Basic overlooked worldbuilding questions
Whether you are writing a futuristic dystopia or a cloud city of dragons, you need to figure out how people get basic supplies. These are often the most overlooked worldbuilding questions since it’s more fun to think about how cultures honor the dead or where the mountain ranges are, but answers are necessary to create a complete world.
-Where does the water come from and how is it distributed?
-Who makes the food?
-Who transports and distributes the food?
-If your world has modern utilities, are they widespread or only for the rich? For that matter, do utilities have to be modified to work in your world (for example, electric lines with anti-magic coating)?
-What happens to trash?
-What happens to sewage?
-What building materials are available?
-What do people do when they get sick?
-What do people do in the case of a natural disaster?
-What do people do in the case of a fire?
-How are large objects moved?
-How are items that take skilled labor to make created and distributed?
Remember, the answers might be different for people at different economic levels.
