Worldbuilder's Anvil

By Jeffery W. Ingram And Michael Miller

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?

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Worldbuilder's Anvil episodes:

May 29, 2015Episode 71: Discworld and the Brilliance of Terry Pratchett
Today's Topic - Discworld and the Brilliance of Terry Pratchett

Special Thanks to lspace.org

Discworld

The World is flat!

This is no Roundworld

It takes a Circumfence

Lunar Diffrences . . . Nice Plants

Monsters

Grade 1: monsters invented by adults to scare children from dangerous of forbidden places (prohibitory) - Like Jenny Green-Teeth

Grade 2: monsters invented by adults to scare anyone, anywhere. One of the examples is The Headless Horseman.

Grade 3: monsters by accident (mostly) - The Eater of Socks.

Grade 4: monsters here for purposes of their own - Hiver.

Suggested new Grade 5: monsters invented by children for children!!! The worst kind!!! - The Child-eating Puddle

Races

Where else can you find a Sneeb

Zombies Head of the Lawyers Guild, Mr. Reaper, and Life timers

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11min
May 27, 2015Episode 70: It takes two, or maybe more
Today's Topic - It takes two, or maybe more

Welcome to the World of Factions

Groups of States

Individual States

Intrastate Factions

Faction hostility does not mean war

Cold Wars will have violence

Look for causes of factions

Common Cause

Common Culture

Common Enemies

Convince

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12min
May 25, 2015Episode 69: The Art of War Storytelling
Today's Topic - The Art of War Storytelling

The Art of Troupes

Great Article on War Story Troupes via tvtropes.org

Realism is not the goal

Hero, Squad, or badass ?

War Sucks verses the Glory of Battle

Keep in Mind

Battle might bring up conflicting emotions

Stealth is boring if it works

Understand the weapons

It might not always be professional military

Fatigue is real

Why they fight?

Selling the fear for life

Ask a Combat Vet

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23min
May 22, 2015Episode 68: Shire Calendar
Today's Topic - Shire Calendar

Based on the Anglo Saxon Calendar

Solar year 365

12 30 Day months

5 or 6 bonus days (Yule, Lithe, Mid-year day, Overlithe)

Days

Stars of Varda

Sun

Moon

Two Trees of Valinor

Heavens

Sea

Valar

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14min
May 20, 2015Episode 67: Baurhdrakkiem Calanders
Today's Topic - Baurhdrakkiem Calendars

Influences of the calender

Solar year 363.1 days

Weeks are 11 days one

Sun Day

Moon 1 Day

Moon 2 Day

5 visible objects day

Nebula Day

Star Day

Planet Day

Cwerin Major lunar Calender (Evolution of months)

Cycle of the large moon is 33 days

4 Major holidays marking the changing of the seasons

1 Holiday every 10 years (for the leap year) The day of second chances

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16min
May 18, 2015Episode 66: Worldbuilding questions: How to I build a fantasy Calendar?
Today's Topic - Worldbuilding questions: How to I build a fantasy Calendar?

Types of Calendars

Solar

Lunar

Solar and Lunar

Other Celestial

Societal

Fiscal

Magic

Basics

Period of Planet

Cycle of moon(s)

Other Celestial cycles

Great Calender generation at donjon

Calendars and not necessarily

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22min
May 15, 2015Episode 65: Erratic Explorers visit Earth
Today's Topic - Erratic Explorers visit Earth

Special thanks to Fallout Series Wikia

Nexusmods.com for a link to a great image.

Basics

Post Nuclear Earth

Fallout

Fallout 2

Fallout Tactics

Fallout 3

Fallout New Vegas

1950's Propaganda set in the 22nd century and beyond

Races

Humans

Ghouls

Mutants

Super-mutants

Places

California

Oregon

Capital Wasteland

Mojave

Why it works

Fun 1950's Propaganda

Learning bits and pieces of what happened

Story lines break what you think about what is happening

Karma

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13min
May 13, 2015Episode 64: Baurhdrakkiem Carver Magic
Today's Topic - Baurhdrakkiem Carver Magic

Inspirations

Norse Runic Magic

Classic D&D Magic-User magic

Carver

Creating temporary

A Learned Magic System

Time

Shaping

Summoning

Must learn how to cast the magic to learn it.

Better you know the spell the easier it is to do

Shaping and summoning are skills that you learn

Speaking, breaking, or thinking

Common Traits

Magic Harmony(Must Have)

Curse of Thrax

Magic Sight

Genetic Memory

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14min
May 11, 2015Episode 63: Fantasy Storytelling does not have to be a genre unto itself
Today's Topic - Fantasy Storytelling does not have to be a genre unto itself

Fantasy is as much setting and a genre

No Limitations on the types of stories you can tell

Make a sub-genre story

Use elements of other genres

Use when the other genres fit or even when they do not seem to fit

Love story between two characters

Love story between a character and a sword

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16min
May 08, 2015Episode 62: What's Around the Corner - Thanos and The Infinity Gauntlet
Today's Topic - What's Around the Corner - Thanos and The Infinity Gauntlet

Great example of a universe building or Worldbuilding

Involved the miniseries Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity Wars, and Infinity Crusade

Involved crossed overs with most every marvel title

Twisted love story, I think

Patient

The ripples of this story-line is so powerful still controlling the box office today

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15min

FAQs about Worldbuilder's Anvil:

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The podcast currently has 404 episodes available.