On the lookout for a small and tight-knit neighborhood of fellow Anvilites? That’s what chapters are for! At this time we’re looking at what they’re, and introducing two of them.

What are chapters?

Chapters are little sub-communities centered on particular matters in our Discord neighborhood. All of them have below 42 members and their very own personal nook of the neighborhood, in order that they’re a good way to affix the World Anvil neighborhood with out feeling overwhelmed. Some set up their very own inside actions, whereas others are only a place to speak a few particular matter. At this time, we’re introducing two chapters to you! Who is aware of, you would possibly discover a good match for you!

Seven Tomes

Led by Strixxline, that is the fantasy chapter, centered on all types of worldbuilding! It’s a really supportive chapter: the Tomies (that’s what they name themselves) share their work and assist one another with suggestions and encouragement! As Strixxline places it:

We offer one another concepts when we’ve them, ethical assist when motivation is operating low, and cheers each time targets are met!

Present tasks

Seven Tomes has a public world on World Anvil the place you possibly can see what they’re at present as much as. However it’s even cooler than that: they are going to flip it into a group of entries archived by the keepers of a big interdimensional library, slowly filling with examples of the wonders discovered all through the completely different worlds scattered all through World Anvil! The plan is to make use of this to highlight the work of chapter members and members of the broader neighborhood as properly whereas giving them a collaborative world to slowly construct as a bunch.

They’ve began this neighborhood undertaking with private profiles for every member. Test strixxline’s profile for an instance or browse the class to see the remaining!

Chapter Showcase!

Having a supportive neighborhood is among the finest methods to change into a grasp at your craft, and chapters reside proof of that! Don’t imagine me? Check out this showcase of fantastic articles by chapter members, chosen by Strixxline:

• Tha Rowund Bredd (by TheDumbOwl): The idea of orcs baking bread was what launched me to TheDumbOwl’s world, which was a delight by itself, however now it’s a profitable Summer season Camp article! I needed to take the chance to point out the best way Owl subverts fantasy tropes and frequently produces content material that may vary from fairly severe to relatively absurd, all in the most effective methods.
• Rising Unrest in Central Tilth (by Moonlight Bard): Haly did an superior job growing Central Tilth over the course of Summer season Camp, even being named a winner for one of many prompts! This text dives into the battle at hand superbly, and presents a implausible revolution mascot, with an important slogan! “Eat the wealthy! Devour the reality!”
• Bubatus (by Johe): Johe’s work is a superb instance of why it’s rewarding to take the additional time to translate articles written in different languages! That is such a cool species, and that’s not simply my bias in direction of owls talking. Plus—what a terrifying soundbite for a creature! Making one thing like that for an article is one other degree of dedication!
• Summer season Camp 2023 Studying and Future Objectives (by Ninodonlord): Nino deserves his personal highlight for bringing a lot life to the Tomie social gathering throughout July. This eagerness to point out not simply the chapter numerous love, however the remainder of the neighborhood too, is the spirit of our little circle!
• Audio system (by RueMarr): The writing hasn’t stopped with Summer season Camp! Rue is among the latest members of the Tomes and it’s been nice to already see the evolution of their world’s CSS and content material! Their articles are lengthy and filled with nice worldbuilding, and Pretheya is a world I can’t wait to see develop with time.

Need to be a part of?

Should you do, excellent news—the Seven Tomes is at present open to new members!

As we’re a fantasy-based chapter, we’re a house for lovers and creators of the fantasy style—greater than that, we search worldbuilders who need to interact with a decent neighborhood of fantasy nerds (that’s us!) and work collectively to make great new issues.

Those that would profit most from becoming a member of Seven Tomes are worldbuilders who search a social group to be energetic in, that shares their ardour for fantasy worldbuilding.

You’ll be able to study extra concerning the chapter right here and DM @line on Discord to affix!

The Cookie Cottage

Moderately than specializing in a particular style, the Cookies are centered on supporting and hyping one another up! Led by Catoblepon, the chapter is frequently energetic with all types of actions, concepts, and superior artistic assist and encouragement. Plus, they’ve the tastiest member listing too.

Present tasks

The Cookie Campfire is a daily exercise organized by chapter member Owen that’s all about bringing the cookies collectively! The precise goal of the Campfire modifications each time, and it may be something that chapter members need to work collectively on. For instance, up to now, they’ve completed collaborative brainstorming for worldbuilding and even to create new chapter actions. Throughout challenges, particularly in larger challenges like Summer season Camp, the cookies come along with their very own actions associated to the occasion! Within the final Summer season Camp, that they had their very own homework actions, in addition to their very own problem web page!

Catoblepon, the chapter chief, can be trying into organizing occasions with different chapters! So even when you’re a member of a special chapter you would possibly begin listening to concerning the cookies!

Cookie showcase!

The Cookie Cottage is well-known for its good vibes and hype, however all chapter members are wonderful worldbuilders too! Listed below are 5 articles created by chapter members chosen by Catoblepon:

• Battle of the Salic Heights (by Darkseid): Darkish writes wonderful conflicts, full of info and embellished with pictures and quotes. The best way the articles are structured makes it a straightforward article to learn, and the prose in the midst of the article solely makes it extra nice. One other spectacular a part of this text is how the world has no CSS and the whole lot is easy BBCode!
• Earth (by Ondo): The article is about an alternate historical past of Earth and it reveals how a lot Ondo has researched historical past. It’s a good learn with fairly icons (and enjoyable interactive CSS). It additionally reveals an important use of subscriber teams! By taking the subscriber group on high of the article, you get to learn the article in one other language!
• Dread Romantic (by Dylonishere123): The very first thing you see is how a lot the article is completely different from widespread articles in World Anvil! It has a e book feeling relatively than an article feeling—Dylon is nice at mixing prose and lore. The articles in Dylon’s world of Dread Romantic observe a narrative so every article is a continuation of the earlier one (This text specifically is in the midst of the story instructed up to now!).
• Kingdom of Enliten (by Dhelian): Do you want enjoyable quotes and numerous STATS? Dhelian likes to start out every part in articles with enjoyable quotes that give numerous life to his world. He provides numerous particulars to the article (a lot of which I don’t ever keep in mind so as to add!), together with stats on the nation’s military numbers!
• Merfolk (by Serukis): Emy’s articles are all the time stuffed to the brim with info in a neat construction. Due to each the construction and the narrative, these articles really feel very formal, virtually like I’m studying them on Wikipedia. The Mythology part within the article is a really good addition that provides much more details about the species.

Need to be a part of?

Excited about turning into (or consuming) a cookie? The chapter is open to members who’re on the lookout for a spot to seek out and provides assist, encouragement, and hype. It doesn’t matter what sort of world you’re engaged on! If you wish to be a part of, DM @catoblepon on Discord!

I need to know extra about chapters!

These are solely two of the 9 chapters we’ve on the time of writing! To see all of them, head to our Discord neighborhood and search for the #info-chapters channel. Excited about making a chapter? Test the Chapter Constitution to see what goes into it!

So, what are you ready for? Decide a chapter and discover a tightly-knit neighborhood of like-minded Anvilites to hype you up!