information written with text on your maps. You and your readers can still click on them to another map or article or just to read more about the location on your map.
Integrate with Discord
Make use of Discord's webhooks to show off your world to your chosen channel when you publish it.
Integrate with Discord and make use of World Anvil's features from the comfort of your Discord client
MUCH MORE COMING HERE: WATCH THIS SPACE!
Advanced Customization
Leverage advanced customization and use CSS and other tricks to make your authoring environment your own.
Completely change the way that the forms look, change the colour, size, location of buttons and so much more using the power of CSS.
Create a unique experience for your Co-authors (and your subscribers very soon!)
Create your own Templates
You don't like the article templates? Do you want to create your very own awesome, specific templates? WE GOT YOUR COVERED!
You can now extend the current templates and add custom code in them to make sure that your specialised articles look everytime, consistently exactly the way you want them to look!
Circular Markers
Your map markers don't have to be pins! use Circular markers to define areas of influence or to control invisible but still clickable markers so your maps look absolutely stunning with nothing on them but still interactive!
Change the opacity and colour of both the fill and border of your markers!
Polygonal Markers
Create areas, terrirories, borders of nations, radioactive zones and anyother of polygon, visible or not on your maps as a marker that allows you to link to articles or other maps.
Change the opacity and colour of both the fill and border of your markers!
Custom Markers
Create your unique own markers! Sky is the limit, they can be tiny, huge, sci-fi, fantasy ... anything you can think of. Just upload an image, tweak a bit and you are all set!
Advanced Formatting
ONLY THE BRAVE. This is the ULTIMATE design tool for your presentation.
Make use of the "container" and "section" formatting code, use special Grandmaster+ commands and access to widgets that create unique experiences for your viewers.
Make use of Default Headers for your world and categories to make it easier to organize and publish your work
RPG Character Sheet (Blocks) Designer Toolset
ONLY THE BRAVE. This is the ULTIMATE design tool for your RPG and Design needs.
Create any RPG character sheet template for ANY RPG system. Define its content using a super easy form and design it EXACTLY the way you want using HTML and CSS!
No Ads, not you, not anyone!
Neither you or your coauthors, subscribers OR visitors will ever see adverts on your world and authoring panel.
Create truly unique category pages
Use the brand new drag'n'drop system to arrange the elements as you want AND make use of the five custom sections to add to these pages whatever you want!
Choose what your players can see in your articles in seconds!
Select which parts of your text, images, maps, quotes your players can see by clicking a single button.
The fastest and most comprehensive way to search and browse through your world!
Full text search for you via the explorer and everyone browsing your world! Search by Category, Type of Article and Tags. Display all your maps and timelines all from the same page and within miliseconds.
World Diplomacy in your fingertips
Create beautifully looking intricate webs of information that describe the relations between the nations and organization of your world.
Check out how well your world is doing at a glance!
Find out how many words you have written, Set a wordcount goal and smash it!
Grandmasters and above also see their followers, articles, comments, likes and so much more is coming soon!
Make the homepage of your world your own!
With an advanced homepage you control which of the elements will appear.
Grandmasters and above are also able to add their own content and move things around to really show what they want, where they want it to be!
The ultimate experience customization
With advanced access rights you can define which groups of users can be self-assigned or hidden from the public. This way you can organize smarter and quicker the way your content is displayed
Think CYOA or articles that each RPG race or class sees different information
Bring your world to life!
Help us create the best community features for you and your readers. Allow your readers to become part or your world as inhabitants in it.
Creator's Blog, Discussion Boards, Announcements, Polls and so much more. Join the Early Access and the discussions so we can create the perfect tool for your needs.
Display the history of your families
Explore your royal bloodlines, track the origins of your heroes and your villains, create truly unique backgrounds for your characters.
Write, access from everywhere and keep safe your Short stories and Novels
Manuscripts is the ultimate self publishing and editing tool for all writers of short or long fiction.
It's a tool deeply integrated into your World setting, making your writing quick and easy.
Publish on World Anvil and control who has access to your work and when. Use Patreon, Ko-Fi or any other platform you wish to monetize.
Discussion Boards
Discussion Boards are the best way for you to communicate with your players, friends and readers!
Discussion boards let you create a forum-like experience on World Anvil.
Your readers are able to participate in the boards by creating new threads or replying
to existing ones. You can also have
private boards for your top supporters or your gaming group!
With features like an integrated dice roller and the ability to post as a character,
you are also able to use it for play-by-post RPGs!
Interactive, powerful tables
Tables, we love them, we like flipping them, jumping on them, eating on them, working on them, hiding under them, wear them as a hat
We can all agree they are quite useful. Interactive tables allow you to create
Rollable, Sortable, Searchable, Interactive, Interconnected, Embedable tables so you can create amazing random loot and encounter tables, equipment lists, and anything else you can imagine.
Publish on World Anvil and control who has access to your work and when. Use Patreon, Ko-Fi or any other platform you wish to monetize.
Interactive Content Trees
Create Country structures and substructures, like Dukedoms and Counties, Orders of Battle, Technology trees and so much more!
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What does Lifetime mean? Lifetime refers to the operational lifetime of the World Anvil platform, and not to the duration of the customer's life span.
Can I get a refund? No, lifetime memberships are non-refundable and considered used in the time of purchase.
MASTER
For aspiring Writers & Storytellers
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$4.50/mo
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In a nutshell
2GB Storage
4Co-authors
10Subscribers
10RPG Campaigns
10Worlds
Articles
Maps
Timelines
Manuscripts
Notebooks
TODO Items
Whiteboards
Variables
Discussion Boards
Manuscripts
Chronicles
Calendars
Everything on the free tier plus…
Content Privacy
Control who can (and can’t) see your private world-building, characters & work
Advert Free
No Adverts for you or your readers or players
Theming & Styling
25+ Visual Themes for your world plus access to CSS styling
Advanced Maps
Spruce up your interactive maps with 200+ guild-exclusive pins & multilayered maps
Novel Writing Software
Write your next masterpiece in our novel writing software
Family Trees & Diplomacy Webs
Map out the relationships of your characters with family trees & nations with diplomacy webs
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GRANDMASTER
The ULTIMATE Toolset for Storytellers & Writers
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In a nutshell
5GB Storage
9Co-authors
100Subscribers
20RPG Campaigns
Worlds
Articles
Maps
Timelines
Manuscripts
Notebooks
TODO Items
Whiteboards
Variables
Discussion Boards
Manuscripts
Chronicles
Calendars
Everything on the Master tier plus…
Aaaaall the Map features!
Create the ULTIMATE interactive maps with ALL the map features, including
Polygonal, circular, custom and draggable markers
Content Trees
Tailor your reader experience by inserting private content blocks into public articles
Advanced Styling
Visual Styling options with containers, icons and sections
Custom Templates
Create your own worldbuilding templates for your unique world and needs
Content Trees
Create species trees, tech trees and organization charts with Content Trees
Custom Statblocks
Create your homebrew RPG system, character sheets, and statblock templates
Random Generators
Build Random Generators tailored to your world and your needs, to inspire both yourself and your audience
API Access
Access to World Anvil API keys to develop your own apps
SAGE
For professional Authors, Gamemasterss Studios & Publishers
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Lifetime
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In a nutshell
15GB Storage
20Co-authors
1000Subscribers
RPG Campaigns
Worlds
Articles
Maps
Timelines
Manuscripts
Notebooks
TODO Items
Whiteboards
Variables
Discussion Boards
Manuscripts
Chronicles
Calendars
Everything on the Grandmaster tier plus…
White Labeled Worlds
A professional, branded world presentation with white labeling
Custom Domain
Your own custom domain (URL) for your world
Mass-access Management
Mass-access management for easily arranging your readers, players and customers
Advanced Access Sharing
More options for granting access to your customers with password protected articles and access codes
Professional Seminars
Professional monthly seminars on World Anvil usage for professionals, and general professional topics (marketing, SEO, social media, brand-building etc.)
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Access to the World Anvil Freelancers programme: get recommendations for expert freelancers to help you, or join as an expert freelancer!
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Marker Groups
Line Map Marker
Map Labels
Compass
HTML Markers
Circular Markers
Polygonal Markers
Plus:
Marker Groups
Line Map Marker
Map Labels
Compass
HTML Markers
Circular Markers
Polygonal Markers
Timelines
2
Statblocks
20
World Data Exporting
Storage
100 MB 1MB Max uploads / 3.5MB for Maps
2 GB 10MB Max uploads / 25MB for Maps
5 GB 10MB Max uploads / 25MB for Maps
10 GB 10MB Max uploads / 25MB for Maps
GUILD FEATURES
Co-Owners & Editors
4
9
20
Subscribers
10
100
1000
Private Worlds & Articles
Chronicles
Advanced Timelines
Display the history of your world using multiple parallel timelines and set the location of your events in maps.
Whiteboards
Create Mindmaps, Plots, Plans and connect them with your world!
Creator's Notebook
Secrets
No Ads
Themes
& CSS Personalization
Productivity Tools
TODO List
Easy Image Uploader
Focus Mode
250+ Guild-Exclusive Map Markers
Calendars
Discussion Boards
Manuscripts
Robust, Novel Writing Application fully integrated into your worldbuilding
Interactive Tables
Diplomatic Relations Web
Family Trees
Discord Webhooks & Integration
Advanced Customization Features
Content Trees & Charts
Create fully customizable and interactive organization diagrams and menus.
Quick Visibility Toggle
The fastest way to manage which parts of your content your players/readers see
Advanced Access Management
Allow your readers to choose access roles and create a fully interactive world.
Custom Article Templates
Customizable Categories
RPG Character Sheet Designer Toolset
Advanced Formatting Tools
Extended World Statistics
White Labeling
Google Analytics Integration
Fast Lane Support
Custom Web Domain Name
Link your own url to your World Anvil world.
Custom Article URLs
Password Protected Articles & Private Access Shareable Links to Articles
Quick Patreon Supporters import & Management
Monetization Support & Free Seminars
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