Global Biomes || Worldbuilding Guide Series Part 10

Welcome to the next video in my worldbuilding guide series for creating an Earth-like planet! This video is focused on mapping global biomes and vegetation. At the end, I include a deep dive into the biomes we map, and the blog post version of this step is split into two parts with the deep dive into biomes being separate. Both are linked below.

NOTE this video was originally uploaded on my channel Madeline James Writes on January 4th, 2024.

Worldbuilding Guide Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn7WXgrNpwt9ttq_fcjTBK8PEJHdasrV5

Worldbuilding Guide Blog: https://www.madelinejameswrites.com/worldbuilding-guide

Global Biomes Blog Post: https://www.madelinejameswrites.com/blog/vegetation-and-soil

Biome Deep Dive Blog Post: https://www.madelinejameswrites.com/blog/biomes-deep-dive

DISCLAIMER: If you are looking to create a fantasy world in a few hours, this guide is not for you. If you are looking for good value between time spent and realism in your fantasy world, this is probably not for you either. This guide goes way more in depth than most other worldbuilding guides to a level that is objectively not necessary. However, “necessary” is not the point here. If you want to understand WHY your world is the way it is and let your world come alive as you slowly mold it, then this guide is for you.

To already contradict my disclaimer, the reason I go to this level of detail in creating my fantasy worlds is not just because I enjoy it. Things like geography and climate have a huge impact on civilization. Knowing about the world around your people is the first part in understanding them.

00:00 Intro
03:12 Adjustments
06:03 Biomes Lesson
09:51 Our Biomes Approach
13:38 Quick Biome Breakdown
17:26 Mapping Biomes
27:19 Finished Map
27:33 Scrubland Deep Dive
33:11 Grassland Deep Dive
37:05 Tree Dominated Deep Dive

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