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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast

World Anvil founders Janet (writer, worldbuilder, nutcase) and Dimitris (GM, worldbuilding wizard, techmonkey)

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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 n ...
 
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Episode 28, part 1: Hard vs. Soft Worldbuilding with Andy Law 32:20

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Hard and soft worldbuilding describe the approach or method you use when worldbuilding. If you've heard of the terms pantsing and plotting when talking about writing, it's a similar concept! Hard worldbuilding is more methodical, it has a defined process you follow, almost like a blueprint. Soft worldbuilding, on the other hand, is more organic and…
 
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Episode 28, part 2: Hard vs. Soft Worldbuilding with Andy Law 31:50

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Part 2! Hard and soft worldbuilding describe the approach or method you use when worldbuilding. If you've heard of the terms pantsing and plotting when talking about writing, it's a similar concept! Hard worldbuilding is more methodical, it has a defined process you follow, almost like a blueprint. Soft worldbuilding, on the other hand, is more org…
 
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Episode 27, part 1: How to Create an RPG System 32:12

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Creating an entire RPG system is a very rewarding experience, as you're able to create a game exactly how you want it! But it's also a big endeavour, which is easy to get overwhelmed by. So Janet interviewed Celeste Conowitch and Jack Caesar, two incredible RPG game designers, to get their thoughts on the matter!…
 
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Episode 27, part 2: How to Create an RPG System 35:49

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Part 2! Creating an entire RPG system is a very rewarding experience, as you're able to create a game exactly how you want it! But it's also a big endeavour, which is easy to get overwhelmed by. So Janet interviewed Celeste Conowitch and Jack Caesar, two incredible RPG game designers, to get their thoughts on the matter!…
 
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Episode 26 part 1: Creating Great Battle Maps (Even If You Can't Draw) 34:47

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In this episode, we’re revealing the secrets to Making a Great Battle Map! Our special guest is Till Lammer, CEO and Founder of Dungeon Fog! We're talking about where to set your battles in DnD and RPG games - and how to make sure the location will create a great experience in play. You can make the most amazing battle map in the world, but if the …
 
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Episode 26, part 2: Creating Great Battle Maps (Even If You Can't Draw) 33:55

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Part 2! In this episode, we’re revealing the secrets to Making a Great Battle Map! Our special guest is Till Lammer, CEO and Founder of Dungeon Fog! We're talking about where to set your battles in DnD and RPG games - and how to make sure the location will create a great experience in play. You can make the most amazing battle map in the world, but…
 
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Episode 25, part 2: How to Make a Monster with Celeste Conowitch 21:23

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Part 2! The Monster Manual is an awesome resource to set the stakes of your game, but what if you want something more personalized? Maybe you have your own custom setting, or your players might be experienced enough to know what all the monsters can do. By creating new ones, you’ll re-infuse a true sense of wonder to your world! Join Janet Forbes a…
 
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Episode 25, part 1: How to Make a Monster with Celeste Conowitch 29:52

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The Monster Manual is an awesome resource to set the stakes of your game, but what if you want something more personalized? Maybe you have your own custom setting, or your players might be experienced enough to know what all the monsters can do. By creating new ones, you’ll re-infuse a true sense of wonder to your world! Join Janet Forbes and Celes…
 
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Episode 24, part 2: Let Randomness Inspire You with Peter Chiykowski 30:19

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Part 2! Peter Chiykowski is a modern day renaissance man who graces the podcast with their presence to show us how randomness can inspire your worldbuilding and gamemastering. Peter Chiykowski is a write, editor, illustrator, and creator of the Deck of Worlds and the Story Engine. Both being cards you can shuffled and compiled randomly to create in…
 
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Episode 24, part 1: Let Randomness Inspire You with Peter Chiykowski 30:26

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Peter Chiykowski is a modern day renaissance man who graces the podcast with their presence to show us how randomness can inspire your worldbuilding and gamemastering. Peter Chiykowski is a write, editor, illustrator, and creator of the Deck of Worlds and the Story Engine. Both being cards you can shuffled and compiled randomly to create inspiring …
 
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Episode 23, part 2: Costume Makes Character with Ginny Di 37:45

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Part 2! Ginny Di joins the show to share some amazing insights on how to bring characters to life through clothing and costume. Ginny Di is a creator, cosplayer, singer, and the loveliest bean in the world of roleplaying games. You can find full profiles of some of her original characters on her own world on World Anvil. Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D.…
 
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Episode 23, part 1: Costume Makes Character with Ginny Di 39:12

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Ginny Di joins the show to share some amazing insights on how to bring characters to life through clothing and costume. Ginny Di is a creator, cosplayer, singer, and the loveliest bean in the world of roleplaying games. You can find full profiles of some of her original characters on her own world on World Anvil. Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe)…
 
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Episode 22, part 2: Food, The Key to an Immersive World with EatMedieval 39:36

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Part 2! Eat Medieval! 10/10 would recommend. On this episode Professor Giles Gaspar and Andy Hook from the amazing project Eat Medieval talk about the key to creating an immersive game or story. Food. Giles Gasper is a Professor of High Medieval History at Durham University. He specializes in European history of the 11th-14th centuries, its culture…
 
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Episode 22, part 1: Food, The Key to an Immersive World with EatMedieval 46:40

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Eat Medieval! 10/10 would recommend. On this episode Professor Giles Gaspar and Andy Hook from the amazing project Eat Medieval talk about the key to creating an immersive game or story. Food. Giles Gasper is a Professor of High Medieval History at Durham University. He specializes in European history of the 11th-14th centuries, its culture, ideas …
 
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Episode 21, part 2: What to Care about when Creating Characters with Matan Gilat 36:10

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Part 2! Matan Gilat, Co-Founder & CEO of Eldritch Foundry and long-time player of D&D joins the podcast today to talk about what to care about when creating characters. It's more than just finding the perfect miniature. Although Matan can help you with that as well. Matan started Eldritch Foundry back in 2018 and has helped countless Tabletop RPG l…
 
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Episode 21, part 1: What to Care about when Creating Characters with Matan Gilat 36:02

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Matan Gilat, Co-Founder & CEO of Eldritch Foundry and long-time player of D&D joins the podcast today to talk about what to care about when creating characters. It's more than just finding the perfect miniature. Although Matan can help you with that as well. Matan started Eldritch Foundry back in 2018 and has helped countless Tabletop RPG lovers cr…
 
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Episode 20, part 2: One-eyed Characters, What Everyone Gets Wrong with Dimitris Havlidis 34:20

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Part 2! Dimitris Havlidis, Web Developer, Designer, CTO of World Anvil, and person with only one eye joins the podcast today to dive into what everyone gets wrong about one-eyed characters. They also discuss their own challenges around living with one eye, and their strengths! Dimitris has degrees in Computing, Social Psychology, and Graphic Design…
 
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Episode 20, part 1: One-eyed Characters, What Everyone Gets Wrong with Dimitris Havlidis 31:06

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Dimitris Havlidis, Web Developer, Designer, CTO of World Anvil, and person with only one eye joins the podcast today to dive into what everyone gets wrong about one-eyed characters. They also discuss their own challenges around living with one eye, and their strengths! Dimitris has degrees in Computing, Social Psychology, and Graphic Design. They'v…
 
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Episode 19, part 2: Writing One-Shots Players Will Love with Amanda Hamon 31:01

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Part 2! Amanda Hamon, Senior Designer for Dungeons & Dragons and Co-creator of Starfinder shares her secrets to creating one-shot adventures your players will love to play. Amanda Hamon has had a leading role in some of your favorite tabletop roleplaying games. From D&D to Starfinder, and more. See her full catalog of work on LinkedIn. Janet Forbes…
 
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Episode 19, part 1: Writing One-Shots Players Will Love with Amanda Hamon 41:06

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Amanda Hamon, Senior Designer for Dungeons & Dragons and Co-creator of Starfinder shares her secrets to creating one-shot adventures your players will love to play. Amanda Hamon has had a leading role in some of your favorite tabletop roleplaying games. From D&D to Starfinder, and more. See her full catalog of work on LinkedIn. Janet Forbes (pen-na…
 
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Episode 18, part 2: Outta Pocket Dimensions with Wolfgang Baur & Celeste Conowitch 32:45

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Part 2! Wolfgang Baur & Celeste Conowitch join the podcast to chat about all things pocket dimensions, shadow realms, and tiny planes of existence. From advice on how to use pocket dimensions as a storytelling tool, to fun expansions of the terms very definition. Step through the portal with us on this excellent episode. Wolfgang Baur is the head K…
 
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Episode 18, part 1: Outta Pocket Dimensions with Wolfgang Baur & Celeste Conowitch 27:09

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Wolfgang Baur & Celeste Conowitch join the podcast to chat about all things pocket dimensions, shadow realms, and tiny planes of existence. From advice on how to use pocket dimensions as a storytelling tool, to fun expansions of the terms very definition. Step through the portal with us on this excellent episode. Wolfgang Baur is the head Kobold ov…
 
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Episode 17, part 1: Self-Publishing, Inspiring Writing Advice with Jenna Moreci 31:16

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Best-selling author and self-publishing expert Jenna Moreci joins the podcast today to share some amazing writing and publishing tips with you. Jenna is the author of The Savior's Series and the young adult SciFi novel Eve: The Awakening. Want to learn more from Jenna? Visit her website or join the over 266 thousand people subscribed to her YouTube…
 
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Episode 17, part 2: Self-Publishing, Inspiring Writing Advice with Jenna Moreci 43:15

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Part 2! Best-selling author and self-publishing expert Jenna Moreci is back on the podcast today to share some more amazing writing and publishing tips with you. Jenna is the author of The Savior's Series and the young adult SciFi novel Eve: The Awakening. Want to learn more from Jenna? Visit her website or join the over 266 thousand people subscri…
 
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Episode 16, part 2: Making Perfect Maps with Isaac Stewart 38:06

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Today we're talking about mapmaking - and how to make a map which fits your world perfectly! My guest today is the incredible illustrator, cartographer and author, Isaac Stewart! Isaac worked over a decade in the animation, video game, and book design industries. Then he became the art director for Dragonsteel Entertainment, the company of Worldbui…
 
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Episode 15, part 2: Worldbuilding History with Eran Aviram 36:43

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What is Cyberpunk and how do you get started worldbuilding in the genre? My guest today is the amazing Eran Aviram! As well as an RPG translater, Eran is a writer and editor whose self-declared main purpose is to turn more people into players, and give those players the tools that allow them to enjoy more things! He hosts and produces “On the Shoul…
 
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Episode 15, part 1: Worldbuilding History with Eran Aviram 34:26

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Today we're talking about worldbuilding history! My guest today is the amazing Eran Aviram! As well as an RPG translater, Eran is a writer and editor whose self-declared main purpose is to turn more people into players, and give those players the tools that allow them to enjoy more things! He hosts and produces “On the Shoulders of Dwarves", the En…
 
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Episode 14, part 2: Unpacking Cyberpunk with Tobias "Toblin" Linder 31:39

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What is Cyberpunk and how do you get started worldbuilding in the genre? My guest today is Tobias "Toblin" Linder, a tabletop game developer and Game master of 25 years! He’s been a sucker for the Cyberpunk genre almost his whole life, both for his own writing projects, books, movies and everything else. Check out the GOODS on World Anvil: https://…
 
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Episode 14, part 1: Unpacking Cyberpunk with Tobias "Toblin" Linder 25:45

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What is Cyberpunk and how do you get started worldbuilding in the genre? My guest today is Tobias "Toblin" Linder, a tabletop game developer and Game master of 25 years! He’s been a sucker for the Cyberpunk genre almost his whole life, both for his own writing projects, books, movies and everything else. Check out the GOODS on World Anvil: https://…
 
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Episode 13, part 2: Get Started Worldbuilding for Novels and RPGS with Dr. Trent Hergenrader 33:14

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My guest today is Dr Trent Hergenrader, Professor of Worldbuilding! Trent Hergenrader is a real life Professor of Worldbuilding! He holds a position as Associate Professor in the Department of English at the Rochester Institute of Technology, USA. He teaches worldbuilding modules and this semester he’s using World Anvil to teach his class! His fict…
 
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Episode 13, part 1: Get Started Worldbuilding for Novels and RPGS with Dr. Trent Hergenrader 35:40

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My guest today is Dr Trent Hergenrader, Professor of Worldbuilding! Trent Hergenrader is a real life Professor of Worldbuilding! He holds a position as Associate Professor in the Department of English at the Rochester Institute of Technology, USA. He teaches worldbuilding modules and this semester he’s using World Anvil to teach his class! His fict…
 
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Episode 12, part 2: Geography for Worldbuilding with Geologist Dr. Anne Forbes 34:28

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In part two of our talk on geography, my guest Dr Anne Forbes - geologist and fantasy author - takes us through how to make our world geography feel authentic and in tune with our worlds, and introduces us to some real world wonders! Dr Anne Forbes holds a degree in Natural Sciences witha specialisation in Geology from CAm univerity, and a pHD in V…
 
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Episode 12, part 1: Geography for Worldbuilding with Geologist Dr Anne Forbes 31:17

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Today my guest Dr Anne Forbes - geologist and fantasy author - takes us through how to make our world geography feel authentic and in tune with our worlds, and introduces us to some real world wonders! Dr Anne Forbes holds a degree in Natural Sciences witha specialisation in Geology from CAm univerity, and a pHD in Volcanology formt eh Open Univers…
 
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Episode 11, part 2: Self-publishing for Novels & RPGs with Chris Fox 24:42

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In part two of our discussion about the Dos and Don't of Self Publishing, for both writers and authors, and for Tabletop RPGs, we delve deeper into the topic! My guest today is Chris Fox - novelist, Tabletop RPG creator and Self-Publishing guru extraordinaire Find more about him and his amazing work on his website. Check out his YouTube channel whi…
 
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Episode 11, part 1: Self-publishing for Novels & RPGs with Chris Fox 29:01

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Today we talk about the Dos and Don't of Self Publishing, for both writers and authors, and for Tabletop RPGs! My guest today is Chris Fox - novelist, Tabletop RPG creator and Self-Publishing guru extraordinaire Find more about him and his amazing work on his website. Check out his YouTube channel which includes help tips on writing and self-publis…
 
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Episode 10, part 2: How Languages form & develop with Dr Antonia Ruppel 55:15

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Today we talk about how to name places, how cultures affect languages and visa versa, and how written languages develop! My guest today is Dr Antonia Ruppel! She completed her PhD in Classics from the University of Cambridge (thesis: Absolute Constructions in Early Indo-European, CUP 2012). Was the Townsend Senior Lecturer in the Greek, Latin and S…
 
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Episode 10, part 1: Languages and Names with Dr Antonia Ruppel 29:31

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Today we talk about how to name places, how cultures affect languages and visa versa, and how written languages develop! My guest today is Dr Antonia Ruppel! She completed her PhD in Classics from the University of Cambridge (thesis: Absolute Constructions in Early Indo-European, CUP 2012). Was the Townsend Senior Lecturer in the Greek, Latin and S…
 
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Episode 9, part 2: Wondrous Worldbuilding with Caeora 30:07

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Part two of our talk about Wondrous Worldbuilding - making your worlds feel wondrous and non-earth-like - with the internationally renowned illustrator and cartographer Caeora! We discuss: What is Wondrous Worldbuilding and why should world settings feel wondrous? How do you instill wonder into worlds? And can you use wonder or Epic scale in dark w…
 
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Episode 9, part 1: Wondrous Worldbuilding with Caeora 32:42

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Today we talk about Wondrous Worldbuilding - making your worlds feel wondrous and non-earth-like - with the internationally renowned illustrator and cartographer Caeora! We discuss: What is Wondrous Worldbuilding and why should world settings feel wondrous? How do you instill wonder into worlds? And can you use wonder or Epic scale in dark worlds t…
 
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Episode 8, part 2: Productivity & Self-Publishing tips with Jaime Buckley 37:08

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How can you be more productive? How do you get inspired and stay inspired? And what about Self-Publishing - how do you get things ready? Janet from World Anvil sits down for an in-depth interview with Amazon best-selling Writer & Illustrator Jaime Buckley, and creator of the Wanted Hero franchise! Jaime Buckley, father of 13, has been a professiona…
 
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Episode 8, part 1: Productivity & Self-Publishing tips with Jaime Buckley 27:23

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How can you be more productive? How do you get inspired and stay inspired? And what about Self-Publishing - how do you get things ready? Janet from World Anvil sits down for an in-depth interview with Amazon best-selling Writer & Illustrator Jaime Buckley, and creator of the Wanted Hero franchise! Jaime Buckley, father of 13, has been a professiona…
 
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Episode 7, part 2: Writer's block & burnout with Christopher Dravus 27:39

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How do you deal with writer’s block and creative burnout? How do you juggle projects and stay productive? Janet from World Anvil sits down for an in-depth interview with all-round creative genius Chris Dravus! Chris Dravus is a game master, writer, creator, game developer and all round creative genius! He’s the Chief Creative Director and co-owner …
 
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Episode 7, Part 1: Writer's block & burnout with Christopher Dravus 30:38

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How do you deal with writer’s block and creative burnout? How do you juggle projects and stay productive? Janet from World Anvil sits down for an in-depth interview with all-round creative genius Chris Dravus! Chris Dravus is a game master, writer, creator, game developer and all round creative genius! He’s the Chief Creative Director and co-owner …
 
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Episode 6, Part 2: Making the Magic with Eran Aviram 33:36

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Eran Aviram, writer behind the hit webcomic series Crystal Heart and Tabletop gaming expert, talks with Janet from World Anvil about building a consistent world and avoiding worldbuilding plotholes! We especially enjoyed his take on magic systems which make sense and his approach to villains! Check out “Venture Forth”, Eran’s storytelling card game…
 
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Eran Aviram, writer behind the hit webcomic series Crystal Heart and Tabletop gaming expert, talks with Janet from World Anvil about building a consistent world and avoiding worldbuilding plotholes! We especially enjoyed his take on magic systems which make sense and his approach to villains! Check out “Venture Forth”, Eran’s storytelling card game…
 
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Episode 5 Part 2: Magic and Technology with Brian McClellan 33:53

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Worldbuilding Magic and Technology can be tough, but award-winning epic fantasy author Brian McClellan has some incredible advice! ******* Find Brian at www.BrianMcClellan.com Catch up with him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BrianTMcClellan And of course, go buy his books! You can get signed copies of the Powder Mage trilogy right here: https://…
 
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Episode 5 Part 1: Magic and Technology with Brian McClellan 33:13

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Worldbuilding Magic and Technology can be tough, but award-winning epic fantasy author Brian McClellan has some incredible advice! ******* Find Brian at www.BrianMcClellan.com Catch up with him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BrianTMcClellan And of course, go buy his books! You can get signed copies of the Powder Mage trilogy right here: https://…
 
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Episode 4 Part 2: Magic and Technology with Dr Trent Hergenrader 34:13

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In part two of our discussion on interactions between Magic and technology, we continue our talk with Dr Trent Hergenrader, a genuine, real-life PROFESSOR OF WORLDBUILDING! We talk about magic and technology, specifically how they might interact in a worldbuilding setting, and different ways you can do this. We examine old tropes and paradigms, and…
 
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Sword and Scale
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