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Episode 193 Marcus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra, Part one 0

Sep 24, 2017

Today's Topic Our Story starts in …

Listen to Michael and I as we go have some fun in episode 193 with Markie Markus and the Jewels of Daivvavaahra story to told and played in GURPS Ultra-lite.

For more background check out Episode 187 Pathway to DOOM. And look out for episode 194 were we will the major set piece for the heist.

Podcast Show Flow

Sticks and Stones Mark wins using The Rade Maneuver
- Tavern (The Axe)
  - Staff a suspicious woman Waltraud Likes but thinks Mark and Gregor are always up to something
  - Hatto The Best sticks and stones player in the tavern
  - Ommuald – The Person who dislikes Mark
  - Rudolf – The Accomplish
- Casing for temple roof higher and farther away
  - Decimus and Mettius are attempting
  - Snuck in by teamsters (Sinon is noticed going carrying good inside
  - Decimus distracts in the court leads and lead to the guard over response
  - Mettius Gets into the house and lets Decimus in. fail to open the lock and release the spirt trap Decimus tries to distract and Mettius cannot open
  - Zanotos shows up and uses the spirit to end it very fast Sinon is see coming in at last minute to help)
- Return to lair
  - Plan out what they need
  - Escape artist(Ammalheim), Inside man (Sinon and the Gregor problem), Magic Gadget Man (Bruno the carpenter) will need resources, (The Thormaer or Father Dilemma)
- Back to the Axe
  - Sinon remembers Gregor and the plan is crushed
- Bonus in the Carpenter Guild
  - Find Bruno
  - Bruno wants money up front and a piece on the back end (Will not join)
- Bonus 2 To the docks to meet find father
  - Scene ends with the axe for teamster and finical help and for 50% of the take

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Episode 192 The Total Eclipse of your fantasy sun 0

Sep 17, 2017

Today's Topic Using the Total Eclipse to rethink our fantasy cultures

The total eclipse has happened in the United States on 8/21/2017. It started in the Northwest and continued to the Southeast. And unlike what I said in the episode will come in 7 years on 4/8/2024. It will cover many parts of the country that missed it in 2017. However, why is this a world-building topic?

Total Eclipses are universally bad events in early cultures

The sun and its position are exceptionally important to early cultures. In all parts of the world, the sun tells you important facts. When is the wet season or dry season in the tropics and when the snow is coming in the north? It helps as agriculture starts. When do you plant and harvest your food?

An event in the heavens that blots out the sun would be terrifying

It would attack the early beliefs of any culture to see such an important element taken away. However, there is no reason to actually have these events.

The moon is important in this cycle

The position of the moon between the sun and your fantasy world it important. Even if it passes between the sun and your planet it might be too small to blot out the sun. If you have no moon what would cause the eclipse, maybe it is a back of sky wolves. Your world, your rules!

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The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.

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Listen to Michael and I as we go into this critical topic and look directly into the sun.

Podcast Show Flow

Why the sun is so Fning important. I mean really, I mean for everyone, really
Sun is yummy in the tummy!
- Chinese word for eclipse, Shih
- Viking sky wolfs
- Vietnam toads
Eclipse Wizard saves the day
- Make lots of sound to scare away the issue
Celestial Larceny
- Korean Fire Dogs went that way!
- Rahu steals the elixir of immortality, loses his body to Vishnu
Modern issues
- Danger in pregnant women
- Cannot look directly at a total eclipse
Always a major disruption to order
- Never a positive
Behaviors will be adopted to deal with it until it ends

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Solar Eclipse Myths From Around the World

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart

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Episode 191 3 Methods to create your fantasy world 0

Sep 10, 2017

Today's Topic Creating a fantasy story from a world

I have been asked several times what is the best way to start a new world building project? The problem is that is not one good way to start. However, in general, there are three good ways to construct a fictional world.

The 3 Methods of worldbuilding

In this week’s episode, we will walk you through how to figure out the best way to build your world. You will end up with one of these methods.

Backwards
Top-Down
Hybrid

The Backwards method of worldbuilding

I do not mean it is backwards or wrong to use this method, stop being such a wordsmith. I mean work backwards to develop your world. Take the settings that you want to tell stories in and work backward in history, so do not evolve but devolve your world.

I really like working backwards if I know how I want the world to look at some point of the story. I use it to give the world some historical details and more cultural depth and I know when I am done when I get to prehistory and I have covered all the basics of worldbuilding.

Top-Down method of worldbuilding

Top-Down is typically the method people think about world-building. You pick a point of time and evolve the history to a certain place and time you want to tell the story in your world. You can start from the beginning of time or better yet in the prehistoric period of your world and evolve the world in increasing detail to flesh out the frame for your story.

The Hybrid method of worldbuilding

This is probably the most likely version to be used. You will go back and forth in time depending on the topic until you have fleshed out the frame for your story.

Why should I world build more than the exact time and place for my story?

There might not be a need. However, it will help connect you better to the world and give you access to a certain depth that will make your world feel like it could really exist outside of the story making it feel naturalistic. It also helps create a framework for you to tell more stories in your world later if you wish.

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The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.

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Listen to Michael and I as we go into this critical topic.

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Episode 135 And Episode 136 Ask before you start
Figure out the central frame for your framework
- Know your 9 Framework Elements Worldbuilding Basics Breakdown
  1. Rules Like Technology and Magic is the filter for each of your Basic topics
  2. Places
  3. Religion
  4. Language
  5. Races
  6. Culture
  7. States
  8. Faces
  9. Timeline your world to the current time
    1. Old School Tech

Figure out if you want different with Races, Cultures, States

Are Religions culturally based? Or are there a certain number of religions?
Figure out how to build your world

Do you know how your setting looks (Before after a period of time)?
1. Work backwards from the time of your storytelling?
2. Add in Faces and Rules as needed
Do you want to know some elements of your setting, but it is not complete? Or you have inspiration, but no actual element?
1. Mainly top down, except for rules or faces
2. Start in a prehistory before cultures collide and start evolving your cultures
3. More Density the closer you are to present?
Do you just want to worldbuild?
1. Top down from where you want to start

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Episode 4: Worldbuilding rules are the key

Episode 5: Fantasy and Technology do mix

Episode 7: Worldbuilding Basics Breakdown

Episode 8: The Places of your World

Episode 13: Cultures in your Fantasy World

Episode 14: Races

Episode 15: Religions in your Fantasy World

Episode 16: Laphinnesehïrïm errr Languages

Episode 17: What is the state of your nation(s)?

Episode 32: Fantasy States Revisited

Episode 40: Types of Governments in Fantasy Worldbuilding

Episode 45: Cause I need the Magic wand?

Episode 48: Character Traits and Flaws

Episode 49: Who am I?

Episode 73: Types of Animals … Looking for inspiration for Monsters and Fantasy Races

Episode 106: Language First Culture Create Episode 106: Language First Culture Create

Episode 108: Philosophy-first culture building in Fantasy Worldbuilding

Episode 116: The Simple, Succinct Technology Level Method

Episode 120: The one thing you need to create a naturalist fantasy culture

Episode 135 The Basic Worldbuilding Questions To Ask Yourself When Beginning A New Fantasy Project, Part One

Episode 136 The Basic Worldbuilding Questions To Ask Yourself When Beginning A New Fantasy Project, Part Two

Episode 168 Frame your fantasy world

Episode 170: Why your fantasy world needs subcultures

Episode 181 The 7 rules of fantasy magic systems

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Episode 4: Worldbuilding rules are the key http://gardul.com/blog/episode-4-rules-breakout/

Episode 5: Fantasy and Technology do mix http://gardul.com/blog/episode-5-fantasy-technology-breakdown/

Episode 7: Worldbuilding Basics Breakdown http://gardul.com/podcast/episode-7-worldbuilding-basics-breakdown/

Episode 8: The Places of your World http://gardul.com/blog/worldbuilding/episode-8-the-basics-breakdown/

Episode 13: Cultures in your Fantasy World http://gardul.com/blog/worldbuilding/episode-13-cultures/

Episode 14: Races http://gardul.com/blog/worldbuilding/episode-14-races/

Episode 15: Religions in your Fantasy World http://gardul.com/blog/episode-15-religions-fantasy-world/

Episode 16: Laphinnesehïrïm errr Languages http://gardul.com/podcast/episode-16-laphinnesehirim-errr-languages/

Episode 17: What is the state of your nation(s)? http://gardul.com/blog/episode-17-state-nations/

Episode 32: Fantasy States Revisited http://gardul.com/blog/episode-32-fantasy-states-revisited/

Episode 40: Types of Governments in Fantasy Worldbuilding http://gardul.com/blog/episode-40-types-of-governments-in-fantasy-worldbuilding/

Episode 45: Cause I need the Magic wand? http://gardul.com/blog/episode-45-cause-i-need-the-magic-wand/

Episode 48: Character Traits and Flaws http://gardul.com/blog/episode-48-character-traits-and-flaws/

Episode 49: Who am I? http://gardul.com/blog/episode-49-who-am-i/

Episode 73: Types of Animals … Looking for inspiration for Monsters and Fantasy Races http://gardul.com/blog/episode-73-types-of-animals-looking-for-inspiration-for-monsters-and-fantasy-races/

Episode 106: Language First Culture Create Episode 106: Language First Culture Create http://gardul.com/blog/episode-106-language-first-culture-create/

Episode 108: Philosophy-first culture building in Fantasy Worldbuilding http://gardul.com/blog/episode-108-philosophy-first-culture-building-in-fantasy-worldbuilding/

Episode 116: The Simple, Succinct Technology Level Method http://gardul.com/blog/episode-116-the-simple-succinct-technology-level-method/

Episode 120: The one thing you need to create a naturalist fantasy culture http://gardul.com/blog/episode-120the-one-thing-need-create-naturalist-fantasy-culture/

Episode 135 The Basic Worldbuilding Questions To Ask Yourself When Beginning A New Fantasy Project, Part One http://gardul.com/blog/episode-135-the-basic-worldbuilding-questions-to-ask-yourself-when-beginning-a-new-fantasy-project-part-one/

Episode 136 The Basic Worldbuilding Questions To Ask Yourself When Beginning A New Fantasy Project, Part Two http://gardul.com/blog/episode-136-basic-worldbuilding-questions-ask-beginning-new-fantasy-project-part-two/

Episode 168 Frame your fantasy world http://gardul.com/blog/frame-fantasy-world/

Episode 170: Why your fantasy world needs subcultures http://gardul.com/blog/fantasy-world-needs-subcultures/

Episode 181 The 7 rules of fantasy magic systems http://gardul.com/blog/episode-181-7-rules-fantasy-magic-systems/

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Episode 190 The crap we forget when fantasy world building 0

Sep 3, 2017

Today's Topic Creating a fantasy story from a world

So you have created your hero, villain, geography, cultures, kingdom, and monsters. However, when you look at your fantasy world it still feels like something is missing. Something is just flat. And your fictional fantasy world just seems….FAKE!!!

What can I add to make my fake world with magic seem real?

If you really want your world building to shine, add in details that make it seem real. Show how and where the weapons are made. Make the princess escape through the sewage enter. Have a look of poop dumped on the villain’s head. The places of civilization are dirty… no they need the dirty to exist. Take advantage of those place to add real world connections that people can make use of. Does your fantasy thieves guild run the local dump. Do they use the dirty elements need for a city to pilfer from it?

We are focusing on the dirty in this episode.

However, significant details do not have to smell bad; some details can smell great. The area’s food is made can feel alluring. Try walking in a place like Hannover Street in Boston and not have your mouth water.

Good details take you beyond what is needed

They are the smells, the sights, the sounds, the sensations, and the tastes that the people who interact with your fiction know. Worldbuilding is more than creating items for your world. When you create a fictional prop, make sure people can use all of their senses to better immerse into your fictional world.

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The bigger benefit for me was increased focus. It was another major issue of mine. However, that is a story for a different day.

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Listen to Michael and I as we go into this crappy topic.

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Waste related
- Where do people go to the bath room?
- Is the cave full of bats? What about the cave floor?
- What happens to road kill?
- Garbage Pits?
Forgotten city scopes
- What happens when it rains?
- Sewers?
  - Is the sewers water treated?
- Would someone want your pee?
- How do they get clean water?
- What happens if there is significant damage to a city?
- Where are the bodies dumped?
- Cheese Baths?
- Building materials (Tar, Pitch, Concrete, Pots, Garmun)
That smells great!
- What do your roses smell like before they bloom?
- What about the pig pens?
- Animal or human doctors?
These are the sights and sounds that can be used to enrich your environment