imabyrd/fantasyforge-storybible

An immersive and interactive iPad & Mac app for planning your novel, Fantasy world, or game. Plan everything from Characters and scenes to locations, species, and timelines.

Fantasy Forge - Story Scribe

Fantasy Forge - Story Scribe is a macOS and iPadOS application designed for novelists, game masters, designers, and enthusiasts of fantasy world-building. It allows users to create a detailed, wiki-like encyclopedia for their novel, world, or game settings, helping to make the creative process more organized and visually engaging.

What is Fantasy Forge?

With Fantasy Forge, users can build a complete and organized bible for their world setting or novel. Store elements of your world/story into components that can be compounded upon and linked together to create a visually pleasing encyclopedia. Whether it's for personal use on your device or to be published to a community, Fantasy Forge enhances your world-building experience.

Main Features

• Wiki-like Articles on Canvas: Create and manage customizable panels that represent different elements of your world.
• Comprehensive Categories:
  • People: Main characters, antagonists, and other story characters.
  • Places: Detailed entries for locations, geography, and buildings.
  • Things: Objects within your world with connections to other elements.
• Encyclopedia Tools:
  • Calendars: Custom and standard calendars to manage world events.
  • Timelines: Visual timelines for historical events and plot developments.
• Community Interaction: Publish your worlds to the community and showcase your creative maps.

Platform

• macOS
• iPadOS

Technologies Used

• Swift & SwiftUI: For native app development on Apple platforms.
• CoreData/Realm: For local data management.

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/fantasy-forge.git

2. Open the project in Xcode:
   • Navigate to the cloned directory and open the .xcodeproj or .xcworkspace file.
3. Install dependencies (if any):
   • Detailed instructions on installing any required dependencies like external libraries or frameworks.
4. Run the application:
   • Select the target device in Xcode and press Run.

How to Contribute

Interested in contributing? Great! Here’s how you can help:

1. Fork the Repository: Get your own fork/copy of fantasy-forge by clicking the "Fork" button on the top right of this page.
2. Clone your fork:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/fantasy-forge.git

3. Create your Feature Branch:

   git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature

4. Commit your Changes:

   git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'

5. Push to the Branch:

   git push origin feature/AmazingFeature

6. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.

Acknowledgments

• Inspired by apps like Campfire and World Anvil.
• Thanks to all contributors who have invested their time into enriching this app.

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