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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast

World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast

World Anvil founders Janet (writer, worldbuilder, nutcase) and Dimitris (GM, worldbuilding wizard, techmonkey)

Are you worldbuilding for homebrew RPG campaigns, novels, game development, films or anything else? Then you're in the right place! Designed to educate, inspire and entertain, World Anvil's founders - writer & RPG designer Janet Forbes and Gamemaster and RPG designer Dimitris chat with creators and academics about the brass tacks of worldbuilding, exploring a new theme each month. Expect topics like novel writing and short stories, game design, Cultures and Societies, Settlements and their needs, Myths and Legends and how to avoid worldbuilding plotholes in this inspiring weekly podcast! If you want to ask questions or leave comments, you can find us on Twitter @worldanvil or email us a [email protected]. And if you get inspired, head over to www.worldanvil.com to start worldbuilding for free! Now grab your hammer.... AND GO WORLDBUILD!
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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast - Episode 25, part 1: How to Make a Monster with Celeste Conowitch
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02/23/23 • 29 min

The Monster Manual is an awesome resource to set the stakes of your game, but what if you want something more personalized? Maybe you have your own custom setting, or your players might be experienced enough to know what all the monsters can do. By creating new ones, you’ll re-infuse a true sense of wonder to your world! Join Janet Forbes and Celeste Conowitch, Senior Game Designer at Kobold Press, as they discuss How to Make a Monster!

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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast - Episode 33, part 2: Dungeon-Based One-Shots with Duke Davis
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04/19/23 • 38 min

Part 2: Dungeons are a staple of TTRPGs (it's even half of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the most popular games!), and they're awesome tools for one-shot adventures too. So we interviewed Duke Davis, from One-Shot Questers, to tell us all about dungeon one-shots and how to use them at your table!

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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast - Episode 24, part 2: Let Randomness Inspire You with Peter Chiykowski
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05/23/22 • 30 min

Part 2! Peter Chiykowski is a modern day renaissance man who graces the podcast with their presence to show us how randomness can inspire your worldbuilding and gamemastering.

Peter Chiykowski is a write, editor, illustrator, and creator of the Deck of Worlds and the Story Engine. Both being cards you can shuffled and compiled randomly to create inspiring prompts and stories.

Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is a published fantasy author, professional Dungeons and Dragons Streamer, and also the co-founder of World Anvil, the ULTIMATE worldbuilding platform for writers and gamers!

Tell Your Story Create Your World

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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast - Episode 24, part 1: Let Randomness Inspire You with Peter Chiykowski
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05/23/22 • 30 min

Peter Chiykowski is a modern day renaissance man who graces the podcast with their presence to show us how randomness can inspire your worldbuilding and gamemastering.

Peter Chiykowski is a write, editor, illustrator, and creator of the Deck of Worlds and the Story Engine. Both being cards you can shuffled and compiled randomly to create inspiring prompts and stories.

Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is a published fantasy author, professional Dungeons and Dragons Streamer, and also the co-founder of World Anvil, the ULTIMATE worldbuilding platform for writers and gamers!

Tell Your Story Create Your World

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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast - Episode 23, part 2: Costume Makes Character with Ginny Di
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05/16/22 • 37 min

Part 2! Ginny Di joins the show to share some amazing insights on how to bring characters to life through clothing and costume.

Ginny Di is a creator, cosplayer, singer, and the loveliest bean in the world of roleplaying games. You can find full profiles of some of her original characters on her own world on World Anvil.

Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is a published fantasy author, professional Dungeons and Dragons Streamer, and also the co-founder of World Anvil, the ULTIMATE worldbuilding platform for writers and gamers!

Tell Your Story Create Your World

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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast - Episode 23, part 1: Costume Makes Character with Ginny Di
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05/16/22 • 39 min

Ginny Di joins the show to share some amazing insights on how to bring characters to life through clothing and costume.

Ginny Di is a creator, cosplayer, singer, and the loveliest bean in the world of roleplaying games. You can find full profiles of some of her original characters on her own world on World Anvil.

Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is a published fantasy author, professional Dungeons and Dragons Streamer, and also the co-founder of World Anvil, the ULTIMATE worldbuilding platform for writers and gamers!

Tell Your Story Create Your World

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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast - Episode 22, part 2: Food, The Key to an Immersive World with EatMedieval
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05/09/22 • 39 min

Part 2! Eat Medieval! 10/10 would recommend. On this episode Professor Giles Gaspar and Andy Hook from the amazing project Eat Medieval talk about the key to creating an immersive game or story. Food.

Giles Gasper is a Professor of High Medieval History at Durham University. He specializes in European history of the 11th-14th centuries, its culture, ideas (especially science and religion), and people, and, of course, its food.

Andy Hook is a multitalented restaurateur who has created not one, but four restaurants in the north of England.

Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is a published fantasy author, professional Dungeons and Dragons Streamer, and also the co-founder of World Anvil, the ULTIMATE worldbuilding platform for writers and gamers!

Tell Your Story Create Your World

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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast - Episode 22, part 1: Food, The Key to an Immersive World with EatMedieval
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05/09/22 • 46 min

Eat Medieval! 10/10 would recommend. On this episode Professor Giles Gaspar and Andy Hook from the amazing project Eat Medieval talk about the key to creating an immersive game or story. Food.

Giles Gasper is a Professor of High Medieval History at Durham University. He specializes in European history of the 11th-14th centuries, its culture, ideas (especially science and religion), and people, and, of course, its food.

Andy Hook is a multitalented restaurateur who has created not one, but four restaurants in the north of England.

Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is a published fantasy author, professional Dungeons and Dragons Streamer, and also the co-founder of World Anvil, the ULTIMATE worldbuilding platform for writers and gamers!

Tell Your Story Create Your World

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Part 2! Matan Gilat, Co-Founder & CEO of Eldritch Foundry and long-time player of D&D joins the podcast today to talk about what to care about when creating characters. It's more than just finding the perfect miniature. Although Matan can help you with that as well.

Matan started Eldritch Foundry back in 2018 and has helped countless Tabletop RPG lovers create the perfect miniature.

Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is a published fantasy author, professional Dungeons and Dragons Streamer, and also the co-founder of World Anvil, the ULTIMATE worldbuilding platform for writers and gamers!

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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast - Episode 32, part 2: Querying a Literary Agent

Episode 32, part 2: Querying a Literary Agent

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04/12/23 • 27 min

Part 2: So you've written a novel and edited it, and you're pretty sure it's ready for publishing—time for the next step! If you're going for traditional publishing, you'll want to query your novel to an agent, and to do that, you need a query letter! We interviewed Laura VanArendonk Baugh, a traditionally published author, to tell us all about the querying process!

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How many episodes does World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast have?

World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast currently has 100 episodes available.

What topics does World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Writer, Scifi, Homebrew, Worldbuilding, How To, Author, Podcasts, Books, Education, Arts, Fantasy, Rpg and Ttrpg.

What is the most popular episode on World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast?

The episode title 'Episode 54, part 1: Worldbuilding Urban Legends & Folklore with Gregg Hale' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast?

The average episode length on World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast is 35 minutes.

How often are episodes of World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast released?

Episodes of World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast are typically released every 12 hours.

When was the first episode of World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast?

The first episode of World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast was released on Nov 20, 2019.

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