Worldbuilding for Masochists

Episode 31: Living by the Sword ft. MICHAEL R UNDERWOOD


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Guest Michael R. Underwood joins us to discuss military cultures in fantasy worlds! If your story has warfare, what does that mean for the structure of your society? Do you have a standing army, a militia on-call, feudal obligations? How do technology and economy play into your military configuration? And what does your all-important training montage look like?

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