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Today's Topic – When you use a hobby to block your passion Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Today's Topic – When you use a hobby to block your passion Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Today's Topic – How a common person can change the world Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * The Role + Anyone who is one the road * How could a minor personal? * What is the job? * Why does it matter * Do they have family * Friends * How long are they gone * How much information and goods can they carry * They will help destroy the economy
WBT Create a character to be a friend of your guard
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Today's Topic – A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!” And More if you can teleport Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Is the Tavern trope bad? * I know more about Mainly English travel. Japan and Arabic versions are being looked into * Surplus or Religion leads to Traveling for all peoples in the middle ages * Until Trains and massive ships changed it all again * Before long-distance travel was for the rich and their parties * + Caravans if stuck on land, ships being preferred * Walking, Eating, Sleeping for the lower classes * + Walking and maybe hitchhiking + - 10 miles a day up to 40 for courier - Up to 6o miles by horse + Eating Travel food stews and porridge not 9 days old + - Inn if in a larger town or at locals house (bed and breakfast) - Hunting and fishing might have local laws - * Dog or Ferret - Camping or lodging - * Inn if you could, private homes, barns, or empty stables * Under the thicket - How could this be affected in a fantasy setting - * Good * Bad
WBT Think about your setting how far do people have to travel to work, How far can they go for fun
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Today's Topic – Part 2 on Worldbuilding culture nouns Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * The parts of Culture + Characters served up last season + Religion (In 2 episodes) + People Starting in a minute give or take a Michael * People Questions + Who are they? + What makes them different + Where do they live? + When are they? + How do they live + Why do they exist?
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Today's Topic – Cultural Worldbuilding Nouns starter kit Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Not the Buddha’s training on virtue, mind, and wisdom * Not with Wasteland of the Aeil * My neither holy or unholy trinity of ideas that merge into an culture * The Collective, Beliefs, and Characters of a group of common people + The Collective is how I look at fantasy races or ethnicities + The Beliefs which can be religious or other important ideas + The Characters… see season 3 * The Three parts working together create the cookie dough of culture.
WBT Look at your main race, culture wargame changing major changes see the variations. Even character changes could be massive think of Greek culture with no alexander.
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Today's Topic – It’s the circle… the Circle of Culture Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Choose your cultural pill Red or Blue * The Red Truth – What is a Culture? * The Blue Truth – There is no Spoon… Culture only exist from the outside because it is believed to exist from within * A Culture Exist through argument between its parts + … To Be a real Member you must” + … We must be better by” + … We must remember” + …We must forget” * Culture is a Circle + There is not beginning or Ending + The idea culture is an illusion caused by the nature of it changing and consensus + No Beginning or End (Hopefully) + Rapid Changes are possible + Names Can Change new tribes can form * How to make it work + Treat cultures like Characters + Some or Static and Some are dynamic + Realize you can never finish them
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If you have an epic story how would your main culture change
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Little Changes for big problems
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Today's Topic –Steps to awakening your inner worldbuilder Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * What is culture not + A state, nation, or tribe… but + Achievements of human another races achievement…. + A batch of bacteria * What is culture? + the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. + A building block for another culture + A group of 2 or more people that share believes and ideas working together towards a collective goal. + A Venn diagram mosaic of smaller culture groups * Is Culture the Chicken or the Egg? + Games and Stories (at a VERY basic level) + A set of nouns we use to do something * How is it * 7 prongs of Worldbuilding Cultural Ladder * Social groups (RPG Game group) * Local group (City, village) * Region groups * Status Groups * Culture Ethnicity * Common Language Ethnicities * World Group
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What is your main setting's cultural ladder?
RW Task
Look at the artifacts in your life that have lead to your current believes
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Today's Topic – Clothing is not optional
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- You need to know them
- Stories or list or both
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+1/-1 from norm
- Meta and Extended
- Where are they?
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Now
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Are They from here
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Who Are they?
- Name
- Attributes
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- Quirks
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What is their voice
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What do they do?
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Class
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What is character goal?
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Do they achieve it?
- When do they do it?
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When do they exist compared to the setting date
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How do they get it done?
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What is need to learn to reach the goal?
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How are they connected to the world?
- Allies and Enemies?
- How do they fit into the settings society?
- Is the setting society theirs?
- What is their status
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Why are they doing it?
- The Motivation
- Why are they doing what they are doing?
- Do they think their reason is the actual reason?
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Find your Favorite characters in life and use it
RW Task
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Today's Topic – The making of a good feather duster… err character
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- Beyond the Meta
- We have lots of create episodes on character going back to at least episode 48 and 49
- We have talked, Traits and flaws, stories, backgrounds, create great detail and motivation.
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Talking characters one dimensional or complex and sometimes even flat
- Before we take a break on three we need to cover one more very important character concept, voice
- Voice is the finishing salt to a great character this leads from
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How does a character speak
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How intelligent is the character?
- How articulate
- Do they like speaking
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Refer to your characters background does it make sense?
- When does their expression break the rules
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How does it break the rules
WBT
Please find a voice for my character.
RW Task
Use a smoothaive if needed. Realize people you disagree with at not they enemy.
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Today's Topic – He is Dangerous
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Who are they? – Important character in priest class
- What do they do? – Priest Growth, Rain, and Gender swap plus the rule makers
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Where are they? – 2 tier Central, and frog in the tree
- When do they do it? – Run the island
- How do they get it done? – They are bigger than any village
- Why are they doing it? – Leading
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Extended Meta
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Type of character? - ???
- Depth of Character Round or Flat thanks Judy Blume Round – ????
- Who is the character connected to? – Every village and the core priest
- How are they connected? – Religion
WBT
Caiaphas and his Toadie
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Today's Topic – Lightning not included
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Who are they? Bad boy, leads for self gratification
- What do they do? - Leader the Hunger Empire
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Where are they? – From afar until act
- When do they do it? – 2nd act and on
- How do they get it done? – Fear, and willingness
- Why are they doing it? – Prove themselves
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Extended Meta
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Type of character? - Static
- Depth of Character Round or Flat thanks Judy Blume Round – Flat
- Who is the character connected to? – Everyone in a bad way
- How are they connected? - Strife
WBT
Cut back on the meat
RW Task
Soylent Green
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Today's Topic – Let’s eat a Frog… or even a toad Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Basic Meta Questions + Who are they? – Warrior Leader (Veteran) She + What do they do? – Leader of Vanguard + Where are they? - on a ship getting ready + When do they do it? – Breaks the idea what the world was like + How do they get it done? – Number plus physical prowess + Why are they doing it? – Burnt ground both way. Desperate * Extended Meta + Type of character? Static + Depth of Character Round or Flat thanks Judy Blume Round + Who is the character connected to? Big Bad Lizzy + How are they connected? Oath bound
WBT
Have your races eaten… fantasy races
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Today's Topic – Let’s Build a Frog… yes it is not a toad Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Basic Meta Questions + Who are they? The Chonsen one – Play him as every + What do they do? Farmer + Where are they? On Farm on the Island + When do they do it? At the beginning of story + How do they get it done? The journey with the artifact + Why are they doing it? Desperation * Extended Meta + Type of character? Dynamic vs Static + Depth of Character Round or Flat thanks Judy Blume + Who is the character connected to? + How are they connected?
WBT
Build a frog race for your world
RW Task
Read the little blue truck
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Today's Topic – More or less Jacob Hess. You may have caught his first book, The Bright Abyss. Jacob tells stories that are going to be reaching into your darkest fears and your deepest belongings.
He wants to connect with you through his stories in a way that many other writers don't bother trying and where we were lucky enough to get them on the show. So without further ado, an interview with Jacob Hess.
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Podcast Show Flow * Warmup * + Hello is there anything else you would like people to know about you? + Do you feel Orc or Elf today + (Note in most worlds elves are considered nice and orcs are naught. Feel free to use any race that comes to mind. ) * Main Feature: (A Conversation about these topics) * + Tell us about your latest work? + How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story? + When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding? * Tell a STORY about how you knew you love building worlds. * + What was your “I can” experience? * Biggest achievement to date? * When you learned of it. * What was its impact on your progress as an author and a worldbuilder? * + What real-world advice do you wish you had known sooner? + Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer * Character Building: * What is your formula for a great character? * What do you dislike about character creation * What is your number 1 tip about character creation? * Wrap up: * + Thank you so much for letting us interview you today. + How can people learn more about you?
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Podcast Show Flow * Not Quite the 3ms * Meant to add flavor, really a specialty quirk * They are linked to the Mythic but do not effect directly effect the story * Dark Ones Own Luck * Interest Power Quirks
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Podcast Show Flow * I am talking fantasy here + Tech, Supernatural, Superhero Power * If there is nothing here it is not fantasy * How are they mythical * We are talking Character but + Racial, Prop, Place, or * Interesting Powers from fiction + If not fantasy how can we make it mythic
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Podcast Show Flow 1. Researching real-world connections 2. RPG Starter 1. Meeting characters they know. Normal and extreme behaviors will need to be explored in the story. 3. Backstory(s) 4. Rabbit Hole Stories 1. Develop or use quirks in the stories 5. Freewriting stories when advantages and disadvantages impacted the character 6. Go beyond the character’s 7. My stopping point is when I feel like I know the character
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Podcast Show Flow * Characters are never completely fleshed out, until your story is complete the can still grow and change * Basic Meta Questions + Who are they? + What do they do? + Where are they? + When do they do it? + How do they get it done? + Why are they doing it? * Extended Meta + Type of character? Dynamic vs Static + Depth of Character Round or Flat thanks Judy Blume + Who is the character connected to? + How are they connected?
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Season 3 Episode 1 The Character Primer Today's Topic –Steps to awakening your inner worldbuilder Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * How is Character Development worldbuilding? + Characters are both tool for you story to unfold. They are also tools for how you share your worldbuilding with people you interact with. * How does this normally fit into my style of worldbuilding? + Formally + Reality * This is not the normal top-down approach I prefer. However, it is realistic to how my mind works * Does this need to be deeper than the meta development? + When should it + When it should not be? * 2 Levels to character development + The Surface view + The Character Creation AKA GURPS meets Robert Jordan. Or Harper Lee… (insert author here) + From the Meta to the Detail * Goal of the season + Create the main antagonist(s) and the protagonist(s) + Generic Priest, Warriors for both sides and farmer for the frogs + Later season we will work backwards to the cultures
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Today's Topic – Living with Batman We are now working on episodes again. While we get going on Season three here is another best of Episode 205.
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Podcast Show Flow * What is a character on the edge * Types * Why they are work
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Today's Topic – The Chosen Underdog We are now working on episodes again. While we get going on Season three here is another best of episode
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Podcast Show Flow 1. Why Tropes are important 2. 5 Favorite Troupes 3. Ensemble vs Pure Protagonist 4. Hybrid vs pure trope
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Today's Topic – The world is a darker place My Mommy passed the day 5/8/2021 a day before Mother’s Day. I still struggle to talk about this. So I want to share my mother and her wisdom one more time with the world from episode 154. You want to learn more about a wonderful mother please check out her obituary.
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Today's Topic – 5 steps to create great characters great characters Check out episode 173 for the original show notes for Our dishonorable mentions
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Podcast Show Flow * Why the dishonorable mentions? * Special appearance from Mariner * Michael’s number 3 * Jeffery’s number 3 * Michael’s number 2 * Jeffery’s number 2 * Michael’s number 1 * Jeffery’s number 1
WBT Tell us your favorite RW Task Do Not become a villain, think like a villain when your write
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Today's Topic – They all cannot be Jayne This was originally episode 288 if you want the complete show notes.
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Podcast Show Flow * What makes a character multidimensional * This should not be your main character * When They work * When they don’t work
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Today's Topic – 5 steps to create great characters great characters Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow 1. Strong Archetypes 2. Use Quirks to add flavor and uniqueness and develop personality 3. Develop strong motivations think of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 4. Be able to visualize them in your head 5. Use story action to define character,
WBT Create a new character follow our advice RW Task Create a character based on you
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Podcast Show Flow * Character conflict / ensembleß + Theme: - What lines are too far? - And is good and bad? - Lizard since of family + Why the invasion - In search of food - You are just a cow - Closest island is running out of food + High Fantasy ß + The Journey for the Item ß - The Frog hero bob is not of the right class * Shamans for war * Gender swapping frog * What changes the way things are + First contact this time with lizard * Climax Choose + Finally to change beneath to farm tool power gain + Peaceful Pete learns about family connection to frogs + Forged by a god * Path to resolution + What is the setback for Pete - How does he recover + What is the setback for Bob - How does he recover + What happens when Bob gets the item + Prove the relation is key to peace Trident is needed + Main story resolution - Bob becomes looses all gender and uses trident to prove the link - Peaceful Pete – Holds the Alamo and new shaman follow Pete’s - Evil Ed (Lizard Leader) - Exiled with Shaman - Silly Shamans() - Exiled with Shaman + Side quests and Random scenes stored + Character log + Player knowledge * The next season + Characters Details
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Podcast Show Flow * Character conflict / ensembleß + Theme: - What lines are too far? - And is good and bad? - Lizard since of family + Why the invasion - In search of food - You are just a cow - Closest island is running out of food + High Fantasy ß + The Journey for the Item ß - The Frog hero bob is not of the right class * Shamans for war * Gender swapping frog * What changes the way things are + First contact this time with lizard * Climax Choose + Finally to change beneath to farm tool power gain + Peaceful Pete learns about family connection to frogs + Forged by a god * Path Nenet - The next season * Characters Details
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Podcast Show Flow * Character conflict / ensembleß + Theme: - What lines are too far? - And is good and bad? + Why the invasion - In search of food - You are just a cow - Closest island is running out of food + High Fantasy ß + The Journey for the Item ß - The Frog hero bob is not of the right class * Shamans for war * Gender swapping frog * Start Here - Climax Choose - Forged by a god + The next season - Characters Details
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Podcast Show Flow * RPG Vs Novel * The Central Conflict + Epic makes sense but could be cover or complement. + Character conflict / ensemble ß + Inner Struggle * Genre + High Fantasy ß + Sword And Sorcery + Dark Fantasy * Story Archetypes + Hero’s Journey + The Journey for the Item ß + Rise of the old gods Pro or co + Tragedy + Other * The next season + Characters Details
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Today's Topic – choosing the outline Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow · Moving forward from the framework · Review your story outline · Now to get to the Devil in the Details · When do you have enough? · Do not forget that this is full on fiddle battle for your soul · Remember you are not done building out the framework until you are done in the world · The story out WBT Plan to store non-essential notes
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Podcast Show Flow * Do you need to have good answers to all the questions? * Remember this is a framework so the fifth contact is not ready to start * Revisiting the frame + Have you looked at the basics of what you know? + First Contact (Overview) - Determine your Frame The area you want to explore + Second Contact (The Basics) - Frame Outline + Third Contact - Identify Needs (Cultures, Religions, languages, States, People) + Four Contact + Fifth Contact * Is the framework done for not so Waterworld? * Consider a full story outline * Revisit your framework and add as needed
WBT Outline a story for your world
RW Task Finish up your framework as needed Contact your family
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Podcast Show Flow + What is world tech + - As you go culture, race, and state tech + Framework vs 7 Rules of magic systems + - Not a system yet + Where is the magic performed? + - Anywhere - Place of power help + What can the magic not do or can? + - Not done by the user - Hierarchy of spirits – Ghost, Soul, Nature Spirits, Wandering Spirits, Guardians, gods, the older ones - Other Planer, Cursed or GMO-Free + When can the magic be performed? + - Anytime but takes time - Can be stored - Spirit work better at fix + Who can perform the magic? + - Anyone, but someone attuned is the winner + How is the magic performed? + - Supernatural + Why is the form of magic used? + - Protect yourself from the supernatural and aid yourself in the worldWBT Create your words
RW Task Relax to the Prestige
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Podcast Show Flow * What is world tech + As you go culture, race, and state tech * Episode 116: The Simple, Succinct Technology Level Method + Agriculture + Energy + Communication + Engineering + Trades + Transportation + Cultural + Religious + Scientific + Magic --- Not today * Islands and the exception of agriculture rules * Where is the tech used? * Who used the tech? * What does the tech do? * When does the technology start? * How long is the technology important? * Why is this important?
WBT Level up your tech
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Podcast Show Flow * Why are artifacts important – Spear of Water - Canoe * My Warning * Is there a correct order of answering the 6 * Changing or updating results * Where is the Item * Who Made the item * What does the item do * When was it made * How was it made * Why was it made
Today's Topic – A real conversation about the place of fiction in conversation is needed Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Disclaimer about qualifications and knowledge on the subject * Disclaimer this is not about gameplay or bugs * The Cyberpunk 2077 complaints sounds familiar + Transphobic + Poor Haitian Star + Poor treatment + Cultural appropriation + Toxic Fan-base + Causing Seizures + … I will miss many and for that I apologize * The Genre is mean to show a punk backlash vs a corporate world where everyone is marginalized… taking the way we marginalized people and expanding it. * Cyberpunk vs our world + Algorithms not implants + Influencer vs Followers + Marinizing individuals + Too much white noise + THE TRAFFIC + Large corporations us information to try and segment people to buying their products. Smaller corporation try the same to start carving out a niche * Conclusions + NOT CLOSE TO PERFECT + It is more than okay to be offended by a cyberpunk setting… dystopian fiction must do this + More time is needed to see if genre was used as cover to generate buzz + Should we want fiction devoid of images that are offensive and is that even possible? - Even being offended can be offensive + Where is the line been fasciation and appropriation + Is a corporation that point to problematic behavior to get attention committing the same problematic behavior?
WBT Consider challenging thoughts in your art
RW Task Do a good deed in opposition of every offense you see
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Podcast Show Flow * What is the idea of Minimumal Viable Planning + Inspires my visions of worldbuilding, but works with much more * Goal of MV Planning + Show the needed roadway to get something done * Tools You need + The Five Steps to Achieve your goals – Brendon Burchard - This might take research - Sample 5 Goals to Selling Courses Online * Curriculum * Find a message for an audience * Beta Launch Course * Course Launch * Evergreen Launch - Minimize your life focusing on what is important * Fear of the Theory of 4 Burners James Clear * Reducing your decision * Outsource As You can - Budget for time and money + What you need to do - Outline what you need to get each of the five things * Who, What, When, Where, Why, How - Rate on a scale of 1-10 how proficient your are each thing your need * Hint if you do not know where to start then your skill is 1 - Turn your outline into a list * Asana or Trello work great - Look at the first Item. Can you do the work to achieve it. If you can do it * Only learn what you need to get the next task done * Do the work as you are learning. * Finish the other learning later. Move on to the next task when you finish
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Podcast Show Flow * Move it or Lose it + Physical activity + Caring for your body + Eating right * Great Food/Health Documentaries + The Game Changers + What the Health + Fed Up + Food Inc + Forks over Knives + The Magic Pill + Rotten + Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dying + Hungry for Change * Clean your Mind + Positive Self-talk + Letting go of Negativity + Thoughts and actions that serve you AND others
WBT Use your clear mind to create a sassy world
RW Task Thoughts and actions that serve you AND others
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Podcast Show Flow * Different Top/down hard vs soft * What are the features we want to explore in really not water world * Where do they live? * Who are they? * When are they? * How Do they live? * Why do they exist? * Once per race
WBT Bring forth fictional life
RW Task MVP or nothing
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Today's Topic – We’ll sea ya soon matie Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Places + Planet Side first not space + Wind and currents - Thermo vs Surface + Lack of continents + Mountains or lack there of - Where is it? - What happens there? - When is it important? - How is it used? - Why did it start being used?
WBT Right a story about the weather
RW Task Minimal Viable Planning
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Today's Topic – A spoon full of f*** keeps the passenger away Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Spoiler warning (At Least minor character developing) * WTF happened (Short form) + Genocide accusations are overblown from what we know + But he was eating other sentient beings * What did we learn? + Hunger issues for the pair + Baby Yoda is noooo vegan + The Mandalorian is a horrible parent… so is the passenger * Let’s be clear most content about this is clickbait… except for ours :D * X reasons it is okay + Protagonist do not have to be good (even if they are cute) + Characters learn best through failure… like all people + All people act out of character * As you develop the “People” of your your keep this in mind * Remember if you have impact with your characters and stories, you will be called out for it. And it is okay.
WBT Binge the Mandalorian today
RW Task Go the undercroft and judge baby Yoda!
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Podcast Show Flow * The 5 Contacts to a world * First Contact (Overview) + Determine your Frame The area you want to explore -Up to user - A Small Advance island vs larger primitive power + Determine reusability + Describe the Mission Free and Shareable world * Second Contact (The Basics) + Create fill in the nouns you know 0 + Just what you know do not force it + Frame Outline * Third Contact + Looking through the frame at the world + Map it (Size matters) + Identify Needs (Cultures, Religions, languages, States, People) - Smaller Island - Invaders - 2 people - 2 Magic types - Geographic * Small * Currents * wind * Volcanos * reef - Tech * Early gunpowder - Transportation + Four Contact - The Foundations (Three Points of reference) - Advanced Island, Invaders, and Sea World - Frame Focus (Flesh out what you need to flesh out your outline) + Fifth Contact - Launch your Project – Open World - Flesh out the rest on demand
WBT Start a new world or time in world
RW Task Learn to hang while social distancing https://www.caringbridge.org/resources/how-to-support-loved-ones-during-covid-19/
Today's Topic – Create a frame and starting Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * The 5 Contacts to a world * First Contact (Overview) + Determine your Frame The area you want to explore + Determine reusability + Describe the Mission * Second Contact (The Basics) + Create fill in the nouns you know () + Just what you know do not force it + Frame Outline * Third Contact + Looking through the frame at the world + Map it (Size matters) + Identify Needs (Cultures, Religions, languages, States, People) * Four Contact + The Foundations (Three Points of reference) + Frame Focus (Flesh out what you need to flesh out your outline) * Fifth Contact + Launch your Project + Flesh out the rest on demand
WBT Create a document and store your contacts?
Try using framework perspectives and this list to look at your world. Maybe you need to stop building something you are spending too much time on. Maybe you need to start building in another area of your world.
RW Task Ask a creative friend for feedback
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Podcast Show Flow * Bottom-Up Worldbuilding – From Inspiration to Perspiration 1. i) Identify the inspiring concept 2. ii) Why is it interesting to me?
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iii) How can I make this interesting/inspiring to others?
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iv) WHAT is it that I want to say?
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WBT Write a one-page story using the Bottom Up approach to worldbuilding?
RW Task Go enjoy the outdoors before it gets too cold!
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Podcast Show Flow 5 Things to start worldbuilding
- Storing what you have done
- Finding your Frames
- Identify Deviations
- Creating a worldbuilding inventory
- Creating a project for your world
Remember the Electrum rule of worldbuilding
Remember, every rule has an exception
Also remember rule six
There is no rule six
WBT Rules 7 of worldbuilding is rule six has not exceptions
RW Task Relax with some Monty Python
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Podcast Show Flow * Top Down – Naturalistic nouns on the world scale 1. Identify the questions that consume me 2. Find the nouns that answer my questions
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What are my inspirations … for this setting?
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What is the overlap?
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The six questions that creates my nouns
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Rules
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Inspiration for a new setting
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- Ides New the development of a central culture???
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Island World
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Sum up and avoiding the trap
WBT What are your questions that drive your worldbuilding? What are the nouns that they give you?
RW Task Share yours in the undercroft and get your copy of the Mind map
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Season 2 Episode 4 Finding your Worldbuilding Today's Topic – As you wish Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Knowing yourself in 4 points * Free thinking Scale + Are you a curmudgeon to childish * Worldbuilding Type + Top Down + Bottom up + Hybrid * How you like your worlds Ep 138 + Realistic + Naturalistic + Mosaic + Fantastic * Scale of Purpose + World to Story only
WBT What type of worldbuilder are you?
RW Task What kind of worldbuilder do you wish you could be?
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Podcast Show Flow * We are human * Self-loathing is our worst enemy * Say sorry when you have to. forgive yourself. get back to living fully – Brendon Burchard * Accept what is and what isn’t, but do not make those things right or wrong. They just are. They just exist. * Not everyone is going to like you...and that’s okay.
WBT Create a character of yourself, and make them the hero
RW Task Retrain yourself for self-respect
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Today's Topic – The only thing that can drag us away from electric sex Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Basic Review * How is Ralphie A worldbuilder * What are the worldbuilding elements in the story (Nouns) * Jeff’s childhood worldbuilding moment Who in the world is Harry?... Hairy? * Michael worldbuilding moments Werewolf tag game
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Think back to worldbuilding you did as a child? What were some of your Favorites?
RW Task
Share your best stories with family/friend/undercroft
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Today's Topic –Steps to awakening your inner worldbuilder Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * What is worldbuilding? + Games and Stories (at a VERY basic level) + A set of nouns we use to do something * Not Just for Genre Fiction + Understanding the World + Backbone for Stories + 5 Steps to awakening your inner worldbuilder * desire to be understood * Before there is science there is worldbuilding + Fill in gaps of understanding * Educational Curiosity * Making Play Social * Fictional + From Primal to sophisticated worldbuilding
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Play with objects around the house. Make a setting, names, and rules for interaction
Cooler, Couch, and Beer Basket
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Share the Story in the Undercroft
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Today's Topic – And Make it our best friend Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * What is worldbuilding? * Has my view changed * Episode 333 Season 2 What Would You Do * Episodes focused on the Spiral of learning * What you know * Theory * Do * Stories focused on the point of the episode * Season one Topic Worldbuilding Basics * What is worldbuilding(2020)? (The nouns of your World) + People + Place + Thing + Idea + Action + Quality
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Build a new world X2
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Today's Topic – The Bad, Ugly, and Good about lying to yourself For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com
Podcast Show Flow Lying to yourself is not all bad
- The bad
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- Alerts you to faulty thinking
- How to use it to your advantage
- Tell yourself you are good at it?
- Create Triggers to replace the sick up feeling with excitement
WBT
Create a conman character to bilk you out of money. If you ever meet someone like this character avoid them
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Today's Topic – With a rouge one yell more more more Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Shout Out * Star Wars + Original + Prequel + Sequel + TV + Solo movie + Rouge One * Rouge One the best (Derivative) + A fathers Love for Erso + Really shows the war aspect of Star Wars + Saw + Puts the War into Star Wars
WBT
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Today's Topic – An honest man in politics shines more there than he would elsewhere Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow Politics are a part of your life and not just the annoying politicians and activist on Twitter.
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Today's Topic – Non-linear time keeping in worldbuilding and fiction Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Inspired by Wheel of Time and a power outage + Audible Membership try it and get 2 free audio books https://amzn.to/3kvk3Vk * Time is more like a river than we give it credit + It digs it way ahead through the path of least resistance + Never stops eroding + Can seem to temporarily defy even gravity… but still loses + The destruction can be shift * A brewing battle of advanced civilizations 12,000 years ago * The human strength of memory * Concept in Mythology
WBT
Create your own pockets
RW Task
Seize Control of Space and Time
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Today's Topic – Long live the Soap Operas Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * What is a soap opera? * + a television or radio drama series dealing typically with daily events in the lives of the same group of characters. * Have Soap operas taken over genre fiction? * + The first one I noticed Buffy the Vampire TV Show + - Everything with a Vampire all Whedon TV + All CW SciFi and Supernatural + Lost + Battle Star Galactica * Is it by default good or bad? * Are all long stories ultimately going to move in this route?
WBT
Days of your Character’s Lives
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Today's Topic – Welcome J.B. to the forge A stellar student in high school and college, Mr. Lion always had a knack for creative and professional writing. Those traits would come in handy as he spent most of his adult years a project manager, travelling the world implementing transit technology.
During this time, he never stopped writing short stories which he kept in several notebooks over a span of 15 years. The primary theme of these stories culminated from a simple game he would play with his two sons to pass the time. The game centered around three different societies, each one trying to outmaneuver one another for control of the universe.
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Podcast Show Flow * Tell us about your latest work? * How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story? * When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding? * Tell a STORY about how you knew you love building worlds. * What was your “I can” experience? * Tell a STORY about it. * Biggest achievement to date? * Tell a STORY of your biggest achievement to date. * When you learned of it. * What was its impact on your progress as an author and a worldbuilder? * What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner? * Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer
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- What held you back from sharing your world(s)?
- Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based?
- What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings?
- What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world?
- What tool(s) could you not work without?
- What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path?
- If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the first thing you would do? (Please keep it as clean as possible.)
WBT
Check out more with JB Lion, Twitter, or Instagram
RW Task
Check out more with JB Lion, Twitter, or Instagram
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Today's Topic – From one season to Multiple Seasons How can you get new clients during COVID? Read about how I use attraction marketing to generate leads and build trust with my audience to get new clients.
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Podcast Show Flow * Based on the idea of Small Teaching by James Lang * Just starting the planning * Season based on Worldbuilding Topic * + Theory + How-to + Related Media + Life and mindset support to aid the topic
WBT
Rework all your plans again
RW Task
Help us plan the future
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Today's Topic – Motivation if we can do it Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Deep apology * Motivation and its interaction with time management + 66 days to get a new habit * Michaels Tips
WBT
Rework all your plans again
RW Task
Join the undercroft
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Today's Topic – Turning Video games into video PS yes this will be a lead into discussion of diversity in fantasy
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Podcast Show Flow * The news * + Amazon, Westworld Creators, Bethesda Studios * The good * + A recent effort like the Witcher + Rich world + Dark the different levels of humor * The Bad * + The history of Video games to movies. mortal Kombat + 76 * The ugly * + The wart on my… + The Mario movie
WBT
Create one story that would work for all media types without any changes
RW Task
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Today's Topic – beware of the moth PS yes this will be a lead into a discussion of diversity in fantasy
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WBT
How have you decided to work with diversity in your world… or not
RW Task
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Today's Topic – Truth can lead to better fiction Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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WBT
Overrun a world or 2 with the undead
RW Task
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Today's Topic - The true path to relaxing Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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- Why do you need to know the true path to your relaxation?
- More Creative
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- More decisive
- Happier
- The problem with not knowing your true path
- Attempts to relaxation leads to guilt. Guilt to fear and fear leads to the dark side
- Or really escapism which leads to Anxiety and then to Burnout
- What is the true path to relaxation
- which future self excites you
- Living Above your μ (Mu) your X Bar
- Spending time actively visualizing it every day
- Taking a new step towards it.
WBT
Find out an important characters path to relaxation
RW Task
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Today's Topic – Breaking writers block When
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- And not for something completely different.
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- Change your plan
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Create a story for a group to get stuck and see how they fix it
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Today's Topic - BIG CHARACTERS!!!! Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * There is no formula * Think of the cast as a whole * What your story needs + Solo or Ensemble + Create character before you create you character * Remember if they do not make the story better, they should not be in the cast * Types of characters you need + Protagonist + Antagonist + Companions + Side Characters * Job of character + Love Interest + Foil + Family + Mentor + Extra + Other tropes * Twist or two * Questions to ask + Can characters merge + Will people get lost in the cast
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Today's Topic – Themeing your world. World and theme: How your world should speak to your message
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- What is your message? Theme or sub-text (this could be the whole show really)
- Examples: Dune: Struggle, Wonderland/Oz :Wonder and escapism
- Physical characteristics of your world can(should?) be metaphors for the conflicts of the characters within it
- Re-examine. Why do you want the world to be a certain way? Does is align with the story/message you are trying to tell?
- Change what needs to. This does not mean strapping a bunch of hard-worked world building, it could simply be a matter of changing a reason for things to be the way they are. Re-framing is a powerful tool in worldbuilding and in life. Broken wine glass story
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Make sure your messaging makes sense
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Shop smart shop Smart
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Today's Topic – Let’s Build the Before the Story Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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- No place to go or No one to see?
- Here are some things We are doing to Relax
- Family overstressed
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Family Game … ttrpg?
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Share you new relaxation tips with at least one other person… at a distant.
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Today's Topic - Let’s Build the Before the Story, part 2 Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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- The Basics of the story
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- WE need the elements of the story.
- Before the Story (BS)
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- What We know
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- The After story (Leads the character to the setting for the Major Plot incident)
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Create a story within a story
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Create a story within a story
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Today's Topic – Forget those details and build Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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- You want to share your world without being an encyclopedia.
- Curious Characters
- Build groups up with diversity in mind
- Have big day coming up
- Fish(es) out of water
- Xeno phobia and philia
- Bards and wizards
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- Stories (overheard at taverns)
WBT
Create some good excuses
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Give us your tips
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Today's Topic – Your team never misses the snakes Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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- This week on Worldbuilding Team
- Worldbuilding it great
- but we focus on the large
- or the smaller
- they are both to big
- Details create the iconic love
- Moments, connections, even phrases
- Iconic Details that make stories memorable
- I Am Spartacus
- When henry meet sally, “I will have what she is having”
- I AM YOUR FATHER
- Birth of the Alien
- He slimed me
- As you wish
WBT
Make a story with your family, or friends online
DeScriptors, or Online Roll20
RW Task
Keep flatting the curve
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Today's Topic – You are missing the forest and team Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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- Worldbuilding it great
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- I AM YOUR FATHER
- Birth of the Alien
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- As you wish
WBT
Make a story with your family, or friends online
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RW Task
Keep flatting the curve
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Today's Topic - Stop with a life you hate Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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- What do we consider work
- What is not work
- What time do you have?
- Fear and unknown
- What can you do to fix it
- Talking to your boss
- Rebalance home
- Plan an exit
- Leaving your Job
WBT
Build a new job for a protagonist.
RW Task
Evaluate your work life balance, make a plan to get it to work for you.
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Episode 317 Starting your Story Today's Topic - Fill in the blank will ya! Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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- Episode 307 Story at the basics
- Episode 301 Musings about Narrative Wisdom from Pixar
- Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___.
- Before the Story (BS)
- The Incident
- The Strike
- The Fallout
- The Run
- After The Story (AS)
- Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, BS. One day The Incident. Because of that, The Strike. Because of that, The Fallout Until finally The Run.
- Once upon a time there was Hobbit. Every day, He was boring. One day a wizard marked his door and he leaves for an adventure with dwarfs. Because of that, the return to the kingdom under the mountain and face Smaug. Because of that, 5 armies fight and the dwarfs win. Until finally the eagles save the day and the king is force to not be a total jerk.
- Once upon a time there was spider. Every day, it hunted and fed on villagers. One day a Greta a young village girl survival. Because of that, sacrifices her dad. Because of that, she was kick out of the village and goes on adventure with a dumb price. Until finally They defeat the spider and every loves them for some strange reason.
WBT
Once upon a time there was spider. Every day, it hunted and fed on villagers. One day a Greta a young village girl survival. Because of that, sacrifices her dad. Because of that, she was kick out of the village and goes on adventure with a dumb price. Until finally They defeat the spider and every loves them for some strange reason.
RW Task
Get fresh air
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Today's Topic – Our Magic overlord. Clark Rowenson When he is not winning awards as an author Naval Veteran, a Chemical Engineer by day, dark overlord of magic by night. We are pleased to introduce you to the magic man himself C. R. Rowenson.
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Podcast Show Flow
Main Feature: (A Conversation about these topics)
- Tell us about your latest work?
- How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story?
- When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding?
- Tell a STORY about how you knew you love building worlds.
- What was your “I can” experience?
- Tell a STORY about it.
- Biggest achievement to date?
- Tell a STORY of your biggest achievement to date.
- When you learned of it.
- What was its impact on your progress as an author and a worldbuilder?
- What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner?
- Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer
Gauntlet round: (All fast answers)
- What held you back from sharing your world(s)?
- Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based?
- What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings?
- What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world?
- What tool(s) could you not work without?
- What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path?
- If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the first thing you would do? (Please keep it as clean as possible.)
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- Thank you so much for letting us interviews you today.
- How can people learn more about you?
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WBT
Newsletter https://crrowenson.com/newsletter-for-friends/
RW Task
Newsletter https://crrowenson.com/newsletter-for-friends/
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Today's Topic - Lookout for the underdog Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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- Why Tropes are important
- The chosen one
- The Mentor
- Lovable Rogue
- Elders
- Fish out of Water
- Ensemble vs Pure Protagonist
- Hybrid vs pure trope
WBT
What are your favorite characters tropes
RW Task
What is your trope?
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Today's Topic – Stop working so much and relax Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * What is a Relaxation Accord * Who are the parties involved? * Why is according important vs escapism * My Steps to the accord + The parties show review their weekly schedules + Identify a time that each person can have to do stuff - Worktime and Hobby Time + Have a shared schedule to remember + Escape clause + Get a win/win deal
WBT Identify if you accord
RW Task Let us know how it works out
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Today's Topic – Why I like a routine for getting through writer's block Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow
- Music that I love, but do not feel the need to sing.
- Review the outline and make changes
- 10 Minute Break – Get the blood flowing
- Non-distracting environment
- Non- distracting mind
- Is there something important distracting me?
- Make a note and move on
- and a shower
- Just write for 15 more minutes. Anything that comes to mind.
- Take a notebook to bed End the process for the day.
WBT
Create a routine that works for you
RW Task
Share your routine with us.
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Today's Topic - Part one of X, hey I am a novice video game designer Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow
- Overview needs for indie JRPG game
- Baurhdrakkeim
- 7 Tribes – Lutteim, Ichluttiem, Äbunluttiem, Bhalfqareim, Tracchuliem, Veintraccqariem, Hirreim
- Ordassa
- Location
- Status Names
- Duke in charge of the county
- Maps
- Travel map(s)
- County overview
- 8 Community maps –
- Lichenniczeedohar (Green Lake City, Location of (Mainzphar)
- Berpqenololhumphar – Orc Danger Castle
- Player home (Lutteim)
- Ichluttiem home
- Äbunluttiem home
- Bhalfqareim home
- Tracchuliem home
- Veintraccqariem home
- Hirreim home
- Lichenniczeedfamïmas Green lake islands
- Classes
- Warrior Class per tribe
- Poet (Rouge)
- Holy magic
- Carver Magic
- Characters
WBT
Scene-by-scene – find your worldbuilding needs
RW Task
Relax and have some fun
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Today's Topic – Check yourself before you wreck yourself Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow
- This takes for granted you are creative
- Why we are the biggest problem in our creative endeavors.
- Three things that you need to achieve more
- Ambition
- Action
- Attitude
- Not a one-time fix, it is about balance and awareness
WBT
Find out what
RW Task
Go NVTS
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Today's Topic – Finding the basic building blocks of stories Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow
- What I know
- Background
- 1st Steps New Indie Single-Player RPG Video Game– Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 268
- Before the Story (BS)
- The Incident
- The Strike
- The Fallout
- The Run
- After The Story (AS)
WBT
Write a basic story
RW Task
Self-love
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1st Steps New Indie Single-Player RPG Video Game– Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 268
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Today's Topic - Why do you think 1/1? Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Why * 1. Families are not just around in the holidays. * What are the problems * 1. What if the family does not support my dreams? 2. Stopping the family drama + Learning, lack of impulse control and hormones raging. 3. What to do when you think your toddler or infant is out to get you?
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- Manage yourself
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WBT Come up with a fictional New Year holiday
RW Task Commit to improving yourself, do it for 60 days
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Today's Topic – Dealing the family after the holidays Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow
- Why
- Families are not just around in the holidays.
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What are the problems
- What if the family does not support my dreams?
- Stopping the family drama
- What to do when you think your toddler or infant are out to get you?
- Learning, lack of impulse control, and hormones raging.
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How do I let go?
- Let your kids be a kids, redirect them. They are not out to get you.
- Manage yourself
- Get your sleep (7-9) hours
- Transition
- Release meditation
WBT
Worldbuild or create when your are stressed or tired
RW Task
The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive by Brendon Buchard
Bonus Book for parents: No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame by Janet Landsbury
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How to Stop Fighting
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Today's Topic – Finding the basic building blocks of stories Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow
- Why is it important to know what a story really is?
- What a story is not?
- A structure
- Theme or meme
- Outline
- A Goal
- Elements (Setting, Characters, Plot, Conflict, Theme, Point-of-view, Tone, Style)
- This list can go on forever.
- A story is an explanation of an event (Conflict) that is exchanged between people.
- You need to explain important points before, and give resolution to help the other people satisfaction that the story is complete
- Jeff’s 6 Steps to a complete story
- Before the Story (BS)
- The Incident
- The Strike
- The Fallout
- The Run
- After The Story (AS)
- If you want a longer story repeat steps 3 and 4
- Character arcs should be this structure inside if your story
- Sub plots should follow steps 2-5
WBT
Write a basic story
RW Task
Look at your world and create a story to host your setting
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Today's Topic – a horrible job being outsourced to automation, part 2 Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
Today's Topic – a horrible job being outsourced to automation Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow
- A Fantasy Robot?
- Golems
- Iron Golem
- Automaton
- Dwemer Automaton
- Clockwork
- Hugo
- What would the purpose of it?
- Story / Theme
- What is our robot?
- Who made it?
- Strengths and Weaknesses
- Primary Material
- How does it function
- Is it charged? Does it need to recharge
- Back Story fun
- Golems
WBT
Wait for part 2
RW Task
Wait for part 2
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Today's Topic – Fer Realz Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow
- Why the Death
- The Solution
- The topics of undercroft
- Worldbuilding
- Storytelling
- Life
- Episode types
- Worldbuilding Basics
- Worldbuilding Let's Build
- Worldbuilding Nerd Up
- Worldbuilding In the Wild
- Storytelling Mechanics
- Storytelling Writer Block
- Storytelling Characters
- Storytelling Let's Build
- Life Education
- Life Inspiration
- Life Relax
- Life Family
WBT
Let us know if you want more or less of something
RW Task
Join the undercroft, let us know what we are missing or… what we should eat
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Today's Topic – The might be Giants, and what are we going to do if they are? Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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- What is a legend?
- Are they based on reality?
- How core is the belief or stories?
- What happens if they meet the thing that exists?
- What happens if they do not live up to expectations?
WBT
Make a legendary creature called Michael.
RW Task
Finish `NaNoWriMo then prepare for the holidays while layering.
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Today's Topic – The Really Real Walking Dead Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow
- Inspired by a Yahoo! News Article,
- Zombie studies: The scientists taking the living dead seriously
- Thank you Scientific American… Basically Episode 79 is real
- Real-Life Zombies
- Zombie Carpenter Ants
- What is a zombie?
- “someone who moves around as if unconscious and being controlled by someone else:” – Cambridge
- Google Scholar 77,900
- Types of Zombies
- Undead Zombies
- Magic Zombies
- Parasite Zombies – Warm Bodies
- Pathogen Zombies
- Drug Zombies
- Virus Zombies (Tech Zombies)
- Media Zombies
- Political Zombies
- Worker Zombie
- Electric Zombie / Science Zombie
WBT
Eat brains
RW Task
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Zombie studies: The scientists taking the living dead seriously
Episode 79: Ant Zombie Over Lords
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Today's Topic – Ignorance will Destroy us… again Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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- Worldbuilding Problems
- Story Flaws
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Podcast Show flow * Episode 286 Secret Episode: Starting a new setting in cWoDTheme to Nashville By Night * This list is not everything, I would share * Point of Deviation and subversion * These are the key things * Alterative History of Nashville * + April 30th 1892 Ephraim Grizzard was believed killed in 1892 + - Turned into a Venture, All events appeared to happen as reported + April 24th 1895 The Flu epidemic of Nashville. + - City cut off by Grover Cleveland + Great Flood of 1927, really hit the Downtown and west end of the city + June 6th 1953 Eisenhower is assassinated by Walter Rauff + 1956 Construction starts on Interstate 24, 40, and 65 all in Nashville + - No evidence what found linking the + Oct 6th 1957 The Opry House Scandal breaks President Nixon is part owner of company that profited by the construction boom by the reporter Douglas Edwards + January 7rd 1958 Sevier Aerospace launched maiden flight of Minuteman supersonic Passenger test plan is makes its first flight from Nashville to London in under 4 hours + January 8nd 1958 Douglas Edwards is killed in car accident in the Catskills Walter Cronkite becomes the news anchor and CBS stope reporting on the scandal + 1962 Nashville becomes the 10 Largest city in the US. + 1987 Nashville passes Chicago at the 3rd largest city
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Podcast Show flow * Big Picture of what is needed for Novel Vs RPG Setting * 3 important needs for a novel setting + Details needed for the narrative + Details for the characters involved + Enough background to remember and understand the setting you are using * + Everything the GM needs to know to understand what is needed + Main Quest is optional + Adventure hooks + Convert world elements into desired system + Everything the players should know in general about the setting. These could be total lies + Optional - Additions from the base system - Subtractions + Additional points of interest for the GM to flesh out if they want to + Testing is never optional
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Podcast Show flow * What makes a character multidimensional + Flaws or traits that suck + Shades of Gray… not that … maybe that + Contradictions * This should not be your main character + Wonka was so much better than Wonka * When They work + One off character, Maybe in Red shirts + When the main character is made better + When it is for a time, which could be the entire story + Add dimension to your main character(s) + Two many complex characters in story * When they don’t work + Most villain in 80’s action movies + Plot is only about the main character + Story lacks subtext
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Podcast Show flow * What we want to see on TV Fantasy * What has been done well + From the perspective of today * What has not worked + Budgets do not meet the ambition – GoT + Not much Pure Fantasy + Cheesy or Epic or Both * What we like + Stranger Things + Altered Carbon + GoT + Lucifer + Good Omens + More if you include Supernatural and Comic * What was bad + Earthsea + Riverworld + Any Syfy I can think of * What we would like
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Podcast Show flow * Nashville * Theme to Nashville By Night * Geography (Map in ShowNotes) * Points of Interest + Downtown + Badlands + Picket + Centennial Park + grand ole opry(Ryman Auditorium, House and Gaylord hotel) * Politics + Prince - William Cowper + Seneschal – Black Prince of England Brujah + Keeper of the Elysium – Toreador + Keeper of Centennial Park – Brujah Hessen General + Sheriff - Nosferatu + Harpy- June Weaver * Clans + Brujah – German – Audrey Murphy + Gangrel - Franklin + Malkavian - Brentwood + Nosferatu - ?? + Toreador – Broadstreet Ella Fitzgerald + Tremere – Belmont / Hillsboro + Ventrue -Midtown/Vanderbilt + Caitiff - Bakerstown + Assimite – Centennial park or Downtown + Ravenous - Franklin
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Podcast Show flow * From Dracula to the word of darkness * The Children of Cain * White Wolf Games * Bloodlines * Bloodlines 2 – Why It can be great * What we know for reading PC Gamer + March 2020? Will they stay close to Cyberpunk 2020 + Based off 5th Edition + Seattle + 25+ Hours + Story packs and Expansions will follow + Not all clans are playable + Banu Haqim(Assamites), Nosferatu, Gangrel, Ministry(Set), Giovanni, Lasombra, Ravnos, and Tzimisce + Thin Blood, Brujah, Tremere, Toreador, Ventrue, and Malkavian + Mod support
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Today's Topic It is the stone of Figgleniz Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show flow * Dealing with the dead * Surviving /Understanding the world * The growth of symbols * Basic Religions Type * Shamanism and ancestor worship * Pantheism * Polytheism * Monotheism * Monism * Dualism * New Religions
Worldbuilding Task
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Real world task
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Today's Topic Why do people think realism is even possible, stick with believable. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show flow * The Search for realism + Cultures + Races + Magic? + Technology * What is wrong with it? + The world is messy, the audience wants to understand - Stranger than fiction - Vladimir Demikhov & Experiments in the Revival of Organisms + People often make choices that are contrary to their character + Nature and natural selection are hard to understand or guess at + Takes too long * You should replace the search of realism with believable + Make approximations that seem real to you + Share your ideas and test them on people to see if they call it believable they might even use the word realistic.
Worldbuilding Task
Give up on the search for realism and start producing work.
Real world task
Explore a local town
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Today's Topic Writer’s block can happen to anyone! Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show flow * What if the hobbit from Middle earth made it into space? + Thanks to James in the undercroft for the episode idea * Who would make it out of the shire? * What would be an interesting time period to look at * What would be a great job for them? * Advantages + Less space for crew quarters + Less oxygen + Comedy gold * Disadvantages + Much more food space + Endless trouble * What would they do?
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Think out your hobbit in space story? Share it in the undercroft
Real world task
Block your work creatively, work, and chores
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Episode 281 Season 8, Game of Thrones story fixes are all wrong Today's Topic Winter is dead, long live the winter Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show flow * What are the problems with many of the story fixes + Game of Thrones was inspired by the past. + It was meant to take a Tolkien like story and subversion + Execution caused most of the problems, not what happened. * Daenerys should be queen and/or * Jon Snow should be King + No just know * John Snow should have killed the Night King + Not as such * Kings Landing should not have burned + Who could be king + Gendry + Ellaria Sand + Sansa Stark (The starks are the White Roses) * Bran should not be King and John Snow should have at least hugged Ghost + Okay, cannot argue that * Lessons for storytellers + Beware of breaking tropes + People seem to want Disney Fantasy - A little messy and scary at the beginning and tied up in a neat bow at the end + Monday Morning Quarterbacks will appear either way if your story becomes popular + Use character development not shock to change the course of a narrative.
Worldbuilding Task
Create a better story to share and execute it!
Real world task
Michael called it! Send your thanks
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Today's Topic Writer’s block can happen to anyone! Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show flow * What is Writer’s Block * What we tell ourselves * + I am not good enough + The work is not good enough + I am just too lazy + I do not have the time + I am too stupid + I am not a writer + … * 3 Areas of Writer’s Block * + Imposter’s Syndrome
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- Effect you and your relationships
- Pick the one that most suits you
Worldbuilding Task
Start Writing for 15 minutes when you feel blocked
Real world task
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Today's Topic No Tia, Comenzar los debates Michaels Special 200th anniversary episode focused mainly on Season 8 Episode 5 of Game Of Thrones.
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Podcast Show flow * What we talked about + Season 8 Episode 5 of Game of Thrones * Why reading/watching bad stories is more important than good stories? * What we ignored + Do video games help or hurt creatives? + What is the worse trope in fiction? - nah + Why Mike is a superior name? - Mike will never let this happen + Do video games help or hurt creatives? - Maybe later + Should you create on vacation? - Maybe later + Why people from Indiana are just better at everything? - Joke topic we will never cover it
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Today's Topic Do not break your laws Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show flow * What are rules? * + Macro + Only need to talk about the ones that very. + Consistency + Limit and make the world more interesting * What I think about in my worlds * + An Inspire list not a checklist * Laws of science * + Conservations + Speed of Light + Relativity + Evolution * Myths * + What if Mount Olympus is real + Is magic used to reinforced religion and there are no gods? * Magic * + What is the system(s) + Does it break or complement other rules? * Technology * + Is there missing or extra resources? + How does it interact with magic?
Worldbuilding Task Think about the rules of your world.
Real world task Think about the rules you have created in your household?
Today's Topic The long and short of creating a culture framework Reading about cultures in national geographic was my first step into worldbuilding. The similarities and differences of cultures and how they change over time have been fascinating. Years ago I learned about the idea of language families. So I extended the idea of language families and came up with a protoculture or a fantasy culture group. The idea is that as the hunter-gatherer culture separates. Not only does the language change, but so does the way the people believe. So Join Michael and Jeffery as the look about how to create a fantasy culture group in your fictional world.
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Podcast Show flow * What is a framework? * What Elements do you need? * The long of it * What makes up a culture + Group verses Ethnicity Verses + Western Couture vs English * The 5 Big question + Why do think they are related + Shared language + Shared religion + Shared customs + Shared believes and norms
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- Enough to know them
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- Use as a base for any cultures you create
Worldbuilding Task
Create a culture group framework in your world
Real world task
Learn to say no
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Today's Topic No, I am not the Chosen one The chosen one is a pervasive character trope used in stories, especially fantasy stories. It a trope I am personally bored with in my fiction. However, I am not sure if it is because it is so overused or since it is merely that the formula sometimes storytellers are lazy in spicing it up. So, Join Michael and Jeffery as they look at the chosen one character trope, and brainstorm out some ideas to modify the trope to make it a stand out a little more in a world of millions of stories.
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Podcast Show flow * What is the Chosen One and why is it so popular * + Games + Tradition, the Rhythm of storytelling * Special Thanks to TV Tropes * Alternatives * + The Megalomaniac + - The obsession takes them towards the villain + The Hated one + - They are the only one, and everyone hates them for it + The Good, Bad, and Ugly + - They are chosen by more than one side, sooner or later they will have to choose and pay a price(s) + The Alliance of Heroes + - They are important in the story, however, as the larger story they are only a piece of the puzzle + The Character Next Door + - The protagonist lives in the shadow of the
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Today's Topic Worldbuilding in the Cowboy Bebop Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show flow * A Netflix series is coming so we are looking back at the world Universe of Cowboy bebop- Hopefully only minor spoilers * The feel * + The Genre + The Music as an episode session + Cowboys * Worldbuilding notes of interest * + Choice of firearms + Wormhole spacecraft + East vs West moved into space + Earth * Important Characters * + Ein – Pembroke Welsh Corgi – My guess is Gary Oldman + Spike Spiegel – Jon Cho + Jet Black – Mustafa Shakir + Fay Valentine - Daniella Pineda + Edward Wong - Alex Hassell * Wants * Fears
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Today's Topic Vive la fausse révolution Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show flow * Popular uprising vs coup * Popular reasons * + Famine + Drought + Magical + Enflamed * Coup * + To much power in the wrong hands * Story tips * + How to the characters fit in + Who wins (Is the outcome fixes) + - Better or worse after + What is the cost of victory + What is the reward
Worldbuilding Task
Start the fictional rebellion
Real world task
Send some love to those around you to prevent a household revolution
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So, Jeff was working on classes for his very-side-indie RPG video game and thought that brainstorming worldbuilding classes for a fantasy culture would be a great episode
We often think about fictional characters in a vacuum. However, may people who live around each other have many of the same skills. So why not use classes when you worldbuild. It will save you time creating characters in your fiction, and lots of time if you are creating new classes for your RPG world.
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Podcast Show flow * Classes for world building vs RPG game * What jobs are needed to be done to survive? * How do they fight? * How is magic performed? * What about holymen? * what common skill are used by the people * Dissecting a culture for classes Baurhdrakkeim bronze age
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Create classes for your fantasy culture
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It is spring get out of your house.
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Today's Topic 4 ideas to create better side scenes As a game master, I call them random encounters. I call them a side scene in writing. They are the scenes add do not add to the plot of the story. Join Michael and Jeff as they talk about the 4 “S”s for Creating Better Encounters plus a 5th for DMs.
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Podcast Show flow * A non-essential plot scenes for the plot * + In Games * Track them
4 “S”s for Creating Better Spice - Add variety to a story * Spice * Surprises - Easter Eggs * Strengthening – Leads into side plots or red herring * Setbacks – Should set the story back * For Game Masters and Dungeon Masters * + Semi-Random encounters + When, Where, Why
Worldbuilding Task Start tracking your encounters
Real world task Bank some good will. Pick one area of your home and spring clean it.
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Today's Topic Building a time loop plot so I can create the story plot So to further the upcoming time loop story we need to know what Michael’s character is planning to do to assassinate the king. From there Jeff can create what he wants the initial day to look like and create the basic plot for the story.
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Podcast Show flow * Talk about why Michaels character is visiting the king * Walk through the plan to kill the King. * Talk about the parameters of the first day and what it will look like for Michael.
Worldbuilding Task
Create a plot to kill a fictional king
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Today's Topic Our story Hero In this episode, Jeffery and Michael, start brainstorming the character Michael will use in our timeloop story. When we create a hero or any character, we need to consider them in the context of the story. So listen to our let's build a protagonist podcast episode.
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This missed moment: How an amateur gets started 1. Get some help from people who have done this before 1. Make their ideas work for me 2. Core Idea ß Core Idea A hero inherits a title and land and uses them to plot his revenge on his father's murder. 3. Features 4. Story 5. Game Flow 6. Characters 1. Hero: Count Wuphumm Germbadd Heib Blaphvisseralas 7. Worldbuilding needs 8. Plan a Timeline Trello
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Today's Topic How we Timeloop Fiction So we are looking to run a story with a timeloop. So Michael and Jeffery talk a bit about what we would make a good story elements when time keeps repeating.
So join us as we start the timeloop.
So we are looking at … nooooooo
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Today's Topic Brainstorming extras content in a single player indie RPG video game So looking to start a new project in my world. Michael and I start brainstorming video game content, a wishlist, for a secondary battle and diplomacy system for a single-player JRPG style. This is all designed to keep Jeff engages since his driveway took out his editing budget for his book.
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Today's Topic Worldbuilder has lost its meaning. Maybe I should stop looking through worldbuilding sites online. I see so many people get stuck on worldbuilding. More to the point, I see people who call themselves worldbuilders get stuck on what it means to make your world realistic.
I personally have had it. I cannot consider myself a worldbuilder any more. I create fictional fantasy settings. Join a shocked Michael as the talks to Jeff giving up on the worldbuilder moniker.
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So in my recent illness, he downloaded and played Lord of the Rings Online played for the first time since 2012. The game is old and not perfect, however, I had so much fun my wife downloaded the game and we played together. The experience got me thinking, there are certain games that stick in our minds years after we stop playing them. I really wanted to think about what are the features of those games that make them live on in our hearts.
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Today's Topic We look at the world of judge Dread If you are looking for a dystopian post apocalypse world for inspiration. Go no farther than earth. No not Hunger Games or the Fallout universe. Join Michael and Jeff as the look at the earth of Judge Dredd.
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Today's Topic Here are simple hacks I use to get the most out of my time One of the major issues I hear from worldbuilders is that they do not know how to get the time. However, often time they have no idea even how much time they have to work creatively each week
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This missed moment: Why do we want to make it darker 1. Monster Vision with Joe Bob Briggs story of Highlander 2. Why we want it darker, or something else 3. Possibly a reaction 4. Maybe a reflection of our taste 5. The hope standing out will lead us to our magnum opus
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Today's Topic If you are writing grimdark. The characters are not going to have a good day. If Horror had a child with Epic Fantasy and the child and the child has a really bad attitude it would be named Grimdark. Join Michael and Jeffery as the look at the
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My ultimate reason for loving worldbuilding frameworks – Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 262
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This missed moment: My ultimate reason for loving worldbuilding frameworks 1. I am obsessed with cultures 2. I started worldbuilding reading National Geographic 3. My ultimate wonder, why do some areas have many ethnicities while others only have a few. 1. Balkans verse Britain 4. Flexibility gives me the ability to look at the work in different time periods 5. Wargaming for the win
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Yeah what if I need more than a framework – Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 261
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Today's Topic – Sketch it out For two years, Jeff has been working a framework to make better worlds more quickly. Join Jeffery and Micheal as the discuss frameworks, why Jeff made one, and what you need to have in a good framework.
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Today's Topic So many worlds so little time If you are like Michael you might be a bit confused by the name of this episode. These are a few ideas for worlds that I had though about last year. If you are new to worldbuilding, you might think that this is a long list. It is not. This does not include every world, just the ones that came to mind quickly. Join Michael and I as we look at how Jeff approaches the problem of having to many worlds and to little time.
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Podcast Show flow * Gardul, Earth Destroyed, Cathia, System, Urban Earth What are they? * Have you ever had this problem? * Which world to build? * If you love detail how do you make it rich without the decades of your live per world
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This missed moment: When your builder is gone, what happens to the structure? 1. Why is this important 2. The Citadel of Many Arrows 3. The Keep and castle 4. The Training grounds 5. The tunnels 6. The Orc Face
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Today's Topic - Down By the Bay The orcs came, the saw, the conquered; but they never left. Join Jeffery and Michael as the do a preliminary build of the Castle of Many Arrows situated high up on a cliff overlooking the old port city of Kleinpharas.
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Today's Topic – The Vaulted topic I have always thought very utilitarian about creating the architecture for my fantasy setting. What do the people have? What do the people need? What is important to the people? However, I have come to the belief that I missed 2 very important considerations. Join Michael and Jeffery as they rethink architecture.
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Today's Topic – Hallmark Christmas Movies are like a Romanic Fantasy Adventure, and no this in not a drinking game I must admit something. I love Christmas movies. I have watched hours and hours of Hallmark Christmas movies. You might think they are horribly formulaic and they are. However, I have learned two very important lessons about them. They are great for learning structure for stories and they are … Fantasy movies.
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This missed moment: Silly was used was not just because of Monty Python 1. Why I called them silly characters 2. Comedy has only come to mean everything that makes you laugh 3. The happy ending (Comedy) vs the sad ending (Tragedy) 4. Comedy verities can be used with characters or subplots resolutions to help pull back the tension from the main story you are trying to tell 5. Laughter is the most obvious way to counteract the tragic story tension building.
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Today's Topic – Is it Kevin Phillips-Bong Not Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel Michael and Jeffery do something completely different and go into the development of characters for comedy relief. Even in the most dramatic of storied comedy is needed to allow the readers or gamers to achieve the proper level of dramatic build up.
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Podcast Show flow 1. Comedy vs Over-the top comedy vs Very Silly 2. What do you want to get with a comedic character 3. Keep in mind 4. Basics comedy characters 5. Execution is everything, but remember 6. Comedy Lives just beyond the land of Drama 7. Over the top comedy is 10x 8. Very silly is 100x 9. Prepare for lots of extra rewrites 10. And remember it is good to be the king
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This missed moment: Will of the Artifact!!!!! 1. Why will? 1. Direct vs Indirect 2. Intelligence 3. Empathy 4. Player vs ally control 5. Land as an artifact (Barovia)
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Today's Topic - I forge this episode by the power of Thundera and Eterna Michael and Jeffery go over the finer points of creating an Artifact or and extremally powerful magical item that to possess makes a character much more powerful but comes at a price. Oh, you want this marble. Mwhahahahaha. Sure.
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This missed moment: The Question missed 1. What was the biggest mistake I made starting the anvil? 2. No strategy to monetize from the start 3. ~ 200,000 downloads. 4. How much money spent on gear, hosting, and time spent? 5. How many relationships did I not build? 6. How many people could I have help better or more efficiently.
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Today's Topic - The Undercroft Strikes back.... with questions for Michael and Jeff Michael and I have asked lots of questions in the first 254 episodes. So for this episode, we are trying something new. We let our Facebook group The Fantasy Worldbuilder's Undercroft ask anything and to our surprise, they had some fun, tough, and good questions for us to answer in this episode.
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This missed moment: No Ghostbusters!!!!! 1. Shows the mixing of genres 1. Comedy and horror 2. Simply worldbuilding that makes sense but is not over thought 1. Realist does not make things better especially when dealing in fantasy, horror, or metaphysical 3. Excellent storytelling 1. Great characters built up and central to the story 4. Mood was conveyed in lighting and camera angles 5. Turned a generation against the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
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Today's Topic – We always worry if our stories are compelling, try these 5 steps One of the most common worries I hear from creatives is they are worried about making more compelling stories. This could be a topic for an entire podcast. However, Michael and I identified the 5 most important ways you can make a more interesting story.
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This missed moment: Do not let the games control you 1. Do you want to create or play video games? 2. Understand why you choose the game over worldbuilding 1. Distraction can be good 3. Plan your time, understand what time you cannot control. 4. Have time planned to be creative and create during that time. 5. Have time for hobbies and relax in that time. 6. When your creative time happens, create for at least 15 minutes no matter how you feel.
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Today's Topic – Video games that help teach you to be better worldbuilder's There are many games that have taught me lessons about worldbuilding. Heck most things I do have an impact on how I worldbuild. I could have picked many games, however, I choose a few that I really think can help others better understand some systems that can give you information that helps make your worldbuilding better.
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This missed moment was in the segment about Christian Fantasy not as Historical Earth Fantasy
The Chronicles of Naria By CS Lewis
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Today's Topic – Looking back to make it up with Historical Fiction All the way back in episode 246 we set the stage for looking into the fantasy genre. This episode we take our look into the Historical Fiction Genre.
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Today's Topic – Many topics one episode So we have done several episodes recently about individual questions from members of the undercroft. This episode will cover several questions that I did not think I could talk about for an entire episode. So other thanks must go out to our Facebook Undercroft Group.
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* Evan and Robert - influences by other author’s work and concerns about being too similar
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Today's Topic Okay you want to world build a fantasy culture with the mimicking or appropriating To be honest, this was a tough topic requested by Jonathan in our Facebook group, "The Fantasy Worldbuilder's Undercroft" The tough part of the question is it is two questions. How to create a fantasy culture inspired by culture and How to do to not culturally appropriate. Join Michael and Jeffery as the talk about worldbuilding a culture without copying or appropriating the culture.
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Today's Topic What kind of worldbuilder are you I am a geek and I was thinking about the traits of a worldbuilder. Not just what makes us makes us a worldbuilder or how we worldbuild, but the attributes that affect how we build worlds. I am interested in exploring this to find our if we better identify how we build worlds we could maybe find out a better way for ourselves to FINISH worlds. Join Michael and I as we explore the six traits of why we worldbuild.
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Today's Topic – How do technology and cultural ideas spread? I was asked a great question about how technology spread by Lee. And to be honest this leads to the great question of how do ideas spread. Join Michael and I as we talk in depth about the way the process works in real life and how can we use this when creating fantasy worlds.
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Today's Topic Prep than start your novel writing Each November we hear stories of people running into walls as the start their NaNoWriMo adventure. Heck, we are human we have hit walls as well. So We are refining our guide to 9 steps to prep for NaNoWriMo so we can finish together. If you are interested in starting NaNoWriMo or you want to learn a way to help prep for novel writing when you have a job, and life join Michael and Jeffery as we explore these 9 steps.
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Episode 132 How do I write 50,000 words #NaNoWriMo when I work and have a life?
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Today's Topic – A Look at the Types of Fantasy Today Michael and Jeffery are talking how we think you can look at the subgenres as a creative when you are looking to figure out exactly what to create in next.
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Today’s Topic Jon Metcalf and how he uses worldbuilding with his day job. Jon is a great friend and founder of Integrity Martial Arts of Enfield, CT. We chat about creativity and how Jon uses worldbuilding in unconventional ways in his business.
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Today's Topic - The last word on the Infinity War for realz Only months late, Michael and Jeffery take a look at the MCU's. It was too long for an episode. So, we do it in at least two. However, join us in this spoiler ridden episode as we review from the arrival of Thor, Groot, and Rabbit to Wakanda covering our ideas, theories, and worldbuilding problems in Marvel's Infinity War.
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Today's Topic - The last word on Marvel's Infinity War, part two Only months late, Micheal and Jeffery take a look at the MCU's. It was too long for an episode. So we really do it in at least two. However join us in this spoiler ridden episode as we review from our rise of Howard the Duck to the beginning of the final battle(s) covering our ideas, theories, and worldbuilding problems in Marvel's Infinity War.
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Today's Topic – The last word on the Infinity War, part one Only months late, Michael and Jeffery take a look at the MCU's. It was too long for an episode. So we really do it in at least two. However join us in this spoiler ridden episode as we review from Thor's defeat to [place] covering our ideas, theories, and worldbuilding problems in Marvel's Infinity War.
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Today's Topic – We always worry if our stories are compelling, try these 5 steps One of the most common worries I hear from creatives is they are worried about making more compelling stories. This could be a topic for an entire podcast. However, Michael and I identified the 5 most important ways you can make a more interesting story.
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Today's Topic – Creating a new ritual for the baurhdrakkiem Today Michael and I are creating a cultural rite for death for the baurhdrakkeim. They are at the center of the first series of novels that I am working on. This is not relevant to the stories to date. However, we thought it would be fun for this episode. So join us as Michael guides me through the process.
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Today's Topic – Creatives have many excuses for stopping being creative, however telling ourselves we have time is the worst excuse. As creatives grow up, we often tell ourselves we will work on the art later because we will have time later. I hope you do, however, life might not give you the time you want. Join Michael and I as we go into the very personal topic.
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Today's Topic – So let's go really deep into death rites and rituals, let's go to ancient Rome The ancient Roman's have always interested me, so I choose the first look at a specific culture's death rite would be that of Rome. So Join Michael and me today as we look at a real-world cultures death rite for fantasy worldbuilding inspiration.
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Today's Topic – Our second interview with video game developer and worldbuilder Jim VI Join Michael and I as we interview an old friend Jim VI aka Pez. He is not here to talk about a project just worldbuilding, tabletop roleplaying games and creating video games.
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Today's Topic – We will be talking about death rituals and ceremonies Now we will talk about primitive death rites, no more teasing just doing. Join Michael and I as we look to have a deep dive into death rites of primitive religions were we discuss the patterns in real life that we can then use to build our own fictional versions.
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Today's Topic Interview with Matthew Bannock and Tim Bannock Join Michael and I as we interview Matthew Bannock and Tim Bannock about worldbuilding and there new Swords & Wizardry module called. "The Darkness Beneath Dalentown"
Matthew Bannock is a worldbuilder, writer, and award-winning indie game designer, he has created Descriptors which we have enjoyed in the wine steward elements. We co-GMed a GUPRS campaign that lasted for years, and one of the people I go to for brainstorming and fleshing out any creative ideas.
Tim Bannock who I only knew as the player has grown into an indie module and the proprietor of the neuronphaser and creator of useful tools for gamemasters.
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Today's Topic Interview with Matthew Bannock and Tim Bannock Join Michael and I as we interview Matthew Bannock and Tim Bannock about worldbuilding and there new Swords & Wizardry module called. "The Darkness Beneath Dalentown"
Matthew Bannock is a worldbuilder, writer, and award-winning indie game designer, he has created Descriptors which we have enjoyed in the wine steward elements. We co-GMed a GUPRS campaign that lasted for years, and one of the people I go to for brainstorming and fleshing out any creative ideas.
Tim Bannock who I only knew as the player has grown into an indie module and the proprietor of the neuronphaser and creator of useful tools for gamemasters.
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Today's Topic – Let's build a fantasy race's of orcs on Gardul So way back in Episode 230, we talked about the development of mountain orcs in my fantasy world called Gardul. We discuss the actual racial changes the occurred when the moved from the mountains to the steppes. Join Michael and I as we look about creating a 2nd race from one that already exists in my world.
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Podcast Show Flow * Orc Stereotypes From sea creature to monster hoard. * Appearance * Traits * Limitations * What you can take away from this for your world
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Today's Topic – How Worldbuilding, Gamemastering, and playing role-playing games will make lives better Imagine back decades in a family that has its roots in rural religious America then imagine the terror of a young boy hearing the pastor of your church tell your mother that your new love Dungeons and Dragons were evil and I must stop playing it. Join Michael and I as we look at how playing these games helped us develop into good humans.
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Podcast Show Flow * This one is for my mother, who stood up to our church to let me play * Her argument * What else I learned * How to start
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Episode 230 The Orcs of Gardul Today's Topic – Let's build a fantasy race's of orcs on Gardul This is a trick episode, I love orcs so much. I have two races, not one. However, let's start with the base race and diverge it in a later episode. So, please allow us to introduce my orcs. They are a race of wargs and tilt.
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Podcast Show Flow * Orc Stereotypes From sea creature to monster hoard. * Appearance * Traits * Limitations * What you can take away from this for your world
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Today's Topic – Now for the exciting conclusion of Markie Marcus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra Almost a year after it began, we are reaching the exciting conclusion of Marcus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra. Michael and I hope you enjoy the final part. If you have missed an episode check out the show notes to get the list of episodes and build episodes connected to this story.
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Podcast Show Flow * Opens the jewel case * Escape from the high tower * Gregory awaits * The failed great escape * The next escape / Amn goes her own way * Quick wrap up with the entrance into Klienpharas Harbor for the win
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Episode 210 Building an Iron Age Gang
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Episode 200 Let’s Build a Crypt
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Episode 194 Let’s Build a Fantasy Villain’s Lair
Episode 193 Marcus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra, Part one
Episode 187 Pathway to DOOM
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Today's Topic Let's Build a gnomish conveyance So Michael and I have finally made it to our vehicle build. Join us as we brainstorm out what type of vehicle, and what problem it is solving for the culture. Join us in this episode as we finally build a gnome vehicle.
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Podcast Show Flow * The gnomes need a ride... * What problem does it solve * What type of vehicle * What is it made out of? * What are the first three things that you notice? And is one dominate?
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Build another vehicle
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Today's Topic Creating gnomish champagne sippers So this is the third part of our series on creating a gnome for my fantasy setting for Gardul. Join Michael and Jeff as they continue to jump into the rabbit of gnomes in Gardul.
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Podcast Show Flow * Symbology inspirations * Cultural Believes and Traits * How the writing works. * What the religion looks like * Geography / Weather * + Materials for building and * Types of clothing * + Materials + Colors + Clasp + Accessories * Architecture * + Inspiration + Important Structures + Type of materials * Arts * + Based on materials + - Stone - Wood and weeds - Mud - Metals - Pigments and Paints + Common goods + The Mouth
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Flesh out a culture for your gnomes
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Today's Topic Let's Build my gnome race for Gardul So we set off to build a vehicle. And now we are building a gnomish race, let this be a warning about the rabbit hole that worldbuilding can be if you do not have a frame in mind when you start. Join Michael and me as we look to build the gnomish race for Gardul.
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Podcast Show Flow * Gnome Stereotypes * Appearance * Traits * Limitations
The Worldbuilding Task Build a culture for your gnomes!
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Today's Topic Let's Talk about the Cultural Background So, I was planning to create a vehicle this week for my gnomes in the world of gardul. Michael complained that he did not know much. This was true, they had only ever existed at the edge of the frames for the stories I told. I never truly developed them. So join Michael and I as we look at what we know about my gnomes!
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Podcast Show Flow * The myth of how they came to be * Language background (Rejected Linear A) * + Forbidden sounds Pig, my, oi * Quick History * Geography * Common Believes * + SCIENCE! and Magic
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The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Build your own gnome race
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Whenever the topic of a disease breaks into the news cycle I freak out a bit. I do not want Zika and as a father, I get more worried for my son. It freaks me out. What is this new strain, am I at risk. Is my FAMILY at risk. Truth is I do not know, that is what makes fictional viruses so pervasive and powerful in storytelling. Join Michael and me in this episode as we talk about why contagions and epidemics can take your story to the next level.
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Podcast Show Flow * What is good about using plague and pandemics in fiction * + People are scared to death of the invisible threats + Pandemic spreading tales made great fast-paced thriller which ends … + If you want a theme about the overreach of man, nothing says overreach like… + What do you need to know?
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Create a plague natural, magical, or man-made and war game out what would happen
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Today's Topic What to think about and what you need to know about vehicles in fantasy settings Vehicles can be iconic in fiction. Sometimes the can be real vehicles that just some to live in the stories Tony Starks Acura comes to mind. You might have a fictional vehicle that could exist, here Max's Interceptor. You could even reach the completely fantastic vehicles like the TARDIS from Doctor Who. Join Micheal and me in this episode as we look at some important questions and considerations to keep in mind when creating your fiction fantasy conveyances.
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- What you need to know about your vehicle
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Today's Topic Prepare your self to not fall into the trap this reviewer did. All stories do not need to follow preconceived storylines So I was around the webernets and heard about a review from polygon from a YouTuber LegacyKillaHD in a video called Polygon's Angry Far Cry 5 NOT PoIiticaI & About Trump America. It caused me to check out the review myself. Listen to Michael and Jeff as we talk about the review and the problems with not including nuance in your storytelling.
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Podcast Show Flow * Inspired by a Review from Far Cry 5 by polygon * What inspired this * + The only thing the review covered was caught off guard by the story + Sick of the everyone is bad + Makes fun of everyone but does not make a stand on the current political state of America + The cult was not Christian enough. * The only thing the review covered was caught off guard by the story * + Great, I would praise any storyteller who * Makes fun of everyone but does not make a stand on the current political state of America * + Stories of cults can cover so much ground. What is the requirement a gov vs cult story has anything to do with modern politics? + The cult was not Christian enough + Moral of storytelling
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Do not make propaganda The Real World task for the day Learn more about Brother XII cult and another real life cults
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Today's Topic Really, what is a monster? Is a wolf a monster or just a dangerous animal in your fiction? In today's episode, Michael and I are going to look at what makes a monster. So listen now and figure out what you need to know about the monsters you create to scare the people interacting with your world. Listen NOW and start manifesting your monsters to get the most scream for each word!
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Podcast Show Flow * Do you have a guiding use for what you consider a monster, vs a creature vs a bad person? * Is there a difference? Does it change overtime * What is the difference being there a difference? * Are they real? * Where are they and how common? * What motivates them? * Are they unnatural? * In Gardul monsters are things that have little understanding
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Episode 79: Ant Zombie Over Lords
Episode 96: Something Not So Nice This Way Comes
Episode 212 Let’s Build a Fusellbüt
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Today's Topic We Pick up with Marcus and Gregor stealing a bone The fire has been lit and there is no going back. Marcus needs the Ax of Thormear and then the team can finally move on the Jewels of Daivvavaahra. Join Jeff as he runs Michael in the story of Marcus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra.
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Episode 210 Building an Iron Age Gang
Episode 209 Marcus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra, Part 3
Episode 200 Let’s Build a Crypt
Episode 199 Marcus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra, Part 2
Episode 194 Let’s Build a Fantasy Villain’s Lair
Episode 193 Marcus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra, Part one
Episode 187 Pathway to DOOM
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Today's Topic How to share the details of your world without boring people to death If you have ever gone to the Gardul.com and checked out my world tab. You would have noticed, it is very vague. I talk more about the story of my world-building than I talk about my world. It is deliberate. I want to share my world out slowly. It is massive, and to be honest. Most of it has never been made digital. Listen to the episode to learn why, and a workaround I have come up with to share more. It might inspire you on how you can share more of your world with others as well!
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- I have had lots of requests to share more details about my world.
- We are not talking about player guides that was in episode 152
- Dangers of sharing your world outside of creating works and hesitations
- What I think you should consider
- How I plan to overcome my dangers and hesitations
- I am climbing on the backs of giants The Gazetteer Writer's Manual: Creating Travel Guides to Fictional Worlds (World Building Series)
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Today's Topic – Understanding yourself is the most important tool when creating a fictional world We always look for tools to achieve things in life. It is no different when we create fictional worlds. And many times we want the tools to be shortcuts or magic bullets to perfection. I have found the perfect tool for worldbuilding. It is you! Listen to this weeks episode as Michael and I talk about you, and what you need to understand about yourself for worldbuilding purposes.
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Podcast Show Flow * The most important tool on any worldbuilding project: Understanding yourself * What is your personality, Check out this test * What motivates you? * What frightens you? * What does your fear sound like? * Why are you worldbuilding * What context do you think influences your creativity? * Understand what works for other people, might not work for you or vice versa.
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Back to the study of archetypes that can be stored in your storytelling and worldbuilding toolbox. The Everyman character is unique in the fact that this pattern is not meant to be exceptional. Listen to Michael and I as we talk the everyman character archetype and how you can use it in your
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- What are character archetypes
- What is the Everyman
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- Nothing special about the character
- Does not gain what is needed to solve the problems
- An empty character that the audience can fill in the voids
- Variations of Archetype
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Create a doomsayer
The Real-world Task for the Day Look through your character, share examples of prophesiers in the Facebook group
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Michael loves traditional zombie fiction. He can be picky, for example, they must be dead a disease is not good enough for him. Join us as Michael talks about the zombie stories he loves the most and I talk about the 2 lessons we can learn as storytellers from the genre.
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- State of Decay
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- Warm Bodies – Zombie Romance
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Today's Topic Every Hero needs someone to guide them on their journey Michael and I often have many great ideas on shows. We talk about having the episode and then we forget. Thanks to Amanda for reminding us that we need to create an aquatic race. Listen to this episode if you need direction or want to listen to our newest race.
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Today's Topic Worldbuilder's Guide to Fantasy Map Making, Creating an overland map Okay! So you have checked out episode 213 and have realized you need to create an overland map. Then this is the episode for you. Michael and I talk about the process I use to create an overland map. I am talking about it in the from the context of creating a map in Campaign Cartographer 3+. However, the same principles worked for me with pen and paper and other software where I made maps.
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- Order of Creation (Highest to coastline, Lowest to coastline)
- Create your coastline
- Mountains
- Rivers and lakes
- Vegetation
- Structures
- Roads
- Deepest ocean point
- Deep Currents
- Underwater structures
- Surface Currents
- Trade routes
- Other desired goodies or points of interests
- Important tips not to forget
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Today's Topic The start to our Worldbuilder's Guide to Fantasy Map Making Making maps is a passion of mine. So, Michael and I thought it was about time that we look how to create fictional fantasy maps.
Podcast Show Flow * What type of map do you need? * Your purpose for the map * Who is the map for? * What is the purpose of the map maker? * Study some real maps over during the age * Order of Creation (Highest to coastline, Lowest to coastline) * Give it the finishing touches to feel right for the viewer Title, Scale bar compass rose
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Today's Topic A New Fantasy Monster the Fusellbüt Michael and I always love making things up. So I started calling my newborn son a Fusellbüt. My wife looked at me and asked. "What is a Fusellbüt?" Pausing studying the confusion on my face until she noticed that some of the confusion was about her question and not all about a new dad surviving his new baby she continued, "Fusellbüt, it sounds like something from your world."
And at that moment this episode was born. Join Michael and I as we create a new fantasy monster for Gardul, the Fusellbüt.
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Today's Topic Placing characters out of water This episode was inspired to help show worldbuilder’s there are tactical choices that can be made to help remove or reduce infodumps in their stories. I love my world! And I understand the desire to share as much as possible. I feel the pressure of my world trying to force it way out of my fingers. However, it can feel forced or worse yet, fake! So what we are proposing is find a way to work in a “fish out of water” character to accomplish sharing the world without large infodumps.
Join Michael and I in this episode as we discuss what a “fish out of water” character and different ways it can be deployed!
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Episode 210 Building an Iron Age Gang MS 119 BCE Today's Topic Let’s make us a very old school gang To further flesh out the world needed for the Marcus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra heist story I knew I wanted a gang. It would be easier to create a classic thieves guild, the trope is so common in fantasy. However, it does not yet make sense in my world. The idea of guilds are starting to show up, however, they are currently only used in very common professions. Luckily this is not common enough in the city of Baurhdrakkas. I personally wanted a street gang to play the role of secondary antagonist. I like the idea of having another group of criminals interfere with a burglary style heist story.
So join Michael and I as we create a gang in the iron age city of Baurhdrakkas.
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Episode 200 Let’s Build a Crypt
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Today's Topic We Pick up with Marcus and Gregor stealing a bone Marcus raids the toom of King Hermann and learns a very dark secret about the heist he is planning with Gregor. Michael and I pick up on the third part of the heist to steal the jewels of Daivvavaahra.
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Today's Topic Every Hero needs someone to guide them on their journey Michael and I have been talking about starting an ongoing series about character archetypes. We understand the importance of creating characters that have patterns that will be easily identifiable by readers and players alike. It helps them step into a new world in comfort. It saves their imagination for envisioning your world. And we figured, why not start with a little DOOM!
Join us as we look at one of the most important and fun archetypes from the prophesiers, doomsayers, and soothsayers.
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Today's Topic A look back at where we have come and where we are going Over 200 episodes and Michael and I have had a blast. However, the fun is not over. We are just getting started. So join Michael and I as we look at our favorite moments from the Worldbuilder's Anvil Podcast.
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Today's Topic 5 steps to create great characters great characters I spend lots of time talking to people about the act of character creation. I think it is the purest and most important step of great worldbuilding. I was shocked at how many overly complicated systems I saw to create characters. Now, I do believe that you should spend some time developing essential characters for your fiction. However, what you need to look at is very simple.
Join Michael and I as we look at the 5 steps to great characters.
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Today's Topic What we love about characters on the edge There are so many wonderful character types that have been developed over the last 5,400 years of literature. Characters living on the edge is one of our favorites
In this episode Michael and I will be looking at these characters on the edge, some are almost villains and others are just over the line and considered villains.
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Today's Topic Holidays give us more Rocket War Days! Have you thought about the how the holidays are celebrated in your fantasy world? If not this is the episode for you. Michael and Jeffery look at the real-world holidays to find some original inspiration for our fictional holiday.
And have solid Wija day! Or as they say this time of the year.
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Today's Topic Why do we sea the pirates everywhere. In this episode of the Worldbuilder's Anvil Podcast, We see pirates! Michael has been itching about this topic since we started talking about the sea. So I decided we best cover the subject and talk about why people get so caught up by pirates in fiction, and hopefully not in real life.
We will talk about some of the great pirates we love in fiction, some of the best pirate fiction we have heard of, and just geek out about the pirates in fiction. So join us as we look at the unscrupulous scallywags we love from smugglers to modern day hackers.
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Today's Topic Knowing when to stop your worldbuilding and start writing There comes a time we all need to stop worldbuilding and write. of course I am mainly talking to worldbuilders that want to be authors. However, I am also talking to the other worldbuilders. Being an author is not the only reason to write. Sometimes we write so we can remember and improve the worlds we do create. So take a few minutes and join Michael and I as we look at the time we NEED to stop worldbuilding and start writing.
The 4 "Whens" to know when to stop world-building * When you have a story * When you can visualize your plot * When you feel overwhelmed * When you are forgetting ideas about your fictional world * When you can see no end to your fantasy world * When you want to start writing and your brain says NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Today's Topic Creating a fantasy story from a world
So I was looking for a crypt to have Michael break into to help gather what is needed to pull off the heist for the jewels of Daivvavaahra. Crypts are classic fantasy fair, It is a great reason to go down into the dungeon. However, This is meant to be a minor piece of a heist story, not a focus. I also wanted some element in my world to be influenced by Montjuic Cemetery in Barcelona.
It goes up into the cliffs, not down into the earth. There are major differences. However, the stacked elements of the cemetery are what inspired my version on Gardul. Join Michael and I as we create a crypt.
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Podcast Show Flow * Create a bony crypt that is dangerous and leads to action * The overview * + Up not down * Risk of being seen as you climb * A stone building faceted at the base that leads to the Prince's tombs (No Kings and heavily guarded.) * Dug in crypts above in a cliff face * + A series of paths and climbing will be needed to ascend the path. + Guards will kill thieves, they are rather inattentive. + Want 5 risk points going in or out of the crept * Crypt its self (Old Cwerin royal Tomb) * + First King used it + Royals and nobles preferred burning until the last 100 years + Most tombs are filled in holes in cliff + 3 chambers open to the cliff side. + Light on the exquisite will show the throne. + A few old royal Cwerin tombs exist + This one has a throne room + Bones are on a throne + Trap above the throne * Chamber one * + Lots of block script (Cwerin words) + Twice the size of the hall 6 x 4 X 8 no door cliffside + Very overgrown with vines + Exits into short hall Halls are 3 wide and 5 foot high * Chamber 2 * + Ceiling lower + Cwerin Carvings Think Celtic knotting Square is typically base shape + 6 x 4 X 6 much * Thrown rooms * + is picked clean, there are several sets of bones at the base of the throne. Some are shattered as if a heavyweight crushed down on them. + 12 x 12 X 8 + 4 x4 X ??? hole is above the throne. + Nothing can be seen in the hole, it is designed to hide a spiked very heavy cage.
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Episode 193 Marcus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra, Part one
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Today's Topic Markie Markus gets a bit closer to his jewels
Join Marcus as he has a shocking meeting with his father and learns what he needs to do to get past the spirit guarding the Jewels of Daivvavaahra. For more background check out Episode 187 Pathway to DOOM. And check out Episode 193 Marcus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra, Part one before you listen to this episode.
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Podcast Show Flow * Meet find father + Taken under the Tea Shop + A dank hallway + seeing the old lady sitting on a thrown of pillow + Lights a pipe - Thoughtful, wise, calculating, honest, smokes from the side of her mouth. + Introduced to Nero, Gaius, Commodus Teamsters + Requires axe of Thormaer to be “Planted” at the scene + Wants 50% starts at 75% can be negotiated down to 35% plus expenses has to be really good logic. - No help to escape, fencing on your own, only want teamsters and capital. - She gets teamsters cut as well. + Bruno meets - Smart, always carving, leaves trophies - .5 to think about it and .5 to take the job * Always delivers will settle for .5 after the job is done * Requires .5 to reserve his time * Needs Bone of King Herrman
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Sea Jeff is great Today's Topic Lessons from ocean in storytelling So since we talked a bit about worldbuilding and the ocean in the last episode, we talked more about how the sea affects the planet in episode 139. Micheal and I knew we needed to talk about storytelling and the sea.
So, join Michael and I as we explore many stories that have shown up from before the written world unto Waterworld. Of course, he made us talk about WaterWorld.
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Today's Topic Lessons from ocean in world-building
When I think about the Sea and Oceans in my fantasy worldbuilding. I typically and not so concerned about details. I am a land lover in my fiction. I do not travel under the sea.
If you are like me or especially if you develop story or cultures under the waves. The ocean is important. So join Michael and I as we journey 20 feet off the beach.
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Today's Topic 3 Act Structure and 5 Act Structure So I hear a lot from worldbuilders. I have interviewed them on the podcast. I talk to them all the time in the Fantasy Worldbuilder's Undercroft Facebook group. When the topic shifts to storytelling. The most common topics are act structures. The two most common versions are the 3 act structure and the 5 act structure.
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These are important to understanding Common structures in storytelling are vital. They make it easier for readers to make sense of the stories. It has an additional benefit for the storyteller. Structure tells us when to climax the story and start the resolution. I am not an academic or even overly educated in the structure and plots and stories. However, I have seen and read many stories. And most of them have either the 3 act structure or the 5 act structure.
I am not an academic or even overly educated in the structure and plots and stories. However, I have seen and read many stories. And most of them have either 3 act structure or the 5 act structure. They alone will not name your story great. However, great structure gives your story the needed foundation to build up.
You are invited Join Michael and I as we look at the 3 act structure and the 5 act structure in this weeks episode of the Worldbuilder's Anvil Podcast.
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Today's Topic Creating a fantasy story from a world It is a journey I have done for three years. I like to sit down for a month and write a book. It cleanses my mind of a story. It helps make my fantasy world feel more real in my mind.
So as we approach NaNoWriMo for 2018 prep now for success this year. Join Michael and me as we talk about prepping for NaNoWriMo 2017
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Today's Topic Creating a home for a villain
Michael and I hope you enjoyed the first part of the story, "Marcus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra". In the story, we talked about an old castle that was being rented to a new merchant. However, we recorded this first.
It is an example of how I do a quick build for a new structure for my fantasy world, Gardul. We create in general a small old castle that sits in the middle of the old part of the city of Baurhdrakkas. It ended up with one tall tower an important set piece for the story. There is also one room that stores the Jewels of Daivvavaahra.
That means the room should be the location of this heist story. Check out the episode and let us know what you want to know more information about.
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Today's Topic Our Story starts in … Listen to Michael and I as we go have some fun in episode 193 with Markie Markus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra story to told and played in GURPS Ultra-lite.
For more background check out Episode 187 Pathway to DOOM. And look out for episode 194 were we will the major set piece for the heist.
Podcast Show Flow * Sticks and Stones Mark wins using The Rade Maneuver + Tavern (The Axe) - Staff a suspicious woman Waltraud Likes but thinks Mark and Gregor are always up to something - Hatto The Best sticks and stones player in the tavern - Ommuald – The Person who dislikes Mark - Rudolf – The Accomplish + Casing for temple roof higher and farther away - Decimus and Mettius are attempting - Snuck in by teamsters (Sinon is noticed going carrying good inside - Decimus distracts in the court leads and lead to the guard over response - Mettius Gets into the house and lets Decimus in. fail to open the lock and release the spirt trap Decimus tries to distract and Mettius cannot open - Zanotos shows up and uses the spirit to end it very fast Sinon is see coming in at last minute to help) + Return to lair - Plan out what they need - Escape artist(Ammalheim), Inside man (Sinon and the Gregor problem), Magic Gadget Man (Bruno the carpenter) will need resources, (The Thormaer or Father Dilemma) + Back to the Axe - Sinon remembers Gregor and the plan is crushed + Bonus in the Carpenter Guild - Find Bruno - Bruno wants money up front and a piece on the back end (Will not join) + Bonus 2 To the docks to meet find father - Scene ends with the axe for teamster and finical help and for 50% of the take
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Today's Topic Using the Total Eclipse to rethink our fantasy cultures
The total eclipse has happened in the United States on 8/21/2017. It started in the Northwest and continued to the Southeast. And unlike what I said in the episode will come in 7 years on 4/8/2024. It will cover many parts of the country that missed it in 2017. However, why is this a world-building topic? Total Eclipses are universally bad events in early cultures The sun and its position are exceptionally important to early cultures. In all parts of the world, the sun tells you important facts. When is the wet season or dry season in the tropics and when the snow is coming in the north? It helps as agriculture starts. When do you plant and harvest your food? An event in the heavens that blots out the sun would be terrifying It would attack the early beliefs of any culture to see such an important element taken away. However, there is no reason to actually have these events.
The moon is important in this cycle The position of the moon between the sun and your fantasy world it important. Even if it passes between the sun and your planet it might be too small to blot out the sun. If you have no moon what would cause the eclipse, maybe it is a back of sky wolves. Your world, your rules!
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The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.
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Podcast Show Flow * Why the sun is so Fning important. I mean really, I mean for everyone, really * Sun is yummy in the tummy! + Chinese word for eclipse, Shih + Viking sky wolfs + Vietnam toads * Eclipse Wizard saves the day + Make lots of sound to scare away the issue * Celestial Larceny + Korean Fire Dogs went that way! + Rahu steals the elixir of immortality, loses his body to Vishnu * Modern issues + Danger in pregnant women + Cannot look directly at a total eclipse * Always a major disruption to order + Never a positive * Behaviors will be adopted to deal with it until it ends
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Today's Topic Creating a fantasy story from a world I have been asked several times what is the best way to start a new world building project? The problem is that is not one good way to start. However, in general, there are three good ways to construct a fictional world.
The 3 Methods of worldbuilding In this week’s episode, we will walk you through how to figure out the best way to build your world. You will end up with one of these methods.
- Backwards
- Top-Down
- Hybrid
The Backwards method of worldbuilding I do not mean it is backwards or wrong to use this method, stop being such a wordsmith. I mean work backwards to develop your world. Take the settings that you want to tell stories in and work backward in history, so do not evolve but devolve your world.
I really like working backwards if I know how I want the world to look at some point of the story. I use it to give the world some historical details and more cultural depth and I know when I am done when I get to prehistory and I have covered all the basics of worldbuilding.
Top-Down method of worldbuilding Top-Down is typically the method people think about world-building. You pick a point of time and evolve the history to a certain place and time you want to tell the story in your world. You can start from the beginning of time or better yet in the prehistoric period of your world and evolve the world in increasing detail to flesh out the frame for your story.
The Hybrid method of worldbuilding This is probably the most likely version to be used. You will go back and forth in time depending on the topic until you have fleshed out the frame for your story.
Why should I world build more than the exact time and place for my story? There might not be a need. However, it will help connect you better to the world and give you access to a certain depth that will make your world feel like it could really exist outside of the story making it feel naturalistic. It also helps create a framework for you to tell more stories in your world later if you wish.
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The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.
Get the stories and hear the tips in this episode of the Worldbuilder’s Anvil Podcast Listen to Michael and I as we go into this critical topic.
Podcast Show Flow * Episode 135 And Episode 136 Ask before you start * Figure out the central frame for your framework + Know your 9 Framework Elements Worldbuilding Basics Breakdown 1. Rules Like Technology and Magic is the filter for each of your Basic topics 2. Places 3. Religion 4. Language 5. Races 6. Culture 7. States 8. Faces 9. Timeline your world to the current time 1. Old School Tech
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Figure out if you want different with Races, Cultures, States
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Are Religions culturally based? Or are there a certain number of religions?
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Figure out how to build your world
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Do you know how your setting looks (Before after a period of time)?
- Work backwards from the time of your storytelling?
- Add in Faces and Rules as needed
- Do you want to know some elements of your setting, but it is not complete? Or you have inspiration, but no actual element?
- Mainly top down, except for rules or faces
- Start in a prehistory before cultures collide and start evolving your cultures
- More Density the closer you are to present?
- Do you just want to worldbuild?
- Top down from where you want to start
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Episode 5: Fantasy and Technology do mix
Episode 7: Worldbuilding Basics Breakdown
Episode 8: The Places of your World
Episode 13: Cultures in your Fantasy World
Episode 14: Races
Episode 15: Religions in your Fantasy World
Episode 16: Laphinnesehïrïm errr Languages
Episode 17: What is the state of your nation(s)?
Episode 32: Fantasy States Revisited
Episode 40: Types of Governments in Fantasy Worldbuilding
Episode 45: Cause I need the Magic wand?
Episode 48: Character Traits and Flaws
Episode 49: Who am I?
Episode 73: Types of Animals … Looking for inspiration for Monsters and Fantasy Races
Episode 106: Language First Culture Create Episode 106: Language First Culture Create
Episode 108: Philosophy-first culture building in Fantasy Worldbuilding
Episode 116: The Simple, Succinct Technology Level Method
Episode 120: The one thing you need to create a naturalist fantasy culture
Episode 135 The Basic Worldbuilding Questions To Ask Yourself When Beginning A New Fantasy Project, Part One
Episode 136 The Basic Worldbuilding Questions To Ask Yourself When Beginning A New Fantasy Project, Part Two
Episode 168 Frame your fantasy world
Episode 170: Why your fantasy world needs subcultures
Episode 181 The 7 rules of fantasy magic systems
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Episode 13: Cultures in your Fantasy World http://gardul.com/blog/worldbuilding/episode-13-cultures/
Episode 14: Races http://gardul.com/blog/worldbuilding/episode-14-races/
Episode 15: Religions in your Fantasy World http://gardul.com/blog/episode-15-religions-fantasy-world/
Episode 16: Laphinnesehïrïm errr Languages http://gardul.com/podcast/episode-16-laphinnesehirim-errr-languages/
Episode 17: What is the state of your nation(s)? http://gardul.com/blog/episode-17-state-nations/
Episode 32: Fantasy States Revisited http://gardul.com/blog/episode-32-fantasy-states-revisited/
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Episode 45: Cause I need the Magic wand? http://gardul.com/blog/episode-45-cause-i-need-the-magic-wand/
Episode 48: Character Traits and Flaws http://gardul.com/blog/episode-48-character-traits-and-flaws/
Episode 49: Who am I? http://gardul.com/blog/episode-49-who-am-i/
Episode 73: Types of Animals … Looking for inspiration for Monsters and Fantasy Races http://gardul.com/blog/episode-73-types-of-animals-looking-for-inspiration-for-monsters-and-fantasy-races/
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Episode 108: Philosophy-first culture building in Fantasy Worldbuilding http://gardul.com/blog/episode-108-philosophy-first-culture-building-in-fantasy-worldbuilding/
Episode 116: The Simple, Succinct Technology Level Method http://gardul.com/blog/episode-116-the-simple-succinct-technology-level-method/
Episode 120: The one thing you need to create a naturalist fantasy culture http://gardul.com/blog/episode-120the-one-thing-need-create-naturalist-fantasy-culture/
Episode 135 The Basic Worldbuilding Questions To Ask Yourself When Beginning A New Fantasy Project, Part One http://gardul.com/blog/episode-135-the-basic-worldbuilding-questions-to-ask-yourself-when-beginning-a-new-fantasy-project-part-one/
Episode 136 The Basic Worldbuilding Questions To Ask Yourself When Beginning A New Fantasy Project, Part Two http://gardul.com/blog/episode-136-basic-worldbuilding-questions-ask-beginning-new-fantasy-project-part-two/
Episode 168 Frame your fantasy world http://gardul.com/blog/frame-fantasy-world/
Episode 170: Why your fantasy world needs subcultures http://gardul.com/blog/fantasy-world-needs-subcultures/
Episode 181 The 7 rules of fantasy magic systems http://gardul.com/blog/episode-181-7-rules-fantasy-magic-systems/
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Today's Topic Creating a fantasy story from a world
So you have created your hero, villain, geography, cultures, kingdom, and monsters. However, when you look at your fantasy world it still feels like something is missing. Something is just flat. And your fictional fantasy world just seems….FAKE!!!
What can I add to make my fake world with magic seem real? If you really want your world building to shine, add in details that make it seem real. Show how and where the weapons are made. Make the princess escape through the sewage enter. Have a look of poop dumped on the villain’s head. The places of civilization are dirty… no they need the dirty to exist. Take advantage of those place to add real world connections that people can make use of. Does your fantasy thieves guild run the local dump. Do they use the dirty elements need for a city to pilfer from it? We are focusing on the dirty in this episode. However, significant details do not have to smell bad; some details can smell great. The area’s food is made can feel alluring. Try walking in a place like Hannover Street in Boston and not have your mouth water. Good details take you beyond what is needed They are the smells, the sights, the sounds, the sensations, and the tastes that the people who interact with your fiction know. Worldbuilding is more than creating items for your world. When you create a fictional prop, make sure people can use all of their senses to better immerse into your fictional world.
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Podcast Show Flow * Waste related + Where do people go to the bath room? + Is the cave full of bats? What about the cave floor? + What happens to road kill? + Garbage Pits? * Forgotten city scopes + What happens when it rains? + Sewers? - Is the sewers water treated? + Would someone want your pee? + How do they get clean water? + What happens if there is significant damage to a city? + Where are the bodies dumped? + Cheese Baths? + Building materials (Tar, Pitch, Concrete, Pots, Garmun) * That smells great! + What do your roses smell like before they bloom? + What about the pig pens? + Animal or human doctors? * These are the sights and sounds that can be used to enrich your environment
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Today's Topic Writing about polarizing topics in the age of the internet Watching the current political and cultural issues can be scary for people considering sharing stories or their creativity. Listen to the episode to get our take on the issues that are most likely to caused polarized reactions from people who read you’re your stories. However, here is a few ideas that you need to understand
Give understanding to people who are upset by your art. You should put your words, feelings, and emotions into your story. It will make it better. But keep these ideas in mind.
- Don’t just do it to be a jerk
- Do not react to negative criticism
- Research topics, do not rely on your gut to get the topics right
- Be understanding to people who are upset
- Stand by your art!
Wait! How do I stand by my art if I am not supposed to react????? When someone attacks you or your art. Do Not react, but you can respond. Do not let your initial emotions, rule your response. If you get into areas that are polarizing. Even if you did not understand it would be a problem. Look through the criticism to make sure there is nothing that could help you in the future. Respond with what your intention was with your logic not in emotions to the criticism(s).
I would respond to legit criticism. However, some of the people criticizing might also just be looking for attention or trolling you. Pay attention to the actual arguments! Learn what you can and understand that some people will be offended and allow them their feelings. Avoid response to people who do not care about discussing the topics. The most important thing to remember! The world is very connected. If your book or art is noticed, expect it to get criticism. Especially with polarizing issues. We should stand by our art, but learn and improve going into the future.
Even if our argument is valid does not make it correct for all people in all circumstances. And sometimes we can be wrong in at least part of our ideas. Sometimes we are right, other times we are wrong, and worse of all we might not even understand something is a problem.
If we are wrong, owe it and grow from it. Understand that people will be offended before you start and even if we change going into the future does not make the art we have done wrong. It is fiction.
Finally, I will be the first person to call fiction lying. It does resemble reality. And as long as humans are imperfect, our ideas and art will be flawed as well. So love your art, and understand what it is. Your art.
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Podcast Show Flow * Before we start + No judgments from WBA, JUST A WARNING + Doesn’t matter what side you take + Nothing wrong with doing them + Closer they resemble the issue on earth the more tension that you might receive + Might or might not hurt sales, but can take up lots of your time when talking about your work + Might or might not ever be detected + Consider someone will be offended even if you avoid these topics * Covering highly polarized issues (Current or Classical) + Environment + Abortion + Civil Rights (Race or Gender) + Political ideologies + Media + Health care systems + Pro / Anti War + Government control + Economic systems + Cultural Appropriation + Slavery + Colonization / Imperialism + Genocide + Rape * We are not saying don’t do it + Don’t do it because you want attention + Don’t do it because you think it will help sales + Do what you feel is right for the art, just do it with eyes wide open + Do not be afraid to write characters that struggle with these issues
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Today's Topic Look at fun with time travel in story telling
Just when you think you fixed it, Michael and Jeffery break the timeline again. How can you deal with two fiends that are so icky! Learn about using time travel to add some juice to your fictional world. However, maybe you already have. If so join us again!
It might be your past, but it is our future.
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Podcast Show Flow * Know the rules of time travel + What directions? Both + Do you travel into the future? + What are the cost and risks? - Can time travel break other rules in your world? + Are there paradoxes? - What are they? + Is there something that protects the timeline? + What allows time travel? + Is there a present? + What is the experience like? + Does technology grow in a linear direction? * Our Favorites + The Butterfly Effect + Doctor Who + Back to the future + Lightning by Dean Koontz
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Today's Topic The Background for a fun game and deeper character development
Michael steps up again and tries to torture another player character. We will work to develop a fun and action based adventure. We will explore the world of Gardul and have some fun in this new WBA game.
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Podcast Show Flow * Setting Gardul (Time frame of the steward’s son) * Wine Steward 124, 127, 134, 141, 151, 155 + DeScriptors – Tabletop Roleplaying game + Testing location * Basic setting * GURPS 4th Edition Not the full version, we will use GURPS Ultra-lite * Not Testing -> focus story, character and some summer fun * Traveling * Time of character * Character Development + Name: ?? + Male: Doing it + Magic Item + Dexterity focused + Poor foresight + Street Contacts + “Good” Friend street urchin “Greg” + 17 Age and roommate + “Flop” BnB + Enemy see below + Lean strong + Family?? + Family resembles his father, father unknown maybe noble + Opportunist greed * Shared Setting development + Villain form Episode 100: Am I evil? + Story Theft of object leads to very simple leads to story of fleeing
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Question from Charles L. in the Facebook Undercroft Group Let to this great topic.
- I have characters - detailed, fun, and ready to go to work in my story
- I have a setting - A vibrant world of myth and monsters
- I have ... scenes ... maybe ... but, here is my empty spot - I have no story.
- Does anyone have advice on how to get my people doing things in my world? Why can I not get a plot outlined?
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Today's Topic GoT geek out on Westeros This is the first time we have looked at the world in a while. However, like many people, Michael and I started getting excited as the season 7 of HBO’s Game of Thrones approached so we had to take a moment and look at Westeros for the first time.
Sure, we might see a reservoir dog style ending with an army of ice zombies take the south. Now take a few moments and join us as we fan boy over the very enjoyable HBO series, Game of Thrones.
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Today's Topic What is a fantasy world without an Imperial or Royal Court Outside of the magic, one of the most common features of the fantasy genre is the royal court. It might be the seat of power to the forces of good or the focus of evil. Or there could be a good and evil court.
Queens and Kings are here to stay For whatever reason, people even in modern liberal democracies are still enthralled with these relics of the earliest civilizations. Some courts appear with minimal trappings, and others seem to be extraordinarily complex.
All of the courts have a few things in common
- The build around the royal family
- The leader will appoint prominent positions
- Ceremonies will be used to reinforce the position of the queen or king
And typically, the structure will be mimicked by other influential people in the realm. The aristocracy or powerful commoners will set up their courts to prove their power, even when they are working to improve their positions in the Royal court.
Do not fly too close to the royal sun However, as the smaller courts rise up, the King or Queen will often claim certain rights to themselves. If those rules are trespassed on, it could cause a conflict with the monarch.
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Today's Topic A look at the first four rules of the magic system So now we covered the basics of magic systems in episode 181, and we covered the first 4 questions in part of this series in episode 182. Let’s finish up our magic system in this episode.
The first 4 questions are about the details that make your magical system feel real. However, that is not all you need for a system that feels like it exists.
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A magic system needs more You magically system needs limitation. Without limits, magic can just solve every problem without the conflict which creates the interest to finish stories. It is the same problems that cause people to enjoy or play in games as well.
Limits on a magical system can create interest in multiple ways First, all-powerful characters are just boring. I mean Superman needs to have weaknesses or no one would read the comic. If you do not limit magic, anyone that can control it becomes all powerful character; therefore, should dominate your stories and make them boring.
Also, It gives you new ways to create tension. Think about a character who can use magic to solve a problem. However, if they use magic they would have to sacrifice their daughter. How much emotion does that add to the story? Also, If the magic fails, and the daughter’s life was sacrificed for nothings, how would this affect your character going forward.
Magic systems are important to fantasy However, I would recommend that you do not overthink it. The more effects and limitations you interweave the best system ever can also make the use of magic impossible or be boring for those interacting with your stories.
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Podcast Show Flow * 5th Rule of Magic: What can magic not do? * + body + spirit + wit + charm + knowledge + power + range (Even line of sight) + lack materials + finite magic + Exponential/logarithmic effect cost + Heaven’s choice * 6th Rule of Magic: What is the price of Magic * + Your Magic + Your Reputation + Your Freedom + Your time + Your body + Your life + Your soul + Cost to others + Supernatural anger * 7th Rule of Magic: What happens when magic fails?
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Today's Topic A look at the first four rules of the magic system
We covered the basics of the magic system in episode 181 or part one of this series. Now let us get into the details of the first four questions into the system. I would like to give a great shout out to Write A Functional Magic System that completely inspired these episodes. Thanks tvtropes.org.
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Podcast Show Flow * 1st Rule of Magic: What type of Magic System? + Innate + Learned + Extra magical + Science as Magic + Illusions + Hybrid * 2nd Rule of Magic: How is magic powered? + Divine + Supernatural + Life Energy + Mana + Other Dimensions + Multiple * 3rd Rule of Magic: How magic is used? + Artifacts + Rituals + Schools + Spells + Science + Location (Sacred spaces, ley lines) + Inner (willpower, mental images) + Outer (gestures, voice, symbols, materials) + Combo * 4th Rule of Magic: Who can use magic? + Scholars + The Gifted / Cursed + The Chosen / Sold + Supernatural Beings + Genetics + Race Limited + Accidental + Everyone
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Today's Topic How to create a fantasy magic system that works
Magic is really one of the key features of a fantasy world. Michael and I figured to stay on the ball we should now cover in depth creating a magic system for your fantasy world.
Podcast Show Flow * Why is magic system framework important? * + Consistency + Saves time to start storytelling + Avoid lame Deus ex Machina or a god from a machine + Creates character conflicts + Saves time adding detail later * 1st Rule of Magic: What type of Magic System? * 2nd Rule of Magic: How is magic powered? * 3rd Rule of Magic: How magic is used? * 4th Rule of Magic: Who can use magic? * 5th Rule of Magic: What can magic not do? * 6th Rule of Magic: What is the price of Magic? * 7th Rule of Magic: What happens when magic fails? * Story warnings * + Magic systems do not make good stories + Be careful breaking your rules + Frame the system, track the details as you use it + Follow your rules as you go forward + Be careful limiting your system
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Today's Topic How a teenage boy has stuck around for so long? Worldbuilding is not only the big parts of a fictional world, the cultures, maps, and states. It is the details. I would argue that the characters of a world, or the faces as I like to call them are the most important detail. However, this is a discussion for a different podcast episode. Let’s skip to Spider-man!
Spider-man homecoming is a great reason to look at one of the best fictional characters Spider-man was born in august on 1962. However, he is still one of the most influential and oldest teenagers in the human experience. Marvel tries to age him. He is a nice character with some age. However, it is his youth and people’s ability to connect with him that make him such a powerful character.
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- Relatable with his target audience (Dorky kid struggling through high school or college)
- Not a billionaire / playboy / Super Soldier or an alien
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Today's Topic Create a new Pantheons in fantasy fiction
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The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.
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Podcast Show Flow * Not just for polytheism * Chief god or God * Major gods or archangels * Minor god / Angels or Major Saint * Demigods / Guardian Angel or Saints * Evil minor gods / Demons * Evil major gods / Devil of the Seven Deadly sins (Peter Binsfeld 1589 * + Lucifer: pride, Mammon: greed, Asmodeus: lust, Leviathan: envy, Beelzebub: gluttony, Satan: wrath, Belphegor: sloth * Cultural Evolution round up (Or substitute world) * + Explain the natural world + Explain the sky + Explain the traditions (How to be moral in the culture) + Explain the good and bad in people + Remember better times + Explain the old + Path to the afterlife + Path to a better life + Rituals are ways to appease or bribe gods * Beware of the rabbit hole (Frame it!)
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Today's Topic How to create fantasy and worldbuilding when pain or disease get in the way My back started killing. I was having trouble standing. My wife stood over me; her frustration turned into tears. She had won. Her tears are the most pervasive argument I heard. I felt ashamed.
I had let my pride control me. I was a warrior, a scout for the US Army. I could work until my body broke. I did not believe that the point would ever come. I was 32; I still felt invincible. However, lying in bed watching my wife in tears that that point had come. I had broken myself.
If I can achieve in pain, anyone can The next several years it all got worse. My knee when out, my pain spread from my left foot to my neck. And then I started losing my confidence and suffering from anxiety.
My anchor, Kristin got sick as well. She called me and told me she had cancer.
She could not work. Our non-mortgage debt grew to $220,000. We had trouble paying for our house. I had to beg for money to pay for our mortgage which was larger than our non-mortgage debt.
Then we learned the secrets that saved us from bankruptcy and saved our marriage We were not defenseless, we had jobs that paid well, we loved each other deeply, and we are fighters. However, we had those things when we stumbled into our spiral. We knew we that more was needed. We first started to focus on our dreams, Kristin and I needed to look to our future together. It is what led us to create our Dream Catcher Assessment.
However, more on topic it prompts me to search desperately for ways to mitigate my chronic pain issues. I am not a doctor. However, I will share with you what worked for me.
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Chronic pain and illness is not weakness it is a condition Now, I am not a Pollyanna. I know there are not always cure and some of the lead to the worse possible condition of death. However, I am a fighter. I have dreams I am working towards and want to get to them.
I have accepted that the pain will never end at first. My medical issue will not cause death. However, death can come at any time and since I am a fighter I have embraced these conclusions and use it as fuel to keep me working even when the pain hurts the most.
The one thing you must worry about As humans, we are all capable of manipulating people. We are best at manipulating ourselves. When you suffer from chronic pain or illness, you do have real limitations. We owe it to our dreams to create, we owe it to our loved ones, and we owe it to ourselves to learn our actual limitations and respect them. We cannot punish ourselves for not being able to achieve what we want.
However, we also need to make sure that when we feel like Kristin and I cannot do it, it is because we actually cannot do it. So often fear and anxiety can creep in and help hold us back from creating the fiction of our dreams.
Great News! Chronic pain and illness does not mean you cannot leave towards your dreams Kristin and I have thrived since she got past her cancer. We have eliminated our non-mortgage debt. We have successfully created her accounting firm and Ingram Digital Media, Inc. I started working full time with this company in March of 2017.
We could not do it on our own. We worked with many doctors and professionals to help us. We researched and learned how to improve our physical and mental health. Kristin is layering in changes to help us live better lives.
It was not always easy. However, it is possible.
The 3 keys to creating fantasy and fiction when suffering from chronic pain or illness Awareness, Preparation, and Execution are the key stratagems that have helped me move from a burnout veteran to a full-time author, podcaster, and educator.
The Awareness tips * Test all your limiting assumptions (Talk to doctors and other professionals when needed) * Never neglect meals, unless you are on a special diet. * Eat three plates of food a day * Drink water, early and often * Realize the chronic conditions are cyclical. Track how you feel, it will help let you know what comes next * Always be honest with yourself.
The Preparation tips * Know what you need when you are getting worse, or in bed. * Stretch as much as possible * Have tools and supplies at hand. * Ask for help if needed
The Execution tips * Take the #15minute Challenge * + If you have an hour to work and do not feel up to it. Promise yourself to start. Work for 15 minutes if possible + Take a picture of yourself starting and share it with me on Facebook.com/gardulstories or Twitter @JefferyWIngram + I will share out the ones that are the best! * Keep your humor! * Don't punish yourself * Remember the pain or problem will ebb and flow in life.
The surprise benefits of managing my pain The first is a substantially increase in energy. I have more energy when I suffer from pain and lots more energy when I am not suffering from pain.
The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.
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- Most worlds are sparsely populated with few settlements
- Or you visit very few places
- Less cultures and details per world
- Great detail about what they do have
- Think about the important details
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- How space works
- The technology
- How people live
- Benchmark live on earth
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- Life in space or in other worlds
WBT
Outline the world you need, then expand the area around you
RWT
Watch Guardians of the galaxy, Firefly, Expanse, Cowboy Bebop, All Star Wars, and All Star Trek for next week.
Today's Topic Using story boarding to help visualize your stories Podcast Show Flow
- Realization that many writers cannot visualize the story in their head from just outline
- Solution Storyboard it
- Like is visual media, web design, marketing
- Focus you to see elements of scenes in a book, without looking for the perfect words
- The point, show the flow of scene
- One Board per scene
- Show the action of the scene
- What to not worry about
- Your artwork
- Camera transitions or actions (unless you are making visual media)
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- Important reactions, emotions
- Sets
- Movement (setup to resolution)
- The number and position of characters
- When should you do it
- After chapter outline
- Before you write a chapter
- When you are done
- Follow the board and seeing the story
- Recheck your storyboard before starting the next chapter
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Create a story board for a scene you have written
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Today’s Topic How reading and fiction help in more ways than entertainment If you are anything like me. You feel a bit guilty when you set a side time to create fictional work. Best case scenario in our minds is that we create something that enough people enjoy to help us feed our families.
However, the reality is that it could take years to build up enough fans to start writing full time as a fiction author. And for most of the people I know who write creating good books can feel more like a resource drain than an investment in our future.
We need to realize our fiction is more than just entertainment Reading books actual paper books is a good thing for people to do. And reading books that entertain people can help in more intangible ways than non-fiction books.
However, most people do not know the intangible benefits of writing fiction. Join Michael and I as we look at the benefits people receive reading fiction.
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Podcast Show Flow * More than possible fame and less possible fortune * People need to escape * Improves peoples focus * Improves creativity * Improves cognition * Increases empathy * Helps elevate boredom + People prefer using electrical shocks over being bored Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind
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Reading Fiction Improves Brain Connectivity and Functionhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201401/reading-fiction-improves-brain-connectivity-and-function
7 Benefits of Reading Literary Fiction You May Not Know http://www.lifehack.org/307436/7-benefits-reading-literary-fiction-you-may-not-know-2
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Today’s Topic Who are the villain we are influenced by the most Michael and I love villains. For both of us they define how good a story is. They can elevate a store or even limit a store if they are boring.
Now, this is one of the most difficult podcast we have had to prepare for. It is tough picking your favorite things. They are apt to change on how you feel that day or the perspective you take looking at the list.
Join Michael and I as we look at our dishonorable mentions. Our favorite three villains as chosen stepping into this episode.
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It has been years since I visited the world of Krynn. However, the visit has flooded me with wonderful memories. Epic battles, great characters, and stories that still stick in my mind today. I will always love this world. I had tinkered with worldbuilding before I started reading and playing Dungeons and Dragons in this world.
However, the world sparked the desire to start worldbuilding. My memory was a bit weak on the world. I would like to thank Dragonlance Nexus and Wikipedia for helping me remember more.
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Podcast Show Flow * Dystopian fantasy world * Margaret Weiss and Tracy Chapman
o Price of constant war
o Survival makes Steel more valuable than gold
- Huge
o 5 Continents
- Ansalon
- Taladas
o 5 Oceans
- A Giant Ice wall
- Dragons at the forefront
- My favorite character of all time and other faces
o Raistlin Majere
o Tasslehoff Burrfoot
- Races of note
o Irda (Twisted into ogre)
o Kender Skinny Halflings no sense of fear
o Minotaurs (in Roman armor)
o Draconians
o Dwarfs, elves, goblins and the such
- About the time I started headlong into worldbuilding
- War of the Lance and The Time of the Twins
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Today’s Topic How I failed at understanding taboos until I started researching this episode I always overthought what a taboo was. I focused on the idea that taboos are these forbidden ideas, but how do you create them. How do these ideas form in a culture? Some, like murder, seem to be universal. However, others will be very culturally specific. Some taboos seem to be old cultural norms.
Wait, you are saying that some taboos use to be considered cultural norms Yes, and this is the secret that made me realize the true pattern needed to create cultural taboos. They are much more simple than forbidden acts in a culture.
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The secret pattern to create taboos original to a fantasy culture
The truth in all of the research I have done is most taboos are really things as small as impolite and end in the death of people break them. And they seem to form up in 4 categories:
- The negatives to important cultural norms
- Extra holy acts
- Reactions to changes in religion
- State embracing cultural outrage
Wiki has a great place to start looking at taboos.
Taboos should be easy You had done all the hard work when you created the history, cultural norms, the state, and the religions of your fantasy world. Join Michael and Jeffery in this podcast episode at they look at the wonderful world of taboos.
Podcast Show Flow * Shout out to undercroft group (Jennifer B.) for the suggestion * Taboo is created when cultures believe certain acts are too sacred or accursed + Really just forbidden customs * From cultural beliefs, Religion, or State + Links from the past shared experience + Misunderstanding of the natural world + Deal with risk + Sometimes replacing existing norms * Consequences + From impolite to death * Freud’s universal taboos + Incest and patricide or matricide * Common Taboos + Sex Insect, necrophilia, interracial marriage, adultery (More so for woman), pedophilia + Food + No eating of sacred cows, kosher diet + Murder * Neat taboos + Don’t hog the butter knife in Sweden + Kissing on the lips (only part of courtship in NA or Euro) + Not seeing or speaking to betroth until marriage (Afghan)
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Today's Topic First look into types of subcultures in fantasy worldbuilding If you have followed the show you would not that Jeffery is a huge geek about studying cultures. We have talked about cultures and how they evolve in many ways.
We have even spent time talking about how cultures can form into states in your world. We really just love looking at naturalist ways to fake a world.
Sometimes culture is just too superficial As you drill into a fantasy world, you might find that a fictional setting my not seem richly developed. It probably because as cultures even very small cultures usually start coming up with their own inner divisions.
In the world, we live in we often think of subcultures in our own culture. If you are my age you could never forget the jocks versus geek divide in high school. However, we usually do not consider those to be subcultures of the subculture of high school students.
There is a very good reason If you get my example above, it might seem apparent why so many only add in the classic fantasy subcultures:
- Thieves guild
- Fighters guild
- Mage Guild
- Temples of various religions
- Evil cult
Now, I have nothing against fiction that relies on these tropes. However, the goal of the Worldbuilder’s Anvil is to build more natural looking BS.
So, what the heck it a subculture? A subculture as I define it is a part of a larger culture where enough people share a different set of cultural norms derived from the greater culture. A subculture is larger than a group of people, so large that no individual can completely control the direction it moves and people. People outside of the group who know of would know of it should have heuristic beliefs about the group.
Or more simply, subcultures grow out a culture's population as it food surplus allows for the sophistication grows.
Join Michael and Jeffery in this episode as a look into the basic patterns of subcultures.
Podcast Show Flow 2 Main types of +subcultures
- Normative
- Job
- Location
- Religion
- Commonalities
- Counter Cultures
- Legal (Grow out in times of unrest)
- Persecuted or Against the state
- Illegal
- Criminal or Persecuted
- Legal (Grow out in times of unrest)
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Today's Topic Starting your writing journey Writing is the second most important skill a worldbuilder can know. Curiosity is still the most important skill. Writing is invaluable to a worldbuilder, because you hone your delivery skills and immerse yourself in the world you are creating.
It does not matter what medium you share your work. The benefit comes from the exercise you mind receives when writing down the details of the world. You need not ever share your writing to become a writer. However, if you ever want to share the art of your worldbuilding you need to become a writer.
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The only two things that a writer need to do? You only need to do two things to become a writer. Reading and Writing. You need to spend time reading great works. Not as a fan, but you are looking to find how the writer accomplishes. You are just looking for the brushstrokes used by authors to deliver their stories.
I think Jeff Goins summed it up really well in his article, “Why Writers Need to Read if They Want to Be Good”.
- Don’t read to accomplish anything.
- Study language.
- Read what others are reading.
Remember, your reading as a writer is not about genre. Personally, I avoid reading new fantasy novels at this point when I am writing. I am looking for writers of other genres to inspire me with different ways to deliver words on the page. The next step If you need to improve your reading comprehension or writing skills, even after you start practicing those skills. Do not give up. Look for others to help you.
- Writing circles
- Beta read for others
- Look for online courses from authors you respect
- Look for more academic help through classes from colleges or through places like Great Courses Plus.
Author vs writer? Now, I do not believe writers have to be published authors. However, if want to share your content online in any form. You need to add more writing to your routine.
You might want to write novels, short stories, or RPG adventures; or you might want to simply make videos, share art, or do a podcast. All of these types of creatives should write.
However, if you are in the first group. Those people who will deliver their art through the written word. You need to start reading and writing every day. For the rest of you, try do spend some time every week. The only risk to you is exercising your mind.
Now join Michael and Jeffery in this week’s episode action packed episode of the Worldbuilder’s Anvil.
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Podcast Show Flow * READ YOUR ASS OFF + I started with comic books + Fantasy got me into reading novels * writing book/story reports and reviews to confirm comprehension (remember all those reading comprehension exercises in school? * Take writing/literature classes * They Only two types of narrative stories ever told * Have an opinion * Have something to say
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Today's Topic Before you start building your fantasy world. Build a framework that helps you get to telling stories Join Michael and Jeffery in this episode as the look to help show how to create a framework for worldbuilding.
Podcast Show Flow * The two reasons I call it my style a framework world + Scaffolding + Framing the shot * What is the point? + Speed to production + Consistence + Allows for further growth * The 5 Contacts to a world + First Contact (Overview) - Determine your Frame - Determine reusability - Describe the Mission + Second Contact (The Basics) - Create a Basics (Places, Rules, Faces, Races Culture, And Technology) - Just what you know do not force it - Frame Outline + Third Contact - Looking through the frame at the world - Map it (Size matters) - Identify Needs (Cultures, Religions, languages, States, People) + Four Contact - The Foundations (Three Points of reference) - Frame Focus (Flesh out what you need to flesh out your outline) + Fifth Contact - Launch your Project - Flesh out the rest on demand
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Today's Topic Framework Fantasy World
Podcast Show Flow * The importance of world building * The challenge is to make it seem real from a perspective * The Risk is focusing so much on creating the world that you forget when people interact with it from the angle you show them. + Scope of the earth - 15 Techtronic plates - At Least 163 ethnic groups - Over 510 Million km^2 of surface area - Over 4.5 billion years old give or take - Over 107 billion people have been born + Then there is the rest of the universe - 91 Billion Light years’ side to side (Diameter really) + Alternate reality’s, other planes of existence, etc etc * Could you come up with the time to create all that? + Movies – Sets vs reality Studio fight scene in Blazing Saddles + Stage Magicians – Catching a bullet * Worldbuilding is the art of Bullshitting + Faking the set + Creating an illusion
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Today's Topic Fantasy worldbuilding inspiration in the every day Join Michael and Jeffery as they start looking into their life to for inspiration, at least for an episode.
Podcast Show Flow * The Tree stump * The Snow piles * Pets and kids in action * People watch * Walkabouts + Pick a place + Start in the center + Where and how do the inhabitants move and eat + Where do they work? + Where are the importing structures + How much do they stand out?
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Today's Topic How to get a game rolling for a one shot Podcast Show Flow * Mission or Monty Hall style game * Well planned Story outline + Use your pre-built resources towns, NPCs and the such * Pre-built characters (optional quicks for players) * Pre-written notes and maps * Post-it notes to plan * Keep the person in charge controlled by the GM * Kill Michael’s characters before important scenes * Or Just fucking wing it and pray
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Today's Topic The Tools I use to keep my campaign organized. Podcast Show Flow * Maps and Art needed ProFantasy Art * NPC List in excel or google docs * Scrivener Worldbuilding File + Names lists * Scrivener Campaign file + Story Outline + NPC List linked + Generic NPC Jobs list + Excel Name Generators * Notebooks of doom + Rocket book wave smart notebook
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Today's Topic The effects of climate on Fantasy Worldbuilding Join Michael and Jeff as the climate in fantasy world-building.
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Podcast Show Flow * Global warming lead to abundance in areas, usually around rivers * Abundance leads to people moving less * Moving less and abundance leads to over population * And overpopulation leads to farming or migrating * The warmth gave then it took at least some of it away + Nubia is now a desert + Fertile Crescent is much less fertile + Mediterranean lost its touch + Indus had a bad day
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Today's Topic Death helps create a culture and that in turn becomes religion Join Michael and Jeff as the look at a simple system to develop death rituals for your fantasy worldbuilding cultures.
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Podcast Show Flow * How did they die? + Considered natural + Suicide + Martyrdom + Warriors death * What is the major cultural risk to having someone dead around? + Attracting dangerous animals? + Diseases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_risks_from_dead_bodies - Miasma Theory – Diseases spread from the smell of the dead + The night of the living dead + Punishment from a god * Mourning + Your loss + Their loss + What happens to them now - Afterlife or not? + Take out your dead - Burn her * Cremation - Bury Her * Grave (Together or apart) * Known or hidden * Tomb * Cave * Side of the hill * Freezer - Dump her * Dumped out in nature + Sky burial * 150 Rocks fired into space * I am not dead yet! (Cryonics) - Eater + Other factors that might change the ritual - Important, good or bad - Died in war - Martyrdom * Self or determined - Suicide * Alone or aided
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Today's Topic The movie that helped shape a fantasy lover and worldbuilder Podcast Show Flow * Excalibur movie 1981 * I want to be a freaking mage, even with the drawbacks + Raistlin Majere only showed me how a good mage * Based on the 15th-century Arthurian romance, Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory * Fantasy has been around for much longer than we know + Llancarfan Life Fake or alternative history History ~ 1100 AD + Roots at least to a 6th-century monk called Gildas * Courtly love is a bad day + Flirting and fighting for forbidden fruit good, anything else bad + What happens when you go too far * Reality vs Desire + Uther was reality, Arthur was hope + Wars and Quest suck, but the idea of them are romantic * People look to explain they’re past
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Today's Topic So you want to share your fictional world and you are stuck, here are 3 simple steps to start now You have something inside you. A fictional world. You need to share it. You feel it in you. You are exciting. You sit at the keyboard. You are ready to start. However, you don’t. You tell yourself it is too difficult. You tell yourself you are not sure what to do. You tell yourself, you have time. You will just wait until you have something to share.
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Stop lying to yourself You are like me a couple of years ago. You are not smart, you are building regret. Stop it and Start. Join Michael and I as we look at why and how you should start. Do not hold off are you are ready to launch your first creative product or you will find yourself alone and lose money.
Podcast Show Flow * Tirade * Three things you need + Buy a website address called a URL at NameCheap + Get a Website host at HostM and update the name servers to point the URL to Host M + Get Newsletter Account at MailChimp for GetRepsones.Com for a small budget * Free tips to do next + Add Job to Facebook listing your website + Add link to site in your Twitter profile + Find topics you might want to talk about in social media and just be you + Send out an email consistently. Start monthly and try and get up to weekly.
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Today's Topic Using the patterns of long history to create a natural framework fantasy world Big history is a great way see the patterns that have successful let to the civilization on earth. Join Michael and I as we explore studying Big History to better build fantasy worlds
Podcast Show Flow * Big History * That is it * Weak planning, great passion for the topic.
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Today's Topic Using Writing Prompts and Free Writing to practice and improve writing skills Have you ever had a great idea for a story or a novel., you sat down excited and filled with anticipation open up your app then placing your hand on the keyboard and freeze. I have. It the worst type of writer’s block I suffer. I write my story as it happens. Once I get into the flow, I am off to the races until I pick it up again.
Writer’s block begins the real problem Once I get stuck, I freeze then the voices of a fear kick in and stop me. You suck at writing. Stop wasting your time.However, the voices are wrong. I am not wasting my time. If I want to achieve my dreams.. I need to write. I need to write every day. It is part of the job of my dreams.
Ignore the voices I wish I could say that it was easy to ignore the voices. However, I have spent years listening. I would close the writing program and click on steam or play on Facebook. Possibly getting me depressed as I read thousands of political post from my republican or democratic friends and family.
Freewriting and writing prompts stopped the voices of fear I learned if I ever wanted to improve my writing skills. I needed to write. If I could not write what I planned, I would use free writing and writing prompts to write through the time I had. I also found that once I started, the story would naturally pick up and start flowing again. So check out the episode where Michael and I explore writing prompts, story circles, and free writing.
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Podcast Show Flow * Writing Prompt * What are the story circle and writing exercises? * The Undercroft Story Circle * Self-Generating prompts * Free Writing * Take you saddest memory and write a happy story about it. * Start
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Today's Topic How My Fantasy Worldbuilding is inspired by the archeology record and the amazing cultures of the world So, I have needed a year to think about an episode about Archeology. I was asked to do this by Jennifer on the Facebook page last April I think. I had created a huge list of ruins. However, I started to think about it in a different way.
How, do I get inspired by these ruins as a worldbuilder. Join Michal and I as we explore the real world’s archelogy ruins.
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Today's Topic Starting reaching your goals by dreaming big Do you dream big? I do not mean for your fiction, but about your life. To be honest, I use to as a child. I was going to space as a fireman cowboy and nothing could stop me.
Or so I though, Aging and gaining responsibilities took over my life as they have taken over the lives of so many other people. I stopped dreaming big. I stopped planning and I started playing safe.
Is it wrong to stop dreaming? Yes. It helps make our live small. It helps us live with regrets. We live with the knowledge that we have stopped even trying. We might or might not end up unhappy. I was perfectly content. However, I know when I reached my deathbed I would have many regrets in my life. I needed to start dreaming again. My wife, Kristin, and I came up with a way to start the process of living a life that made us work towards our dreams
Introducing the Dream Catcher Assessment We developed the Dream Catcher Assessment, so we could find we could once again have a child-like view of our life, but come up with and adult plan to start trying to achieve our dream vision of ourselves.
Join Michael, Kristin, and I as we talk about starting with dreams to plan our lives.
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Episode 155 The Fate of the Wine Steward This is the end, beautiful friend
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Episode 154 The Scariest Interview Ever, Lookout It’s My Mommy Thirty minutes and I didn’t cuss or get a hand print.
Today's Topic Looking back about Fantasy, SciFi, and Worldbuilding with my mommy. I do not consider imagination on of the important Worldbuilding skills. I consider it an important skill for life. So as I approached this interview I was overwhelmed with fear. I have been lucky to hold on to the imagine that gripped me as a child. I can see myself doing anything at any time.
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No metaphors, I can see myself doing anything at anytime… well not that sicko No bs, I can see little visions of me in situation play out like a movie in my head. As I approached this interview. I could see my mom revealing all the stupid shit I did as a kid. And she would reveal it in vivid 4k and 4t TERROR vision.
So What! However, I then realized even if she did. I love being a ham. And making people laugh at me is a great way to reduce stress in others. So check out this episode, let me know if I look the fool or not. Mom and I had lots of fun recording this. I hope you have fun sitting in as we remember.
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Episode 152 What Is Needed For A Player's Guide?
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Podcast Show Flow 1. Important features And Beliefs 2. History of the area 3. Cultural Breakdown 1. Cultural Norms 2. Important Factions 3. Common Traits 4. Bonus is Languages 4. Racial Breakdown 1. Common traits 5. Geography 6. Religions 1. Pantheon 2. Important observations 7. State Structure 1. View on Neighbors 2. Social Structure 3. Types of common people 8. Important People 9. Food, Art, Architecture, music, and dress 10. Beasts and mean shit 11. Magic rules and parameters
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Today's Topic Let’s Play DeScriptors to test our Fantasy World part 4 Session four is the near roundup of the Enter the Steward Session
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Today's Topic Finding the Balance needed in your fantasy story Curiosity is one three most import tools in my Worldbuilder’s toolbox. Here is my mini list in order.
- Curiosity
- Gratitude
- Attitude
- Creativity
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You are asking, Why Gratitude First?” I have been in an improving place in my life, emotionally speaking. And in so I have been reflecting on what has changed. And more importantly, what is working for me right now that makes me be a better worldbuilder and honestly gratitude was a surprise.
Gratitude ranks so high because it directly helps me with my world-building skills. So, join Michael and I as we look Gratitude. We would be grateful… sorry I had to say it.
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Today's Topic Downtime for Worldbuilders Recently, I was recording an episode for why Downtime is important on my other podcast The Small Biz Life. It is something I am passionate about because I want to be present in my life, I work ten hour days at my day job, Kristin and I are creating a media company, I volunteer time every week, plus I am writing a novel for NaNoWriMo. I love everything I do. However, I do not have extra hours in the week so I strategically use downtime. Downtime like a fine wine helps cleanse the palate of mind. I use it to get a better understanding of the world, which allows me to create more detail into my worlds. Downtime helps me learn from literature effective ways to deliver stories.
Downtime like a fine wine helps cleanse the palate of mind. When your work day gets longer. You will run into a couple of major issues.
First, you will lose productivity when you switch between completely different types of tasks. For Example, If I am meeting with someone about requirements for an upcoming project and then after the meeting I try and write a chapter for my fantasy novel, I will struggle. I will have trouble letting go of the details of the meeting, which will make it harder to get into the minds of the characters. I will also struggle with the types of words needed to keep the feel of my novel. The actual act of writing will be slower.
Now, I will try and deal with this when scheduling my time. However, So times life will force you to schedule radically different task next to each other. When they do, I will take a break. I will jam out to some incredible music that makes me want to move. In the span of a five-minute break, I can free my mind of the last task and be more open to the next. I will get more writing do in a shorter period of time.
Now Join Michael and I as we look at the was to use downtime in your favor as a worldbuilder.
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Show flow Downtime is essential in making us productive
EPISODE 60 – DOWNTIME IS IMPORTANT
Most important factor should be relaxing the mind, body, and emotional stress of life
Worldbuilding bonus we can be inspired and relax at the same time.
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Today's Topic – Music for focus, energy, and increasing productivity. Music set to "Ruckus in B Minor". Why? It helps me focus. I struggle to focus. I have no diagnosis, it has just been something that I have had to learn to deal with in my life. For me Music is on of the best ways that I use to control the noise in my head.
Having an army of Orcs raiding my mind, is something that never stops. It is much better than thinking about the real world at times. I can see the battles. I hear the conversation between characters. However, when I need to accomplish something. I need to control the focus. Now, understand I do not believe all music can help all people focus. You must always understand your Anthems, from the music you like to listen to while I am trying to focus
Anthems Vs Working Music Anthems are the music I jam out to. There are certain songs that when I listen to I must sing too, play air too, or play air drums too. I use this music to effect mood, jump start energy, or relax. However, the music I work too, will have a rhythm that will help me drowned out most of the noise that distracts me. Now it can be very similar. “Bring the Ruckus” is an anthem that I cannot focus when I listen too. Now, I listen to a lot more than Wu-Tang Clan. However, what works for me will not work for me, might not work for you.
Check out this episode and learn the works for Michael and me when using music to write. Music effects us differently. He uses video without sound to focus, something that would fail for me. Let us know how you use music, and what you do to focus.
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Show flow * Music Therapy 73 trails and over 7000 patients + Alleviates + Manage Stress + Enhances Memory + Reduces pain medication * Boosting mood (Bournemouth University Dementia Institute (BUDI)) + Improves music skills, communication skills, friendships, and collaboration skills + Tested on people with detention effect work for me + Can be used to get your mind into the proper mindset to run + Music to make me angry + Sad - Jeff Buckley hallelujah + happy * Helps focus * Helps the conscious and Unconscious mind pay attention, especial the emotional + Wu Tang + Helps with energy and Productivity + Thanks dopamine + Beethoven, basically any EDM, Thrash Metal * What to beware + Music you are forced to sing along with (Back fire) + You might look a little crazy to people who do not know you. + Your Boss might not allow music
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Today's Topic – Some more horror flicks to help you get through NaNoWriMo Nothing like a great horror flicks to take your minds off the problems in the real world. Have a good fright tonight to keep you focused on the prize of 50,000 words in a month. In a way this is an extension of episode 146. It does not follow the exact pattern. We really talk about movies that frighten us. The moves that work really really well for us, or possibly the movies that.
All jokes aside. It was really the Omen that worked for me. I think it is by far one of them most frightening things I have ever encountered in fiction. If you have not seen it. You should really take advantage of it. After you finish your world count, take a break this even, after dark of course and take in this classic.
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Today's Topic – A Halloween look at horror We are on the verge of NaNoWriMo. We are taking a bit of a break from the distracting. No inspiration or explanation about worldbuilding, Michael and I will be starting our Journey into horror. Enjoy the Trip.
Now, take the time and take the plunge and join us in the NaNoWriMo plunge. Go to NaNoWriMo.org and enter a novel into the competition. If you want to connect up, My user is GardulWriter. And wish me extra luck since my niece is getting married this month so I need to travel during the month. Ah nothing like extra difficulty.
Also, for those of you Kristin Ingram and I will be talking about how to turn you geek into a business on 11/6/2016 at Chibicon at the Springfield public Library in Springfield, MA.
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Today's Topic The gods of Gardul In my fantasy universe, I was looking to play with the idea of what would it be like if the gods of mythology where real. What would it look like?
To be quite honest, it is horrible. So, to make a compromise. I create a race of other worldly beings who can indirectly effect the world. They are not a good bunch; they are everything nasty about the Greek gods. And they have one goal, to feed.
Foods in the realm of the godlings equals faith. Not just believe, but the expression of faith. So, to gain strength the gods battle for the hearts and minds of the people of Gardul. They will do anything to increase their base of believers.
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Podcast Show Flow * The Gods + Festus (Fe) – order and Forge + Mystr (My) – goddess of life + Boriek (Bo) – chaos + Misac (Mi) – god of emotion from Bo + Twins Tempo (Te) [goddess of time] and Febos (Fb) [god of the elements] From FE & MY + Mrryih (Mr) [goddess of nature] FE & BO + Thrax (Th) [god of revenge] Killing of MI + Velusius (Ve) [god of law] Killing of MI + Geramyndi (Ge) [god of death] FE and Mr + Luna (Lu) [goddess of love] MY and Mi + Llivian (Ll) [goddess of magic] MY and MR * How the pantheon works + Goal is faith * Gods of Baurhdrakkeim List of the major gods or thing with god like powers + Unotihrïr Good and Holy - Konsudd (Bo) : kahon - Zud: Chief god War, learning, and Magic - Drakk (Fe) : draak : Becomes Chief God after the split of clans. Protection, Poetry, Hearth - Twinn (Fb) :tavin: God of the Sky - Frommin (Fe) : Fram - in: God of Sun and Forge - Germmig (Fb) : Germ-ig: God of Sumer Rain and Wind - Qanya (Mr) :Kan-Ja: Goddess of Winter, Fertility and Death - Darriq (Mv) : Dar - ic: Goddess of Love, Hospitality, Home - Cehgebb (Ll) : seh - geb: Magic - Wija (Mi) : Vija: Nature - Cïheim (Ve) : So - Heim: Harvest and Justice - Dambigh (Te) :Dom-bigh: Mountains and River + Otihrïr Holy - Yiggensemmenqhi (Ve) : Jigen – Zemen - Khi: Good world protector - Kliqnemmegur (Mr) : Klik – neme - gur: Neutral world protector - Lignemmer (Mi) : Lig - nemer: Evil world protector - Trappiqen (Bo) :Trop - iken: Chaos and Storms - Mirhceratt (My) : Mir - sherat: Leader of the Elves - Cesson (Te) : Sezan: Leader of the Split People + Berotihrïr Bad and Holy - Quqqel (Th) : Kukal: Revenge and moon - Äcckoi (Ge) :Askai: Heat, Sand, Death - Wissmennom (Fe) :Viz - Menom: Leader of the Gaints - Hilloq (My) : Hel - ak: Leader of the Wyrm - Menno (Bo) :Mena: Leader of the Cursed - Ailleo (Mi) : ahilea: Leader of the Sand People and Night Magic - Krammqren (Lu) : Krahm - Kren: Leader of the Dwarfs
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So often as authors we tap into the emotion of tragedy for our stories. The tragedy could be limited to a few people, neighborhood, a nation, or even an entire world. We focus on the emotions. However, do we think about the effects on society?
It is these ripples that often have a lasting impact on the larger community. It was the Hindenburg crash that ended the age of the blimp and led to the new commercial airlines. Inspired by the potential problems caused by the train crash in Hoboken, NJ. Michael and I will talk about the impacts of real life tragedies and how they can inspire more detail in fantasy stories.
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Today's Topic – Fantasy worldbuilding inspired by the Electric Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * What is the electric universe? + From Gravity to Relativity to Electric * Electromagnetics is the connecting force of the universe not gravity * Deep electrical impacts happened on planets in the early solar system + Leads to lighting connection in mythology * Leads to early symbology for all cultures * What If electricity connected everything? * How new theory causes strife in cultures and internally in science * Could electric be the core of magic? * Could egg-shaped orbits cause a massive shift in magic on a world?
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Today's Topic – The actual look at creating a story outline Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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Podcast Show Flow * Outline Needs * Mission Statement * An idea of the world (Mechanic to Framework) * An Idea of a story + Scope (Beckett to Epic) + Idea(s) of setting + Idea(s) of conflict + Idea(s) of Plot (Spark to Arc) + Idea(s) about Resolution + Ideas about some characters (Need or Fluff) + Determine plot Driven vs Character Driven (event’s vs internal struggles) * Create Outline * Go over the basics of what I look for in a story outline * Cover Mission Statement for the story * Create a story outline * Flesh out story into chapters * Define acts * Add in additional chapters to balance out acts * Add in characters need for each chapter * Add in extras characters * Add in location(s) for chapters * Add in important prop(s)
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Brainstorm and create outline
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Michael's Resources Episode 140 A Perfect Example of why planning is needed for NaNoWriMo and actual brainstorming for a new story
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Today's Topic – Let’s Play DeScriptors to test our Fantasy World. So, we have made it to the third session of the play session for Michael. So far, I have focused on making him have a bad day. He is target. His wine stash, and private stash for the duke has been stolen. His house wine has been ruined. He is out of wine and all while the duke is about to arrive to make a special visit to one of his smaller castles.
Nerves are already high amongst the servants since the Duke is supposed to make an announcement. And the servants are worried that the change is coming. They understand that the strategic importance of the castle has faded.
We will start with by dealing with the mysterious old man, Marion, and his goat bride. However, danger will be on the rise. The mysterious villain will arrive soon. What is his plan? Check out as Michael learns his options are narrowing and his time is running out.
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Podcast Show Flow * DeScriptors * Elements Testing * Qïmi (Kemi) * Taurqïmi * Duke Aziniter, lord of Mellnaras, warden of Kleinphar * Mystery villain * Scene(s) * In Search of a Groom * A touching goat wedding * Enter the Bard … for real * Protecting the Wine * … Crap
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Michael's Resources DeScriptors, A word game micro RPG
Enter the Wine Steward Session 1
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Eric The Half a Bee
Temple of Doom, Heartless Scene
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Today's Topic – Why planning a story is important before NaNoWriMo So the plan matched the show flow, it was simple. I would go over abstractly what I look for in an outline to use for writing. It would achieve my goal about talking about outlining. It would help Michael prepare an outline for NaNoWriMo 2016.
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However, as you listen to the show you will learn that is not what we achieved in the episode. Michael and I had very different ideas of what outlining means. And Also, He had really spent most of his initial planning focused on world building, not thinking about a story.
The trap that does not kill us, makes us stronger. I think it ended up being a great example of a risk world builders fall into. It is easy to confuse good world building with story planning. You are thinking out scenarios that could happen in your world. If you are like me, you are visualizing scenes of it playing out. Little stories that you might confuse with the story you are planning to tell in your new world. The scenes are great. However, we are still not planning the story. Now, if we are lucky we might be able to use some of those scenes in our head. But, they could be completely useless for the story we want to tell.
We did not accomplish what we thought we were going to do. However, it maybe became a better episode. It shows that as writers, we can get ahead of ourselves. We should not be afraid to take a step back to ensure we are properly prepared. And imagine if he started NaNoWriMo thinking the story was in his head. Might he have sabotaged himself before he started?
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Podcast Show Flow * Go over the basics of what I look for in a story outline * Cover Mission Statement for the story * Create a story outline * Flesh out story into chapters * Define acts * Add in additional chapters to balance out acts * Add in characters need for each chapter * Add in extras characters * Add in location(s) for chapters * Add in important prop(s)
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Create a story Outline! Okay let’s Brainstorm so we can start working on a story.
The Real World task for the day Make sure you communicate with people to understand what is needed before you start, and do not
Michael's Resources Episode 109 Organize your Fantasy Worldbuilding with 9 Tools
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Today's Topic – First Generation Naturalistic Fantasy World So, we have been asking ourselves lots of questions. Enough Questions, It is time to start building. We are also not looking to build just any type of world. We want to build a naturalistic framework fantasy world.
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So the goal is not to lay out the world the way we like it. We want to set up the way we want our world to evolve. There are a few things we need to know when we are down. We need to know the major geography of the world. We need to know the temperature and rainfall patterns. We need to know where are early cultures and races exist.
Things to keep in mind for making the first generation world The major things for climate are understanding the influence of the sun, ocean currents and air streams. We also need to know the coastline and mountains. This information will tell us where the rain goes and stops. Where the rivers start and end. We know all we need to understand the climate of our planet and where our starting cultures should go. So join Michael and We walk you through creating a first generation fantasy world.
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Podcast Show Flow * Layout Coast * Place your mountains * Understand your sun and where it delivers the most heat * Currents and winds + Conveyor currents + Wind Streams + Surface currents + Cyclone Areas + Seasonal Variances + Long-term variances - Le Nino / La Nina + Windward / Leeward side of the mountains + Mountain Altitude + Rivers and Lakes + Vegetation + Location of Proto-cultures and Races
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Today's Topic – Types of Fantasy worlds to create Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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We talk about all sorts of things on the show, Zombies created by ants or defined the type of world builder you are? However, I have never really defined what types of worldbuilding projects you might create.
We look at the types of realism, either naturalistic, mosaic, or fantastic. We do not determine realism based on the level of magic that many people would. We look at the how the worlds develop.
In addition to the Level of Realism, we look at the Scale of Purpose. Are you trying to create the world that you are going to keep reusing or a world meant to tell one story? The less you plan the world, the less detail you will need to create.
Michael returns from his great orc war of I-84 and joins me as we finally look at the types of fictional worlds you create.
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Podcast Show Flow * Level of Realism + Naturalistic + Mosaic + Fantastic * Scale of Purpose + Framework to World for Story
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Determine your level Realism and your world’s
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Today's Topic – Patterns for Fantasy Worldbuilding Evolution Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes
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If you listen to this show; you will have heard me talk about evolving creatures, races, cultures, or technology. After listening back to my older episodes, I decided to take a break from what I was planning to do and talk about what do I mean when I talk about evolution in fantasy worldbuilding.
However, before you listen I want to tell you what I do not mean. I do not create all the life on my planet from the first single cell that divides itself. Sure, it would be much more realistic. However, I am not conceited enough to think I am smart enough to do this. I also prefer storytelling.
So, join Kristin and me as we look at how to create the illusion of evolution to create a more naturalistic world for my true passion, framework worldbuilding.
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Podcast Show Flow * Patterns of Evolution * Develop Beliefs Think about inspirations and new Stimuli develop Cultural Norms * Create First Gen Language and Religion * Add New Technology and History Stimuli for bronze age * Adapt Culture, Language, and Religion * Add New Technology and History Stimuli for Iron Age * Adapt Culture, Language, and Religion (Consider New Religions) * Continue until you reach tech Level desired; making sure that you track details about any people and locations you name along the way * Ensure the name matches the language developed
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Today's Topic – Part One Specific Questions to ask yourself when creating a new fantasy worldbuilding project Questions are at the heart of any world building. Back in episode 7 started the conversation how I start creating a naturalistic framework fantasy world. I start with what I like to call the Basics Breakdown. I do this to create an inventory of ideas that I what to make sure are considered when I create my world.
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Once I have identified the list of idea, I am free to start exploring the ideas. Now, I never lock myself into needing to use the ideas. However, I can refer to them to see if they can inspire me along the way.
In this episode, Michael and I will revisit the Basics Breakdown and ask specific questions and then talk about the answers I would give to the questions about my fantasy world, Gardul. We cover the areas of Rules for a fantasy universe, figure out what is unique about the solar system Gardul is in, and what are important about the physical geography of Gardul. We are looking for ways to differentiate it from Earth; the only planet we know to compare it to.
Podcast Show Flow * The Basics Questions * What is different between your fantasy world and earth? * What can be seen in the night sky? * What are the natural wonders of the world? * What geography features that stick out?
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Start thinking about the fundamental questions about your fantasy world?
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Today's Topic – Part One Specific Questions to ask yourself when creating a new fantasy worldbuilding project Questions are at the heart of any world building. Back in episode 7 started the conversation how I start creating a naturalistic framework fantasy world. I start with what I like to call the Basics Breakdown. I do this to create an inventory of ideas that I what to make sure are considered when I create my world.
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Once I have identified the list of idea, I am free to start exploring the ideas. Now, I never lock myself into needing to use the ideas. However, I can refer to them to see if they can inspire me along the way.
In this episode, Michael and I will revisit the Basics Breakdown and ask specific questions and then talk about the answers I would give to the questions about my fantasy world, Gardul. We cover the areas of Rules for a fantasy universe, figure out what is unique about the solar system Gardul is in, and what are important about the physical geography of Gardul. We are looking for ways to differentiate it from Earth; the only planet we know to compare it to.
Podcast Show Flow * The Basics Questions * What is different between your fantasy world and earth? * What can be seen in the night sky? * What are the natural wonders of the world? * What geography features that stick out?
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Start thinking about the fundamental questions about your fantasy world?
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Dune
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Today's Topic – Session Two of Enter the Wine Steward The beta testing of my world continues. If you do not have a background in Roleplaying games, you might not have thought about testing your world this way. However, it is nothing new. Many of the worlds I read about came from Dungeons and Dragons. According to the wiki, over sixty authors and covering eleven fantasy worlds.
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And these are not just authors famous to role-players, R.A Salvatore, Douglas Niles, Margaret Weis, and Tracy Hickman have made the Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance worlds that are known to people how have never played Dungeons and Dragons.
Gaming will not make better at writing. However, you will be a better storyteller Now, I believe there are only two things that will make you better at writing, and that is reading and writing. However, running a story based RPG will make you a much better storyteller. Your players will help you learn, what works for them, what they want more of. And what they do not want.
You will have to listen to the players and be willing to change. However, it is easier to change your world, characters, and storytelling techniques when you are playing a game than when you get feedback on your 100,000-page novel.
Best of all, you will be trained to get past writer’s block. When you are playing a game, you are not given the opportunity to be blocked. The players will want to play. At first, you might struggle. However, you will create a tool bag of storytelling tricks that you can use to propel the story ahead,
Join Michael and I on our second session testing out my world using DeScriptors by Matthew Bannock.
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Podcast Show Flow * DeScriptors * Elements Testing + Qïmi (Kemi) + Taurqïmi * Duke Aziniter, lord of Mellnaras, warden of Kleinphar * Mystery villain * Starter Scene(s) * The Courtyard * The Kitchen * The Dukes Chambers * The Cellar * The Castle Hall * The Town Gate * The Goat Merchant?
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day N/A The Real World task for the day Thoughts and prayers for Jeff's knee problem
Michael's Resources Episode 127: Wine, Dine, and Testing Time Session 1 of Enter the Wine Steward
Episode 124: The Pregame show
DeScriptors, A word game micro RPG
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Today's Topic – My success in NaNoWriMo starts with Time Management
Most of my life, I have waste and an incredible amount of time on because of the excuse. I do not have enough time. Heck, if you would have asked me a month ago. I would have told you that I have about 2 extra hours a week.
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It is funny what you can learn about yourself in fifteen minutes. For example, I really have about nineteen extra hours a week. It might not be the amount of hours that I want to dedicate to podcasting and writing. However, It is lots more time than I thought. It really makes my part-time business a part-time job.
Join Kristin and I as we look at Time budgets. And after you listen to the episode, please join the newsletter and get a free excel Time Budget sheet at Gardul.com/NL
Podcast Show Flow * Most important tool * What time feels like * Time Budget * Master Schedule, Calendar, and Next Actions
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Create your own time budget for NaNoWriMo
The Real World task for the day Start using a time budget to maximize your time to hustle
Michael's Resources Dave Ramsey’s Money Budget Tool
Episode 132 How do I write 50,000 words #NaNoWriMo when I work and have a life?
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Today's Topic – If you work full time, there are things you can start doing now to lead to success in NaNoWriMo 2016 I can be a planner. However, there are times I fall behind. Like This month, I have been hitting conventions. I have been to Podcast Movement 2016 and Launch Out St Louis. I am behind so this intro will be shorter than I want.
In life you have to be flexible and adjust, However, with proper planning and plotting we can avoid situations like this
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Podcast Show Flow * Subject * Outline * Schedule * Meals and other real world stuff * Writing for Bulk * Learn your worldbuilding needs
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Figure out what you need
The Real World task for the day Start sucking up to your spouse now
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Today's Topic – What if 2% of your population just disappeared?* Before, I start yapping about worldbuilding. I need to take a moment to thank you for the listening to the show. We hit 40,000 downloads on the podcast in July of 2016 just before this showed aired. It might not be the biggest show in the world. However, it grew much larger and faster than I could ever dream. So, *Thank you, dear listener. Michael and I really love the show. However, knowing there are so many of you out there keeps pushing us to do a better job at creating the show. We are a small indie studio, so we know it wasn’t us but you the listener that gives this show more success than we can believe.
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Worldbuilding is driven by questions So the question we would like to explore today is, “What would happen if 2% of the world’s population vanished?” I really have to think the HBO series the Leftovers for the question. I started watching the show, and it made me think.
How would the world react to such an event? It is horrible. However, it would not come close to an apocalyptic event. However, it should have a truly massive impact. Our world has about 7.4 Billion people in it according to Census.gov. That would mean over 140 Million people or 1 in 50 people would just randomly disaster in a day. Sounds pretty horrible to me.
1 in 50 is bad, but there is some good news in the scenario In 2015 the population of the earth grew at about 84 million in a year according to the worldmeter.info website. So even if the rate of population growth slowed, the earth’s population would return to current levels in around 2 years. So this theoretic tragedy mystery in perspective, it is bad. However, it does not put the future of mankind at risk.
So join Michael and I today as we brainstorm stories and worldbuilding changes to the world based on this question what you would do?
Podcast Show Flow * Brainstorm the premise of the HBo Series, "Leftovers' * That is it, and we held ourselves back and still got over thirty minutes
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day What would happen in your world if 2% of the population just disappeared?
The Real World task for the day Hug the person that you would miss the most if they would suddenly disappear
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HBO's The Leftovers
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Today's Topic – Finding the Balance needed in your fantasy story As a Worldbuilder and a storyteller, there are many things to worry about. Does our story rock? Have we represented out fantasy world correctly? Did I sell more books than people I know? This is a short list. I am sure you can come up with a myriad of others as well. However, One of the less obvious questions; did we strike a balance?
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What the heck is balance? Balance can mean many things. Should one of our races dominated the other? If not what is holding them back? Much of originality, it is one of the most abstract questions in worldbuilding. We have to remember that balancing is an art, not a science. Our goal should not be to set the balance dial to the middle. We have to consider many different things and balance the story to where we need it to maximize the entertainment of the reader.
What are we trying to balance? Does the plot not have the proper flow? Do you have to rush the third act of the story just to finish under 1.2 Million words? Is one of our characters to powerful? Do you notice all the questions? If you are like me, you might have asked too many questions.
Check out the episode as Michael and I explore the art of balancing the story.
Podcast Show Flow * Balance <> equal * Things to consider balancing * Story vs. Plot * Over Powered Characters * Look out for the Deus ex machina solutions to problems
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Outline your story, figure out what parts are extending the story and what parts are part of the plot. Make sure you have the balance.
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The Tease Enter the Bard Session 2
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Today's Topic – The Originality Trap And How To Avoid It! I have spent countless hours working on being original. It was truly a concern. I worried about my clothes, my music, my art, and my fantasy world. I wanted everything to be original. However, I like most people failed at the task. I read books people did not read. I played games that others made fun of. I wore all black, just like most of my friends. I listened to metal, unlike all of the other people.
I wish I could have learned the truth earlier. I was not original; I was just not mainstream. However, I could not have been original. At least not by my definition, I was merely an arrogant jerk who like to think less of people who I thought brought into the system.
The End of originality
And was I not only not original. I was an idiot. It took me well over twenty years to figure it out. I started to figure it out in 1999 when Stardust came out from Neal Gaiman. Many of my players teased me when Neal had a city called Highwall. How dare he! I had been using that name for a decade. So, to proof my originally, I wrapped up that game and started a new game that took place in space. I could force the players to fly away from my embarrassment of the City of Highwall.
In my fantasy world, Gardul. There were a few being called gods. They gain power through belief. So, I wanted to have them use the players to battle each other to gain power. The older gods would try and seize the power away from the newer gods. I was so proud of my story.
During the early stages of the story, one of my friends commented how he loved this game. It was just like a book called, “American Gods.” I was insulted, I denied it and to prove my point I had them shoot and kill and themselves at a previous point in time. This created a paradox that destroyed the universe.
A storyteller scorned
Honestly, I was so agitated that I have never spoken to Neal again. Of course, again might be a bit of a stretch since I had never had the fortune of meeting Mr. Gaiman. However, the incident did teach me a lesson. No one can be completely original. Let’s Face it, even if a person could survive doing nothing that has never been done before, which is impossible. The had an origin from two other people.
What is originality?
The truth is if I had thought about what it means to be original instead of worrying about what people perceived me to be. I could have saved a lot of time. Because the reality is as similar as all human beings are there are no two exact copies. The environment effects all of us differently. My exact taste in music, art, and entertainment is closely matched by my friends. However, they are never exactly the same.
And at a more fundamental way, we vary at a genetic level. And thanks to a study about identical twins, by Geneticist Carl Bruder, he found even that there were subtle differences in them. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/identical-twins-genes-are-not-identical/
However, the fact we are all individuals does not meet my need for being creative when I write. So, I decided to look up in the dictionary what it means to be originality and according to oxford I have two choices: “The ability to think independently and creatively” or “The quality of being novel or unusual.”
First choice for the win! Now, I have, to be honest. The second choice stood out to me. However, I had to dismiss because “novel or unusual” are too subjective. What is novel to me a white male who was born in Indiana and now lives in Connecticut might not be all that novel to an Assamese female from India. And even if we do agree something is novel, there will be a troll on the internet that calls us both idiots.
So, that really leaves me with the ability to think independently and creatively. Now, I know what you are thinking. The troll will still call me an idiot because they are still objective terms. And, you are right. However, I think they can be used in non-subjective ways. So we will just pretend that I am correct. Now, I will wait for a few moments if you want to troll me in the comments.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/originality
What is originality not?
Now, Since I have spent years as an information technology analyst. I have to say what is out of scope. What I do not mean by being original in my mind.
First, writing about underrepresented peoples, cultures, or genders will not make a work original. Even, if you think there should be more books written from different perspectives that will not in and of itself make it original. Even, if you hate political correctness and want to belittle the underrepresented characters, you are not original.
Also, rewriting the nouns to other nouns. If you call your rabbit a smeerp. Does not make it original. In fact, besides not be original as an author you will only create more work for yourself having to convey the sense that a smeerp is a rabbit. Frack, If you are going to go to all the effort to create a noun go all the way and create a new creature. Gorram, this one makes me mad. Do not be a tvtrope trope and do not waste your time.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CallARabbitASmeerp
Now, you can be original even if you have a story about a smeerp hero that is underrepresented in western society. However, It will be because of the smeerp or underrepresented character. It will be original because of the novel thought and creative style you add to the story.
Being original will not turn your work into an instant classic
So, we have figured out that it is possible to create something that is original. However, it could be forgotten or even hated by people. Let’s be honest. There is a reason that TV, Movies, Video Games, and all creative content has formulas. They sell, and the thing that makes a classic a classic is the fact that it keeps selling long after it is released.
Still don’t believe me. How many comic book movies have you watched since the creation of the Extended Marvel Universe was created? If you are like me, you have no idea because you ran out of fingers and toes. They are all a formula, and here it is. (Superhero * (2*Log(fun)) – (1 * the number of sequels) + plus a studio fee = Money from my wallet to be given to Disney.
Now, only time will tell if any of those movies will end up being classic. However, most of my friends would agree that the Matrix was a classic. I agree, and I even like it the first time when I learned about Jesus in the bible. Yes, the Matrix is a hack and slash job of the gospels of Jesus, and I argued with countless people that it was not original.
Now, I do believe original stories can become classics. However, if you steal a story that is already a classic, you have a head start.
Original is not always desired
People love to identify with heroes and maidens. They judge fiction on what they believe or not. It is a curse that if we share our works with people. We usually want positive feedback.
I remember a friend telling me that he was playing in a sci-fi game that was based on silicon lifeforms. He was attracted to it because it was not just another sci-fi game. The game master sold him on the original concept. And my friend even agreed that after playing it that the game master succeeded at making the game original. The only problem, he hated the game because he couldn’t connect with the characters or their struggles.
I know this is an anecdote; I am not saying you cannot make it work. I am saying be careful what you ask for.
What are we trying to make original?
Instead of trying to make everything in our world or story original. We could focus on a comprise. We will add a laser gun to our super sword and sorcery adventure, and it might be enough to start a new property that Disney can by and make more movies over. The Story attached to it? Okay, I had to bring Star Wars in somehow.
Forget the snarkiness; we know we are trying to think independently and creatively. We can comprise to attract an audience. We can give them something to connect with while focusing our creative on our strengths.
For me, I am creative with evolving cultures, countries, and characters. However, I am not creative at new types of plants or farm creatures. Heck, I cannot imagine a modern society without farms. If you can create a modern society without farms, send me the link. I want to read it.
But, really play to your strengths in world building, writing, and storytelling. The combination of all your imagination should make you game or book feel original. And isn’t that our ultimate goal.
How to we make something original?
Focus on working independently and creatively. There is no magic formula needed. If you feel that you do not have enough skill, then practice by doing the activity. Write stories and share them with people. There are other writers or possible future fans that will want to help you.
Take the constructive feedback and work to improve your skills. Working independently will come first. Most people are already able to do that. Creativity is more complicated than working independently. However, people who read have an imagination. Imagination is the pictures in your head that you see when you read a book. Practice, play, and push your creativity, and it will grow.
Why Do we want to make something original?
Maybe you want to prove something. Maybe to others or maybe to yourself. Maybe you think that being original will make you famous or better than other storytellers.
Whatever you think, make sure that is your real goal. And do it for yourself. Have fun doing it. And do not waste your time obsession on the originality of every piece of content you create. You will end up wasting time. Time is the one resource you cannot make up.
Podcast Show Flow What is originality?
The ability to think independently and creatively or The quality of being novel or unusual
Definition -http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/originality
Timothy Ryan - http://www.academia.edu/3649884/The_Art_of_Originality
What is originality not?
Writing about underrepresented archetypes?
Original is not good http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/06/17/good-original/
Original is not always desired
What are we trying to make original?
The Story attached to it?
The form of the story?
Everything?
How to we make something original?
Focus on working independently and creatively
Why Do we want to make something original?
Do we want to?
Do we want to be known for it?
Have we something to prove?
Do not obsess. Practice!
Experts Agree: Don't Try Too Hardhttps://newrepublic.com/article/115944/scholarly-research-effort-shows-trying-too-hard-can-be-bad
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Create an original item in your world, or an original
The Real World task for the day Try other forms of art that interest you.
The Tease The Balancing Act
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Today's Topic – Seven basic Fantasy Worldbuilding questions that would have made my life easier. Worldbuilding is the art of creating a fictional setting. I achieve this by asking lots of questions. I first asked questions about the overview of the setting. I then grab important details and ask more questions. I will repeat this process until I have what I need to start storytelling. I only end the process when I am done telling stories in a given world.
I am not the only person to look at Worldbuilding this way. There is an article about Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions by Patricia C. Wrede on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America website. Or go check out the 20 World Building Questions for Authors to Ask Themselves post by JS Morin or The Ultimate Guide to World-Building: How To Write Fantasy, Sci-Fi And Real-Life Worlds post on writersedit.com. There are also countless other great articles with great questions you should ask yourself when you are worldbuilding. However, I wish I asked myself some questions before I started.
So, check out the episode and let us know what your answers are to the seven questions below.
Podcast Show Flow * Why do I want to world build? * What do I want to world build? * What Genre do I want to build for? * What are the worlds we know about? * What changes would I make? * What kind of world do I want to make? * What type of word builder am I?
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day The Worldbuilding Task for the DayAsk yourself the questions and use that as a goal when creating your world
The Real World task for the day Call home before you finish work for the day and ask if you need to pick anything up on your way home.
The Tease How to create the most original story, EVER!
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Michael's Resources Artifexian
Episode 112: Magic Vs Technology? http://gardul.com/blog/episode-112-magic-vs-technology/
Episode 106: Language First Culture Create
Shadowrun
Cyberpunk 2020: The Roleplaying Game of the Dark Future
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
Fifty Shades of Grey
Alice in Wonderland
Wizard of Oz
Episode 80: What Type of Worldbuilder are you?
The Building of Worlds by Rajan Khanna
Batman Ten Nights of the Beast No. 420 Jun 1988 (Part Four of Four)
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Today's Topic – Our First story session of Enter the Steward. Okay back in episode 124, Michael and I talked about live-playing a story to talk about the city of Qïmi. The point of the story was to explain how to use role-playing games to test out new fantasy worlds. If you are a Game Master or a Dungeon Master you are thinking, “Duh” You might be thinking that the point of new fantasy worlds is for playing in games. However, the idea is really for people who create worlds for other reasons. Maybe you are an author or game maker, well then this is an option to explore elements of your world and have fun doing it.
What is DeScriptors?
DeSpriptors is a quick play RPG that was created by Matthew Bannock. The basic idea is that your DeScriptor is a noun or two that describes your character. You also start off with four adjectives. These can be bid to overcome your challenges.
Michael and I choose this system since it is story driven, not math and dice driven. However, If you like games like GURPS and Dungeons and Dragons you can use whatever you like. If you would like a review for the system go here and check one out at neuronphaser.
Or since the system needs one page to describe the rules and show examples just download the game.
Background
Qïmi is a town of shrinking strategic importance. However, due to its castle and location near the Grandknight’s Highway, it is of growing importance as a trading center for the Duchy of Mellnaras. The current lord is Duke Aziniter, Lord of Mellnaras, the Warden of Kleinpar.
The castle inside the town where Michael’s character is the Wine steward is properly referred to as Taurqïmi. However, Many of the locals would call it the castle or Qïmituar since the local language is starting to fragment from the culture who settled the land. The lords and the peasants who interact with them are always the last to adopt the changing language. That is just the way the culture rolls.
What am I looking for in the Test?
Now, I could just ask Michael questions. However, In my opinion, that is only part of the process. I will look to see what he ask and how he reacts as it is happening. I will determine if the question is a character or player asking. If it is a question the character is asking, then I will look to address that in future stories as part of my narration. However, If the play is confused or looking for more background. I will determine if the information is important to future stories and how can I work that information into my story without the readers or players feeling like they are reading an encyclopedia.
So, Michael and I are experimenting with a format type. We hope you love it. If you have suggestions on how to make it better. Please give me feedback @JefferyWIngram on Twitter.
Podcast Show Flow * DeScriptors * Quick background * Qïmi (Kemi) * Duke Aziniter, lord of Mellnaras, warden of Kleinphar * Starter Scene(s) * The Cellar * The Inn
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The Tease Evolution, Microevolution, and stagnant worlds.
Michael's Resources Episode 124: The Pregame show
DeScriptors, A word game micro RPG
Today's Topic – Kaizen boards can be used for an entire host of organizational needs Have you ever wasted months trying to organize a path to get something done? And after spending hundreds of hours did not even set started on what you were planning.
I have this problem with the large task and any task that I subconsciously fear. I plan and study, but forget to act on the task. I started a more constant way of planning that I learned about at work it is a Kaizen board.
Check out the episode to learn specifically how I have adopted it for my naturalistic framework world-building. I will show you how to create a
Podcast Show Flow * Kaizen boards are a simple progress tracking device. * Michael learns an old word * Parts of the Kaizen Master State List * Kaizen board for your * Kaizen boards for any task
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Create and use a kaizen board and see if it works for you
The Real World task for the day Think of a book you don’t want to read. Do not read it, go and get a book you want to read and read it.
The Tease Kaizen Boards for Worldbuilding
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Download a PDF of a Kaizen board for creating a specific Fantasy State Kaizen Board state (this is the classic Kaizen form)
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Today's Topic – Learn to developer the world like a character Much like we can define the type of Worldbuilder we are. It is important to know how we want to develop our world. We can use evolution, stagnant, and microevolution. We are not talking the myths, but how to develop your world.
For these purposes, true evolution is not a great path. It would take way to build 13 billion years of history. A However, if you join us today to learn about microevolution and three hacks to get us to a naturalist end without the time cost.
Podcast Show Flow * Evolution + Weakness increases chance of change + Impossible to scale + Most Naturalistic + Very Time consuming + Hack is to start right before your storytelling begins * Stagnant + The exist because I am + No Scale needed + You get what you want + Can seem disconnected + Think before you build * Microevolution + Pockets of evolution when needed + Look at the inputs to determine the output + More Scale + Approximates a naturalistic setting + Leave gaps that can be filled in poorly + Hack use a document to track the gaps you know about until they need to be filled in
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Define what type of world you have
The Real World task for the day Remember those you love who have passed
The Tease Kaizen Boards for Worldbuilding
Michael's Resources Episode 80: What Type of Worldbuilder are you?
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Today's Topic – Showing the setup for using gaming to beta test a fantasy world Okay, we just want an excuse to play a game. You got me. However, I truly believe that we can both have fun and work. So, we hacked a plan. One that would allow us to test out a new episode type and fulfill Michael’s desire to play in another one of my stories.
The major goal is to entertain you. If it does not work, please let us know. In addition to entertainment, we want to show how you could use role-playing games to test out Worldbuilding elements and to help improve your storytelling techniques.
It is really like coauthoring a story. Michael will be in charge of his character. I will be in charge of everything else. Now, it is important to note that one storyteller to one player is not an optimal number to start out with. A good number of players is three to five for a new RPG GM or DM. It allows you to treat players like a multi-cat household. They can help keep each other entertained while you figure out what you are doing next.
I do hope you are entertained. Authors let me know, are you going to run a game-based in your world? DMs and GMs let me know are you tempted to try your hand at sharing a static story with the world?
Podcast Show Flow * Why is RPG gaming a good use of time for fiction writers? * Qïmi (Kemi) * Duke Aziniter, lord of Mellnaras, Warden of the Kleinphar * Wine Steward for Tuarqïmi (Caste of Tuarqïmi) * Michael’s Character’s largest problem * What we are testing * The roundup
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The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Pick a place and people to test out elements of your world
The Real World task for the day Start working on your beach body (I already have one thanks to mind over matter)
The Tease Evolution, Microevolution, and stagnant worlds.
Michael's Resources Episode 118: Power of interactive storytelling Part 1 http://gardul.com/blog/episode-118-power-interactive-gaming-part-1/
DeScriptors, A word game micro RPG https://www.facebook.com/DeScriptors/?__mref=message_bubble
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Today's Topic – Make your geek official. 3 easy steps to start a small business and a path to marketing yourself Hey, let’s start off serious. How many authors have you read that you had never heard of before you bought their book? I have a few. Many coffee table books. And I have bought a few and had a few given to me gifts.
I am much pickier with Games. If I do not know it, I will not buy it. I am stuck in my ways. Now, I have several friends who have large game collections. I will try out most games with them before I buy any.
Know, Since I have started the Worldbuilder’s Anvil. I have had the chance to talk to many people who have great talents in writing, game design and other parts of geekery. There is an amazing amount of talent. Great storytellers and talented individuals all around. Many of them spend most of their waking hours working and then again on their passion of choice. Most end up doing very little with it. They share their passion with a few lucky people they know. Another lot of them release content through traditional means or through their own personal financial risk. They launch their work and then move on to the next project.
Grimm Truth about creative products Some get it, the hustle and work. However, they most have no background in business or marketing. They are creators. They love the craft. They hope or maybe even expect that the quality of their work will one day be noticed. However, the truth is that many of us will have trouble selling our products. According to Bowker Reports over 2 million new ISBN numbers were released in 2012. And the trend from 2002 to the projected 2013 numbers are grimmer the number of new releases has grown 470%.
What happens if you make money? And then, what happens if your product sells. So you actually make money. You have to pay for graphics, editing, layout work and marketing. After that, the government will want you to give them a portion. You could work for years and never keep a dime.
Even if you are not an author, How much money do you spend on accessories, materials, and conventions? It is lucky we love what we do because most forms of creative arts are very expensive.
However, with the price of less than an hour of your time. We can get you started on a path that will help you make the most of what you do. Kristin and I will show you three simple steps on how to set you geekery into a business. It is simpler than you think. It should take you less than a day and probably less than $50. We will also share with you the basics we have learned to create a foundation for online marketing.
Do not lose hope, Start Smart I am not trying to affiliate market you any products or services here. I am really trying to get more geeks to share more of their content with the world. I believe many of you have fans out there who would love to buy what you should be selling. Heck, I might even be one of them. And it truly hurts me that most people will not take a few simple steps to protect themselves and try and get their art into other people’s hands.
I will be joined by Kristin Ingram today. She is my co-host on another podcast called Small Biz Life. She is a CPA and the director of The Masters of Accounting and Taxation and the University of Hartford. She has spent a year working with small business on how to become more profitability. If you want to learn more about our business side, check out our business bios here.
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The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Pick one item you have made in the past and start putting together a plan on how to sell it.
The Real World task for the day Ask ten people you know; that are interested in what you plan to sell and ask them if they join your email newsletter.
The Tease The Pregame Sow
Michael's Resources Small Biz Life Podcast
Dungeon Masters Guild
Bowker Reports
Books
Jab Jab Jab Right Hook
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Today's Topic – Preventing your fantasy world from blowing up I am not going to talk about preventing errors in stories or fatal world building flaws that will lose you, readers. I am talking building a story towards a world apocalypse, but then adverting it.
It is a popular story type. It creates a lot of the same tension as destroying the world. However, you are not left with a post-apocalyptic world. Now you might have guessed from episode 86, 87, and 88. Michael and I love fictional worlds blowing up and consuming post-apocalyptic fiction.
You might have even cried a bit if you performed the Worldbuilder task for those episodes and destroyed your world, to that we say, “Thanks!”
However, in today's episode. We will be talking about why it might be a useful story to create. People do seem to love them. They are thrilling. And it might be possible to make them without turning the story into a horrible disaster trope.
However, as a show, we would like to encourage you to consider really just blowing the hell out of it. It really is quite fun and therapeutic.
Enjoy the episode and comment below to tell us what we missed. Podcast Show Flow * Is your story about the apocalypse the prevention of said event? * Why prevent the Apocalypse? * Great story * Nature of Mankind. * How to prevent? Characters, plot devices that will kill off your world as it is known. * What are the consequences of prevention?
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Michael's Resources Episode 86: First you made your fantasy world… now blow it up part 1
Episode 87: First you made your fantasy world… now blow it up part 2
Episode 88: First you made your fantasy world… now blow it up part 3
Movies Independence day
Armageddon
Deep Impact
Rock Jocks
Dr. Strangelove
Fail Safe
Eye in the Sky
Core
2012
Games Pandemic
Plague Inc
Dig
Asteroids
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The Real World task for the day Spring cleaning in preparation for the enjoyment of the season forthcoming rebirth
The Tease The basics of turning your passion into a business?
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Today's Topic – Humor in your fantasy world An Orc walks into a bar. He reaches over the bar and grabs a keg of ale and starts to walk out. The bartender says, “Hey are you going to pay for that?” The orc says, “By my Axe.” The bartender responds, “Maybe after you pay for the Ale.” Now that you know for sure that I do not write humor. We can get started.
Humor is often thought of as the driver of comedies. It is important. However, that is not what we are talking about today. We are talking about today. We are talking about using humor to add tension in a story.
Now, we have all had a moment where we are watching a movie or reading a book and the drama or tension overwhelms us. We become numb to it. Join Michael and Jeffery as they look at ways to incorporate humor into your story to avoid falling into that trap.
Enjoy the episode and comment below to tell us what we missed. Podcast Show Flow * Humor is not just for comedy * Humor relieves stress and tension, in stories and in life * Stories with no humor do not feel right to readers * The Class clown * Humor creates a psychological response * Supporting the story * The Jester Character from Shakespeare
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Michael's Resources Books Richards Bachman's (Stephen King) “The Running Man”
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Blade Runner) Philip K Dick
Not A Crack in Time but Time out of Joint Philip K Dick
Shows Firefly
Star Trek
Movies Serenity
Scream
Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy vs Jason
Galaxy Quest
Star Trek
Matrix
Ex Machina
Monty Python’s Quest for the Holy Grail
Blade Runner
Games
White Wolf’s Werewolf the Apocalypse
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The Real World task for the day Egg Michael’s Car
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Today's Topic - Creations Myths are the key to understanding your fantasy cultures Creation myths are a great place to start when developing a new Fantasy Culture. Stops listens for a drum roll. However, only seeing a group of crickets he quickly moves on Yes, it is a bad joke. However, there’s truth in them thar words.
Yes, truth. We often try and understand the cultures in our fantasy worlds. However, how often to we look at the myths of the cultures. We often on think them up when they are needed. However, If you are building a naturalist fantasy world. It really is in your best interest to create a basic outline for the important myths. This will tell you what the early culture found important, and once you know that building religion.
In today’s episode, we are looking at the themes for ten earth cultures and a quick bonus myth from the dragon culture on Gardul. Join us for some inspiration and practice at creating creation myths for your fantasy cultures.
Enjoy the episode and comment below to tell us what we missed. Podcast Show Flow * Categories for this wonderfulwiki page on a List of Creation Myths * Out of Chaos * Earth Driver * Out of nothing * Emergent * World Parent
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The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Create a Creation Myth
The Real World task for the day Step outside and enjoy the world you live in.
The Tease Humor in your Fantasy World
Today's Topic - How I use Role-playing games to test out my world and practice my storytelling techniques I love gaming. I have been running campaigns and stories since I was a preteen. They inspire my imagination. They make me dream. However, as I have been getting older, I have stopped playing them as much. I am two busy. I do not have the time to waste on having fun?
Luckily, I overthink things. I know the rewards that I have earned from telling stories through tabletop role-playing games. It makes me a creative thinker. I am always sought out at work for creative problem solving. I never get stuck writing a story because I create a character that I cannot motivate to continue down the plot line.
I have also had the benefit of improving and testing my world over years. I have learned what works and what does not work for me. It has made both my storytelling and my world building become more effective over time. Join Michael and me as we talk about the benefits of tabletop RPGs for authors of all stripes.
Enjoy the episode and comment below to tell us what we missed. Podcast Show Flow * Types of collaboration + Peers + Lead and Players + Free for All * Develop the location * Plot Outline * Major NPCs
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Today's Topic - Using the power of interactive storytelling to give you control over the characters and plot in your narratives I have had the pleasure of talking to many writers. It always shocked me that so many authors I talked to being tricked by authors or scenes that would make the get stuck in their latest story.
Now, I do not want to sound cocky. I do get stuck. My problem for me is time; I work a full-time job, I have this podcast, and I am also on the Small Biz Life podcast. However, I have never felt stopped by my narrative.
So being and explorer, I searched for a reason that I would not get stuck in a narrative over writers with more experience have trouble getting stuck telling a story. All I could figure out was it had nothing to do with a difference storytelling skills. However, most of my experience telling stories was much more interactive.
I have a background in acting, oral storytelling, and tabletop roleplaying. I truly believe that improve acting skills and tabletop storytelling really developed my skills working with a story that I didn’t have complete control over. I was forced to learn ways to keep moving the story ahead to the conclusion that I wanted.
Enjoy the episode and comment below to tell us what we missed. Podcast Show Flow * Oral Storytelling
+ Acting
- Video Games
- Board Games
- Tabletop Games
- D&D, AD&D, dnd, D20
- GURPS
- DeScriptors
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Today's Topic - Using composition notebooks so you do not lose your Unicorns, spackle, and Twilight posters Years ago, I had a great idea. It involved something with Unicorns, spackle, and a Twilight poster. It was awesome. It was going to be a starter for an alternate earth where I could write urban fantasy. I was laughing, and my heart strings got plucked like a banjo.
The problem was by the time I got home that was all I could remember. I cannot even remember how I could connect unicorns, spackle and Twilight poster. Well, except for using spackle to paste the poster to the unicorn. Now, I do find the idea amusing. However, I have no idea why I would think it would make an interesting alternate earth.
So, I realized I had a problem. I cannot remember all the good ideas I have. So, I started looking for a good way to keep track of my great ideas by projects. Check out the episode and see the system I currently use to track my ideas. And yes, I used composition notebooks.
Enjoy the episode and comment below to tell us what we missed. Podcast Show Flow * The beauty of composition notebooks in Technicolor. * Drawing pad (optional) * Assign a color to a project (Book planning, Worldbuilding, online platform, or other) * Use one notebook for your random ideas or future project starter * Store remove the sketches from the drawing pad in the appropriate notebook * IMPORTANT, create digital files when you get home. Organize them and make sure they are stored online. * Carry the books with you and leave them on your nightstand when you go to bed.
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The Real World task for the day Keep the notebooks close to you at all times
The Tease The Power of interactive storytelling
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Today's Topic - A system for tracking the Technology Level in a Fantasy world. As I have evolved as a Worldbuilder. I have always struggled with how to track technology level. The GURPS tech level system. It is very simple and might work for many people. However, it never quite worked for me in my fantasy setting. I believe that the technology of an area can grow up at different rates than they do on earth. We have seen evidence of this on earth.
So, I spent way too much time modifying it to cover basic spheres of technology. I have identified nine basic spheres of technology. The basic area’s I believe cover all the basics of areas of technology what are used in what we call civilizations. I also add magic to track its progression. I track magic because I believe that the inclusion of magic can change the rate at which technologies grow.
Now, take a minute and join Michael and me as we look at the Simple, Succinct Technology Level Method.
Enjoy the episode and comment below to tell us what we missed. Podcast Show Flow * Agriculture * Energy * Communication * Engineering * Trades * Transportation * Cultural * Religious * Scientific * Magic
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Michael's Resources Episode 5: Fantasy and Technology do mix
Episode 80: What Type of Worldbuilder are you?
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Images and quotes The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Write a fighting scene
The Real World task for the day Watch the Story of Maths
The Tease Notebooks of Doom
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Today's Topic - Fantasy Storytelling and 7 Highly effective combat scene tips As humans, we are always looking to improve ourselves. We go online or read books that will help expand us. As fantasy world builder’s, we also look to do the same for our crafts. Part of that craft is storytelling.
We might write, run tabletop games, or create another form of media. However, we need an outlook for our world. We either interact with players or readers through the story to accomplish this. One of the most important ways we interact is fighting scenes.
Join Jeffery and Michael as the cover seven habits that are essential to all fighting scenes. Do you follow these habits? From battles to one-on-one combat, do not forget these steps to get the most of your fictional stories.
Plus, a bonus story about the first meeting of the Norman war machine and the Turks in Anatolia that could forever change your mental image of knights charging into combat.
Enjoy the episode and comment below to tell us a combat scene. Podcast Show Flow 1. Use it to advance your story 2. Understand the goal of the scene 3. Decide on real versus Fiction 4. Ensure the characters are represented 5. Tell a mini story of the fighting style 6. Understand the fight 7. Make the fight effect the characters
Bonus Tip * Don’t Forget the reader
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Today's Topic - Fantasy Storytelling made easy, treat groups of people like a character Relations are at the heart of every… relationship. Yeah, that is a pretty lame line. I cannot help it. I am full of lame lines. With that in mind, let us move forward into relationships.
If you are like me, the relationship pattern is one that happens between individuals. We know these types of interactions. They happen to us every day. If we are not caught up in the emotion of the actual relationship, they are easy to see. I think that is why reality television is so popular. It can be entertaining to watch people engage in the same, or hopefully worse, mistakes we have been caught up in with our relations.
I do not go for the melodrama of reality television. I am more old school; I watch people in real life, not in reality shows. If I have time where ever I go, I like to watch people interacting. It does not only teach us how individuals treat each other. It does not only give me ideas for scenes I will right out in the future. It teaches me how to treat groups interacting with other groups. So take a trip with Michael and I as we discuss how groups like a nation can interact with other nations, much like you treat your arch rival.
Enjoy the episode and comment below to tell me how you overcome your fears. Podcast Show Flow * What is it important to treat groups like people? * Mechanics of turing a county into a character * Other groups to treat like characters + Cultures + Communities + Factions like political parties * Relationship tropes + Arch rival + Forbidden Love / Lost Love + death of . . . + Best Friends / Betrayal + Mentor / Pupil (Poopal) + Fish out of water + Reluctant Ally
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Today's Topic - Don't Let fear stop you from sharing your world Have you ever really wanted something? As you started to move forward, you begin to hear little voices in your head that keep telling you why you will fail. I have heard these voices. As a matter a fact, when you listen to the episode. You will hear Michael support me to sharing the complete message.
Why it is important to listen to the voices of fear that run through you head when you are trying to create. Michael and I talk about a quick and easy system to identify, analyze, and find out the real risk of fear.
So, check out this episode. It will not only help you when you are world building. It can help you live a richer life. And when your life is better, and you better understand yourself, you will be able to create and share more of you world and stories.
Enjoy the episode and comment below to tell me how you overcome your fears. Podcast Show Flow * Why is addressing your fear important * It Can Kill Your World Before it starts * Your world is like a bad ending to a Neverending story * You are good enough, even if others are doing it great * You never finish your story * The Three steps you need to address your fears + Write down what the voices tell you and Ask what are they really telling you + Ask yourself, "Why Not?" + What is the worst that could happen if you go for it? (Hint: I will die is rarely the real answer)
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Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day How would a change in the technology level affect your world?
The Real World task for the day Build a cotton gin or watch a science documentary
The Tease Stop letting fear stop you.
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Today's Topic - Fantasy Tech Level Sword and sorcery sells. Middle-earth might still be the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Fantasy worlds. The first thing we think of with fantasy is Middle Age period western fantasy fiction.
However, we need not stop there when creating new worlds. Especially when we create a framework fantasy world. When The world the exist it should evolve over time into and possible beyond the Middle Ages.
Michael and I will expand on the topic of technology from episode 5.
Enjoy the episode and comment below to let me know what tools you use to organize your creativity fantasy worldbuilding. Podcast show notes * How to choose your Tech Level * Missing Technology? * How do the cultures evolve new Technology? * What impact will changes in the level have? * Will changes affect your story? * How should he technology evolve in your world? * Magic Vs Technology?
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Today's Topic - The importance of Color in Fantasy Worldbuilding Podcast show notes * Symbology - Basic to Complex * Why is Color important? * How is color used when developing a world? * How far is the reach of color? * Culture, Religion, And State
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Today's Topic - Let's Build a Solar System for your fantasy world. * Scope * Sun(s) * Planet and Moon(s) * Other visible planets * What about comets and other signs in the skies * Beyond the Visible night
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Podcast show notes * Notebooks + Pen and Paper + Graph Paper + Cam Scanner + Spark Planner * Post-it notes + brainstorming + Plots and Timeline management + kaizen board + Donuts or Snickers * Whiteboard * Excel * Campaign Cartographer 3 * Fractal Terrains 3 * Scrivener * Wordpress .Com or .Org * Google Drive * Why I do it all
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Today's Topic - Philosophy culture building in Fantasy Worldbuilding * Review of the basics of culture building check out this episode * We learn the importance of Exit D * Cover Michael's Lack of bullet points on the white board * Explanation of Michael's Philosophy-first concept + From the Worldbuilder's Level to the Cultures level * Cultural philosophical ideal vs Actual philosophy reality cultural norms * Benefits of contradiction * Various cultures philosophies discussed ... yep 100s a day * Eagle Warriors of the Aztecs and human sacrifice * Jeff's view of incorporating themes into stories and worlds
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Today's Topic - Fallout 4 World Review * Basics + Episode 65: Erratic Explorers visit Earth + Alternate Earth Year 2287 in Boston, MA + For more check out Wikia * Factions + Minutemen + The Institute + Railroad + Brotherhood of Steel * Places + Northern Border Concord, Ma to Salem, Ma + Souther Border Sherbon, Ma to Quincy, Ma + I-95 corridor through Boston, Ma + Fenway, Northend, Back bay (Missing Hannover Street and Newbury Street) * Races + Humans + Ghouls + Super Mutants + Synths * Why It works + Very Immersive + In-game Worldbuilding + Drama / Humor + Tough Choices
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Today's Topic - Language First Culture Create * Inspiration - Cwerin and Mystratos * Reordering Culture Creation * Why I like it? * When to avoid it
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Today's Topic - Goals and Your Word of the Year * Vision * Goal + One Year + Five Year + Ten Year * Goals Move you to vision + Personal + Business + Creative + Spiritual * Action Items + Weekly actions that help achieve your goals * Your future should determines your now
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Today's Topic - Fantasy Worldbuilding Culture Rebuild Part 2 * If you missed part 1 check it out. * Religion + Local Chief god per tribe + World was created in a great flood + a god was sacrificed to create humanity + Sacrifices to the gods are important + Marriage is important ritual + any thing unnatural could be supernatural + Salvation is like a happy place to fish, farm, and hunt + Evil people reincarnate, because this life is hell + Water must be processed, normal water can kill * Common food and drink * Food is lots of vegetable, and sea food. Land meat is supplemental and looked down on. * Art, Dress, and music + art starts with knot working and geometric shapes. * Alphabet is based on blocks from elven language * Dress is functional leather and cloth + Most colors are based on local plant or earth tones + a blue article will be used by the local chief
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Today's Topic - Fantasy Worldbuilding Culture Rebuild
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Shared Experience
- Village based tribal culture
- Shared symbolism
- Color Blue
- local gods and minor gods for important visible geography
- Shared Beliefs and Norms
- Lunar Based Culture
- Tribal independence
- Each Tribe has there local chief god
- Lunar Culture
- Language
- Based 0n the Breton Language
- Words based on blocks
- Top down writing
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Today's Topic - Let's Build a Mythology * Themes to the stories + Reinforce cultural norms * Tone + Consistent + Prose * Over the top * Epic Elements * Covers Cultural Norms * Its Fake * Follows Cultural Logic
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Today's Topic - Let's Build a fantasy Villain * Why Cat Mummies were made * Increasing invasions * Lose of cultural control of Egypt * Persia and Commercial Mummies * Greece and Govermeny Mummies
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Today's Topic - Let's Build a fantasy Villain * Types of Villains Reluctant, Psychopath, Sociopath, Supernatural, Accidental, Misguided, Fanatic and All in + Our's is a Misguided Fanatic * Purpose - Protect family from Prince Hogar's family * Motivation - fear of family losing wealth and good name * Perspective - From the noble class of Baurhdrakkas * Attributes and Traits + CW Princess + Young Adult + Naive + Social Thief + Askerii Agent + Hand Maiden is only real friend * Quirks + Hair Twirler + Spitefully Fake * Big Actions (Larger than life) + TBD in a future story
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Today's Topic - Say hello to our newest Fantasy Hero, Ammalheim * Ammalheim, but you can call her Amm or Ammalheim * A Reluctant hero * Purpose - Prevent a war between Prince Hogar and his son * Motivation - Love for family and community * Perspective - From the peasant class of Baurhdrakkas * Attributes and Traits + Thief-like with some basic magic skills + Average Looking + Smart and Physically strong + Loved by community * Quirks + 1st Born child + Distrust all nobles + Ordered preparation + Focused Staring * Big Actions (Larger than life) + TBD in a future story
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Today's Topic - The structure of a Fantasy Hero * Type of Hero + ~~Archtype~~ - ~~archetype~~ - Boy Scout + Greek + Dark + Reluctant + Anti * Motivation * Purpose * Perspective * Traits * Quirks * Big Actions (Larger than life)
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Today's Topic - Let's Build a creepy place for a creepy monster for Halloween * PS this episode has very disturbing content * Name of our Boogeyman + Ichvacher or Ichvacher or translates directly to weak dark man or shadowman * Location * Time??? * Consequence for visiting
Results
- A small plane of horror that has a will of its own
- Allows entrance or exit
- alerts Ichvacher about tresspassers
- Has an alter inside a steppe tent
- Light dims when you enter through a mist
- Turns to night when Ichvacher is encountered
- People who are sacrificed or die turn into living sands
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Today's Topic - Halloween Let's Build a Boogeyman * This episode really might have dark matter * What is a boogeyman + Motivations + Attributes + Powers + Why do they appear - Why and When + How to stop * Results + Name see next Episode + Feeds on fear + Glowing steel eyes + Shadow body and moves through shadows + Punish children for disrespect or inhospitably + Punishments start with stealing teeth and shock-white hair
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Today's Topic - Fantasy Worldbuilding Economics 101 * This is not meant to judge the correctness of actual real world economics. GO MISES! (Except for this line) * Do pick a school or schools to evolve your economics. Cheat sheet Link form Pragmatic Capitalist * Do Not try and force everything to fit the schools you pick perfectly... That would be the pretense of knowledge * The Basic Path of how a economy grows Wiki Article on Economic Anthropology + Collective sharing + Value Theory - Intrinsic Value - Objective Value - Labor value + Basic Exchanges start to form - Market - Gift - Commodity + Barter + Money + Credit + Banks - Fractional-Reserve Banking - Full-Reserve Banking - Free Banks Vs Central Banking + Advance economics start evolving after the economy shifts from an agricultural to industrial + Do not over think it, just understand the flow of it
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Today's Topic - Basics of Secret societies * Brain Storming from Wikipedia * What are Secret Societies * Types of Secret Societies + Political + Academia + Internet + Supernatural/Religious * Where do they come from * How should we use them
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Today's Topic - Why we play games * Michael and Jeffery set a record of 37 seconds without trying to mess each other up. * Why we started playing games + Sports / Hunting and running + The Run down hunt method + Games to learn how to fulfill basic needs + Add in chance and game theory * Gamification * Using games to impress * Prosperity Tax * games show us what we are good at * We play games for relaxation and fun * Jeffery learns that real world time * The meaning of life
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Today's Topic - Favorite Fantasy Fiction and why they work. Michael and Jeffery look at the fantasy titles that have had the most impact in their lives. Spoiler's abound
- What stopped most of our people that we have interviewed.
- Create it make it share it
- Excalibur [Blu-ray] Jeff's number one
- Zelda Games
- The Baker's Boy (Book of Words)
- Record of Lodoss War
- Lord of the Rings, The: The Motion Picture Trilogy
- Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year - PlayStation 4
- Dragonlance
- Villains by Necessity
- The Dark Crystal
- Suikoden
- Drizzt
- Star Wars: The Digital Movie Collection
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Today's Topic - Books for Worldbuilder's to read * Living as a creative * Buy in * Defined Writing Time * Sharing * Giveback * Lead Don't Follow * Partners
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Today's Topic - Books for Worldbuilder's to read * The Rivan Codex Question from João E. Nascimento on Facebook. If we follow David Eddings advice and not read fantasy, What books should we read? * Types of books I read + Books that better help me understand out world + Dictionary of Symbols (Norton Paperback) + Writing Systems: A Linguistic Introduction + The Language Construction Kit + Red Man's Religion: Beliefs and Practices of the Indians North of Mexico + The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Penguin Classics) + Gilgamesh: A New English Version + Marcus Aurelius: A Life + Fiefs and Vassals: The Medieval Evidence Reinterpreted + Patterns in Prehistory: Humankind's First Three Million Years + Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth + Art History + Architecture + Roleplaying Games + Aztec Art + The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek) + How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes
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Today's Topic - The Rebuild After the world is blown up, and new groups start to form. It is time to start rebuilding your fantasy world. Check out part one! and Part two
- What is a magic system
- Look to games and fiction for inspiration
- Or to systems that have been used in our world
- Tarot
- Nordic Runes
- Astrology and many many more
- Systems
- Extra Magical
- Innate
- Learned
- Science as Magic
- Illusion
- A Bonus system from the producer
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Today's Topic - The Rebuild After the world is blown up, and new groups start to form. It is time to start rebuilding your fantasy world. Check out part one! and Part two
- ~~Mike~~ Michael is proven to be a Waterworld lover.
- Society Redux
- Escape to Space
- Turning back on the technology
- A pooh story
- Two steps back
- Picking
- Scenario Battles
- Is it safe?
- Is the old world evil
- The deaths that come after a wave
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Today's Topic - Societies and Culture after your big bang Michael and Jeffery talk about how worlds are reconstucted after they are destroyed in horrific ways in various forms of fiction. If you missed our first apocalyptic look at fantasy worldbuilding. Check out part one!
- a look back when Gardul blew up
- Fallout of my world into a look at society scenarios
- How much is left of your old world
- How many people are around
- Is the old world evil?
- How far are you from the evert? (Place and time)
- How does the new economy work?
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Today's Topic - First you made your fantasy world... now blow it up. Post apocalyptic views of fantasy realms Michael and Jeffery talk about various ways to blow up you fantasy world. We look at diffrent ways and examples of those types of fiction. The list is based on this a list from this Wikipedia article
- Ecological
- Impact/Disaster
- War
- Aliens
- Psychological
- Technology
- Supernatural
- Disease
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Today's Topic - How to build the Buardrakkeniem Culture Part 3 Michael and Jeffery finish off with the history of the Buardrakkeniem culture. We discuss the invasion and the overreach of the orc tribes. From the orcish invasion we move to reconquest of the region by the Buardrakkeniem and discuss the rising threat of the Aeskrii to the east. We wrap up the pointing out how the events in the culture help shape the current form of the culture. They develop in history much the same way characters would develop in good story.
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Today's Topic - How to build the Buardrakkeniem Culture Part 2 Micheal and Jeffery start going over the history of the Buardrakkeniem culture. They start in the purple grasslands at the near the head waters of the Neski river. And the follow the migration into the Arm of the Continent .
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Today's Topic - Presidential politics inspiring Fantasy Worldbuilding * Inspiration + old germanic tribes (Franks and Francisca) + Forced migration of tribal cultures + battle of teutoburg forest + How would magic influence ancient cultures * What is the goal of the culture? + Create a old style germanic culture that is influenced by magic? + Focus on hearth and home
Episode 67: Baurhdrakkiem Calendars
Episode 64: Baurhdrakkiem Carver Magic
Episode 61: Kurriq Spirit Magic
Episode 54: Welcome to Fantasy Kingdom of Baurhdrakkas
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Today's Topic - Presidential politics inspiring Fantasy Worldbuilding * There could be internal faction problems in a state + This is more plot then worldbuilding * Fight for the Millennial voters by Veronique de Rugy * Median voter Theorem - Learn Liberty * Helps create rules for how people and factions react + Need for support from people + Two-axis system + x-axis Harmony To Dominion over nature + y-axis Conformity to Divergence over people * What is the actual * What is the ideal * Personal Struggle * Faction Struggle * Culture Struggle
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Today's Topic - Map 3,242 and other Fantasy Worldbuilding maps * What are maps? * Free maps with newsletter sign up * Know your needs + What is it for? + What quality are you looking for? + Free form vs Fractals + Research + Google/YouTube + cartographers guild * Options + Pen and paper + Generators @ Donjon.com + Paid software - Campaign Cartographer - Fractal Terrains 3 - Photoshop Cloud + Free software - GIMP + Hire a mapmaker - DN Frost + Virtual RPG Tabletop software list
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Today's Topic - What Type of Worldbuilder are you? * Inspiration for the topic + The Building of Worlds by by Rajan Khanna * The Architect(WhatI call framework worldbuilding) + Pros + Cons * Gunslinger + Pros + Cons * The Gardener + Pros + Cons
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Today's Worldbuilding Topic - Let's build a new fantasy monster The Rating
Basic
- Hello World for New co-host, Michael Miller
- Let's build a new fantasy monster, Ant Zombie overlords
- Inspiration
- Started out of a joke with Matthew Bannock
- Old Zombie movies
- Deer attack!
- Original monster created was the salt zombie
- Goal
- A that small is scarier then large
- fear of loss of control
- cause a moral dilemma
- Physical
- tiny tan ant 5 mm
- Eat brain matter
- Monster
- Colony which builds harvesting outpost
- Workers will create an outpost in the brain of a human.
- Scouts will colonize human bodies to find more food.
- return to harvest site before body loses body
- victim will go crazy, die very quickly
- food returned to nest
- Will migrate if when food wiped out
Am I your avatar? * Who are you? Michael Miller * Tell us a bit about your yourself? * What is your current passion? * What type are your favorite genre(s) or are you a one title person? * What is your preferred media format? * What is your first experience where you knew you loved speculative fiction? * What is the first title that comes to mind? * What is your favorite title? * What would you as for more of from the people who create the content? * What would you ask for less of from the people who create the content? * Where is the best place for people to chat with you on the Internet?
Today's Topic - Surprise changes at the Worldbuilder's Anvil * Show changes after our Worldbuilder's Topic * Race to culture part 3 of Building and insect race + Norms - Duty to Colony - Job Choosing * Warrior Houses * Worker Houses - Leaderless + Information Check out episode 76 + Religious Basics - Battle of the gods * Sun * The Planet * The Moon + Evolution - The multi-queen state - The Mountain vs the plains + Traits - Hatred of Dwarves * Changes in format + Weekly based Thursday Release Date 12:00AM + Segments from a worldbuilding perspective. + The use of guest host... more to be announced on that going forward + Worldbuilding topic first every week + Segments tips on worldbuilding - Building a culture - Building a Race - Building a monster - Building a language + Am I your Avatar - Tips from lover's of Fantasy and Science Fiction about what they like + Art Tips + What coming up + Erratic Explores moments + Indie Games + Video Games + Books + Short Stories and mores + I will still do author interviews. They will be separate episodes released on Saturdays at 12:00 AM
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Today's Topic - Surprise changes at the Worldbuilder's Anvil * Changes in the show format * Learn about a few new features * Check back after 12:00 AM EDT on Thursday for the next office episode
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Today's Topic - It's ... a....111 ...Fallout IV * It has finally been teased * Boston and More? + Hanover Street better be rocking + Does Springfield, the cape, and the Islands make * Hoping for a Free State in New Hampshire * Does on still use Vacationland * Where there be any new mutated races * What kind of eyebots will be around * Will there be wooden jet powered flying ships * Can I start to trust the Institute
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Today's Topic - From inspiration to a new race part 2 * Physical Size + Worker's - .5-1.5 Feet Tall and 1.5-2.5 feet long - 25 lbs - Can explode themselves to release toxic venom + Solider - 1.5-2.5 Feet Tall and 2.5-3.5 feet long - 45lbs - Nasty pinchers + Flying Male - 5 Feet Tall and 7 feet long - 100lbs - Winged that are remove when the fertilize a queen + Queen - 4 Feet Tall and 6 feet long - 40 lbs - Lay 100s of eggs a month ... not millions - Lay eggs + Short lived 5-35 years + Natural organs + Do not speak, use chemicals and writing to communicate * Homes + Live in mainly build down colonies + Eat fungus from inside the nest + Queens to not leave unless the colony cannot support + Foreign quarters are near the surface * Traits + Communal living + Curiosity towards plant life + Great strength can lift 15-30 times their weight + Colony first
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Today's Topic - Let's build a new Insect Race, part 1 Find your inspiration * Ant Style fictional fantasy race for Podcastia * Inspiration + Weaver Ants + Grass cutter Ants * Traits I want + Protected Food Supplies + Dense Urban Colonies + Farming + Crafting + Different body types * Body Type + 4 Legs + 2 legs that can grasp + 2 Antenna + Different body types per social class, queen, flying male, soldier, gatherer, worker, and crafts man
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Today's Topic - Dinner Time, Fantasy Worldbuilding and food * The Chemistry of it * The ability to grow or locate it * What is cheaper * A way to show status * How it makes us feel * The ability to protect it
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Today's Topic - Types of Animals ... Looking for inspiration for Monsters and Fantasy Races * Special thanks to Colorado State * Mammal + Hair + Backbone + Warm-blooded * Reptilian + Cold-blooded + Scales + Backbone + Eggs on land * Birds + Feathers + Warm-blooded + Eggs + Backbone * Insects + 6 or more legs + 2 antennae + Armored + Sectional * Aquatic Animals + most have gills + Need to breathe * Life (David Attenborough-Narrated Version) [Blu-ray]
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Today's Topic - High Drama in Fantasy Settings * What do I mean by high drama * Pitfalls + Fatigue + Unbelievable + Lack of buy in + Not Easy to pull off * Benefits + No many people try to go there + A opus + Will leave a lasting impact on your audience
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Today's Topic - Discworld and the Brilliance of Terry Pratchett * Special Thanks to lspace.org * Discworld + The World is flat! + This is no Roundworld + It takes a Circumfence + Lunar Diffrences . . . Nice Plants * Monsters + Grade 1: monsters invented by adults to scare children from dangerous of forbidden places (prohibitory) - Like Jenny Green-Teeth + Grade 2: monsters invented by adults to scare anyone, anywhere. One of the examples is The Headless Horseman. + Grade 3: monsters by accident (mostly) - The Eater of Socks. + Grade 4: monsters here for purposes of their own - Hiver. + Suggested new Grade 5: monsters invented by children for children!!! The worst kind!!! - The Child-eating Puddle * Races + Where else can you find a Sneeb + Zombies Head of the Lawyers Guild, Mr. Reaper, and Life timers
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Today's Topic - It takes two, or maybe more * Welcome to the World of Factions + Groups of States + Individual States + Intrastate Factions + Faction hostility does not mean war - Cold Wars will have violence + Look for causes of factions - Common Cause - Common Culture - Common Enemies - Convince
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Today's Topic - The Art of War Storytelling * The Art of Troupes + Great Article on War Story Troupes via tvtropes.org + Realism is not the goal + Hero, Squad, or badass ? + War Sucks verses the Glory of Battle * Keep in Mind + Battle might bring up conflicting emotions + Stealth is boring if it works + Understand the weapons + It might not always be professional military + Fatigue is real + Why they fight? + Selling the fear for life + Ask a Combat Vet
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Today's Topic - Shire Calendar * Based on the Anglo Saxon Calendar + Solar year 365 + 12 30 Day months + 5 or 6 bonus days (Yule, Lithe, Mid-year day, Overlithe) * Days + Stars of Varda + Sun + Moon + Two Trees of Valinor + Heavens + Sea + Valar
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Today's Topic - Baurhdrakkiem Calendars * Influences of the calender + Solar year 363.1 days + Weeks are 11 days one - Sun Day - Moon 1 Day - Moon 2 Day - 5 visible objects day - Nebula Day - Star Day - Planet Day + Cwerin Major lunar Calender (Evolution of months) - Cycle of the large moon is 33 days + 4 Major holidays marking the changing of the seasons + 1 Holiday every 10 years (for the leap year) The day of second chances
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Today's Topic - Worldbuilding questions: How to I build a fantasy Calendar? * Types of Calendars + Solar + Lunar + Solar and Lunar + Other Celestial + Societal + Fiscal + Magic * Basics + Period of Planet + Cycle of moon(s) + Other Celestial cycles * Great Calender generation at donjon * Calendars and not necessarily
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Today's Topic - Erratic Explorers visit Earth
- Special thanks to Fallout Series Wikia
- Nexusmods.com for a link to a great image.
- Basics
- Post Nuclear Earth
- Fallout
- Fallout 2
- Fallout Tactics
- Fallout 3
- Fallout New Vegas
- 1950's Propaganda set in the 22nd century and beyond
- Races
- Humans
- Ghouls
- Mutants
- Super-mutants
- Places
- California
- Oregon
- Capital Wasteland
- Mojave
- Why it works
- Fun 1950's Propaganda
- Learning bits and pieces of what happened
- Story lines break what you think about what is happening
- Karma
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Today's Topic - Baurhdrakkiem Carver Magic * Inspirations + Norse Runic Magic + Classic D&D Magic-User magic * Carver + Creating temporary + A Learned Magic System - Time - Shaping - Summoning + Must learn how to cast the magic to learn it. - Better you know the spell the easier it is to do + Shaping and summoning are skills that you learn - Speaking, breaking, or thinking * Common Traits + Magic Harmony(Must Have) + Curse of Thrax + Magic Sight + Genetic Memory
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Today's Topic - Fantasy Storytelling does not have to be a genre unto itself * Fantasy is as much setting and a genre * No Limitations on the types of stories you can tell * Make a sub-genre story * Use elements of other genres * Use when the other genres fit or even when they do not seem to fit * Love story between two characters * Love story between a character and a sword
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Today's Topic - What's Around the Corner - Thanos and The Infinity Gauntlet * Great example of a universe building or Worldbuilding * Involved the miniseries Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity Wars, and Infinity Crusade * Involved crossed overs with most every marvel title * Twisted love story, I think * Patient * The ripples of this story-line is so powerful still controlling the box office today
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Today's Topic - Kurriq or Baurhdrakkiem Spirit Magic * Inspirations + The little know about Druids + Baurhdrakkiem religion and alphabet * Kurriq + Earliest Cultural Religion + A Spirit-based Magic Ritual, Location, Time + No symbols outside of the runes in the alphabet + Sacrifice from the life forces plant, animal, sentient, + Potion, amulets, elixirs, and balm bases + Spirits can be used to create non-direct effect + gods can be called upon to cause direct effects * Common Traits + Spirit Connection + Spirit Speech + Spirit Sight + Channeling + Medium
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Today's Topic - Storytelling from a framework-based world * Storytelling from a framework-based world * Outline your plot, * + List of characters you need + remember to look to other genre's to strength your overall story * Picking your location * Picking your time and place * Check your created characters to see if any characters should or could be used * Sketch out the physical dimension of import locations that are new * Review the locations of other area's * Write out your first draft! Just write it out.
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Interview: Philip E. Carroll From World building in his youth with his twin brother, Philip's course has been set. Now a husband, father, grandfather, podcaster, and author; Phillip dedicates himself to building better fantasy and science fiction worlds. He as dedicated himself to transition to this full time. Let's give worldbuilders Welcome to Philip E. Carroll. Go Army!
- Introduction
- Do you feel Orc or Elf today?
- Tell us about your latest work.
- How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story?
- When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding?
- Biggest achievement to date?
- What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner?
- Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer
Gauntlet round 1. What held you back from sharing your world(s)? 2. Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? 3. What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings? 4. What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world? 5. What tool(s) could you not work without? 6. What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path? 7. If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the first thing you would do? (Please keep it as clean as possible.)
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Today's Topic - Erratic Explorers visit Middle Earth
- Special thanks to One Wiki to Rule them all
- Basics
- The 800 pound Gorilla for fantasy worlds
- Races
- Humans
- Dwarves
- Elves
- Ents
- Orcs
- Goblins
- Hobbits
- Gaints
- Trolls
- Spiders
- Wraiths
- Wolves
- Places
- Misty Mountains
- The Great Sea
- Mirkwood
- The old forest
- Gap of Rohan
- Moria
- Mordor
- Brandywine River
- States
- Mordor
- Gondor
- Rohan
- Rivendale
- Languages
- Adûnaic
- Black Speech
- Khuzdûl
- Rohirric
- Westron
- Valarin
- Why it works
- Devilish details
- Map with the books
- Rich history
- Deep lore
- Division of good verses evil
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Today's Topic - Do you microclimate? * What is a microclimate + Created - Magical, supernatural, or technological - Structures - Dams + Natural - Maritime - Highlands - Craters - Caves - Magma * Why should you consider microclimates + Makes the world feel more natural
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Today's Topic - Random Question: In this setting-with all laws of physics- how would shapeshifting work? * Questions are the foundation of Worldbuilding * Found on stack exchange from Molua Young * Criteria + magic is an inherited ability to manipulate energy and matter * Answer + Look to the universe for inspiration + The butterfly effect - Egg to Caterpillar - Caterpillar to goo - goo to butterfly + Really everything starts in a different form from birth through life * Additional questions + Does the mass of the being change + What happens to the conciseness of the altered being + What limits the ability to shapeshift + Can magic speed up or slow down the process + Can living beings change into a rock...
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Interview: Monica Spath While Adjusting during the day Monica is a storyteller, artist, weaver, animator, lover of science fiction, movie writing and most especially loves storytelling and curling a bit in upstate New York.
- Introduction
- Do you feel Orc or Elf today?
- Tell us about your latest work.
- How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story?
- When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding?
- Biggest achievement to date?
- What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner?
- Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer
Gauntlet round 1. What held you back from sharing your world(s)? 2. Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? 3. What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings? 4. What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world? 5. What tool(s) could you not work without? 6. What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path? 7. If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the first thing you would do? (Please keep it as clean as possible.)
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Today's Topic - Welcome to Fantasy Kingdom of Baurhdrakkas * Apologies * Inspiration + Battle of Teutonburg Forest - Ancient Germanic Tribes - Unification of Germany in 1871 + Francisca + Principalities of Glantri in Mystara + Orders of knight from Dragonlance + A Kingdom with out the King * Predicate Kingdom
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Today's Topic - Magic in Gardul * What is magic in the universe in Gardul? + It is the Dark Matter, the strings of connection * How is it accessed + Extra magical - Ritual - Location - Time - Not just about god(s) + Innate - Think - Speak - Action + Learned - Time - Shaping - Summoning * Cultural influence * Changes over time * Noun confusion
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Today's Topic - Test your Fantasy World * What is the point of testing your world? + Target the same part of world you plan to + Like beta readers for the background + Allows you to learn what needs to be fleshed out and what needs to be ignored + Allows you to check to make sure the places and * Be upfront with the reason you are doing it + Ask for feedback * Ways to test + Short stories + Oral storytelling + Role-playing games * My preferred method * Know your avatar + Ask your avatar if about the criticism
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Interview: J.S. Morin JS Morin by night dreams elaborate dreams of visiting fanciful worlds, performing acts of heroism, and solving intriguing puzzles, which inspire him to craft stories.
Jeff also possesses one of the most intriguing and dangerous blogs for worldbuilders and fantasy lovers on the internet. Amongst his works, He has written the Twinborn Trilogy, The Mad Tinker Chronicles, and the Black Ocean Mission's. The He latest book is Black Ocean Mission 3: Poets and Piracy.
- Introduction
- Do you feel Orc or Elf today?
- Tell us about your latest work.
- How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story?
- When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding?
- Biggest achievement to date?
- What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner?
- Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer
Gauntlet round 1. What held you back from sharing your world(s)? 2. Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? 3. What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings? 4. What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world? 5. What tool(s) could you not work without? 6. What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path? 7. If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the first thing you would do? (Please keep it as clean as possible.)
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Today's Topic - The Roadmap for the Worldbuilder's Anvil Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Thank you so much for listening to the first 50 episodes.
- We shall always have a focus on the worldbuilding moving into the future.
- Monday Episode types
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Storytelling episodes
- Random questions I want to answer about Worldbuilding,RPGs, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Storytelling, or Gardul
- Questions from newsletters subscribers
- Questions from twitter or social media
- Questions I have and will pretend like someone has asked me
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- Worldbuilder's Wednesday Focused discussions on worldbuilding topics
- Friday Episode Types
- Flash fiction Friday
- World Explorer
- What's Around the corner?
- Worldbuilder Interview's on Saturday will continue
- No new episode days, I just do not have the time to make more episodes. However, If you would like to hear more about how you can support the Worldbuilder's Anvil without spending a dime. Please go to this no cost support page.
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Today's Topic - Who am I? Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- We know what motivates your character
- We know what your characters looks like
- Bring it together
- What is the personality of your character
- What will cause the character to stand their ground
- What will cause them to comprise their principles
- What causes action or in action
- What are at least 5 quirks about the character (Thanks, GURPS)
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Today's Topic - Character Traits and Flaws Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- What makes the character stand out
- Attributes
- Physical
- Mental
- Social
- Vocational
- Allies/Enemies
- Supernatural
- It is not all good news
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Interview: D.N. Frost D.N. Frost is a fantasy author, cartographer, and worldbuilder. She is best know for her work with Awakening (Tales of the Known World Book 1). She is a person I am glad to call friend. And a person who I go to when I want to know more about maps and languages. Now let's all put our hammer's together for D.N.
". 1. Introduction
2. Do you feel Orc or Elf today?
3. Tell us about your latest work.
4. How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story?
5. When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding?
6. Biggest achievement to date?
7. What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner?
8. Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer
Gauntlet round 1. What held you back from sharing your world(s)? 2. Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? 3. What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings? 4. What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world? 5. What tool(s) could you not work without? 6. What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path? 7. If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the first thing you would do? (Please keep it as clean as possible.)
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Today's Topic - Worldbuilding Trap: World to Story Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Your world has more words than the Encyclopedia Britannica
- You have developed 99 cultures, 154 races, 543 states that spans the 5,502,532,127,000,001 square feet of your new world.
- You sit down and start writing your first work. About a fictional world war on your planet.
- STOPPPPPP!!!!
- relax
- plan the story explain the world through the story not the story through the world
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- What motivates people
- Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
- Physiological
- Safety
- Love/Belonging
- Esteem
- Self-actualization
- Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
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Today's Topic - Fantasy Character Fashion Show Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Baseline for a character's appearance comes from the fictional state and the fantasy culture fashion.
- From the time your characters life span
- Age and Travel modifiers
- Appearance
- Hair
- Eyes
- Mouth
- Clothes
- Pant or what?
- Under the pants
- Accessories
- The little things in the house
- Show of wealth
- Mementos
- Type of materials
- Weapons of choice
- Based on materials
- Skill
- Intimidation
- Show of wealth
- Based on materials
- Characters' Taste + Ability to acquire = Characters' Fashion
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Interview: Rae Elliot From the age of eight Rae Elliot has been on a journey to becoming a writer. Her love of writing and storytelling merged with her love of Fantasy and science fiction with her first book Fractured, a science fiction novel. Fractured is also available on iTunes in a podcast. Her next fiction novel will be a fantasy novel called Treefell: Legend of The Wood. Beyond her love for Fantasy she is now working on a non-fiction work "Pinterst for Indie Authors" 1. Introduction 2. Do you feel Orc or Elf today? 3. Tell us about your latest work. 4. How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story? 5. When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding? 6. Biggest achievement to date? 7. What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner? 8. Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer
Gauntlet round 1. What held you back from sharing your world(s)? 2. Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? 3. What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings? 4. What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world? 5. What tool(s) could you not work without? 6. What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path? 7. If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the first thing you would do? (Please keep it as clean as possible.)
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Today's Topic - Worldbuilding Trap: The Trouble with Tropes * What is a Trope? * Are Tropes bad? + Understanding your Avatar + does it seem forced + Does it seem fake * Make up your own mind. * Understanding you Avatar is they key
Thanks to Rae Elliot for the great review
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Today's Topic - TAX Attack * How does your fictional government support its power? * Direct Taxes and duties + Property Tax + Income Tax + Statute Labor + Salt Tax + Tenure Tax + Tithe + Tariffs + Tribute + Inheritance Tax + Excise Tax + Tolls + Marriage Tax + Minority Tax * Indirect Taxes + Sales Tax + Value Added Tax + Goods and Services + Inflation + Subsidy + Corporate Tax
Thanks to The Entrepreneurs Library and Ray Rose WC Talk Radio for the great reviews
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Today's Topic - Types of Governments in Fantasy Worldbuilding * Power of the state + Anarchy + True democracy + consent of the governed + Limited Monarchy + Authoritarian * How do rulers come to power + Birth + Personal traits + Appointed by divine source + Appointed by previous leader + Coup + Random selection + Election * How is the transitions of power handed + Peaceful + Violent + War * How are rights earned + Natural Rights + Rights granted by rulers - Nepotism - Forced by the mob - Reward * Who owns what? + Individuals own property + State owns property * Is the stated tied to a religion * What do you call your state? List of common government types * Special thanks to Nick
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Interview: Anna Questerly Bookseller and bibliophile turned author, Anna Questerly writes medieval fiction and fairy tales for smart kids and young hearts. For adults, she creates Utopian fantasy as A.J. Questerly
- Introduction
- Do you feel Orc or Elf today?
- Tell us about your latest work.
- How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story?
- When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding?
- Biggest achievement to date?
- What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner?
- Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer
Gauntlet round 1. What held you back from sharing your world(s)? 2. Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? 3. What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings? 4. What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world? 5. What tool(s) could you not work without? 6. What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path? 7. If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the first thing you would do? (Please keep it as clean as possible.)
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Today's Topic - Worldbuilding Religions and Fantasy States * Create folder for your Fantasy religion in your Scrivener worldbuilding bible. + Add a religions document + Religion links to track - What percentage of the population follows this religion - When did the religion first appear. - Does the state have influence over the religion - Is the religion approved by the state * If not what happens if you get caught engaging in worship. - Are there any parts of the religion that are not the same in this country * This could change overtime
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Today's Topic - Worldbuilding Cultural and Racial Links in your Fantasy State * Create folder for your Fantasy country in your Scrivener worldbuilding bible. + Add a Cultural and a Racial links document + Cultural links to track - When culture first joins the state. - Culture disappears from the state - What percentage of the population belongs to the state + Racial links - All races should come from the cultural links - What percentage of the population in the fantasy country * This could change overtime
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Today's Topic - Worldbuilding Trap: Paralysis by Analysis * Worldbuilding helps create framework for story * When it is happening? + When you stop writing first draft. + When you remake the world every time you start a revision + When you avoid writing or storytelling because you have to work on the world * Telling the stories is the point * What is okay? + If you pause to record newly minted words in a language + Record new unexpected world elements + You are worldbuilding as education and you are using stories to explore your world * Tips + New world elements folder in your Scrivener file + "GO GO GO" note + record what you need for story.
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Interview: Aaron Wood Please listen to learn more about Aaron Wood. A geek at heart and artist that has created some wonderful book covers and propaganda.
- Introduction
- Do you feel Orc or Elf today?
- Tell us about your latest work.
- How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story?
- When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding?
- Biggest achievement to date?
- What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner?
- Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer
Gauntlet round 1. What held you back from sharing your world(s)? 2. Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? 3. What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings? 4. What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world? 5. What tool(s) could you not work without? 6. What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path? 7. If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the first thing you would do? (Please keep it as clean as possible.)
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Today's Topic - Worldbuilding Fantasy State History Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Important Things remembered
- Truth according to the culture
- based on norms
- Wars
- Turmoil
- Major Expansions
- War or land
- Trade
- Science
- Magic
- Exploration
- Stagnant periods
- Major new discovers
- New Power
- new type of geography
- new item in the night sky
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Today's Topic - The Rise and Fall of a Fantasy State Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- When did it become a state
- How did the state form
- Golden Age(s)
- State the collapse
- What caused the end of the state
- Was it really the end?
- Does it reemerge
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Today's Topic - Fantasy States Revisited Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- History
- Rise And Fall
- Links to Cultures and Races
- Tolerance
- Types of governments
- Taxes
- The Arts
- Norms
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Interview: Bill Treadwell Please listen to learn more about Bill Treadwell, the chief worldbuilder for Caladria
- Introduction
- Do you feel Orc or Elf today?
- Tell us about your latest work.
- How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story?
- When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding?
- Biggest achievement to date?
- What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner?
- Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer
Gauntlet round 1. What held you back from sharing your world(s)? 2. Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? 3. What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings? 4. What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world? 5. What tool(s) could you not work without? 6. What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path? 7. If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the first thing you would do? (Please keep it as clean as possible.)
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The Tease Fantasy States Revisited
Today's Topic - Fantasy Racial Appearances Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Visual Appearance
- Common skin colors
- Common Eye color
- Height and Weight
- Hair
- Keep in mind
- Eyes
- Smell
- Sound
- Taste
- Feel
Today's Topic - Fantasy Racial Traits Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Physical
- Mental
- Social
- Vocational
- Allies/Enemies
Today's Topic - Fantasy Culture Arts, Dress, And Architecture Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Specific until Incorporated into a state. The
- Symbology
- Geography
- Materials for clothing
- Materials for Building
- Types of clothing
- Materials
- Colors
- Clasp
- Accessories
- Architecture
- Inspiration
- Important Structures
- Type of materials
- Arts
- Based on materials
- Stone
- Wood and weeds
- Mud
- Metals
- Pigments and Paints
- Common goods
- The Mouth
- Based on materials
Interview: Dawn Metcalf Please listen to learn more about Dawn Metcalf, the Twixt, mutant lemmings, breaking stuff and much much more. Listen for the special bonus discussion about a zombie mouse. Do not forget to preorder Insidious (The Twixt) today
- Introduction
- Do you feel Orc or Elf today?
- Tell us about your latest work.
- How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story?
- When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding?
- Biggest achievement to date?
- What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner?
- Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer
Gauntlet round 1. What held you back from sharing your world(s)? 2. Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? 3. What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings? 4. What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world? 5. What tool(s) could you not work without? 6. What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path? 7. If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the first thing you would do? (Please keep it as clean as possible.)
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Today's Topic - Racial Makeup of your Culture Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- What Races are part of the culture
- Probable start with one culture
- Migrations of tribes early on will cause the makeup of race to change
- Merging of groups into new culture
- One of the races adapted the other races culture
- What is the status of the minor race
- What happens when the races have babies
Today's Topic - Fantasy Cultural Traits Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Racial before Cultural
- Physical
- Mental
- Social
- Vocational
- Allies/Enemies
Today's Topic - Worldbuilding Cultural Evolution Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Separation
- Religious
- Physical
- Social
- Mass immigration
- Growth
- New Contact
- Taking land from other culture
- Magical or Technological growth
- Decline
- Subjugation
- Relocation
- Genocide
- Major Power
- Hand of god
- Drought
- Famine
- major disasters
- Disease
Today's Topic - Fantasy Worldbuilding Cultural Fashion Show
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- Visual Appearance
- Common skin colors
- Common Eye color
- Height and Weight
- Hair
- Once per races
- Dress
- Common clothing
- Color of clothing
- types of materials
- Common weapons
- Traditional vs Modern
Today's Topic - Cultural Relations in Fantasy Worlds Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Internal Factions
- Pro culture
- Anti Cultural
- Self-Serving
- External Faction
- Nearby Tribes
- Nearby States
- Trading partners
- Internal-External Factions
- Same-Cultural different States
- Cultural Growth
- Cultural Separation
Today's Topic - Fantasy Cultural Norms Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Values
- Two-axis system
- x-axis Harmony To Dominion over nature
- y-axis Conformity to Divergence over people
- What is the actual
- What is the ideal
- Behaviors - Common expressions of the values
- Common Stories
- Greetings
- Polite or rude
- Idea
- This will be subject to change as time goes on.
Today's Topic - Worldbuilding Trap: Consistent = Fake Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Thinking that Consistent means cultures always follow the same logic
- languages will always have exceptions
- Individuals will very from the cultural idea
- Cultures are made of of groups of individuals who are always changing.
- Being consistent means that once you make a choice. You have to respect it.
- If they people have to bow whenever they enter a room. They have to do it.
- Work around
- Create an exception to a rule.
- Mary did not bow when she entered the room because the owner failed to greet her properly
- Punish the character who breaks the rule
- Mary becomes known as "the Rude" and never invited to parties in the city.
- Create an exception to a rule.
Today's Topic - Cultural Information in Worldbuilding Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- What I track when I create fictional cultures
- Brief pre-state history
- Important symbols
- Basics on Music and Arts
- pre-religious believes
- Type of culture
- Hunter gatherer
- Tribal
- Agriculture
- Pastoral
- Civilization
- Other
- Other similar cultures
- This will be subject to change as time goes on.
Today's Topic - Evolution, Not just for your species! Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Not a creation vs evolution discussion about the real world. It is about things changing.
- Long-term
- Species
- Races
- Chemical
- Plants
- Geology
- Cosmos
- Short-term
- Cultures
- States
- Languages
- FACES - Characters change before, during, and after stories . . .unless they are dead . . . then they still might.
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Today's Topic - What is the state of your nation(s)?
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- What are states?
- You should know the basics of one?
- What is the cultural makeup?
- What is the form of government?
- How are the people taxed?
- What is the history of important events?
- What are important current events?
- What relations do they currently have with neighbors?
- Know the basic economics
- Do I need this if I am working on a fantasy version of earth?
- Yes!
- Should Iwrite up other nations thatare mentioned when talking about my state?
- I would, but it depends
- Should I share mine with the world?
- Depends again?
- The Gazetteer Writer's Manual: Creating Travel Guides to Fictional Worlds (World Building Series)
Today's Topic - Laphinnesehïrïm errr Languages
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- Why are languages important and intriguing
- Languages are a common way for cultures to share ideas.
- They flesh out cultures like nothing else
- They add a high level of detail that can be shared with others
- Must have resources on languages The Language Construction Kit
and The Conlanger's Lexipedia both by Mark Rosenfelder
- What type of languages are there
- Common spelling mock ups - town becomes jeff so Newtown = Newjeff
- Naming languages - you have the basics, lack grammar, rules, and phonics
- A Full blown language - Think Tolkien or Klingon
- Oral vs writing systems vs sign vs ???
Today's Topic - Religions in your Fantasy World Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes
- Myths to Religion
- Common Rituals
- Common Beliefs
- Common Symbols
- Common Stories
- Possible belief in the Supernatural
- Salvation is optional
Today's Topic - Races * What are Races? + Depends on how you define it for your world + Common appearance of the grouping - Not body height, weight, and intelligence should vary based on nutrition + Shared Traits by then vast majority of the group * What Races is not? + All living in one country + Photocopies of each other (Depends) + What I say
Today's Topic - Cultures * What is a culture? + Shared Experience + Shared symbolism + Shared Beliefs and Norms + Language + Religion + Common Food, and Rituals + Art, Music, and Dress * What culture is not? + A country (Most likely not) + A Race (Most likely not) + Fixed in time
Today's Topic - Wonders of Your World * Why do I keep Coming Back to Wonders? + Because they stick out in the world * Some are natural + Mount Fuji + Great Barrier Reef + Aurora Borealis + Great Riff Valley or Grand Cannon * Some are Man-made + Great Wall of China + Stonehenge + Pyramids + Chunnel * Some are over looked as wonders + Great terrain features + Major States Capitals * They are wonders as long have influence on central to the culture(s) * They will change over time
Today's Topic - Maps and Fantasy Worldbuilding * What are maps important? * What should they show? * What language should they be in? * How much of the world needs to be on it? * How can I map and store * What do I use and why?
Today's Topic - Cosmos * Cosmos * Sun * Your Planet * Other Planets * Other Things in the night sky + Comets + Meteors & Asteroids + Stars + Star Clusters + Nebula's + Galaxies + Your Galaxy * Weather
Today's Topic - The Places of your World * Rules is the filter for each of your Basic topics * Places = Physical Geography + Cosmos + Natural Wonders + Oceans + Land + plate tectonics + Mountains + Plains + Steppes + Deserts + Rivers + Lakes + Seas * Weather
Today's Topic - Basics Breakdown * Rules is the filter for each of your Basic topics * Places + Cosmos + Natural Wonders * Religion * Language * Races * Culture * States * Faces * Technology is the limit to when the Worldbuilding ends + Histories are when I know I am done
Today's Topic - Makeover Session * Name of my world: Gardul Earth-like Fantasy + Sometimes: Podcastia * Important Rules + Recreation and Evolution + The elements of the universe are spread out amongst the stars when they explode - Life is caused by the elements present on a world - Life on different planets can be similar because of the last rule. + Speed of light is the maximum speed for particles a atom or larger + Cosmic strings can be tapped to bend space and time to allow for faster then light travel and move far distances - Some are Major and can be used to travel between different parts of the universe. - Others are minor and can be used to move across planets - Major points only exist in space - Minor points are places the races consider to be holy or magic sites + Survival of the fittest does not mean the best, strongest version survives. + surviving does not mean winning + Economics is ruled by “Human Action” + Magic simple another rule of the universe. It allows people to manipulate the other rules for a price. - The cost of magic prevents those that use it from dominating + Tech Level for first stories is Late Iron Age Technology + Magic has four forms True, Divine, Casting, and Spirit
Today's Topic - Technology Breakdown * Stone Age * Bronze Age * Iron Age * Early Medieval * Late Medieval * Renaissance * Pre Industrial * Industrial * Early Global * Global * Solar System * Short Interstellar * Universal * multiverse * Extra Dimensional The Rating This is an Basic topic
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Determine the Technology for your world. Check out all the GURPS books and visit Steve Jackson Games
The Real World task for the day Prepare your lunch ahead of time, so you are not rushed in the morning going to work
The Tease 1 Minute Makeover Session
Today's Topic - Rules Breakout! * What are the laws of your World? + Creation, Evolution or both + Does your world have to end? + Theory of relativity? + Speed of light? + How does magic word? + Are the gods or God real? + How many dimensions,Euclidean space, are there? - length, width, height, depth, and breadth - Fourth dimension of time - Warning on other dimensions
The Rating This is an intermediate topic
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Create a list of the truths about your world
The Real World task for the day Prepare your lunch ahead of time, So you are not rushed in the morning going to work. And for more on winter check out George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons
The Tease 1 Minute Technology Breakdown
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Today's Topic - How to find Inspiration for worldbuilding? * How to find Inspiration for worldbuilding? + Google worldbuilding websites + Follow me on Twitter or Facebook + Art and architecture + Read about cultures, languages, and religions + Physics and science + Mythology * How Not to find inspiration + Copy another person’s work + Take exact cultures and transplant
The Rating This is a basic topic
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Worldbuilding Resources: Artfexian, World Building Academy, Worldbuilding School, and Launch Your Universe (Press the Button)
The Real World task for the day Write a note to your significant other and hide it where they will find it
The Tease 1 Minute Rules Breakout
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Today's Topic - Why are you building a Fantasy World? * You want to write books * You want to create Video Games * You want to create Role-playing games * You want to create Role-playing settings * You want to learn more about the rules of the world, so you want to build a fake version * Maybe for money, maybe just to do it, maybe just because you need two. * Come up with goals * What you want to accomplish? * When you what to accomplish it by? * What do you need to accomplish? * what you want? * Don't have your stories end like a bad ending to The NeverEnding Story
The Rating This is a basic topic
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Create goals for what you want to accomplish with Worldbuilding this year?
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The Real World task for the day Make a list about why world building is important to you and share it
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Today's Topic - How to find Inspiration for worldbuilding? * What is Worldbuilding? + A process for creating a natural setting for the world + Rules + Places + Cosmology + Geography + Cultures + Races + Faces + Happens over time
The Rating This is a basic topic
The Worldbuilding Task for the Day Create a list of items that you think will fit into the topics of the show. Look to your notes and try and start. Be sure to leave questions or results in the comments below. And sign up for my newsletter to get a copy of the mind map to help you play along at home.
The Real World task for the day Simply check the trash in the kitchen if it is getting full take it out.
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