Your Rivers Are Wrong

#18 - Nomads and Technology


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Alternate Title: Cell Phones and Ziplines

What is nomadism, and why do people live without permanence? Whether due to necessity or personal choice, the life of a perpetual wanderer poses its own challenges and merits. We delve into its role in storytelling, and how the nomad is often the medium through which we view the world. Afterwards we talk tech! How does the level of invention affect a setting, and what sort of stories can be told? We step through a number of fantasy eras to examine the impact of technology on the flow of an odyssey.

Today's Prompt: Invent something that would take the world by storm.

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Your Rivers Are WrongBy Merle and Dante