The Worldbuilder's Tavern

Worldbuilding Workshop: Building a Magic System

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This season, we're introducing a new type of bonus episodes for our patrons: worldbuilding workshops! In these episodes, the hosts pick an element of a world and build it together. You can use whatever we build for your own stories, or take the questions we ask and build your own.

These monthly bonus episodes are exclusive to our Patreon, but the first is free for everyone to listen to!

  • Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi
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    • The questions we asked about building a magic system:

    1. What is the basis of the magic system (colour, nature, time, space, elements, etc.)
    2. What are the abilities and limits of the magic?
    3. What are the costs and consequences of using the magic?
    4. Who can use the magic?
    5. How does society view magic and magic users?
      6. ...more
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