175 Powerful World Building Questions
175 个强大的世界构建问题
This World Building Questionnaire has been put together to help fantasy writers and roleplayers create in-depth worlds for their stories and characters.
本世界构建问卷旨在帮助奇幻作家和角色扮演者为他们的故事和角色创建深入的世界。
The questions have been split into categories and subcategories for ease of use.
为了便于使用，问题被分为类别和子类别。
The main categories are:
主要类别包括：
- Geography and Nature 地理与自然
- Population and Politics 人口与政治
- Culture 文化
- Magic and Technology 魔法与技术
Within those high level groups you will find subcategories such as Weather, Education, Social Rules and Origins.
在这些高级类别中，您将找到子类别，如天气、教育、社会规则和起源。
This categorisation is neither perfect nor comprehensive, and in many cases questions could appear in more than one category.
这种分类既不完美也不全面，而且在很多情况下，问题可能出现在多个类别中。
If you have ideas for additional questions you think we should add - let us know!
如果您有关于我们应该添加的额外问题的想法，请告诉我们！
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Using the World Building Questionnaire
使用世界构建问卷
The World Building Template is intended to be more of a jumping off point than an exam paper.
世界构建模板旨在成为一个起点，而不是一份考试试卷。
Rather than methodically answering each question in turn, feel free to dip in and jump around. And you may find answering one question sends you down a happy rabbit hole that you don't emerge from for days.
您不必按顺序逐一回答每个问题，可以随意浏览。您可能会发现回答一个问题会引导您进入一个快乐的兔子洞，几天都出不来了。
Please feel free to use and share the questions, though we do ask you link back to us and credit appropriately.
欢迎自由使用和分享这些问题，但请链接回我们并适当致谢。
And if you think this worldbuilding template is good, just wait till you see the Novel Factory.
如果你觉得这个世界观构建模板不错，那等你看到小说工厂就知道了。
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Geography & Nature 地理与自然
Landscape 景观
- Are there forests? 有森林吗？
- Are there tropical areas?
有热带地区吗？ - Are there grasslands / plains?
有草原/平原吗？ - Describe the night sky.
描述夜空。 - Describe the sky during the day.
描述白天的天空。 - Are there multiple suns / moons?
是否有多个太阳/月亮？
Continents and countries
大陆和各国。
- How are the continents laid out?
大陆是如何分布的？ - How are the countries laid out?
国家是如何分布的？ - How much land is temperate, equatorial or polar?
有多少土地是温带、赤道或极地的？
Climate 气候
- What is the climate like?
气候是什么样的？ - Is the climate consistent or changeable?
气候是一致的还是多变的？
Natural Resources 自然资源
- What natural resources are available in different regions?
不同地区有哪些自然资源？ - Which natural resources are scarce?
哪些自然资源是稀缺的？
Seasons 季节
- How many seasons are there?
有多少个季节？ - How long are the seasons?
季节有多长？ - What seasons are there? (spring / summer / autumn / winter or dry and wet? Something else?)
有哪些季节？（春天 / 夏天 / 秋天 / 冬天 或者 干季和湿季？其他季节？）
Weather 天气
- What is the weather like?
天气怎么样？ - Is the weather consistent or changeable?
天气是稳定的还是多变的？ - How does the weather affect people’s way of life?
天气如何影响人们的生活方式？
Animals 动物
- Are there any unusual animals?
有没有不寻常的动物？ - What are the birds like?
鸟儿是什么样的？ - What are the small animals like?
小动物是什么样的？ - What are the large animals like?
大型动物是什么样的？ - What are the reptiles like?
爬行动物是什么样的？ - What are the insects like?
昆虫是什么样的？ - What are the sea creatures like?
海洋生物是什么样的？
Plants 植物
- What are the plants like?
植物是什么样的？ - Are there many plants or just a few types?
是有很多植物还是只有几种类型？
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Population & Politics 人口与政治
Races 种族
- Are there non-human sentient species? Describe them.
有没有非人类的智能物种？请描述它们。 - Did the people evolve on this planet or come from elsewhere?
人们是在这个星球上进化而来的，还是来自其他地方？ - What is the relationship between the different species?
不同物种之间的关系是什么？ - What is the total population (of the planet / the country / the city, etc.)
总人口数量是多少（指星球、国家、城市等）？
Governance & Economics 治理与经济
- What titles / formalities are used?
使用了哪些头衔/礼节？ - What is the system of government? Democracy? Dictatorship? Administration? Something else?
政府体系是什么？民主制？独裁制？行政制？还是其他？ - Is it a matriarchy or a patriarchy?
是母系社会还是父系社会？ - Does the leader have special protection (Kingsguard, secret service)?
领导者是否有特殊保护（国王卫队、秘密服务）？ - How long has the system of government been in place?
该政府体制已经实行多久了？ - What calendar is used?
使用什么日历？ - Does the government provide social assistance?
政府提供社会援助吗？ - Is there any centralised healthcare?
有没有集中的医疗保健？ - Is there public transport?
有公共交通吗？ - Are there publicly run communications systems?
有没有由政府运营的通讯系统？ - Do people trust the government?
人们是否信任政府？ - Do the majority of people approve of or disapprove of the government?
大多数人是否赞同或反对政府？ - What is the system or taxation?
税收制度是什么？ - Does the government spy on its enemies? Its people?
政府是否监视其敌人？其人民？
Socio-economic Classes 社会经济阶层
- Are the people diverse or uniform?
人们是多样化的还是统一的？ - How big is the gap between rich and poor?
富人和穷人之间的差距有多大？ - Where and when did civilization begin?
文明是在哪里和什么时候开始的？ - Do most people live in rural or urban areas?
大多数人住在农村还是城市？ - Is there a class system? Different levels of citizenship?
是否有阶级制度？不同的公民等级？ - Is there slavery? 是否存在奴隶制？
- Is social mobility easy or hard?
社会流动性是容易还是困难？
Education 教育
- Is there any formal education?
是否有正规教育？ - At what age do children start school?
孩子们什么时候开始上学？ - Is education available to all or only certain groups?
教育是面向所有人还是仅限于某些群体？ - Are different groups of people educated separately?
是否有不同群体的人接受分开的教育？ - Is there a written language?
有书面语言吗？ - Are most people literate or illiterate?
大多数人是受过教育还是文盲？ - What are schools like?
学校是什么样的？ - What are the different types of school for?
不同类型的学校是为什么而存在的？
Employment 就业情况
- What is a highly desirable job?
什么是最理想的工作？ - What is a lowly job?
什么是低级的工作？ - What are some common jobs?
常见的工作有哪些？ - Are there professional guilds / institutes/ etc?
是否有职业行会/协会/等等？ - How do you get into a professional guild?
如何加入一个专业行会？ - What benefits do you gain from being a member of a guild?
成为行会成员你能获得哪些好处？
Agriculture 农业
- Are there any domesticated animals?
有没有驯养的动物？ - What are the main crops?
主要的农作物有哪些？ - Are crops mostly consumed locally or traded?
农作物主要是本地消费还是贸易？ - Is agriculture mostly local or industrially scaled?
农业主要是本地化还是工业化规模？
Trade 贸易
- What is the monetary system?
货币体系是什么？ - Are there multiple currencies?
是否存在多种货币？ - Is there widespread trade?
是否有广泛的贸易？ - What goods and services are traded?
交易了哪些商品和服务？
Conflict 冲突
- Is there a form of police?
是否有警察机构？ - Is there a formal army?
是否有正规军队？ - How are wrongdoers tried and punished?
犯罪分子是如何被审判和惩罚的？ - Are criminals common or rare?
犯罪分子是常见还是罕见？ - Is there a military? What is it like?
有军队吗？军队是什么样的？ - Are relations with neighbouring regions friendly or hostile?
与邻近地区的关系统是友好还是敌对？ - Is there any risk of civil war?
是否存在内战风险？ - Is there widespread conflict?
是否存在普遍的冲突？ - How long ago was the most recent war?
最近一次战争是在多久以前？ - How damaging was the most recent war?
最近一次战争造成了多大的破坏？ - What was the cause of the most recent war?
最近一次战争的起因是什么？
Culture 文化
Family and Friendships 家庭与友谊
- What is a normal family unit?
正常的家庭单位是什么？ - Do people marry for love or other reasons? What reasons?
人们是因爱情还是其他原因而结婚？是什么原因？ - Are the genders treated differently?
性别是否被区别对待？ - Who raises the children?
谁抚养孩子？
Social Rules 社交规则
- What is a gesture of respect (bowing, saluting)?
尊重的手势是什么（鞠躬、敬礼）？ - What is considered a rude gesture?
被认为是不礼貌的手势是什么？ - How do they curse? Gods? Body parts?
他们是如何诅咒的？对神？身体部位？ - What topics of conversation are controversial?
哪些谈话话题是具有争议性的？ - Which topics of conversation are safe?
哪些谈话话题是安全的？ - What constitutes a social faux pas?
什么构成了社交失礼？ - Do people live in happiness or fear?
人们是生活在幸福还是恐惧中？ - Does the culture value strength or compassion more highly?
文化更重视力量还是同情心？ - Does the culture value wealth or generosity more highly?
文化更重视财富还是慷慨？
Food 食物
- What does a feast look like?
盛宴看起来是什么样子？ - What does a basic pauper’s meal look like?
基本的穷人餐看起来是什么样子？ - Do people mostly eat meat, fish or vegetables?
人们主要吃肉、鱼还是蔬菜？ - Do people eat plain or heavily flavoured food?
人们喜欢吃口味清淡的还是重口味的食物？ - Do people eat together or separately?
人们是喜欢一起吃饭还是分开吃饭？ - Do people eat in small or large groups?
人们是喜欢小团体吃饭还是大团体吃饭？ - What utensils do people use to eat?
人们使用什么餐具吃饭？ - Are there many restaurants? Who goes to them?
这里有许多餐馆吗？谁会去那里？ - Are there street food sellers?
有街头小贩吗？ - What do people drink?
人们通常喝什么？ - Is the water generally clean enough to drink?
水通常干净到足以饮用吗？ - Are some foods poisonous to certain people?
有些食物对某些人是有毒的吗？ - What are the tables like? Shape? High or low?
桌子是什么样的？形状？高还是矮？
Art 艺术
- What forms of art are there?
有哪些艺术形式？ - Do people value art?
人们重视艺术吗？ - Can everyone afford art, or only the wealthy?
每个人都能负担得起艺术，还是只有富人？ - What subjects does art concern itself with?
艺术关注哪些主题？
Religion 宗教
- Do people believe in one God, many or none?
人们相信一个神、多个神还是不相信神？ - Is there more than one religion?
是否存在多种宗教？ - Do people make sacrifices to Gods?
人们是否向神献祭？ - Do an elite control religion or is it accessible to all?
是精英控制宗教还是宗教对所有人开放？ - What are temples like?
寺庙是什么样的？ - What are the common superstitions?
常见的迷信有哪些？
Languages 语言
- What languages do people speak?
人们都说哪些语言？ - Do most people speak more than one language?
大多数人会说两种以上的语言吗？ - Is there a common language for trade?
有一种通用的贸易语言吗？
Architecture 建筑学
- What are the cities like, if any?
城市是什么样的，如果有？ - What are the houses like?
房子是什么样的？ - Is architecture indulgent or functional?
建筑学是奢侈的还是实用的？
Clothing / Fashion 服装/时尚
- What do people wear?
人们都穿什么？ - What is in fashion this year?
今年流行什么？ - What was in fashion last year?
去年流行什么？
Entertainment, Celebrations and Festivals
娱乐、庆祝活动和节日
- Is there theatre? Is it common or reserved for the wealthy?
有剧院吗？是普遍的还是只为富人保留的？ - What’s the most popular form of entertainment?
什么是最受欢迎的娱乐形式？ - What are the major festivals?
主要有哪些节日？ - Describe a wedding. 描述一场婚礼。
- Describe a funeral. 描述一场葬礼。
- What are special celebratory foods?
什么特别的庆祝食物？ - What sort of clothes do people wear on special occasions?
在特殊场合人们会穿什么样的衣服？
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Magic & Technology 魔法与技术
Forms of magic 魔法的种类
- How is magic summoned / channelled?
魔法是如何召唤/引导的？ - What does it allow people to do?
它让人们能够做什么？ - Are there different forms of magic?
魔法有不同形式吗？ - Do you need to use certain words?
需要使用特定的词汇吗？ - Do you need to use certain physical tools, such as wands or amulets?
需要使用特定的物理工具，比如魔杖或护身符吗？ - How does it feel to the wielder to use magic?
使用魔法对使用者来说感觉如何？ - Can it be used to make physical changes to the world? (i.e. relocate a wooden spoon or a mountain)
它能用来对世界进行物理改变吗？（例如移动一把木勺或一座山） - Can it be used to affect people’s minds? (Such as memories, beliefs and desires)
它能用来影响人们的思想吗？（例如记忆、信仰和欲望） - Do you have to practice in order to get better at it?
你需要练习才能变得更好吗？ - Are there any magical creatures? Describe them.
有任何魔法生物吗？描述一下它们。
Magic users 魔法使用者
- Who is able to and who is allowed to use magic?
谁能够使用魔法？谁被允许使用魔法？ - Is magic inherited, gifted, obtained or learned?
魔法是遗传的、天赐的、获得的还是学来的？ - Is it something people are either born with or without?
是人们天生就有的还是天生就没有的？ - Or is it something anyone can develop, given the right support and training?
难道这是任何人只要得到适当的支持和培训就能开发出来的东西吗？ - Do some people have their powers suppressed / banned?
是否有些人被压制或禁止使用他们的力量？ - Do different people have different kinds of magic?
不同的人是否拥有不同种类的魔法？ - What are magic users called?
魔法使用者被称为什么？ - Can you tell a magic user by looking at them, because of some physical feature or clothing?
你能通过观察某个人的外貌特征或服装来判断他们是否是魔法师吗？ - Is there a hierarchy of magic users?
魔法师之间有等级制度吗？
Origins / source 起源/来源
- Is it like a force of nature - always there?
它是不是像自然力量一样，始终存在？ - Or was it gifted to people by a god?
或者是上帝赠送给人们的吗？ - Does it all depend on a particular lake or rock?
是否一切都取决于一个特定的湖泊或岩石？ - Do people know where it came from?
人们知道它是从哪里来的吗？
Limitations 局限性
- Can magic be stolen?
魔法能被偷走吗？ - Can it run out?
它会耗尽吗？ - Why would one magic user be more powerful than another?
为什么一个魔法使用者会比另一个更强大？
Costs and Dangers 费用与风险
- Is it tiring to use?
使用起来累吗？ - Does it slowly turn your heart black?
会慢慢让你的心变黑吗？ - Do you need to use a limited resource to channel it?
需要使用有限的资源来引导它吗？ - Can it be used for evil?
它能被用于邪恶吗？ - Can it be used for selfish or evil purposes?
它可以被用于自私或邪恶的目的吗？ - Can the user be harmed by wielding it?
使用它会对用户造成伤害吗？
Culture of Magic 魔法文化
- How do people feel about magic? Is it feared or revered?
人们如何看待魔法？是害怕还是敬畏？ - Are there any artificial restrictions placed on magic use by society?
社会对魔法的使用有没有任何人为的限制？ - Are there different magical factions or societies?
是否存在不同的魔法派系或社会？ - Is it inclusive or exclusive?
是包容的还是排外的？ - Are there any important historical events relating to magic?
有哪些与魔法相关的重要历史事件？ - Is magic secret or out in the open?
魔法是秘密的还是公开的？ - Are there any magical festivals or other cultural hallmarks?
有没有魔法节日或其他文化标志？
Science and Technology 科学与技术
- Are the laws of nature / physics different to earth? Elaborate.
自然/物理定律与地球不同吗？请详细说明。 - What is the level of technology (stone age, hi tech)?
技术水平如何（石器时代，高科技）？ - Is technology use restricted?
技术使用是否受限？
