worldbuilding

# Worldbuilding ## Overview Create and manage world elements for a story project. Locations, systems (magic, politics, technology, etc.), factions, and artifacts are stored as markdown files in the `worldbuilding/` directory with YAML frontmatter. All elements cross-reference characters and other story elements. ## Prerequisites A story project must already exist (created via the story-init skill). Verify by checking for `story.md` in the project root. ## Creating a Location 1. Read `story.md` for genre, era, and tone context 2. Read `worldbuilding/_index.md` for existing locations and systems 3. Ask for the location's name and type (city, fortress, wilderness, etc.) 4. Build the location through conversation, covering: - Physical description and atmosphere - History relevant to the story - Culture and customs of inhabitants - Notable features characters will interact with - Current state at story's timeline - Routes to other locations: travel time in hours and mode (see `references/maps-and-routes.md`) - Pronunciation, if the name is invented or easily misread (`pronunciation: "KEL-ah-mar"`) 5. Before settling an invented name, run `story names "{Candidate}"` to catch clashes and look-alikes (see `references/naming-languages.md`) 6. Create it with `story add location "{Location Name}" --type "{type}"` when the CLI is available (add `--region`, `--population`, `--controlled-by`, and `--character` as known); it writes `worldbuilding/locations/{name-k...