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51 – Deep Myth – DinoBeasts Interview

September 19, 2022 WorldCraft Club 00:29:13 0 Comments
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What happens in your setting when someone dies? Are there gods? Are they deeply concerned with the comings and goings of people or are they aloof and indifferent? The Coats Brothers creators of the DinoBeasts Comic create some of the tightest worldbuilding on myth that I’ve seen in some time. Their setting seems to have…

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51 – Deep Myth – DinoBeasts Interview

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31 – Chekhov’s Obelisk

January 13, 2021 WorldCraft Club 00:29:56 0 Comments
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As worldbuilders we constantly desire more detail in our settings but is it possible that we’re writing checks that can’t be cashed? When an object is placed in the world it’s inevitable that at least some your audience will place significance on it but the very act of worldbuilding is making things that exist, at…

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31 – Chekhov’s Obelisk

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28 – Worldbuilding in CyberPunk 2077, Pre-Release Discussion

December 8, 2020 WorldCraft Club 01:01:11 0 Comments
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28 - Worldbuilding in CyberPunk 2077, Pre-Release Discussion
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Verticality, outfits and styles, customization, vehicles, kitsch and radio show hosts. We break down the worldbuilding content of Cyberpunk 2077 by trawling through hours of YouTube videos and articles so you don’t have to. We also plan on playing the game with some unique styles and options so when we talk through our Post Release…

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28 – Worldbuilding in CyberPunk 2077, Pre-Release Discussion

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27 – Factions

December 1, 2020 WorldCraft Club 00:46:42 0 Comments
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27 - Factions
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People aren’t self motivated so much as faction oriented. Belonging is a powerful part of the human experience whether it’s a family, a guild, a rebellion or bowling league we tend to seek the best for the people we’re closest to. These kinds of ties and relationships can create great conflict and add real depth…

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27 – Factions

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26 – Star Wars, Good or Bad?

November 18, 2020 James Horton 00:45:13 0 Comments
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26 - Star Wars, Good or Bad?
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Ah yes, the brain melting question of every Worldbuilder. It’s clear that the worldbuilding that inspired 3 generations of writers and Worldbuilders can’t fairly be called bad but all of us can point to moments where it was real hard to call it good. Midichlorians, sar’lacs, the expanded universe, KOTOR, the Force Unleashed, James and…

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26 – Star Wars, Good or Bad?

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The Forgotten Builds: Salt Marsh

November 18, 2020 Jonathan Bell Uncategorized 0 Comments

   One of Wizards of the Coast’s “legacy” supplements, the book Ghosts of Saltmarsh is a setting guide and compendium of several classic adventures, guiding players into a campaign of sea-faring, mystery, and sometimes even horror. But what’s to know about this sea-shanty town? What sort of theming should you be going for with this adventure?…

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The Forgotten Builds: Salt Marsh

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Complexity Where It Counts

November 13, 2020 James Horton Blog, Uncategorized 0 Comments

Atoms Knocking on Atoms I think worldbuilders are a strange bunch. We mostly grew up worshiping detail and intricacy because we’re the type of people that like to dive deep into detail. I knew this when my wife asked me what Tusken Raiders looked like under their desert regalia and I started talking about the…

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Complexity Where It Counts

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Brandon Sanderson’s 0th Law

November 3, 2020 James Horton Uncategorized 0 Comments

I’m late to the party. Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series has been around for a while but I just cracked open the first book. Why did I wait so long? The truth is I’ve always been late to the party, it’s like a personal preference or inbuilt mandate in my system. I just don’t do new…

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Brandon Sanderson’s 0th Law

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24 – State of War

October 20, 2020 James Horton 00:52:43 0 Comments
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War, war never changes, and it’s everywhere. At least in fiction. When we think about war in stories (except for the most gritty retrospectives) we think about glory, battle and the horrors of conflict but we rarely think about the folks at home and what troops would get up to during downtime. What does an…

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24 – State of War

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23 – Worlds That Endure

October 6, 2020 James Horton 00:48:40 0 Comments
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Adventure Time and Lord of the Rings obviously have a lot in common, but how much? There is a strong temptation to write worlds that entirely consistent ships in a bottle, where all the details are ironed out. That world, as long as it stays bottled, is perfect. When you put characters in it, though,…

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23 – Worlds That Endure

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