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 258 – What We learned About Storytelling from watching the Hallmark Channel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:21

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

 Comedy doesn’t have to be funny - Monday Mini for Episode 257 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 06:32

Comedy doesn’t have to be funny - Monday Mini for Episode 257

 Episode 257 – Make a slightly silly, silly, or very silly character | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:25

Episode 257 – Make a slightly silly, silly, or very silly character

 Will of the Artifact - Monday Mini for Episode 256 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 06:25

Will of the Artifact - Monday Mini for Episode 256

 Episode 256 - Let’s Build an Artifact | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:58

Today's Topic - I forge this episode by the 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.

 My biggest Mistake - Monday Mini for Episode 255 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 06:34

My biggest Mistake - Monday Mini for Episode 255

 Episode 255 All about us, The Undercroft asks anything | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:14:51

Episode 255 All about us, The Undercroft asks anything

 No Ghostbusters!!!!! - Monday Mini for Episode 254 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 08:10

This missed moment: No Ghostbusters!!!!! 1. Shows the mixing of genres a. Comedy and horror 2. Simply worldbuilding that makes sense but is not over thought a. Realist does not make things better especially when dealing in fantasy, horror, or metaphysical 3. Excellent storytelling a. 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

 Episode 254 Movies and television that can teach about worldbuilding | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:05

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. Join Michael and I as we discuss this topic. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding, show notes go to Gardul.com

 The Game Too Far - Monday Mini for Episode 253 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 06:38

The Game Too Far - Monday Mini for Episode 253

 Episode 253 Lessons for worldbuilder's from video games | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:44

Episode 253 Lessons for worldbuilder's from video games

 Episode 252 Monday Mini Missed Moments from episode 252 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:45

This missed moment was in the segment about Christian Fantasy not as Historical Earth Fantasy The Chronicles of Naria By CS Lewis Did I screw up by saying Christian Fantasy is like a subset of Historical Earth Fantasy?

 Episode 252 Looking at Historical Fantasy Fiction for creators | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:50

Episode 252 Looking at Historical Fantasy Fiction for creators

 Episode 251 The Undercroft Q&A | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:56

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

 Episode 250 How to use real-world cultures without outright mimicking or appropriating | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:20

Today's Topic Okay you want to world build a fantasy culture with the mimicking or appropriating This was a tough topic requested by Jonathan in our Facebook group, "The Fantasy Worldbuilder's Undercroft" If you want to learn how to worldbuild or stop being stuck worldbuilding, sign up for our free course at HowtoWorldbuild.com

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