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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 320 Digging your world for Details, Part 2 Apr 05, 2020

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Today's Topic – Your team never misses the snakes

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Podcast Show Flow

This week on Worldbuilding Team
Worldbuilding it great
- but we focus on the large
- or the smaller
- they are both to big
Details create the iconic love
Moments, connections, even phrases
Iconic Details that make stories memorable
- I Am Spartacus
- When henry meet sally, "I will have what she is having"
- I AM YOUR FATHER
- Birth of the Alien
- He slimed me
- As you wish

WBT

Make a story with your family, or friends online

DeScriptors, or Online Roll20

RW Task

Keep flatting the curve

Michael's Resources

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Characters by tv Tropes

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Episode 319 Digging your world for Details With Dawn Metcalf and Jon Metcalf Mar 29, 2020

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Today's Topic – You are missing the forest and team

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This week on Worldbuilding Team
Worldbuilding it great
- but we focus on the large
- or the smaller
- they are both to big
Details create the iconic love
Moments, connections, even phrases
Iconic Details that make stories memorable
- I Am Spartacus
- When henry meet sally, "I will have what she is having"
- I AM YOUR FATHER
- Birth of the Alien
- He slimed me
- As you wish

WBT

Make a story with your family, or friends online

DeScriptors, or Online Roll20

RW Task

Keep flatting the curve

Michael's Resources

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RIP Mick Aston

Time Team

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Episode 318 Tips for work life balance Mar 27, 2020

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Today's Topic - Stop with a life you hate

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What do we consider work
What is not work
What time do you have?
Fear and unknown
What can you do to fix it
- Talking to your boss
- Rebalance home
- Plan an exit
- Leaving your Job

WBT

Build a new job for a protagonist.

RW Task

Evaluate your work life balance, make a plan to get it to work for you.

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Relaxation accord

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Episode 317 Starting your Story Mar 16, 2020

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Episode 317 Starting your Story

Today's Topic - Fill in the blank will ya!

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Episode 307 Story at the basics
Episode 301 Musings about Narrative Wisdom from Pixar
Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___.
Before the Story (BS)
The Incident
The Strike
The Fallout
The Run
After The Story (AS)
Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, BS. One day The Incident. Because of that, The Strike. Because of that, The Fallout Until finally The Run.
Once upon a time there was Hobbit. Every day, He was boring. One day a wizard marked his door and he leaves for an adventure with dwarfs. Because of that, the return to the kingdom under the mountain and face Smaug. Because of that, 5 armies fight and the dwarfs win. Until finally the eagles save the day and the king is force to not be a total jerk.
Once upon a time there was spider. Every day, it hunted and fed on villagers. One day a Greta a young village girl survival. Because of that, sacrifices her dad. Because of that, she was kick out of the village and goes on adventure with a dumb price. Until finally They defeat the spider and every loves them for some strange reason.

WBT

Once upon a time there was spider. Every day, it hunted and fed on villagers. One day a Greta a young village girl survival. Because of that, sacrifices her dad. Because of that, she was kick out of the village and goes on adventure with a dumb price. Until finally They defeat the spider and every loves them for some strange reason.

RW Task

Get fresh air

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Episode 316 Interview with C. R. Rowenson Mar 09, 2020

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Today's Topic – Our Magic overlord. Clark Rowenson

When he is not winning awards as an author Naval Veteran, a Chemical Engineer by day, dark overlord of magic by night. We are pleased to introduce you to the magic man himself C. R. Rowenson.

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Main Feature: (A Conversation about these topics)

Tell us about your latest work?
How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story?
When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding?
Tell a STORY about how you knew you love building worlds.
What was your "I can" experience?
Tell a STORY about it.
Biggest achievement to date?
Tell a STORY of your biggest achievement to date.
When you learned of it.
What was its impact on your progress as an author and a worldbuilder?
What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner?
Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer

Gauntlet round: (All fast answers)

What held you back from sharing your world(s)?
Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based?
What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings?
What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world?
What tool(s) could you not work without?
What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path?
If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the first thing you would do? (Please keep it as clean as possible.)

Wrap up:

Thank you so much for letting us interviews you today.
How can people learn more about you?
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/crrowenson/
Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/magicbuilding/

WBT

Newsletter https://crrowenson.com/newsletter-for-friends/

RW Task

Newsletter https://crrowenson.com/newsletter-for-friends/

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Episode 315 The Anvils Favorite Character Tropes Mar 02, 2020

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Today's Topic - Lookout for the underdog

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Why Tropes are important
The chosen one
The Mentor
Lovable Rogue
Elders
Fish out of Water
Ensemble vs Pure Protagonist
Hybrid vs pure trope

WBT

What are your favorite characters tropes

RW Task

What is your trope?

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Episode 314 Your Relaxation Accord Feb 23, 2020

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Today's Topic – Stop working so much and relax

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What is a Relaxation Accord
Who are the parties involved?
Why is according important vs escapism
My Steps to the accord
- The parties show review their weekly schedules
- Identify a time that each person can have to do stuff
  - Worktime and Hobby Time
- Have a shared schedule to remember
- Escape clause
- Get a win/win deal

WBT

Identify if you accord

RW Task

Let us know how it works out

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Episode 313 My Routine to End Writer's Block Feb 10, 2020

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Today's Topic – Why I like a routine for getting through writer's block

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Music that I love, but do not feel the need to sing.
Review the outline and make changes
10 Minute Break – Get the blood flowing
Non-distracting environment
Non- distracting mind
- Is there something important distracting me?
- Make a note and move on
and a shower
Just write for 15 more minutes. Anything that comes to mind.
Take a notebook to bed End the process for the day.

WBT

Create a routine that works for you

RW Task

Share your routine with us.

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Episode 312 Worldbuilding Basic for my indie RPG video game Feb 02, 2020

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Today's Topic - Part one of X, hey I am a novice video game designer

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Overview needs for indie JRPG game
Baurhdrakkeim
- 7 Tribes – Lutteim, Ichluttiem, Äbunluttiem, Bhalfqareim, Tracchuliem, Veintraccqariem, Hirreim
Ordassa
- Location
- Status Names
- Duke in charge of the county
Maps
- Travel map(s)
- County overview
- 8 Community maps –
  - Lichenniczeedohar (Green Lake City, Location of (Mainzphar)
  - Berpqenololhumphar – Orc Danger Castle
  - Player home (Lutteim)
  - Ichluttiem home
  - Äbunluttiem home
  - Bhalfqareim home
  - Tracchuliem home
  - Veintraccqariem home
  - Hirreim home
  - Lichenniczeedfamïmas Green lake islands
- Classes
  - Warrior Class per tribe
  - Poet (Rouge)
  - Holy magic
  - Carver Magic
- Characters