Episode 398: Creating Fictional Cultures
Tragically, Westeros isn't a historical place.
Worldbuilding: Page 2
Q&A: Should My Hero Fight Animals?
Answered
Episode 395: Omens and Prophecies
Sometimes a crow is just a crow... but it's probably an omen
Building Hyperion: How Simmons Scattered His World
Six backstories and a guy made of knives.
Why You Should Theme Your World
To make an impression, a world must be more than the sum of its parts.
Episode 393: Airships
Zeppelin or Flying Tallship?
Q&A: How Should I Respond to Beta Reader Feedback?
Submitted by Chris,
answered
Q&A: How Can I Give Aliens Strange Values?
Submitted by Tektalox,
answered
Episode 386: Fantasy Weapons
Which is the waviest?
Episode 385: Food in Spec Fic
Delicious crunchies and munchies.
Q&A: How Can I Include Disability in a World Where People Design Their Bodies?
Submitted by Tifa,
answered
Episode 383: Unfocused Worldbuilding
When the setting gets fuzzy.
Q&A: Should I Use a Historical or an Original World?
Submitted by Alina,
answered
Q&A: Do I Have to Fix a Plot Hole?
Submitted by Terk,
answered
Episode 380: Factions in Fiction
Factions: Not great in real life, awesome in fiction.
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.
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