Worldbuilder's Anvil

Worldbuilder's Anvil

By Jeffery W. Ingram And Michael MillerArtsLeisureGames
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  • Episode 310 Let's form a game story
    Today's Topic – Finding the basic building blocks of stories

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    Podcast Show Flow

    • What I know
      • Background
      • 1st Steps New Indie Single-Player RPG Video Game– Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 268
    • Before the Story (BS)
    • The Incident
    • The Strike
    • The Fallout
    • The Run
    • After The Story (AS)

    WBT

    Write a basic story

    RW Task

    Self-love

    Michael's Resources

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    Episode 268 Brainstorming video game content

    1st Steps New Indie Single-Player RPG Video Game– Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 268

    Episode 307 Story at the basics

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    Episode 268 Brainstorming video game content https://www.gardul.com/blog/episode-268-brainstorming-video-game-content/

    1st Steps New Indie Single-Player RPG Video Game– Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 268 https://www.gardul.com/blog/1st-steps-new-indie-single-player-rpg-video-game-tuesday-tidbit-for-episode-268/

    Episode 307 Story at the basics https://www.gardul.com/blog/episode-307-story-at-the-basics/

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    41 min
  • Episode 309 New Year's Holidays
    Today's Topic - Why do you think 1/1?

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    • Why
      1. Families are not just around in the holidays.
    • What are the problems
      1. What if the family does not support my dreams?
      2. Stopping the family drama
        • Learning, lack of impulse control and hormones raging.
      3. What to do when you think your toddler or infant is out to get you?
    • How do I let go?
      1. Let your kids be a kid, redirect them. They are not out to get you.
      2. Manage yourself
      3. Get your sleep (7-9) hours
      4. Transition
      5. Release meditation
    WBT

    Come up with a fictional New Year holiday

    RW Task

    Commit to improving yourself, do it for 60 days

    Michael's Resources

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    9 New Year's Traditions From Cultures Around The World

    April Fools' Day: Origin and History

    The Isaiah Show

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    9 New Year's Traditions From Cultures Around The World https://worldstrides.com/blog/2016/12/9-new-years-traditions-cultures-around-world/

    April Fools' Day: Origin and History https://www.infoplease.com/calendar-holidays/major-holidays/april-fools-day-origin-and-history

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    42 min
  • Episode 308 Surviving the Family
    Today's Topic – Dealing the family after the holidays

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    Podcast Show Flow

    • Why
      1. Families are not just around in the holidays.
    • What are the problems
      1. What if the family does not support my dreams?
      2. Stopping the family drama
      3. What to do when you think your toddler or infant are out to get you?
        • Learning, lack of impulse control, and hormones raging.
    • How do I let go?
      1. Let your kids be a kids, redirect them. They are not out to get you.
      2. Manage yourself
      3. Get your sleep (7-9) hours
      4. Transition
      5. Release meditation

    WBT

    Worldbuild or create when your are stressed or tired

    RW Task

    The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive by Brendon Buchard

    Bonus Book for parents: No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame by Janet Landsbury

    Michael's Resources

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    How to Stop Fighting

    Not Naughty: 10 Ways Kids Appear to Be Acting Bad But Aren't

    How to Deal with Negative People

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    How to Stop Fighting

    Not Naughty: 10 Ways Kids Appear to Be Acting Bad But Aren't

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    No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame https://amzn.to/35DiQDG

    48 min
  • Episode 307 Story at the basics
    Today's Topic – Finding the basic building blocks of stories

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    • Why is it important to know what a story really is?
    • What a story is not?
      • A structure
      • Theme or meme
      • Outline
      • A Goal
      • Elements (Setting, Characters, Plot, Conflict, Theme, Point-of-view, Tone, Style)
      • This list can go on forever.
    • A story is an explanation of an event (Conflict) that is exchanged between people.
      • You need to explain important points before, and give resolution to help the other people satisfaction that the story is complete
    • Jeff's 6 Steps to a complete story
      1. Before the Story (BS)
      2. The Incident
      3. The Strike
      4. The Fallout
      5. The Run
      6. After The Story (AS)
    • If you want a longer story repeat steps 3 and 4
    • Character arcs should be this structure inside if your story
    • Sub plots should follow steps 2-5

    WBT

    Write a basic story

    RW Task

    Look at your world and create a story to host your setting

    Michael's Resources

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    Fundamentals of Story Structure

    8 Elements of a Story Explained

    The Five Essential Elements Of A Story

    Parts of a Story: The 11 Essential Story Elements You Need to Get Right

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    37 min
  • Episode 305 Let's Make a Fantasy Robot
    Today's Topic – a horrible job being outsourced to automation

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    Podcast Show Flow

    • A Fantasy Robot?
      • Golems
        • Iron Golem
      • Automaton
        • Dwemer Automaton
      • Clockwork
        • Hugo
      • What would the purpose of it?
        • Story / Theme
      • What is our robot?
      • Who made it?
      • Strengths and Weaknesses
      • Primary Material
      • How does it function
      • Is it charged? Does it need to recharge
      • Back Story fun

    WBT

    Wait for part 2

    RW Task

    Wait for part 2

    Michael's Resources

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    Golems

    Iron Golem

    Automaton

    Dwemer Automaton

    Hugo

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    Golems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem

    Iron Golemhttps://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/iron-golem

    Automaton https://www.greek-gods.org/greek-creatures/automatons.php

    Dwemer Automaton https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Dwemer

    Hugo https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970179/

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    39 min
  • Episode 304 The Anvil Is Dead, long live the Anvil
    Today's Topic – Fer Realz

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    Podcast Show Flow

    • Why the Death
    • The Solution
    • The topics of undercroft
      • Worldbuilding
      • Storytelling
      • Life
    • Episode types
      • Worldbuilding Basics
      • Worldbuilding Let's Build
      • Worldbuilding Nerd Up
      • Worldbuilding In the Wild
      • Storytelling Mechanics
      • Storytelling Writer Block
      • Storytelling Characters
      • Storytelling Let's Build
      • Life Education
      • Life Inspiration
      • Life Relax
      • Life Family

    WBT

    Let us know if you want more or less of something

    RW Task

    Join the undercroft, let us know what we are missing or… what we should eat

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    32 min
  • Episode 303 Can your culture have legends about elves if they exist?
    Today's Topic – The might be Giants, and what are we going to do if they are?

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    • What is a legend?
    • Are they based on reality?
    • How core is the belief or stories?
    • What happens if they meet the thing that exists?
    • What happens if they do not live up to expectations?

    WBT

    Make a legendary creature called Michael.

    RW Task

    Finish `NaNoWriMo then prepare for the holidays while layering.

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    44 min
  • Episode 302 Zombies Are Real(ish)
    Today's Topic – The Really Real Walking Dead

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    1. Inspired by a Yahoo! News Article,
      1. Zombie studies: The scientists taking the living dead seriously
    2. Thank you Scientific American… Basically Episode 79 is real
      1. Real-Life Zombies
      2. Zombie Carpenter Ants
    3. What is a zombie?
      1. "someone who moves around as if unconscious and being controlled by someone else:" – Cambridge
    4. Google Scholar 77,900
    5. Types of Zombies
      1. Undead Zombies
      2. Magic Zombies
      3. Parasite Zombies – Warm Bodies
      4. Pathogen Zombies
      5. Drug Zombies
      6. Virus Zombies (Tech Zombies)
      7. Media Zombies
      8. Political Zombies
      9. Worker Zombie
      10. Electric Zombie / Science Zombie

    WBT

    Eat brains

    RW Task

    What kind of gamer 4 Types Of Gamers And Learner Engagement?

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    Real-Life Zombies

    Zombie studies: The scientists taking the living dead seriously

    Episode 79: Ant Zombie Over Lords

    What kind of gamer 4 Types Of Gamers And Learner Engagement?

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    44 min

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