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Worldbuilder's Anvil

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? D... Read more

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Episode 171 The Taboo in your fantasy world

Episode 171 The Taboo in your fantasy world

Today’s Topic How I failed at understanding taboos until I started researching this episode I always overthought what a ... Read more

23 Apr 2017

55mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 241 - 5 tips to make your stories more compelling

Episode 241 - 5 tips to make your stories more compelling

Today's Topic – We always worry if our stories are compelling, try these 5 steps One of the most common worries I hear f... Read more

26 Aug 2018

44mins

Ranked #3

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Episode 256 - Let’s Build an Artifact

Episode 256 - Let’s Build an Artifact

Today's Topic - I forge this episode by the power of Thundera and Eterna Michael and Jeffery go over the finer points of... Read more

9 Dec 2018

48mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 252 Monday Mini Missed Moments from episode 252

Episode 252 Monday Mini Missed Moments from episode 252

Monday Mini’s is were I talk about something I missed in the latest episode or funny moment that I had to cut when I was... Read more

18 Nov 2018

3mins

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1st Steps New Indie Single-Player RPG Video Game– Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 268

1st Steps New Indie Single-Player RPG Video Game– Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 268

The Tuesday Tidbit is where I talk about something I missed in the latest episode or funny moment that I had to cut when... Read more

11 Mar 2019

9mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 92: Books for Worldbuilders to read

Episode 92: Books for Worldbuilders to read

Today's Topic - Books for Worldbuilder's to read The Rivan Codex Question from João E. Nascimento on Facebook.  If we ... Read more

24 Sep 2015

1hr 5mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 102: How to build a Fantasy Mythology

Episode 102: How to build a Fantasy Mythology

The Rating: This is an intermediate topic Today's Topic - Let's Build a Mythology Themes to the stories Reinforce cult... Read more

14 Dec 2015

41mins

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Episode 298 Storytelling crimes

Episode 298 Storytelling crimes

Today's Topic –  Most annoying problems in storytelling Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunes For complete Fan... Read more

27 Oct 2019

35mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 136 The Basic Worldbuilding Questions To Ask Yourself When Beginning A New Fantasy Project, Part two

Episode 136 The Basic Worldbuilding Questions To Ask Yourself When Beginning A New Fantasy Project, Part two

Today's Topic – Part One Specific Questions to ask yourself when creating a new fantasy worldbuilding project Questions ... Read more

22 Aug 2016

42mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 111: Are you failing your Fantasy World by forgetting about color?

Episode 111: Are you failing your Fantasy World by forgetting about color?

Today's Topic -  The importance of Color in Fantasy Worldbuilding   Podcast show notes Symbology - Basic to Complex Why... Read more

21 Feb 2016

40mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 261 Gardul, Earth Destroyed, Cathia, System, Urban Earth

Episode 261 Gardul, Earth Destroyed, Cathia, System, Urban Earth

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 epis... Read more

13 Jan 2019

34mins

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Episode 110: What you need for a Fantasy Solar System

Episode 110: What you need for a Fantasy Solar System

Today's Topic -  Let's Build a Solar System for your fantasy world.  Scope Sun(s) Planet and Moon(s) Other visible plan... Read more

15 Feb 2016

50mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 86: First you made your fantasy world... now blow it up part 1

Episode 86: First you made your fantasy world... now blow it up part 1

Today's Topic - First you made your fantasy world... now blow it up.  Post apocalyptic views of fantasy realms Michael ... Read more

13 Aug 2015

1hr 33mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 250 How to use real-world cultures without outright mimicking or appropriating

Episode 250 How to use real-world cultures without outright mimicking or appropriating

Today's Topic Okay you want to world build a fantasy culture with the mimicking or appropriating To be honest, this was ... Read more

28 Oct 2018

32mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 307 Story at the basics

Episode 307 Story at the basics

Today's Topic – Finding the basic building blocks of stories Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us on iTunesFor complete... Read more

2 Jan 2020

36mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 100: Am I evil?

Episode 100: Am I evil?

The Rating: This is an basic topic Today's Topic - Let's Build a fantasy Villain Types of Villains Reluctant, Psychopat... Read more

22 Nov 2015

58mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 262 Why I have been working on a framework for worldbuilding

Episode 262 Why I have been working on a framework for worldbuilding

Today's Topic – Sketch it out For two years, Jeff has been working a framework to make better worlds more quickly. Join ... Read more

20 Jan 2019

42mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 94: Basics of secret societies for SFF

Episode 94: Basics of secret societies for SFF

The Rating: This is an basic topic Today's Topic - Basics of Secret societies Brain Storming from Wikipedia What are Se... Read more

8 Oct 2015

51mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 40: Types of Governments in Fantasy Worldbuilding

Episode 40: Types of Governments in Fantasy Worldbuilding

Today's Topic - Types of Governments in Fantasy Worldbuilding Power of the state Anarchy True democracy consent of the... Read more

30 Mar 2015

19mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 273 Brainstorming worldbuilding classes for a fantasy culture

Episode 273 Brainstorming worldbuilding classes for a fantasy culture

So, Jeff was working on classes for his very-side-indie RPG video game and thought that brainstorming worldbuilding clas... Read more

7 Apr 2019

52mins

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