Organization Judging Guidelines
Why worldbuild organizations?
In the real world, organizations define your every day life. You live in a country, which defines laws you follow and possibly part of your identity. You likely work for a company, made your own, or attend a school. You might donate to a non-profit, join a gym, or participate in a religion. Sports groups, after-school clubs, support groups, daycare providers, and more are all organizations.Organizations express how people work together. They show what a society values, how it conflicts with others' values, and how individuals can make broader impact. They're sources of collaboration, hope, and identity, as well as conflict, fear, and prejudice. The larger the organization, the more likely it causes as many problems as it resolves.
If you're worldbuilding for a game, organizations inform how players interact with the setting. It's how they can get goals, targets, enemies, and allies. If you're worldbuilding for a novel, organizations are often part of how characters define themselves. They can be helpful or harmful to the protagonist's goals, and can cause or highlight various conflicts.
Why worldbuild organizations? Because it's how things happen in your setting.
How am I judging organizations?
Basics
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Extras
The two main things I like to see in articles are story and context. These apply no matter the scale or scope - your organization can be an inter-galactic empire or a local pet-sitting non-profit. The below questions might help get you started, but don't stress about answering all of them. Take what's helpful and leave the rest behind. You know your worldbuilding best.Story
Stories require goals and roadblocks on the way to reaching those goals. They show change over time as circumstances change and people learn from their past mistakes (or don't).- Why was this organization founded?
- What were its goals and how did it plan to achieve them?
- What got in the way and how has the org dealt with those conflicts?
- What has changed about the org as a result?
- What is the org's current status?
Context
Context refers to how things interact and interconnect. Nothing exists in a vacuum, and all worldbuilding affects or is affected by other worldbuilding.- What was happening in the setting that influenced the start of this org?
- How has this org influenced the setting in turn?
- What is the org's relationship to its members and supporters? To its detractors and rivals?
- What has changed because this org exists?
Judging Status
WorldEmber is currently ongoing! I'll read your completed articles after the event ends.Examples
Check out the official Guide to the Organization Template for more discussion on how to use the template, along with several great organizations from various Worlds.For examples from my own work: This article about a futuristic, sci-fi religion won an organization prompt in Summer Camp 2023.
Written during Summer Camp 2025, this article uses no guild tools, including no custom styling.

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