Worldbuilder's Anvil
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Then the Worldbuilder's Anvil podcast is for you. Learn to create the physical world, characters, cultures, kingdoms, races, species and monsters. Learn it all, with some banter to boot.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 401
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2022
Episode 118: Power of interactive storytelling Part 1
I have had the pleasure of talking to many writers. It always shocked m…
Episode 117: Notebooks of DOOM!
Years ago, I had a great idea. It involved something with Unicorns, spackle, and a Twiligh…
Episode 116: The Simple, Succinct Technology Level Method
As I have evolved as a Worldbuilder. I have always struggled with how to track technology level. The GURPS tech level sy…
Episode 115: The Art of the Dao of the Chicken Soup of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Combat Scene Writers
As humans, we are always looking to improve ourselves. We go online or read books that will help expand us. As fantasy wo…
Episode 114: Individual relations for you fantasy nations, make plots simple
Relations are at the heart of every… relationship. Yeah, that is a pretty lame line. I cannot help it. I am ful…
Episode 113: Fear could be killing your Fantasy World
Have you ever really wanted something? As you started to move forward, you begin to hear little voices in your head that keep telling y…
Episode 112: Magic Vs Technology?
Sword and sorcery sells. Middle-earth might still be the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Fantasy worlds. The first thing we think of with fantasy …
Episode 111: Are you failing your Fantasy World by forgetting about color?
Podcast show notes
- Symbology - Basic to Complex
- Why is Color important?
- How is color used when developing a world?
- How far is the …
Episode 110: What you need for a Fantasy Solar System
- Scope
- Sun(s)
- Planet and Moon(s)
- Other visible planets
- What about comets and other signs in the skies
- Beyond the Visible night
Episode 109: Organize your Fantasy Worldbuilding with 9 Tools
- Notebooks
- Pen and Paper
- Graph Paper
- Cam Scanner
- Spark Planner
- Post-it notes
- brainstorming
- Plots and Timeline management
- kaizen board
- Donuts or Snickers
- Whiteboard
- Excel
- Cam…
Episode 108: Philosophy-first culture building in Fantasy Worldbuilding
- Review of the basics of culture building check out this episode
- We learn the importance of Exit D
- Cover Michael's Lack of bullet …
Episode 107: Fallout 4 World Review
- Basics
- Episode 65: Erratic Explorers visit Earth
- Alternate Earth Year 2287 in Boston, MA
- For more check out Wikia
- Factions
- Minutemen
- The Institute
- Railroad …
Episode 106: Language First Culture Create
- Inspiration - Cwerin and Mystratos
- Reordering Culture Creation
- Why I like it?
- When to avoid it
Episode 105: Goals and Your Word of the Year
- Vision
- Goal
- One Year
- Five Year
- Ten Year
- Goals Move you to vision
- Personal
- Business
- Creative
- Spiritual
- Action Items
- Weekly actions that help ach…
Episode 104: Fantasy Worldbuilding Culture Rebuild Part 2
This is an basic topic
Today's Topic - Fantasy Worldbuilding Culture Rebuild Part 2- If you missed part 1 check it out.
- Religion
- Local Chief god per tribe
- World was created in a great f…
Episode 102: How to build a Fantasy Mythology
This is an intermediate topic
Today's Topic - Let's Build a Mythology- Themes to the stories
- Reinforce cultural norms
- Tone
- Consistent
- Prose
- Over the top
- Epic Elements
- Covers Cultura…
Episode 101: Rise of the Cat Mummies
This is an basic topic
Today's Topic - Let's Build a fantasy Villain- Why Cat Mummies were made
- Increasing invasions
- Lose of cultural control of Egypt
- Persia and Commercial Mummies
- Greece…
Episode 100: Am I evil?
This is an basic topic
Today's Topic - Let's Build a fantasy Villain- Types of Villains Reluctant, Psychopath, Sociopath, Supernatural, Accidental, Misguided, Fanatic and All in
- Our's …
Episode 99: Holding out for a hero
This is an basic topic
Today's Topic - Say hello to our newest Fantasy Hero, Ammalheim- Ammalheim, but you can call her Amm or Ammalheim
- A Reluctant hero
- Purpose - Prevent a war betwee…