{"product_id":"the-nomicon","title":"The Nomicon","description":"\u003cp\u003eGood naming is possibly the single most important aspect of worldbuilding. Names are out front and player-facing from the moment you introduce your world setting, and they can make or break the first impression your players have about the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood names can make a medium-quality world seem excellent, and drab names can make an excellent world seem much less so to the players. Keep in mind, though, that over-complicated names might sound great until you realize that your players can't remember them. Some people make fun of the fact that Tolkien, one of the best name-makers in fantasy, chose to call a major plot-location \"Mount Doom.\" That was done for a reason, well-understood by any Game Master who has had players refer to an elaborately-named city as \"Bob Town\" because it's where they met\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eBobbintramazal the Alchemist\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe Nomicon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis designed to work alongside the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eTome of Worldbuilding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, so you can generate fantastic names as you build the world's geography, cultures, and challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sourcebook for world creation is system-neutral, and can be used with any fantasy roleplaying game, of any edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe Nomicon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eis written by ENNIE-award winning author Matt Finch, author of the critically-acclaimed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mythmeregames.com\/products\/tome-of-adventure-design-hardcover-book\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eTome of Adventure Design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"mythmeregames","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46578146345217,"sku":"TOAD-03","price":83.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/8377\/0369\/files\/ToWB_Nom.png?v=1754222713","url":"https:\/\/www.mythmeregames.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-nomicon","provider":"mythmeregames","version":"1.0","type":"link"}