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**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.

Join Michael and Jeffery on the weekly podcast that looks at storytelling, game mastering, pop culture and life through the lens of fantasy world building. Subscribe TODAY!

Listen to new episodes every Monday and BUILD BETTER FANTASY WORLDS.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 71: Discworld and the Brilliance of Terry Pratchett May 29, 2015

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Today's Topic - Discworld and the Brilliance of Terry Pratchett

Special Thanks to lspace.org
Discworld
- The World is flat!
- This is no Roundworld
- It takes a Circumfence
- Lunar Diffrences . . . Nice Plants
Monsters
- Grade 1: monsters invented by adults to scare children from dangerous of forbidden places (prohibitory) - Like Jenny Green-Teeth
- Grade 2: monsters invented by adults to scare anyone, anywhere. One of the examples is The Headless Horseman.
- Grade 3: monsters by accident (mostly) - The Eater of Socks.
- Grade 4: monsters here for purposes of their own - Hiver.
- Suggested new Grade 5: monsters invented by children for children!!! The worst kind!!! - The Child-eating Puddle
Races
- Where else can you find a Sneeb
- Zombies Head of the Lawyers Guild, Mr. Reaper, and Life timers

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Episode 70: It takes two, or maybe more May 27, 2015

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Today's Topic - It takes two, or maybe more

Welcome to the World of Factions
- Groups of States
- Individual States
- Intrastate Factions
- Faction hostility does not mean war
  - Cold Wars will have violence
- Look for causes of factions
  - Common Cause
  - Common Culture
  - Common Enemies
  - Convince

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Episode 69: The Art of War Storytelling May 25, 2015

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Today's Topic - The Art of War Storytelling

The Art of Troupes
- Great Article on War Story Troupes via tvtropes.org
- Realism is not the goal
- Hero, Squad, or badass ?
- War Sucks verses the Glory of Battle
Keep in Mind
- Battle might bring up conflicting emotions
- Stealth is boring if it works
- Understand the weapons
- It might not always be professional military
- Fatigue is real
- Why they fight?
- Selling the fear for life
- Ask a Combat Vet

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Episode 68: Shire Calendar May 22, 2015

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Today's Topic - Shire Calendar

Based on the Anglo Saxon Calendar
- Solar year 365
- 12 30 Day months
- 5 or 6 bonus days (Yule, Lithe, Mid-year day, Overlithe)
Days
- Stars of Varda
- Sun
- Moon
- Two Trees of Valinor
- Heavens
- Sea
- Valar

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Episode 67: Baurhdrakkiem Calanders May 20, 2015

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Today's Topic - Baurhdrakkiem Calendars

Influences of the calender
- Solar year 363.1 days
- Weeks are 11 days one
  - Sun Day
  - Moon 1 Day
  - Moon 2 Day
  - 5 visible objects day
  - Nebula Day
  - Star Day
  - Planet Day
- Cwerin Major lunar Calender (Evolution of months)
  - Cycle of the large moon is 33 days
- 4 Major holidays marking the changing of the seasons
- 1 Holiday every 10 years (for the leap year) The day of second chances

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Episode 66: Worldbuilding questions: How to I build a fantasy Calendar? May 18, 2015

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Today's Topic - Worldbuilding questions: How to I build a fantasy Calendar?

Types of Calendars
- Solar
- Lunar
- Solar and Lunar
- Other Celestial
- Societal
- Fiscal
- Magic
Basics
- Period of Planet
- Cycle of moon(s)
- Other Celestial cycles
Great Calender generation at donjon
Calendars and not necessarily

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Episode 65: Erratic Explorers visit Earth May 15, 2015

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Today's Topic - Erratic Explorers visit Earth

Special thanks to Fallout Series Wikia
Nexusmods.com for a link to a great image.
Basics
- Post Nuclear Earth
- Fallout
- Fallout 2
- Fallout Tactics
- Fallout 3
- Fallout New Vegas
- 1950's Propaganda set in the 22nd century and beyond
Races
- Humans
- Ghouls
- Mutants
- Super-mutants
Places
- California
- Oregon
- Capital Wasteland
- Mojave
Why it works
- Fun 1950's Propaganda
- Learning bits and pieces of what happened
- Story lines break what you think about what is happening
- Karma

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Episode 64: Baurhdrakkiem Carver Magic May 13, 2015

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Today's Topic - Baurhdrakkiem Carver Magic

Inspirations
- Norse Runic Magic
- Classic D&D Magic-User magic
Carver
- Creating temporary
- A Learned Magic System
  - Time
  - Shaping
  - Summoning
- Must learn how to cast the magic to learn it.
  - Better you know the spell the easier it is to do
- Shaping and summoning are skills that you learn
  - Speaking, breaking, or thinking
Common Traits
- Magic Harmony(Must Have)
- Curse of Thrax
- Magic Sight
- Genetic Memory

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Episode 63: Fantasy Storytelling does not have to be a genre unto itself May 11, 2015

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Today's Topic - Fantasy Storytelling does not have to be a genre unto itself

Fantasy is as much setting and a genre
No Limitations on the types of stories you can tell
Make a sub-genre story
Use elements of other genres
Use when the other genres fit or even when they do not seem to fit
Love story between two characters
Love story between a character and a sword

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Episode 62: What's Around the Corner - Thanos and The Infinity Gauntlet May 08, 2015

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Today's Topic - What's Around the Corner - Thanos and The Infinity Gauntlet

Great example of a universe building or Worldbuilding
Involved the miniseries Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity Wars, and Infinity Crusade
Involved crossed overs with most every marvel title
Twisted love story, I think
Patient
The ripples of this story-line is so powerful still controlling the box office today

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