Worldbidding

Welcome to the world of semi-competitive worldbuilding.

Worldbidding is a semi-cooperative, GM-optional mapmaking game where each player takes on the role of a contractor hired to construct some part of a world. Players bid on contracts and then roll dice to see what they deliver - which, often as not, makes compromises in the name of profit and just getting the job done.

Bid low, roll well, and rake in that sweet, sweet cash. Upgrade your company and manage your reputation with the client. Create world wonders. Watch the map develop in real time.

This 36-page pdf includes, aside from the core rules:

• rule adjustments to turn your game into a solo or competitive enterprise
• suggestions for playing online
• supplemental rules to use this system to create a dungeon or a fleet of mecha soldiers instead of a planet
• conversationally-written Quickstart rules for pulling together a game in five minutes, and for people who don't learn best by reading books

This work is loosely based on Caltrop Core, published by Titanomachy RPG. The Caltrop Core SRD is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.