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World Anvil
World Anvil helps writers and tabletop RPG players create, organize, publish, and manage fictional worlds and campaigns.
In inglese
World Anvil is a web-based worldbuilding platform for organizing lore, characters, locations, factions, timelines, maps, and campaign information. Users can cross-link articles, collaborate with players or co-authors, and publish selected content for readers.
It also includes interactive maps, family trees, diplomacy webs, RPG campaign tools, statblocks, whiteboards, calendars, notebooks, and integrated novel-writing software. A free Freeman tier is available; advanced privacy, customization, professional publishing, and API features require paid membership.
Features
- Create linked articles for characters, places, factions, items, and other world elements
- Build interactive maps with markers, layers, labels, and linked articles
- Organize historical events with timelines, chronicles, and fantasy calendars
- Manage RPG campaigns, sessions, statblocks, and player characters
- Create family trees, diplomacy webs, content trees, and organization charts
- Write manuscripts with integrated novel-writing software
- Customize worlds with themes, CSS, custom templates, and access controls
- Access API keys and user API tokens on eligible tiers
Use cases
- Build a reference wiki for a novel or fictional setting
- Track lore, NPCs, locations, and plot details for a tabletop campaign
- Share selected world content with players, readers, or subscribers
- Map relationships between characters, factions, countries, or organizations
- Plan histories, migrations, wars, and other events on interactive timelines
- Collaborate with co-authors, players, or worldbuilding partners
Pros
Cons
Latest updates
- [UPDATE] Referenced In panel
See which articles have links to the current article in the new UI.
- [UPDATE] Manuscript wordcount
You can now set a word count for your Manuscripts to track your progress and goals.
- [UPDATE] Character profile link
When editing a Character article, you'll see a View Character Profile button if it's connected to an RPG character profile.
- [UPDATE] Cleaner article edit
In edit mode, subheading, credits, pronunciation, excerpt, and mouseover snippet have been moved to the Styling menu.
- [CONTENT] Nimble
The Nimble RPG character sheet template has been added to our collection.
Pricing
- Starting price
- $4.50/mo
- Prices checked
- 2026-09-26
- Read
- by web search
Freeman
Free
- 2 Worlds
- 5 Articles
- 2 Maps
- 2 Timelines
- 100 MB Storage
- Limited features
Master
- $4.50 /mo billed annually (excl. VAT)
- 10 Worlds
- 2 GB Storage
- 4 Co-authors
- 10 Subscribers
- 10 RPG Campaigns
- Everything on free tier plus privacy, no ads, themes, advanced maps, novel writing, family trees
Grandmaster
- $8.25 /mo billed annually (excl. VAT)
- Unlimited Worlds
- 5 GB Storage
- 9 Co-authors
- 100 Subscribers
- 20 RPG Campaigns
- Everything on Master plus all map features, advanced containers, styling, templates, content trees, custom statblocks, random generators, AP
Sage
- $25.00 /mo billed annually (excl. VAT)
- Unlimited Worlds
- 15 GB Storage
- 20 Co-authors
- 1000 Subscribers
- Unlimited RPG Campaigns
- Everything on Grandmaster plus white labeling, custom domain, mass-access management, advanced access sharing, seminars, freelance program