49 lessons
The WorldBuilder's Grimoire
The full system for building a world you and your readers never want to leave.
A tavern for worldbuilders and storytellers
Walk in with an idea.Walk out with a world.
The Obsidian Tavern is where fiction gets built. Courses that walk you from a blank page to finished stories, and a library of craft articles on worldbuilding, magic systems, and everything between.
27 worlds built60+ stories written158 craft articles
No. 01 · the flagship
The Working Writer Bundle
Seven courses on one shelf. World, story, book, magic, polish, plus the reference course that keeps it all organized. One straight line from your first strange sentence to fiction people pay for.
- Five frameworks covering world, story, book, magic, and polish
- Over 80 lessons with every worksheet and template
- Two complete worked stories built in front of you
- Lifetime access for $99
No. 02 · the course shelf
Courses
Guided, in-depth journeys into the craft. Each one is a full framework, not a pile of tips.
10 lessons
The Spellcrafter's Pages
Tired of spending too long on your magic system? Let's cut right to what you need in 10 lessons.
17 lessons
Obsidian for World-Builders
Obsidian for World-Builders teaches writers how to use Obsidian effectively for world-building without getting...
No. 03 · the archives
Articles by topic
Hundreds of free craft articles, shelved by subject. Wander as long as you like.
No. 04 · fresh ink
Latest articles
Fantasy & Sci-Fi Writing
The 24 Chapter Outline That Finally Made Novel Plotting Click for Me
Derek Murphy's 24 chapter outline breaks your novel into four acts with specific goals for every chapter. Finally conque...
Worldbuilding
13 Best Worldbuilding Tips That Actually Work (Instead of Making You Want to Quit)
Discover 13 practical worldbuilding tips for beginners that actually work. Learn to create immersive worlds without gett...
Worldbuilding
Iceberg Worldbuilding: Show 10%, Build the Hidden 90%
A reader believes a world when it acts like it existed before the story started. Iceberg worldbuilding is how you build...
Worldbuilding
Hard Worldbuilding: A Practical Guide to Consistent Worlds
Hard worldbuilding is the systematic, documented approach to fantasy worlds where 'how does that actually work?' has an...
Worldbuilding
Soft Worldbuilding: How to Show Less Than You Built
Soft worldbuilding is a deliberate choice to withhold detail so the reader's imagination does the work, not a shortcut f...
Worldbuilding
Obsidian Worldbuilding: The Complete Guide
Traditional worldbuilding scatters your fictional world across a dozen Word documents that slowly contradict each other....
last call
The fire is lit. Your world is waiting.
Start with the courses or wander the articles. Either way, leave with something on the page.