Worldbuilder's Anvil

Interview: Philip E. Carroll From World building in his youth with his twin brother, Philip's course has been set.  Now a husband, father, grandfather, podcaster, and author; Phillip dedicates himself to building better fantasy and science fiction worlds.  He as dedicated himself to transition to this full time. Let's give worldbuilders Welcome to Philip E. Carroll.   Go Army! Introduction Do you feel Orc or Elf today? Tell us about your latest work. How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story? When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding? Biggest achievement to date? What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner? Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer Gauntlet round What held you back from sharing your world(s)? Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings? What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world? What tool(s) could you not wor

Today's Topic - Erratic Explorers visit Middle Earth    Special thanks to One Wiki to Rule them all Basics The 800 pound Gorilla for fantasy worlds Races Humans Dwarves Elves Ents Orcs Goblins Hobbits Gaints Trolls Spiders Wraiths Wolves Places Misty Mountains The Great Sea Mirkwood The old forest Gap of Rohan Moria Mordor Brandywine River States Mordor Gondor Rohan Rivendale Languages Adûnaic Black Speech Khuzdûl Rohirric Westron Valarin Why it works Devilish details Map with the books Rich history Deep lore Division of good verses evil Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding show notes go to Gardul.com

Today's Topic - Do you microclimate? What is a microclimate Created Magical, supernatural, or technological Structures Dams Natural Maritime Highlands Craters Caves Magma Why should you consider microclimates Makes the world feel more natural Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding show notes go to Gardul.com

Today's Topic -  Random Question: In this setting-with all laws of physics- how would shapeshifting work?  Questions are the foundation of Worldbuilding Found on stack exchange from Molua Young Criteria magic is an inherited ability to manipulate energy and matter Answer Look to the universe for inspiration The butterfly effect Egg to Caterpillar Caterpillar to goo goo to butterfly Really everything starts in a different form from birth through life Additional questions Does the mass of the being change What happens to the conciseness of  the altered being What limits the ability to shapeshift Can magic speed up or slow down the process Can living beings change into a rock... Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding show notes go to Gardul.com

Interview: Monica Spath While Adjusting during the day Monica is a storyteller, artist, weaver, animator, lover of science fiction, movie writing and most especially loves storytelling and curling a bit in upstate New York. Introduction Do you feel Orc or Elf today? Tell us about your latest work. How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story? When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding? Biggest achievement to date? What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner? Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer Gauntlet round What held you back from sharing your world(s)? Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings? What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world? What tool(s) could you not work without? What is one resource you would offer to a Worldbuilder starting down your path? If you ended up in the (a) world you created. What would be the f

Today's Topic -  Welcome to Fantasy Kingdom of Baurhdrakkas Apologies Inspiration Battle of Teutonburg Forest Ancient Germanic Tribes Unification of Germany in 1871 Francisca Principalities of Glantri in Mystara Orders of knight from Dragonlance A Kingdom with out the King Predicate Kingdom Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding show notes go to Gardul.com

Today's Topic -  Magic in Gardul What is magic in the universe in Gardul? It is the Dark Matter, the strings of connection How is it accessed Extra magical Ritual Location Time Not just about god(s) Innate  Think  Speak Action Learned Time Shaping Summoning Cultural influence Changes over time Noun confusion Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding show notes go to Gardul.com

Today's Topic -  Test your Fantasy World What is the point of testing your world? Target the same part of world you plan to Like beta readers for the background Allows you to learn what needs to be fleshed out and what needs to be ignored Allows you to check to make sure the places and Be upfront with the reason you are doing it Ask for feedback Ways to test Short stories Oral storytelling Role-playing games My preferred method Know your avatar Ask your avatar if about the criticism Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding show notes go to Gardul.com

Interview: J.S. Morin JS Morin by night dreams elaborate dreams of visiting fanciful worlds, performing acts of heroism, and solving intriguing puzzles, which inspire him to craft stories. Jeff also possesses one of the most intriguing and dangerous blogs for worldbuilders and fantasy lovers on the internet. Amongst his works, He has written the Twinborn Trilogy, The Mad Tinker Chronicles, and the Black Ocean Mission's. The He latest book is Black Ocean Mission 3: Poets and Piracy. Introduction Do you feel Orc or Elf today? Tell us about your latest work. How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story? When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding? Biggest achievement to date? What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner? Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer Gauntlet round What held you back from sharing your world(s)? Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? What is your favorite time period for fant

Today's Topic - The Roadmap for the Worldbuilder's Anvil Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes Thank you so much for listening to the first 50 episodes. We shall always have a focus on the worldbuilding moving into the future. Monday Episode types #Storytelling episodes Random questions I want to answer about Worldbuilding,RPGs, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Storytelling, or Gardul Questions from newsletters subscribers Questions from twitter or social media Questions I have and will pretend like someone has asked me Worldbuilder's Wednesday Focused discussions on worldbuilding topics Friday Episode Types Flash fiction Friday World Explorer  What's Around the corner? Worldbuilder Interview's on Saturday will continue No new episode days, I just do not have the time to make more episodes.  However, If you would like to hear more about how you can support the Worldbuilder's Anvil without spending a dime.  Please go to this no cost support page. For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding show notes go

Today's Topic - Who am I? Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes We know what motivates your character We know what your characters looks like Bring it together What is the personality of your character What will cause the character to stand their ground What will cause them to comprise their principles What causes action or in action What are at least 5 quirks about the character (Thanks, GURPS) For complete fantasy worldbuilding show notes for this episode. Please go to Gardul.com

Today's Topic - Character Traits and Flaws Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes What makes the character stand out Attributes Physical Mental Social Vocational Allies/Enemies Supernatural It is not all good news For complete Fantasy Worldbuilding show notes go to Gardul.com

Interview: D.N. Frost D.N. Frost is a fantasy author, cartographer, and worldbuilder. She is best know for her work with Awakening (Tales of the Known World Book 1). She is a person I am glad to call friend.  And a person who I go to when I want to know more about maps and languages.  Now let's all put our hammer's together for D.N. ". Introduction Do you feel Orc or Elf today? Tell us about your latest work. How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story? When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding? Biggest achievement to date? What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner? Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer Gauntlet round What held you back from sharing your world(s)? Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? What is your favorite time period for fantasy settings? What is the most important habit or skill in creating a world? What tool(s) could you not work without? What is one resource you would

Today's Topic - Worldbuilding Trap: World to Story Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes Your world has more words than the Encyclopedia Britannica You have developed 99 cultures, 154 races, 543 states that spans the 5,502,532,127,000,001 square feet of your new world. You sit down and start writing your first work.  About a fictional world war on your planet. STOPPPPPP!!!! relax plan the story explain the world through the story not the story through the world

Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes What motivates people Maslow's Hierarchy of needs Physiological Safety Love/Belonging Esteem Self-actualization For full show notes please check out Gardul.com

Today's Topic - Fantasy Character Fashion Show Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes Baseline for a character's appearance comes from the fictional state and the fantasy culture fashion. From the time your characters life span Age and Travel modifiers Appearance Hair Eyes Mouth Clothes Pant or what? Under the pants Accessories The little things in the house Show of wealth Mementos Type of materials Weapons of choice Based on materials Skill Intimidation Show of wealth Characters' Taste + Ability to acquire = Characters' Fashion For complete shownote check out gardul.com

Interview: Rae Elliot From the age of eight Rae Elliot has been on a journey to becoming a writer.  Her love of writing and storytelling merged with her love of Fantasy and science fiction with her first book Fractured, a science fiction novel. Fractured is also available on iTunes in a podcast. Her next fiction novel will be a fantasy novel called Treefell: Legend of The Wood.   Beyond her love for Fantasy  she is now working on a  non-fiction work "Pinterst for Indie Authors" Introduction Do you feel Orc or Elf today? Tell us about your latest work. How do you connect your worldbuilding back to The Story? When did you know you had a love for worldbuilding? Biggest achievement to date? What real world advice do you wish you had known sooner? Tell a quick STORY about some task that could have gotten you started sooner as a writer Gauntlet round What held you back from sharing your world(s)? Favorite types of fantasy worlds: alien, earthlike, or earth-based? What is your favorite time period for fantas

Today's Topic - Worldbuilding Trap: The Trouble with Tropes What is a Trope? Are Tropes bad? Understanding your Avatar does it seem forced Does it seem fake Make up your own mind. Understanding you Avatar is they key Thanks to Rae Elliot for the great review Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes Go to Gardul.com for complete Worldbuilding shownotes

Today's Topic - TAX Attack How does your fictional government support its power? Direct Taxes and duties Property Tax Income Tax Statute Labor Salt Tax Tenure Tax Tithe Tariffs Tribute Inheritance Tax Excise Tax Tolls Marriage Tax Minority Tax Indirect Taxes Sales Tax Value Added Tax Goods and Services Inflation Subsidy Corporate Tax Thanks to The Entrepreneurs Library and Ray Rose WC Talk Radio for the great reviews Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes Complete Show notes on Gardul.com  

Today's Topic - Types of Governments in Fantasy Worldbuilding Power of the state Anarchy True democracy consent of the governed Limited Monarchy Authoritarian How do rulers come to power Birth Personal traits Appointed by divine source Appointed by previous leader Coup Random selection Election How is the transitions of power handed Peaceful Violent War How are rights earned Natural Rights Rights granted by rulers Nepotism Forced by the mob Reward Who owns what? Individuals own property State owns property Is the stated tied to a religion What do you call your state?  List of common government types  Special thanks to  Nick   Please Subscribe, Rate and Review us in iTunes For full show notes click here