worldbuildingformasochists

Worldbuilding for Masochists

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A podcast by three fantasy authors who love to overcomplicate things for themselves.

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Episode 11: Threads of Life 13.11.2019 57:06

Rowenna and Alex are going a bit feral this week to talk about fiber arts! Marshall Ryan Maresca asks some good smart questions! The transcript for this episode is available here . Huge thanks to our scribes!!!

Episode 10: Death Becomes Us 30.10.2019 1:00:57

On this very spooky episode of WFM, we're discussing the customs and practices surrounding death! The transcript of this episode is available here . (HUGE THANKS to our wonderful scribes!!!)

Episode 9: Picking the Ties that Bind (with guest star RJ Theodore) 16.10.2019 1:03:11

Author RJ Theodore joins us this week to talk about worldbuilding family structures! Episode transcript here.

Episode 8: A Trip Over the Tongue 02.10.2019 1:02:11

On today's episode we're finally getting around to naming some stuff, and that means we're talking about languages! Conlangs, language and culture, lots of tasty stuff! The transcript document is here. If you enjoy the podcast, join in on our fan discord chat !

Episode 7: Just Shake and Add Magic 18.09.2019 1:01:52

Today we're talking about building magic systems into the world! The transcript for this episode can be found here . (It's still in progress, so if you'd like to transcribe a couple minutes to help out your fellow World Builders, feel free! :D)

Episode 6: An Interlude with Spreadsheets (with guest star Jenn Lyons!) 04.09.2019 56:15

We're joined today by Jenn Lyons, author of THE RUIN OF KINGS, to talk about methods of organizing your worldbuilding! We give some cool recs for programs to use, and some of us admit to using more simple and chaotic methods of keeping everything in line. The transcript of this episode is available here. Thank you so much to our amazing scribes who have volunteered their time to assist with this:...

Episode 5: People in a Petri Dish 22.08.2019 58:54

This week we're talking big questions about people, culture, population, and technology! Let's make some civilizations! Read the transcript here!

Episode 4: Civilization and You! (with guest star Fonda Lee!) 07.08.2019 53:43

This week we are joined by the amazing author Fonda Lee to talk about the basics of creating civilizations for your fantasy world! Read the transcript here! Check out the map here!

Episode 3: As Narrated by David Attenborough 24.07.2019 1:00:14

We're talking about building flora and fauna for the world! Come get some biomes! Transcript available here.

Episode 2: Terra Firma and the Firmament 10.07.2019 52:55

On today's episode, we're talking about drawing maps and creating solar systems, and we begin to build our very own world from the... ahem... ground up. ;)   Transcript for Episode 2   [Note, November 2022: The links mentioned in this podcast are, alas! lost to the vagaries of time. We apologize for any inconvenience.]

Episode 1: Playing God In Your Spare Time 26.06.2019 46:53

Welcome to the premiere of Worldbuilding for Masochists, a new podcast that is exactly what it says on the tin! Today we try valiantly to answer the question, "Gosh... when it comes to worldbuilding, where do you even start?" Transcription: The transcript for this episode can be found here . Huge thanks to our scribal team!