Worldbuilder's Anvil show

Worldbuilder's Anvil

Summary: Do you have visions of fantasy world’s dancing through your head? Are you a gamemaster that wants to tell stories in your world? Are you a fiction writer who wants your next setting to be your best? Do you want to build better fantasy worlds? Then the Worldbuilder's Anvil podcast is for you. Learn to create the physical world, characters, cultures, kingdoms, races, species and monsters. Learn it all, with some banter to boot. Join Michael and Jeffery on the weekly podcast that looks at storytelling, game mastering, pop culture and life through the lens of fantasy world building. Subscribe TODAY! Listen to new episodes every Monday and BUILD BETTER FANTASY WORLDS.

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  • Artist: Jeffery W. Ingram And Michael Miller
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Podcasts:

 Episode 283 Realism is the wrong goal… in fiction | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:16

Today's Topic Why do people think realism is even possible, stick with believable. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 Episode 282 Hobbits in Space | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:38

Today's Topic Writer’s block can happen to anyone! Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 Episode 281 Season 8, Game of Thrones story fixes are all wrong | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 43:31

Today's Topic Winter is dead, long live the winter Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 Episode 280 Do I have a Writer’s Block? (And how to overcome it) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 41:28

Today's Topic Writer’s block can happen to anyone! Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 Episode 279 Not Auntie Tia Ant Zombie Overlord | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:48

Today's Topic No Tia, Comenzar los debates Michaels Special 200th anniversary episode focused mainly on Season 8 Episode 5 of Game Of Thrones. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 Episode 278 Why creating rules is important when creating fiction | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:13

Episode 278 Why creating rules is important when creating fiction Today's Topic Do not break your laws Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 Episode 277 Basics of fantasy culture group creation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 41:49

Today's Topic The long and short of creating a culture framework Jeff’s idea for culture group is based on extending the idea about language families to other aspect of a culture. So as the culture spreads out not only does the language change but so does the behavior of the people. So Join Michael and Jeffery as the look about how to create a fantasy culture group in your fictional world. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 Episode 276 Avoiding the Chosen one | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:37

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. For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 Episode 275 Netflix Cowboy Bebop Review… wish list | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:29

Episode 275 Netflix Cowboy Bebop Review… wish list

 Episode 274 A revolting development in a fantasy nation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:53

Today's Topic Vive la fausse révolution Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 Episode 273 Brainstorming worldbuilding classes for a fantasy culture | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:36

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. Join Michael and Jeff as they brainstorm character creation in a fantasy culture. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 Episode 272 4 “S”s for Creating Better Encounters plus a 5th for DMs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:18

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. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 Episode 271 Let’s Build our Loopy Plot | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:27

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. Join Michael and Jeff in this plot building podcast episode. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 Episode 270 Let’s build our loopy protagonist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 45:00

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. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 1st Steps New Indie Single-Player RPG Video Game– Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 268 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 09:01

1st Steps New Indie Single-Player RPG Video Game this missed moment: How an amateur gets started

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