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The Art of World Building: Creating Breakout Fantasy and Science Fiction Worlds In Stories and Gaming

In every episode of The Art of World Building podcast, host Randy Ellefson discusses how authors, screenwriters, game designers, gamers, and hobbyists can do world building better, faster, and have mo... Read more

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EP 4 (Part 1): How to Create Gods

EP 4 (Part 1): How to Create Gods

Explore how to create gods, including whether they are good, evil, or neutral, and different ways to identify them, from... Read more

22 Nov 2017

26mins

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EP 19: Time and History

EP 19: Time and History

Explore how to create time and history, including why we should usually keep timekeeping like minutes, hours, weeks, and... Read more

23 Oct 2018

27mins

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EP 3: How Many Worlds To Build?

EP 3: How Many Worlds To Build?

Explore how many worlds you should create over the course of your career. Is it better to build a world for each project... Read more

7 Nov 2017

24mins

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EP 12: How to Create a Continent

EP 12: How to Create a Continent

Explore how to create a continent, including how hemispheres considerations, understanding plate tectonics, and when to ... Read more

22 May 2018

33mins

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EP 11 (Part 1): How to Create Planets

EP 11 (Part 1): How to Create Planets

Explore how and when to create a planet. This includes talking about its rotation, other planets in the solar system, as... Read more

24 Apr 2018

29mins

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EP 5 (Part 1): How to Create Species

EP 5 (Part 1): How to Create Species

Explore how to create species and races, when to use which term, and how to structure your species and races intelligent... Read more

19 Dec 2017

35mins

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EP 14.2: How to Create Sovereign Powers

EP 14.2: How to Create Sovereign Powers

Explore how to create sovereign powers by understanding government types like federations, unitary states, kingdoms, dic... Read more

17 Jul 2018

37mins

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EP 4 (Part 2): How to Create Gods

EP 4 (Part 2): How to Create Gods

Explore how to create gods, including whether they are good, evil, or neutral, and different ways to identify them, from... Read more

5 Dec 2017

28mins

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EP 13,.1: How to Create Land Features

EP 13,.1: How to Create Land Features

Explore how to create land features, including mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, and various kinds of forests, from w... Read more

5 Jun 2018

29mins

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EP 6: How to Create World Figures

EP 6: How to Create World Figures

Explore how to create world heroes, villains, martyrs, and more. This includes determining why they're famous, what kind... Read more

30 Jan 2018

33mins

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EP 15.2: How to Create Settlements

EP 15.2: How to Create Settlements

Learn how to create a settlement. This includes the differences between an outpost, village, town, city, and even settle... Read more

28 Aug 2018

32mins

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EP 13,.2: How to Create Land Features

EP 13,.2: How to Create Land Features

Continue exploring how to create land features, including grasslands, deserts, and various kinds of wetlands like bogs, ... Read more

19 Jun 2018

27mins

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EP 16: Overland Travel

EP 16: Overland Travel

Learn how to determine travel times for horses, wagons, people and more through various kinds of terrains and what can s... Read more

11 Sep 2018

31mins

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EP 14.3: How to Create Sovereign Powers

EP 14.3: How to Create Sovereign Powers

Learn how population, location, climate, symbols, and tensions between a sovereign power and others can all enrich your ... Read more

31 Jul 2018

34mins

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EP 7: How to Create Monsters

EP 7: How to Create Monsters

Explore how and when to create monsters. Learn the differences between monsters and animals, and monsters and species. U... Read more

13 Feb 2018

38mins

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EP 5 (Part 3): How to Create Species

EP 5 (Part 3): How to Create Species

Continue learning how to create species and races, including how gods can influence them, how characteristics like moral... Read more

16 Jan 2018

33mins

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EP 8: How to Create Plants

EP 8: How to Create Plants

Explore how and when to create plants. Consider the purpose your plants will serve for you as a creator or for your char... Read more

27 Feb 2018

27mins

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EP 5 (Part 2): How to Create Species

EP 5 (Part 2): How to Create Species

Continue learning how to create species and races, including overall attitude and disposition, what some call "alignment... Read more

2 Jan 2018

32mins

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EP 17: Travel By Water

EP 17: Travel By Water

Learn how to determine travel times over water when using oars or the wind. This includes ship types like the frigate, g... Read more

25 Sep 2018

32mins

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EP 18: Travel in Space

EP 18: Travel in Space

Learn about travel in space. This includes the different types of engines, what to include inside a ship, and why we hav... Read more

9 Oct 2018

27mins

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