Creating a Dynamic Campaign World
How you can build your RPG setting for the best story possible.
Worldbuilding: Page 13
Choosing Music and Instruments for Your Culture
How your fictional world's melodies can boost the stories you tell in it.
Giving Your World Fantastic Skies
How a brilliant celestial visual will change the world it's seen from.
Obeying the Celestial Speed Limit
What this universal constant means for your interstellar stories.
Starting a Fictional Culture
How your made-up society can be both distinct and believable.
The Four Rules of Using Fake Words
When and how to use your story's imaginary vocab—and when English can work just fine.
Costuming Your Characters
How your character's clothes can tell a story about them before their wearer says a word.
Five Star Trek Technologies Taken to Their Natural Conclusion
With a little thought, these devices get out of hand fast.
Creating Rites of Passage
How to embody your fictional culture through its transition ceremonies.
Using Animals for Transport and Labor
How these four-legged creatures can carry your fantasy world.
Poisons: How to Use Them
Follow these tips for putting toxins in your story.
Creating Matriarchies
How to flip which gender stands on top of your fictional society.
Episode 20: Bringing Utopias and Dystopias to Life
Oren, Chris, and Mike discuss utopias, dystopias, and their use in storytelling and worldbuilding.
Four Ways to Limit Magic & Technology
How to put dampers on your fancy inventions and physics-bending word powers.
How to Color Your Map Using SCIENCE!
Physics can be more than just a restriction for storytellers.
Creating Religions & Belief Systems
What to consider when crafting your world's theology.
Avoiding the Planet of Hats
How to spice up and flesh out your worldbuilding without letting the details bog you down.
Should Your Fantasy World Resemble Earth?
The pros and cons of making your imaginary planet stick close to home.
Three Tips for Running a Traveling Campaign
How to make your journey-focused RPG story more than just a lot of walking.
Why You Should Divide Your Societies Into Factions
How your world's opposing sides can pump up your story's tension.
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