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===Character Development=== | ===Character Development=== | ||
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* [http://shadowlack.com/pages/character-creation/ Shadowlack's Character Creation Guide] | * [http://shadowlack.com/pages/character-creation/ Shadowlack's Character Creation Guide] | ||
* [[Character Questionnaire]] | * [[Character Questionnaire]] | ||
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===Name Generators=== | ===Name Generators=== | ||
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* [http://shadowlack.com/codex/random-name-generator Shadowlack's Random Name Generator] | * [http://shadowlack.com/codex/random-name-generator Shadowlack's Random Name Generator] | ||
* [http://www.rinkworks.com/namegen/ Rinkworks' Fantasy Name Generator] | * [http://www.rinkworks.com/namegen/ Rinkworks' Fantasy Name Generator] | ||
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==World Building== | ==World Building== | ||
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| + | ===Tools=== | ||
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| + | * [http://www.fantasist.net/timeline.shtml Timeline Generator] | ||
| + | * [http://www.mythosa.net/rpggen/ RPG Generators] | ||
===Software=== | ===Software=== | ||
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* [http://www.profantasy.com/products/ft.asp Fractal Terrains 3] - Paid software for generating unique fractal worlds. | * [http://www.profantasy.com/products/ft.asp Fractal Terrains 3] - Paid software for generating unique fractal worlds. | ||
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| + | ===Communities=== | ||
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| + | * [http://www.cartographersguild.com/ The Cartographers' Guild] - A forum created by and for map makers and aficionados. | ||
==Conlangs (Constructed Languages)== | ==Conlangs (Constructed Languages)== | ||
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* [http://ogden.basic-english.org/ Ogden's Basic English] - The 850-word lists of Ogden's auxlang can serve as a starting point for vocabulary creation of conlangs. | * [http://ogden.basic-english.org/ Ogden's Basic English] - The 850-word lists of Ogden's auxlang can serve as a starting point for vocabulary creation of conlangs. | ||
* [http://www.zompist.com/kit.html Language Construction Kit] by Zompist (Mark Rosenfelder) | * [http://www.zompist.com/kit.html Language Construction Kit] by Zompist (Mark Rosenfelder) | ||
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===Word Generation=== | ===Word Generation=== | ||
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* [http://www.scimitarsmile.com/words/ Conlang Word Generator 2.0] - Let's you define letters, patterns, and syllables. | * [http://www.scimitarsmile.com/words/ Conlang Word Generator 2.0] - Let's you define letters, patterns, and syllables. | ||
* [http://000024.org/cgi-bin/gleb.cgi Gleb] (random phonology generator) by Alex Fink | * [http://000024.org/cgi-bin/gleb.cgi Gleb] (random phonology generator) by Alex Fink | ||
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=== Vocabulary Management === | === Vocabulary Management === | ||
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* [http://g3n.in/ Free Dictionary Service for Conlangs] | * [http://g3n.in/ Free Dictionary Service for Conlangs] | ||
* [http://www.sil.org/computing/catalog/show_software.asp?id=79 The Field Linguist's Toolbox] | * [http://www.sil.org/computing/catalog/show_software.asp?id=79 The Field Linguist's Toolbox] | ||
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===Testing Your Language=== | ===Testing Your Language=== | ||
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* [http://www.arthaey.com/conlang/translationex.html Arthaey Angosii's collection of translation exercises] | * [http://www.arthaey.com/conlang/translationex.html Arthaey Angosii's collection of translation exercises] | ||
* [http://www.potterpcs.net/gsfa Graded Sentences for Analysis] | * [http://www.potterpcs.net/gsfa Graded Sentences for Analysis] | ||
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* [http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php Scrivener] - Iversia's favourite writing/project organization program. <3 | * [http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php Scrivener] - Iversia's favourite writing/project organization program. <3 | ||
| + | * [http://code.google.com/p/keynote-nf/ KeyNote NF] - Nasuella's note-taking/project organisation software of choice. Doesn't have some of the features of newer programs, but it's still pretty solid. Plus, it's freeware/open-source. | ||
==Art & Design== | ==Art & Design== | ||
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| + | * [https://kuler.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/ Kuler Colour Themes] | ||
===Image Hosting=== | ===Image Hosting=== | ||
* [http://imgur.com Imgur] | * [http://imgur.com Imgur] | ||
* [http://photobucket.com Photobucket] | * [http://photobucket.com Photobucket] | ||
| + | * [http://imageshack.us/ ImageShack] | ||
==Stock Photography== | ==Stock Photography== | ||
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When looking for images to use in your photo-manipulations, avatars, site layouts, etc., it is necessary to make sure that you do not break any image licenses and therefore infringe upon someone's copyright. Simply because you found the image via Google Image Search doesn't mean that you automatically own all of the rights to it. | When looking for images to use in your photo-manipulations, avatars, site layouts, etc., it is necessary to make sure that you do not break any image licenses and therefore infringe upon someone's copyright. Simply because you found the image via Google Image Search doesn't mean that you automatically own all of the rights to it. | ||
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| Images that are found on these sites are completely free for you to use with no restrictions whatsoever. | | Images that are found on these sites are completely free for you to use with no restrictions whatsoever. | ||
| − | | Images that are found on these sites are likely to be bound by a license of some sort. Usually they are free to use for non-commercial purposes. Please be sure to read the licenses and give credit where credit is due. | + | | Images that are found on these sites are likely to be bound by a license of some sort. Usually they are free to use for non-commercial purposes. '''Please be sure to read the licenses and give credit where credit is due.''' |
| You have to pay to use the images on these sites, but generally a percentage of the proceeds go directly to the artist/photographer themselves. | | You have to pay to use the images on these sites, but generally a percentage of the proceeds go directly to the artist/photographer themselves. | ||
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* [http://www.clipart-history.com/ A Clipart History] | * [http://www.clipart-history.com/ A Clipart History] | ||
* [http://www.historypicks.com/shop2/default.asp Historical Image and Stock Public Domain Pictures] | * [http://www.historypicks.com/shop2/default.asp Historical Image and Stock Public Domain Pictures] | ||
| + | * [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia Commons] | ||
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* [http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/stockart/ deviantART Stock Images] | * [http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/stockart/ deviantART Stock Images] | ||
* [http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Flickr Creative Commons] | * [http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Flickr Creative Commons] | ||
| + | * [http://sxc.hu/ Stock.XCHNG] | ||
| + | * [http://www.morguefile.com/ Morguefile] | ||
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| − | * | + | * [http://photodune.net/ Photodune] |
| − | * | + | * [http://graphicriver.net/ GraphicRiver] |
| + | * [http://www.shutterstock.com/ Shutterstock] | ||
| + | * [http://www.istockphoto.com/ iStockphoto] | ||
| + | * [http://www.corbisimages.com/ Corbis Images] | ||
| + | * [http://www.gettyimages.ca/ Getty Images] | ||
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| + | ==Other== | ||
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| + | * [http://www.wizards.com/dnd/dice/dice.htm Dungeons & Dragons Dice Roller] - Mostly used by Nasuella to determine dates, but obviously can be used to get random numbers for other purposes. | ||
| + | * [http://www.metric-conversions.org Metric Conversion] - Helps convert measurements from one system to another (e.g. metric to imperial). | ||
Latest revision as of 16:21, 21 December 2013
Contents
Character Building
Character Development
Name Generators
- Shadowlack's Random Name Generator
- Rinkworks' Fantasy Name Generator
- Squid's Random Name Generator
- Yafnag - Dicelog's Yet Another Fantasy NAme Generator
- Donjon's Fantasy Name Generator
- Serendipity Name Generator - Generator place names, countries, and more.
World Building
Tools
Software
- Fractal Terrains 3 - Paid software for generating unique fractal worlds.
Communities
- The Cartographers' Guild - A forum created by and for map makers and aficionados.
Conlangs (Constructed Languages)
- Ogden's Basic English - The 850-word lists of Ogden's auxlang can serve as a starting point for vocabulary creation of conlangs.
- Language Construction Kit by Zompist (Mark Rosenfelder)
- How to Create a Language by Pablo David Flores
- Richard Kennaway's Constructed Languages Index
- Language Creation Society
- Fantasist.net
Word Generation
- Conlang Word Generator 2.0 - Let's you define letters, patterns, and syllables.
- Gleb (random phonology generator) by Alex Fink
- Wordo Word Generator by Matthew Martin (web-based version of WordBuilder)
- A method of generating "flavoured" words
Vocabulary Management
Testing Your Language
- Arthaey Angosii's collection of translation exercises
- Graded Sentences for Analysis
- Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax (a selected subset of the above)
Font Creation
- FontStruct a free font-building tool
- FontCreator Paid software for creating fonts.
Writing
- Scrivener - Iversia's favourite writing/project organization program. <3
- KeyNote NF - Nasuella's note-taking/project organisation software of choice. Doesn't have some of the features of newer programs, but it's still pretty solid. Plus, it's freeware/open-source.
Art & Design
Image Hosting
Stock Photography
When looking for images to use in your photo-manipulations, avatars, site layouts, etc., it is necessary to make sure that you do not break any image licenses and therefore infringe upon someone's copyright. Simply because you found the image via Google Image Search doesn't mean that you automatically own all of the rights to it.
Public Domain |
Licensed Stock Photography |
Royalty-free Photography |
|---|---|---|
| Images that are found on these sites are completely free for you to use with no restrictions whatsoever. | Images that are found on these sites are likely to be bound by a license of some sort. Usually they are free to use for non-commercial purposes. Please be sure to read the licenses and give credit where credit is due. | You have to pay to use the images on these sites, but generally a percentage of the proceeds go directly to the artist/photographer themselves. |
Other
- Dungeons & Dragons Dice Roller - Mostly used by Nasuella to determine dates, but obviously can be used to get random numbers for other purposes.
- Metric Conversion - Helps convert measurements from one system to another (e.g. metric to imperial).
