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Planet/Map Worldbuilding Material:

 - THE NATURAL WORLD:

                -   Planet: Name, size, age, ect.

                -   World Map:

                -   Common Plants:

                -   Rare Plants:

                -   Poisonous Plants:

                -   Medicinal Plants:

                -   Common Animals/Creatures: (I put (S) next to those that are sentient)

                -   Rare Animals or Creatures: (I put (S) next to those that are sentient)

                -   Mythical Entities: Presumably beings or creatures that exist mostly in legends or folklore. This could also be extinct beings that one existed or are believed to no longer exist.

 - RACES AND SPECIES:

                -   Primary/major races and/or species: 

                -   Minority races and/or species:

                -    Political standing between species and/or races:

                -    Cultural disconnects between species and/or races:

                -    Commonalities between species and/or races:

 - WEATHER:

                -   Typical weather:

                -   Atypical weather: Odd or Abnormal

                -   Seasonal variations in weather (or lack of variation):

Civilization Specific Details: (All details below may differ between different civilizations or factions)

 - LOCATIONS:

                -   Natural formations:

                -   Monuments:

                -   Government buildings/castles:

                -   Countries/states/cities/ect:

 - LOCATIONS: (Details best used for creating city or regional maps)

                -   Train stations/airports/subways/launch pads/highways:

                -   Shops/stores:

                -   Houses/apartments:

 - TRAVEL

                -   Restrictions on travel

                -   Dangerous locations

                -   Luxury/vacation locations

                -   Immigration/emigration

                -   Travel times between locations

                -   Common methods of travel

                -   Affordability of travel

 - ARCHITECTURE & INFRASTRUCTURE

                -   Common building materials

                -   Expensive building materials

                -   Appearance and layout of typical houses

                -   Appearance and layout of expensive houses

                -   Appearance and layout of typical shops/stores

                -   Streets and sidewalks (brick, cobblestone, dirt, etc.)

                -   Availability of plumbing and sewage

                -   Garbage collection

                -   Distribution of energy

                -   Burial practices

 - MEDICINE

                -   Curable diseases

                -   Incurable diseases

                -   Common diseases

                -   Rare diseases

                -   Availability of medicine

                -   Cost of medicine

                -   Legal drugs/potions/substances

                -   Illegal drugs/potions/substances

 - PROFESSIONS

                -   Common professions

                -   Less common professions

                -   Rare professions

                -   Gender/racial/species/education restrictions of professions

                -   Unemployment rate

 - ECONOMY

                -   Distribution of wealth

                -   Lifestyle of average income earners

                -   Lifestyle of the poor

                -   Lifestyle of the rich

                -   Money system or bartering system

 - HISTORY

                -   Major world events

                -   Major wars

                -   Major natural disasters

                -   Age of civilization

                -   Previous leaders/rulers

                -   Recent cultural shifts/changes

 - CLOTHING

                -   Cheap fabrics

                -   Expensive fabrics

                -   Lower-class clothing styles

                -   Middle-class clothing styles

                -   Upper-class clothing styles

                -   Differences in clothing between genders

                -   Differences in clothing between regions

                -   Differences in clothing between cultural groups or species

 - FOOD

                -   Staple foods

                -   Luxury foods

                -   Availability of food

                -   Local/regional dishes

 - ENTERTAINMENT

                -   Professional sports

                -   Hobby/schoolyard sports

                -   Board games and/or card games

                -   Music styles

                -   Common instruments

                -   Common themes and subject matter of fiction

                -   Government/legal/regional restrictions on films, plays, novels, music

                -   Affordability of films, sports games, board games, instruments, books, etc.

 - LAW

                -   Criminal justice system

                -   Minor crimes

                -   Major crimes

                -   Laws impacting daily life

                -   Common sentences for crimes (prison, labor, execution, etc.)

                -   Police behavior, uniform, practices, powers

                -   Prison conditions

                -   Public opinion of law enforcement

 - POLITICS

                -   Political parties

                -   Ruler/King/Queen/President/Prime Minister

                -   Prominent Members of Court/Government

                -   Secret government agencies and/or organizations

                -   Public opinion of the ruler/government

 - TECHNOLOGY

                -   Availability of technology

                -   Capabilities of technology

                -   Weapon technology

                -   Entertainment technology

                -   Energy creation technology

                -   Transportation technology

 - RELIGION

                -   Major religions

                -   Dynamics between religious groups

                -   Places of worship

                -   Religious holidays

                -   Morals and beliefs

                -   Origin of religion

                -   Prevalence of religion

                -   Separation (or lack of separation) between church and government

 - FAMILY

                -   Typical age of marriage

                -   Typical number of children

                -   Typical family dynamic/structure

                -   Attitudes towards children

                -   Attitudes towards the elderly

                -   Attitudes towards romantic love

                -   Care for elderly relatives (in-home, nursing homes, etc.)

                -   Care for children (traditional parenting, nannies, boarding school, etc.)

                -   Gender roles (or lack of gender roles)

                -   Importance of birth order to family roles, inheritance, profession

 - EDUCATION

                -   Typical education level

                -   School subjects

                -   School environment (strict, lenient, etc.)

                -   Availability of schooling/education

                -   Cost of education

                -   Restrictions on education due to gender, abilities, species, etc.

 - LANGUAGE

                -   Primary/major languages

                -   Regional/minor languages

                -   Prevalence of multilingual/bilingual people

                -   Colloquial phrases, slang, and curses

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