STORY BIBLE: WORLD NOTES
Story title:
Premise in one or two sentences:

PLACE
Where does the story happen? (a city, a ship, a valley, one building)
Three concrete details someone would notice at street level:
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What does it sound and smell like?

TIME
When is it set? (year, season, era)
How much time does the story cover?

RULES
What is true here that is not true in our world? (magic, technology, law, custom)
What does each rule cost, and who cannot afford it?
What is forbidden, and who enforces it?

PEOPLE AND POWER
Who is in charge? Who wants to be?
Who does the hard work nobody sees?
What do most people believe that is not true?

HISTORY
What happened before the story starts that still matters?
What does everyone remember differently?

DAILY LIFE
What does a normal day look like for your main character?
What does it cost to eat, travel and stay warm?

CONTINUITY LOG (fill in as you write)
Place names:
Minor characters and one detail each:
Facts already stated that must stay true: