Pick The Non-Negotiables Early
Shared settings stay coherent when everyone understands the basic rules: what power looks like, how travel works, what institutions matter, and what the average citizen believes about the world.
Four Pillars To Define First
- Power: magic, technology, politics, religion, or all four.
- Distance: how hard it is to cross the map, borders, or social classes.
- Conflict: what tension the world keeps producing even when no main plot is active.
- Record: where canon lives so contributors can check details before they post.
Once those pillars are visible, creators can improvise without constantly contradicting each other.
Use World Pages As Canon Anchors
On CharHaven, a dedicated world page helps you keep important lore in one place, connect characters to that setting, and give newcomers a clean entry point into the shared fiction.
Browse worlds for examples, then define the few rules your setting absolutely needs.
