The Mythcreant Podcast
380: Factions in Fiction
Factions: Not great in real life, awesome in fiction.
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Q&A: Should I Explain My Magic?
Submitted by Murphie,
answered
Q&A: How Can I Establish Measurement Units?
Submitted by Evan,
answered
Episode 377: Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy
Civilization ended, so it's time for a robe and wizard hat.
Episode 374: Travel Stories
Is it the journey or the destination that matters?
Episode 373: Speculative Westerns
It can be horses or space ships, so long as someone has a duster.
Q&A: Do You Need to Read the Later Books?
Submitted by Kaz,
answered
Q&A: How Do I Craft Assistive Devices for a Blind Character?
Submitted by Leota,
answered
Q&A: How Much Can I Change Vampires?
Submitted by Laura,
answered
Episode 365: Time Travel Revisited
We have to go back!
Q&A: Can I Use Christianity In My Urban Fantasy?
Submitted by Ze,
answered
Building Roshar: How Sanderson Bungled Culture
The world of The Way of Kings has intriguing storms and bizarre gender roles.
Episode 361: Ghosts!
Let's play Ghost or No Ghost.
Five Unnecessary World Additions in Popular Stories
It would have been so easy to take these out, and yet here we are.
Building the Raksura: How Martha Wells Fell Into Toxic Tropes
Good intent won't erase the harm of baking bigotry into your worldbuilding.
Episode 357: Sources of Magic
Where does the magic of a podcast come from?
Building Three Parts Dead: How Gladstone Writes Magic Law
Anyone familiar with D&D’s Eberron setting will immediately recognize Alt Coulumb.
Q&A: How Can I Portray Nature Spirits in an Industrialized Setting?
Submitted by Carbon1,
answered
Q&A: How Should I Handle Languages in My Scifi Setting?
Submitted by Adam,
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Episode 353: Fantasy Words
Readers have a surprisingly small amount of attention span to learn new words.
Alan