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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 Jun 02, 2020
EP 27.1: Creating Culture
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Explore how to create cultures, including defining what culture is and is not, how to develop a cultural vision, and the types of cultural depictions we’ll likely need.
Tuesday May 19, 2020
EP 26: Creating Religions
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Explore how to create religions, including its all important history, beliefs, worship practices, and traits of those who belong to a religion.
Tuesday May 05, 2020
EP 25: Creating Armed Forces
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Explore how to create armed forces like the army, navy, and air force. This includes how to become a member of one, their ranks, and how they’re viewed by society.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
EP 24: Creating Organizations
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Explore how to create organizations. This includes forces for good and evil, what they have in common, and how someone joins or get expelled.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
EP 23: Creating Names
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Explore how to create fantasy and science fiction names using easy techniques that make it fun and uniquely yours.
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
EP 22: Assign Senses to Your Species
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Explore how to create your species' senses, from the five basics to other real senses humans and animals have, to sixth senses (second sight).
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
EP 21: How to Draw Maps
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
Explore how to create maps like continents, settlements, and dungeon maps, and learn whether you should create any of this and why.
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
EP 20: Places of Interest
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
Explore how to create places of interest, including catacombs, interstellar sites, ruins, monuments, and more. Learn how easy these are to create and how they can improve interest in your setting and story.
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
EP 19: Time and History
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
Explore how to create time and history, including why we should usually keep timekeeping like minutes, hours, weeks, and more similar to Earth, and how to create historical events.
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
EP 18: Travel in Space
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
Learn about travel in space. This includes the different types of engines, what to include inside a ship, and why we have a lot of freedom to decide how long it really takes to get anywhere.