World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast
Are you worldbuilding for homebrew RPG campaigns, novels, game development, films or anything else? Then you're in the right place! Designed to educate, inspire and entertain, World Anvil's founders - writer & RPG designer Janet Forbes and Gamemaster and RPG designer Dimitris chat with creators and academics about the brass tacks of worldbuilding, exploring a new theme each month. Expect topics like novel writing and short stories, game design, Cultures and Societies, Settlements and their needs, Myths and Legends and how to avoid worldbuilding plotholes in this inspiring weekly podcast! If you want to ask questions or leave comments, you can find us on Twitter @worldanvil or email us a [email protected]. And if you get inspired, head over to www.worldanvil.com to start worldbuilding for free! Now grab your hammer.... AND GO WORLDBUILD!
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 99
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Episode 40, part 1: What Makes Epic Fantasy Epic?
Episode 40, part 2: What Makes Epic Fantasy Epic?
What makes Epic Fantasy epic? Where did the genre come from? What are the tropes to rely on (or avoid)? And how can we sprinkle a little epic into other genres, too? Expert Celeste Conowitch from Kob…
Episode 39, part 2: Worldbuilding for Mental Health
How can worldbuilding help your mental health? And how can you maintain your mental health in the face of imposter syndrome, perfectionism and competitiveness? We're live with art-therapist and artis…
Episode 39, part 1: Worldbuilding for Mental Health
How can worldbuilding help your mental health? And how can you maintain your mental health in the face of imposter syndrome, perfectionism and competitiveness? We're live with art-therapist and artis…
Episode 38, part 1: Matriarchies in Worldbuilding
Ever considered worldbuilding a Matriarchy? To celebrate mother's day, Janet from World Anvil chats with her own mommy, archaeologist and ancient historian Professor Lin Foxhall, about matriarchies a…
Episode 38, part 2: Matriarchies in Worldbuilding
Ever considered worldbuilding a Matriarchy? To celebrate mother's day, Janet from World Anvil chats with her own mommy, archaeologist and ancient historian Professor Lin Foxhall, about matriarchies a…
Episode 37, part 1: Writing Autistic Characters with Jonathan Fesmire
What are the challenges and secret super powers of Autistic characters? What do classic or famous representations of autistic characters get wrong? In this episode, worldbuilding expert Janet Forbes …
Episode 37, part 2: Writing Autistic Characters with Jonathan Fesmire
What are the challenges and secret super powers of Autistic characters? What do classic or famous representations of autistic characters get wrong? In this episode, Janet interviews author Jonathan F…
Episode 36, part 2: Avoiding GM Burnout with Dead Aussie Gamer
What is GM burnout? What causes it? How can you prevent or solve it?
In this episode, Janet talks with Pro-GM and all round amazing person Dead Aussie Gamer about GMing experiences and how to create …
Episode 36, part 1: Avoiding GM Burnout with Dead Aussie Gamer
What is GM burnout? What causes it? How can you prevent or solve it?
In this episode, Janet talks with Pro-GM and all round amazing person Dead Aussie Gamer about GMing experiences and how to build a…
Episode 35, part 2: Adapting Real World Cultures with Basheer Ghouse
World building inspired by real world cultures - and how to get it right!? 😅
In this episode, Janet chats with the AMAZING Basheer Ghouse, expert worldbuilder and RPG writer who's worked for Pathfind…
Episode 35, part 1: Adapting Real World Cultures with Basheer Ghouse
Worldbuilding inspired by real world cultures - and how to get it right!? 😅
In this episode, Janet chats with the AMAZING Basheer Ghouse, expert worldbuilder and RPG writer who's worked for Pathfinde…
Episode 34, part 1: Kitchen Sink Fantasy Worldbuilding
Is your world everything-and-the-kitchen-sink? And is that even a bad thing? In this episode, Janet interviews Peter Chiykowski creator of the award-winning webcomic Rock Paper Cynic, and The Story E…
Episode 34, part 2: Kitchen Sink Fantasy Worldbuilding
Is your world everything-and-the-kitchen-sink? And is that even a bad thing? In this episode, Janet interviews Peter Chiykowski creator of the award-winning webcomic Rock Paper Cynic, and The Story E…
Episode 33, part 2: Dungeon-Based One-Shots with Duke Davis
Part 2: Dungeons are a staple of TTRPGs (it's even half of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the most popular games!), and they're awesome tools for one-shot adventures too. So we interviewed Duke Davis, fr…
Episode 33, part 1: Dungeon-Based One-Shots with Duke Davis
Part 1: Dungeons are a staple of TTRPGs (it's even half of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the most popular games!), and they're awesome tools for one-shot adventures too. So we interviewed Duke Davis, fr…
Episode 32, part 2: Querying a Literary Agent
Part 2: So you've written a novel and edited it, and you're pretty sure it's ready for publishing—time for the next step! If you're going for traditional publishing, you'll want to query your novel t…
Episode 32, part 1: Querying a Literary Agent
Part 1: So you've written a novel and edited it, and you're pretty sure it's ready for publishing—time for the next step! If you're going for traditional publishing, you'll want to query your novel t…
Episode 31, part 2: Traditional Publishing Pathways
In this episode our special guest is John Joseph Adams, award-winning editor of BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY, as well as the bestselling editor of more than thirty anthologies! He and Ja…
Episode 31, part 1: Worldbuilding with Waterways
In this episode, we set sail on the always-current topic of waterways in worldbuilding! If this is your first episode, thanks for joining us. Janet's joined by special guest John Joseph Adams, award-…