Worldbuilder's Anvil
Do you have visions of fantasy world’s dancing through your head? Are you a gamemaster that wants to tell stories in your world? Are you a fiction writer who wants your next setting to be your best?
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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Listen to new episodes every Monday and BUILD BETTER FANTASY WORLDS.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 401
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2022
Episode 59: Interview: Philip E. Carroll
From World building in his youth with his twin brother, Philip's course has been set. Now a husband, father, grandfather, podcaster, and author; Phillip dedicates himse…
Episode 58: Erratic Explorers visit Middle Earth
- Special thanks to One Wiki to Rule them all
- Basics
- The 800 pound Gorilla for fantasy worlds
- Races
- Humans
- Dwarves
- Elves
- Ents
- Orcs
- Goblin…
Episode 57: Do you microclimate?
- What is a microclimate
- Created
- Magical, supernatural, or technological
- Structures
- Dams
- Natural
- Maritime
- Highlands
- Craters
- Caves
- Magma
- Created
- Why should you con…
Episode 56: With all laws of physics- how would shapeshifting work?
- Questions are the foundation of Worldbuilding
- Found on stack exchange from Molua Young
- Crit…
Episode 55: Interview with Monica Spath
While Adjusting during the day Monica is a storyteller, artist, weaver, animator, lover of science fiction, movie writing and most especially loves storytelling and curling a…
Episode 54: Welcome to Fantasy Kingdom of Baurhdrakkas
- Apologies
- Inspiration
- Battle of Teutonburg Forest
- Ancient Germanic Tribes
- Unification of Germany in 1871
- Francisca
- Principalities of G…
- Battle of Teutonburg Forest
Episode 53: Magic in Gardul
- What is magic in the universe in Gardul?
- It is the Dark Matter, the strings of connection
- How is it accessed
- Extra magical
- Ritual
- Location
- Time
- Not just about g…
- Extra magical
Episode 52: Test your Fantasy World
- What is the point of testing your world?
- Target the same part of world you plan to
- Like beta readers for the background
- Allows you to learn what needs to be…
Episode 51: Interview With J.S. Morin
JS Morin by night dreams elaborate dreams of visiting fanciful worlds, performing acts of heroism, and solving intriguing puzzles, which inspire him to craft stories. Jeff also…
Episode 50: The Roadmap for the Worldbuilder's Anvil
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- Thank you so much for listening to the first 50 episodes.
- We shall always have a focus on the…
Episode 49: Who am I?
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- We know what motivates your character
- We know what your characters looks like
- Bring it together
- What is the personality of …
Episode 48: Character Traits and Flaws
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- What makes the character stand out
- Attributes
- Physical
- Mental
- Social
- Vocational
- Allies/Enemies
- Supernatural …
Episode 47: Interview With D.N. Frost
Episode 46: Worldbuilding Trap: World to Story
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- Your world has more words than the Encyclopedia Britannica
- You have developed 99 cultures, 154 race…
Episode 45: Cause I need the Magic wand?
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- What motivates people
- Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
- Physiological
- Safety
- Love/Belonging
- Esteem
- Self-actualization
- Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
Episode 44: Fantasy Character Fashion Show
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- Baseline for a character's appearance comes from the fictional state and the fantasy culture fashion.
- …
Episode 43: Interview Rae Elliot
Episode 42: Worldbuilding Trap: The Trouble with Tropes
- What is a Trope?
- Are Tropes bad?
- Understanding your Avatar
- does it seem forced
- Does it seem fake
- Make up your own mind.
- Understanding y…
Episode 41: TAX Attack
- How does your fictional government support its power?
- Direct Taxes and duties
- Property Tax
- Income Tax
- Statute Labor
- Salt Tax
- Tenure Tax
- Tithe
- Tariffs
- Tribute
- Inheritance …
Episode 40: Types of Governments in Fantasy Worldbuilding
- Power of the state
- Anarchy
- True democracy
- consent of the governed
- Limited Monarchy
- Authoritarian
- How do rulers come to power
- Birth
- P…