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Today's Topic Creating a fantasy story from a world

So you have created your hero, villain, geography, cultures, kingdom, and monsters. However, when you look at your fantasy world it still feels like something is missing. Something is just flat. And your fictional fantasy world just seems….FAKE!!!

What can I add to make my fake world with magic seem real? If you really want your world building to shine, add in details that make it seem real. Show how and where the weapons are made. Make the princess escape through the sewage enter. Have a look of poop dumped on the villain's head. The places of civilization are dirty… no they need the dirty to exist. Take advantage of those place to add real world connections that people can make use of. Does your fantasy thieves guild run the local dump. Do they use the dirty elements need for a city to pilfer from it? We are focusing on the dirty in this episode. However, significant details do not have to smell bad; some details can smell great. The area's food is made can feel alluring. Try walking in a place like Hannover Street in Boston and not have your mouth water. Good details take you beyond what is needed

They are the smells, the sights, the sounds, the sensations, and the tastes that the people who interact with your fiction know. Worldbuilding is more than creating items for your world. When you create a fictional prop, make sure people can use all of their senses to better immerse into your fictional world.

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The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.

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• Waste related
  • Where do people go to the bath room?
  • Is the cave full of bats? What about the cave floor?
  • What happens to road kill?
  • Garbage Pits?
• Forgotten city scopes
  • What happens when it rains?
  • Sewers?
    • Is the sewers water treated?
  • Would someone want your pee?
  • How do they get clean water?
  • What happens if there is significant damage to a city?
  • Where are the bodies dumped?
  • Cheese Baths?
  • Building materials (Tar, Pitch, Concrete, Pots, Garmun)
• That smells great!
  • What do your roses smell like before they bloom?
  • What about the pig pens?
  • Animal or human doctors?
• These are the sights and sounds that can be used to enrich your environment

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Today's Topic Writing about polarizing topics in the age of the internet

Watching the current political and cultural issues can be scary for people considering sharing stories or their creativity. Listen to the episode to get our take on the issues that are most likely to caused polarized reactions from people who read you're your stories. However, here is a few ideas that you need to understand

Give understanding to people who are upset by your art.

You should put your words, feelings, and emotions into your story. It will make it better. But keep these ideas in mind.

• Don't just do it to be a jerk
• Do not react to negative criticism
• Research topics, do not rely on your gut to get the topics right
• Be understanding to people who are upset
• Stand by your art!

Wait! How do I stand by my art if I am not supposed to react?????

When someone attacks you or your art. Do Not react, but you can respond. Do not let your initial emotions, rule your response. If you get into areas that are polarizing. Even if you did not understand it would be a problem. Look through the criticism to make sure there is nothing that could help you in the future. Respond with what your intention was with your logic not in emotions to the criticism(s).

I would respond to legit criticism. However, some of the people criticizing might also just be looking for attention or trolling you. Pay attention to the actual arguments! Learn what you can and understand that some people will be offended and allow them their feelings. Avoid response to people who do not care about discussing the topics. The most important thing to remember!

The world is very connected. If your book or art is noticed, expect it to get criticism. Especially with polarizing issues. We should stand by our art, but learn and improve going into the future.

Even if our argument is valid does not make it correct for all people in all circumstances. And sometimes we can be wrong in at least part of our ideas. Sometimes we are right, other times we are wrong, and worse of all we might not even understand something is a problem.

If we are wrong, owe it and grow from it. Understand that people will be offended before you start and even if we change going into the future does not make the art we have done wrong. It is fiction.

Finally, I will be the first person to call fiction lying. It does resemble reality. And as long as humans are imperfect, our ideas and art will be flawed as well. So love your art, and understand what it is. Your art.

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The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.

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• Before we start
  • No judgments from WBA, JUST A WARNING
  • Doesn't matter what side you take
  • Nothing wrong with doing them
  • Closer they resemble the issue on earth the more tension that you might receive
  • Might or might not hurt sales, but can take up lots of your time when talking about your work
  • Might or might not ever be detected
  • Consider someone will be offended even if you avoid these topics
• Covering highly polarized issues (Current or Classical)
  • Environment
  • Abortion
  • Civil Rights (Race or Gender)
  • Political ideologies
  • Media
  • Health care systems
  • Pro / Anti War
  • Government control
  • Economic systems
  • Cultural Appropriation
  • Slavery
  • Colonization / Imperialism
  • Genocide
  • Rape
• We are not saying don't do it
  • Don't do it because you want attention
  • Don't do it because you think it will help sales
  • Do what you feel is right for the art, just do it with eyes wide open
  • Do not be afraid to write characters that struggle with these issues

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Today's Topic Look at fun with time travel in story telling

Just when you think you fixed it, Michael and Jeffery break the timeline again. How can you deal with two fiends that are so icky! Learn about using time travel to add some juice to your fictional world. However, maybe you already have. If so join us again!

It might be your past, but it is our future.

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The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.

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• Know the rules of time travel
  • What directions? Both
  • Do you travel into the future?
  • What are the cost and risks?
    • Can time travel break other rules in your world?
  • Are there paradoxes?
    • What are they?
  • Is there something that protects the timeline?
  • What allows time travel?
  • Is there a present?
  • What is the experience like?
  • Does technology grow in a linear direction?
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  • The Butterfly Effect
  • Doctor Who
  • Back to the future
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Today's Topic The Background for a fun game and deeper character development

Michael steps up again and tries to torture another player character. We will work to develop a fun and action based adventure. We will explore the world of Gardul and have some fun in this new WBA game.

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• Setting Gardul (Time frame of the steward's son)
• Wine Steward 124, 127, 134, 141, 151, 155
  • DeScriptors – Tabletop Roleplaying game
  • Testing location
• Basic setting
• GURPS 4th Edition Not the full version, we will use GURPS Ultra-lite
• Not Testing -> focus story, character and some summer fun
• Traveling
• Time of character
• Character Development
  • Name: ??
  • Male: Doing it
  • Magic Item
  • Dexterity focused
  • Poor foresight
  • Street Contacts
  • "Good" Friend street urchin "Greg"
  • 17 Age and roommate
  • "Flop" BnB
  • Enemy see below
  • Lean strong
  • Family??
  • Family resembles his father, father unknown maybe noble
  • Opportunist greed
• Shared Setting development
  • Villain form Episode 100: Am I evil?
  • Story Theft of object leads to very simple leads to story of fleeing

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Question from Charles L. in the Facebook Undercroft Group Let to this great topic.

1. I have characters - detailed, fun, and ready to go to work in my story
2. I have a setting - A vibrant world of myth and monsters
3. I have ... scenes ... maybe ... but, here is my empty spot - I have no story.
4. Does anyone have advice on how to get my people doing things in my world? Why can I not get a plot outlined?

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The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.

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• Our lies
  • I have never written fictional stories
  • My stories are no good
  • Who am I
  • Let me learn about …
  • My world is not ready
  • After this next level
  • I need to wash my hair
• Ask yourself
  • Is this something you really need to do?
  • Would you want to do it if no one ever read it? If you knew it was never going to be published
  • Writer's write. Write first draft stories until you have one that speaks to you
• F Tactics, F acts just tell a story
  • Start with 2 characters,
  • A conflict
  • Write out a resolution to the conflict
  • You are done! You have a story
• Read the story
  • Edit it, make notes on what you think it is missing
  • Fill in the holes
• Share the story with a friend like Michael. Someone who will not BS you.
  • Have them give you feedback
  • Add in more words, add in more
  • Edit it
• You have now written a story that will start to resemble a finished story! (a couple of drafts done)

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Today's Topic GoT geek out on Westeros

This is the first time we have looked at the world in a while. However, like many people, Michael and I started getting excited as the season 7 of HBO's Game of Thrones approached so we had to take a moment and look at Westeros for the first time.

Sure, we might see a reservoir dog style ending with an army of ice zombies take the south. Now take a few moments and join us as we fan boy over the very enjoyable HBO series, Game of Thrones.

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The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.

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The Worldbuilding Task for the Day

Take over your world

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Today's Topic What is a fantasy world without an Imperial or Royal Court

Outside of the magic, one of the most common features of the fantasy genre is the royal court. It might be the seat of power to the forces of good or the focus of evil. Or there could be a good and evil court.

Queens and Kings are here to stay

For whatever reason, people even in modern liberal democracies are still enthralled with these relics of the earliest civilizations. Some courts appear with minimal trappings, and others seem to be extraordinarily complex.

All of the courts have a few things in common

• The build around the royal family
• The leader will appoint prominent positions
• Ceremonies will be used to reinforce the position of the queen or king

And typically, the structure will be mimicked by other influential people in the realm. The aristocracy or powerful commoners will set up their courts to prove their power, even when they are working to improve their positions in the Royal court.

Do not fly too close to the royal sun

However, as the smaller courts rise up, the King or Queen will often claim certain rights to themselves. If those rules are trespassed on, it could cause a conflict with the monarch.

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• What is a Royal Court System?
• The Household
• • House and sometimes imprison royal family
  • Royals and harem and concubines
  • Patronage
• The Council
• • General Advisors
  • Helps create laws, execute law, head judiciary
  • Some even elected the new rulers
• The ceremonies
• • Collect Tribute
  • State meetings
  • Religious
• The offices
• • Appoint or de facto (Harem in Constantinople)
  • Governors
  • Noble vs peasants
  • Used to help Royals and give nobles something to fight about
• The Next Step
• • Inclusion of artist and others
  • Cabinets and bureaucracies

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Today's Topic A look at the first four rules of the magic system

So now we covered the basics of magic systems in episode 181, and we covered the first 4 questions in part of this series in episode 182. Let's finish up our magic system in this episode.

The first 4 questions are about the details that make your magical system feel real. However, that is not all you need for a system that feels like it exists.

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A magic system needs more

You magically system needs limitation. Without limits, magic can just solve every problem without the conflict which creates the interest to finish stories. It is the same problems that cause people to enjoy or play in games as well.

Limits on a magical system can create interest in multiple ways

First, all-powerful characters are just boring. I mean Superman needs to have weaknesses or no one would read the comic. If you do not limit magic, anyone that can control it becomes all powerful character; therefore, should dominate your stories and make them boring.

Also, It gives you new ways to create tension. Think about a character who can use magic to solve a problem. However, if they use magic they would have to sacrifice their daughter. How much emotion does that add to the story? Also, If the magic fails, and the daughter's life was sacrificed for nothings, how would this affect your character going forward.

Magic systems are important to fantasy

However, I would recommend that you do not overthink it. The more effects and limitations you interweave the best system ever can also make the use of magic impossible or be boring for those interacting with your stories.

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• 5th Rule of Magic: What can magic not do?
• • body
  • spirit
  • wit
  • charm
  • knowledge
  • power
  • range (Even line of sight)
  • lack materials
  • finite magic
  • Exponential/logarithmic effect cost
  • Heaven's choice
• 6th Rule of Magic: What is the price of Magic
• • Your Magic
  • Your Reputation
  • Your Freedom
  • Your time
  • Your body
  • Your life
  • Your soul
  • Cost to others
  • Supernatural anger
• 7th Rule of Magic: What happens when magic fails?

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• 5th Rule of Magic: What can magic not do?
  • body
  • spirit
  • wit
  • charm
  • knowledge
  • power
  • range (Even line of sight)
  • lack materials
  • finite magic
  • exponential / logarithmic effect cost
  • Heaven's choice
• 6th Rule of Magic: What is the price of Magic
  • Your Magic
  • Your Reputation
  • Your Freedom
  • Your time
  • Your body
  • Your life
  • Your soul
  • Cost to others
  • Supernatural anger
• 7th Rule of Magic: What happens when magic fails?

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Today's Topic A look at the first four rules of the magic system

We covered the basics of the magic system in episode 181 or part one of this series. Now let us get into the details of the first four questions into the system. I would like to give a great shout out to Write A Functional Magic System that completely inspired these episodes. Thanks tvtropes.org.

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If you want to create a better world, or share your creative content while living your life. You need to be increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.

Get the stories and hear the tips in this episode of the Worldbuilder's Anvil Podcast

Listen to Michael and I as we go into this critical topic.

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• 1st Rule of Magic: What type of Magic System?
  • Innate
  • Learned
  • Extra magical
  • Science as Magic
  • Illusions
  • Hybrid
• 2nd Rule of Magic: How is magic powered?
  • Divine
  • Supernatural
  • Life Energy
  • Mana
  • Other Dimensions
  • Multiple
• 3rd Rule of Magic: How magic is used?
  • Artifacts
  • Rituals
  • Schools
  • Spells
  • Science
  • Location (Sacred spaces, ley lines)
  • Inner (willpower, mental images)
  • Outer (gestures, voice, symbols, materials)
  • Combo
• 4th Rule of Magic: Who can use magic?
  • Scholars
  • The Gifted / Cursed
  • The Chosen / Sold
  • Supernatural Beings
  • Genetics
  • Race Limited
  • Accidental
  • Everyone

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Today's Topic How to create a fantasy magic system that works

Magic is really one of the key features of a fantasy world. Michael and I figured to stay on the ball we should now cover in depth creating a magic system for your fantasy world.

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• Why is magic system framework important?
• • Consistency
  • Saves time to start storytelling
  • Avoid lame Deus ex Machina or a god from a machine
  • Creates character conflicts
  • Saves time adding detail later
• 1st Rule of Magic: What type of Magic System?
• 2nd Rule of Magic: How is magic powered?
• 3rd Rule of Magic: How magic is used?
• 4th Rule of Magic: Who can use magic?
• 5th Rule of Magic: What can magic not do?
• 6th Rule of Magic: What is the price of Magic?
• 7th Rule of Magic: What happens when magic fails?
• Story warnings
• • Magic systems do not make good stories
  • Be careful breaking your rules
  • Frame the system, track the details as you use it
  • Follow your rules as you go forward
  • Be careful limiting your system

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