{"id":3376,"date":"2017-09-24T00:55:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T22:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=3376"},"modified":"2017-09-24T00:55:20","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T22:55:20","slug":"the-dream-of-an-rpg-world-builder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2017\/09\/24\/the-dream-of-an-rpg-world-builder\/","title":{"rendered":"The dream of an RPG world builder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discovered by chance, the dream of RPG world builders: ultra-realistic alternative planets. So realistic because they&#8217;re real! Well, almost<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worlddreambank.org\/P\/PLANETS.HTM\"> PLANETOCOPIA <\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>by Chris Wayan, 2002-2010<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Planetocopia is a group of model worlds supporting intelligent life. They fall into four series: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worlddreambank.org\/T\/TILT.HTM\">Tilt!<\/a> (Earth with different poles), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worlddreambank.org\/F\/FUTURES.HTM\">Futures<\/a> (set 1000 years from now), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worlddreambank.org\/B\/BIOSPHER.HTM\">the Biosphere Variations<\/a> (diverse experiments in planetology), and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worlddreambank.org\/C\/CAPRICES.HTM\">Caprices<\/a> (whimsically altered Earths). Behind-the-scenes pages include the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worlddreambank.org\/P\/PLANINTR.HTM\">Planetocopia interview<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worlddreambank.org\/C\/CARPTIPS.HTM\">Carpentry Tips for World-Builders<\/a> (how I make &#8217;em), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worlddreambank.org\/H\/HEART.HTM\">The Heart Hath Its Reasons<\/a> (why I make &#8217;em), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worlddreambank.org\/P\/PLANETEC.HTM\">Tech Corner<\/a> (a chart comparing &#8217;em), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worlddreambank.org\/W\/WORLBILD.HTM\">World-Builders<\/a> (influences: others who make &#8217;em). Here&#8217;s a group snapshot of the Planetocopia family, all to scale. Click for tours!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">Discovered by chance, the dream of RPG world builders: ultra-realistic alternative planets. So realistic because they&#8217;re real! Well, almost PLANETOCOPIA by Chris Wayan, 2002-2010 Planetocopia is a group of model worlds supporting intelligent life. They fall into four series: Tilt! (Earth with different poles), Futures (set 1000 years from now), the Biosphere Variations (diverse experiments&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2017\/09\/24\/the-dream-of-an-rpg-world-builder\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-role-play-games"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6daft-Ss","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5871,"url":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2019\/08\/05\/printable-rpg-is-creating-hand-drawn-rpg-maps-patreon\/","url_meta":{"origin":3376,"position":0},"title":"Printable RPG is creating hand-drawn RPG Maps | Patreon","author":"Paolo Redaelli","date":"2019-08-05","format":false,"excerpt":"Become a patron of Printable RPG today: Read 67 posts by Printable RPG and get access to exclusive content and experiences on the world\u2019s largest membership platform for artists and creators. 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