A world is where your adventures happen: its places, its people, the groups that pull them in different directions, and the story your hero sets out on. You play a world by starting a game in it, and one world can host as many games as you like.

Find worlds

Open Worlds in the left sidebar.

• A · My Worlds: worlds you created. They are private until you share them.

• B · Shared Worlds: worlds other players have published, ready to play. Sort them, search, and filter by genre, size, language and tone, or show only worlds For Kids or Kingpin worlds.

• C · Create World: build your own from a short story outline. It’s free.

What’s inside a world

• The world: its name, premise, tone and setting.

• Your hero: the character every game in this world starts with.

• Places to explore, and the characters who start in them, each with their own personality, attitude, stats and items.

• Factions: groups with goals of their own that can be allies or enemies.

• The story path: the phases and finale (or single objective) that give the adventure its shape, and the milestones that unlock them.

The world page

Click a world to open its page. Here you can read everything in it, start a game, and, if it’s yours, edit or share it.

• Play starts a new game in this world.

• Edit World opens the World Editor, where you can change anything in your world.

• Share World (or Manage Sharing once it’s public) publishes your world to Shared Worlds.

• The tabs underneath list the world’s hero, objectives, locations, characters and factions.

Where to go next

• Create a World — Step-by-Step

• The World Editor: a quick tour

• World Types

• What’s the difference between Worlds and Games?

• How to Share a World