Worldbuilder's Anvil
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Do you want to build better fantasy worlds?
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 98: We Don't Need Another Hero
This is an basic topic
Today's Topic - The structure of a Fantasy Hero- Type of Hero
- Archtype - archetype - Boy Scout
- Greek
- Dark
- Reluctant
- Anti
- Motivation
- Purpose
- Perspective
- Traits
- Qu…
Episode 97: A Creepy home for our boogeyman
This is an basic topic
Today's Topic - Let's Build a creepy place for a creepy monster for Halloween- PS this episode has very disturbing content
- Name of our Boogeyman
- Ichvacher or Ichva…
Episode 96: Something Not So Nice This Way Comes
This is an basic topic
Today's Topic - Halloween Let's Build a Boogeyman- This episode really might have dark matter
- What is a boogeyman
- Motivations
- Attributes
- Powers
- Why do they appear
- …
Episode 95: Fantasy Worldbuilding Economics 101
This is an advanced topic
Today's Topic - Fantasy Worldbuilding Economics 101- This is not meant to judge the correctness of actual real world economics. GO MISES! (Except for this line) …
Episode 94: Basics of secret societies for SFF
This is an basic topic
Today's Topic - Basics of Secret societies- Brain Storming from Wikipedia
- What are Secret Societies
- Types of Secret Societies
- Political
- Academia
- Internet
- Supernatu…
Episode 91: Why we play games
- Michael and Jeffery set a record of 37 seconds without trying to mess each other up.
- Why we started playing games
- Sports / Hunting and running
- The Run down hunt me…
Episode 90: Favorite Fantasy Fiction
Michael and Jeffery look at the fantasy titles that have had the most impact in their lives. Spoiler's abound
- What stopped most of our pe…
Episode 93: Worldbuilder's Survival Guide
- Living as a creative
- Buy in
- Defined Writing Time
- Sharing
- Giveback
- Lead Don't Follow
- Partners
Episode 92: Books for Worldbuilders to read
- The Rivan Codex Question from João E. Nascimento on Facebook. If we follow David Eddings advice and not read fantasy, What books should we read?
- Ty…
Episode 89: Magic, What helps? What Hurts?
After the world is blown up, and new groups start to form. It is time to start rebuilding your fantasy world. Check out part one! and Part two
- What is a magic system
- …
Episode 88: First you made your fantasy world... now blow it up part 3
After the world is blown up, and new groups start to form. It is time to start rebuilding your fantasy world. Check out part one! and Part two
- Mike Michael is proven t…
Episode 87: First you made your fantasy world... now blow it up part 2
Michael and Jeffery talk about how worlds are reconstucted after they are destroyed in horrific ways in various forms of fiction. If you mi…
Episode 86: First you made your fantasy world... now blow it up part 1
Michael and Jeffery talk about various ways to blow up you fantasy world. We look at d…
Episode 85: How to build the Buardrakkeniem Culture Part 3
Michael and Jeffery finish off with the history of the Buardrakkeniem culture. We discuss the invasion and the overreach of the orc tri…
Episode 84: How to build the Buardrakkeniem Culture Part 2`
Micheal and Jeffery start going over the history of the Buardrakkeniem culture. They start in the purple grasslands at the near the he…
Episode 83: How to build the Buardrakkeniem Culture Part 1
- Inspiration
- old germanic tribes (Franks and Francisca)
- Forced migration of tribal cultures
- battle of teutoburg forest
- How would…
Episode 82: How can presidential politics inspire better worldbuilding?
- There could be internal faction problems in a state
- This is more plot then worldbuilding
- Fight for the Millennial voters by V…
Episode 81: All these Freaking Maps!
- What are maps?
- Free maps with newsletter sign up
- Know your needs
- What is it for?
- What quality are you looking for?
- Free form vs Fracta…
Episode 80: What Type of Worldbuilder are you?
- Inspiration for the topic
- The Architect(WhatI call framework worldbuilding)
- Pros
- Cons
- Gunslinger
- …
Episode 79: Ant Zombie Over Lords
The Rating
Basic
- Hello World for New co-host, Michael Miller
- Let's build a new fantasy monster, Ant Zombie overlords
- Inspiration
- S…