Episode 294 City of Mystr: An Elven city inspired by Mesoamerica 0

Sep 22, 2019

Today's Topic – Because history is so passée

All the way back in episode 246 we set the stage for looking into the fantasy genre. This episode we take our look into the Historical Fiction Genre.

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Not sure what the real name of the city is yet
Why is it interesting
- Takes from Mesoamerican, but creates it own feel
The overall city layout
- Great circle island cut by 5 great canals and 2 minor canals
- 1st ring – lowest status
- 2nd ring – Nobles and clans
- Center – Capital of the empire
1st ring
2nd ring
Center
Takeaways

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Episode 252 Looking at Historical Fantasy Fiction for creators

Episode 263 Looking at Grimdark Fantasy

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Episode 293 Genre breakdown: Urban Fantasy 0

Sep 10, 2019

Today's Topic – Because history is so passée

All the way back in episode 246 we set the stage for looking into the fantasy genre. This episode we take our look into the Historical Fiction Genre.

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The three things that make it urban
- Earth based
- Modern day … for the most part
- Set in a large urban area
The many spices of urban
- Mystery, Romance, horror, Fantasy element are hidden from most of society
Tightly related genres
- YA, Para, supernatural, Vampire
Pros
Cons
Interesting works
- Twilight, Hungary games … most ya, Dresden Files, That potter boy
Interesting stories
Who does it work for?

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Episode 292 Secret Episode: History of Nashville by Night 0

Sep 3, 2019

Today's Topic Starting a The what and why of the changes to history

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Episode 286 Secret Episode: Starting a new setting in cWoDTheme to Nashville By Night
This list is not everything, I would share
Point of Deviation and subversion
These are the key things
Alterative History of Nashville
- April 30th 1892 Ephraim Grizzard was believed killed in 1892
- - Turned into a Venture, All events appeared to happen as reported
- April 24th 1895 The Flu epidemic of Nashville.
- - City cut off by Grover Cleveland
- Great Flood of 1927, really hit the Downtown and west end of the city
- June 6th 1953 Eisenhower is assassinated by Walter Rauff
- 1956 Construction starts on Interstate 24, 40, and 65 all in Nashville
- - No evidence what found linking the
- Oct 6th 1957 The Opry House Scandal breaks President Nixon is part owner of company that profited by the construction boom by the reporter Douglas Edwards
- January 7rd 1958 Sevier Aerospace launched maiden flight of Minuteman supersonic Passenger test plan is makes its first flight from Nashville to London in under 4 hours
- January 8nd 1958 Douglas Edwards is killed in car accident in the Catskills Walter Cronkite becomes the news anchor and CBS stope reporting on the scandal
- 1962 Nashville becomes the 10 Largest city in the US.
- 1987 Nashville passes Chicago at the 3rd largest city