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Are you worldbuilding for homebrew RPG campaigns, novels, game development, films or anything else? Then you're in the right place!
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Hopepunk & Hopeful Speculative Fiction with Trent Hergenrader & Stephen Slota (opens the original)
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In this episode of the World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast, Janet talks with Dr. Trent Hergenrader, professor and director of the Center for Worldbuilding and Storytelling, and Dr. Stephen Slota, a learning scientist and instructional designer, both co-authors of The Worldbuilding Workshop: Teaching Critical Thinking and Empathy Through World Modeling, Simulations, and Games . Together they dig into what makes speculative fiction feel genuinely hopeful without tipping into naivety or saccharine wi
Worldbuilding for Anime and Manga with R.C. Helix (opens the original)
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In this episode of the World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast, Janet talks with R.C. Helix (Chris Moujaes), creator of the Flux Destiny universe and a veteran producer with over two decades of experience in film, animation, and publishing — including executive producer credits on the Mass Effect: Paragon Lost and Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker anime films. The two dig into what makes anime such a powerful storytelling medium and how its worldbuilding lessons translate across novels, games, and beyond
Writing Romantasy: Worldbuilding, Tropes, and Chemistry with H. Leighton Dixon (opens the original)
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In this episode of the World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast, Janet sits down with author H. Leighton Dixon to explore the booming romantasy genre. Dixon, known for the Dragons of Solanus series, discusses her latest release, Ship of Spells, a nautical romantasy featuring a sentient ship, a Warsguard mage, and an enemies-to-lovers slow burn. The conversation covers what actually separates romantasy from fantasy-with-romance or romance-with-fantasy elements, why the genre has exploded in popularity (
Keeping Your Creative Spark Alive During Chaotic Times with Sandra Taylor (opens the original)
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Holidays and special occasions are supposed to be joyful, but for creatives they're often a minefield of disrupted routines, shrinking emotional bandwidth, and vanishing free time. This episode, Janet talks with writer, editor, and publisher Sandra Taylor—author of Structuring Life to Support Creativity —about how to protect your creative spark when life gets chaotic. Topics covered include: Reframing celebrations themselves as a creative project competing for the same limited resources as your
Running Horror at the RPG Table | Night Hunters Interview with Wolfgang Baur & Celeste Connowitch (opens the original)
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How do you make horror work at the RPG table, especially in systems where players are powerful, genre-savvy, and armed with darkvision, Detect Magic, and decades of monster knowledge? In this live interview, we're joined by Wolfgang Baur and Celeste Connowitch to talk about Running Horror at the RPG Table, inspired by their Night Hunters Kickstarter: a gothic horror setting for Tales of the Valiant and D&D 5E. We'll dig into the craft of tabletop horror, including: What elements of horror RPGs a
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