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Sep 27, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    What Does Your Character Know About the World That You Don't? (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Build a City Around One Impossible Thing (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="563" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xVoK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca1b36e3-558a-40be-988f-3d97988a0bb1_1000x563.jpe

  3. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    Building Dangerous Places People Actually Visit (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="400" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPv9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69ae4420-2be8-4689-ad50-9426f24cbac9_711x400.jpeg"

  4. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    How to Create Uncontrollable Magic Systems (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    What Has Magic Done to Your World? (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvN6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f61399b-af0f-40e4-aa6f-fb555003d2dd_1481x833.jpe

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