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In every episode of The Art of World Building podcast, host Randy Ellefson discusses how authors, screenwriters, game designers, gamers, and hobbyists can do world building better, faster, and have more fun doing it. Popular topics include creating gods, species, animals, plants, races, monsters, undead, continents, settlements, kingdoms, star systems, time, history, cultures, magic systems, religions, the supernatural, naming everything, and travel estimates for land, sea, and space.
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
The podcast presents approaches to world building, how to organize files and folders, ideas on partnering with others, and more.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Explore how to create other systems, including legal, health, IT, education, and more.
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Explore how to create magic systems, including a brief look at types of magic (brief), the principles of creating a good systems, creating limits, how to invent spells, and more.
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Explore how to create magic systems, including whether we need to create them, sources of magic, whether spells are needed, a look at the life of wizards, and more.
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Explore how to create items. This includes regular ones, supernatural ones, and technological elements, like an AI, and more.
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Explore how to create the supernatural. This includes supernatural energy, magic paths, alternate realities, supernatural beings, and more
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Explore how to create languages, including whether we should, what’s involved, how to hire someone, and more.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Explore how to create cultures, including rituals, pastimes, daily life considerations, and more.
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Explore how to create cultures, including greetings, farewells, language issues, and more.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Explore how to create cultures, including how the body is part of culture, from clothing to hairstyles, body modifications, and more.