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A place to talk about setting, plot, and characters in novels, video games, and role playing games
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Lawrence E. Grabowski
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Cultivating Wonder
Oct 3, 2020
Why I Keep Rereading the Dragonlance Chronicles
It’s a trilogy about a DnD party that doesn’t become…
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Lawrence E. Grabowski
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Cultivating Wonder
Aug 30, 2020
How to Name Things in Your Setting
You don’t have to be Tolkien to have interesting, consistent names.
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Lawrence E. Grabowski
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Cultivating Wonder
Aug 28, 2020
Want to Avoid Worldbuilding Fatigue?
Only bother with interesting details.
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Lawrence E. Grabowski
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Cultivating Wonder
Aug 27, 2020
The Pros and Cons of a Monstrous Punching Bag
Or, you may want to think twice about orcs in your…
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Lawrence E. Grabowski
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Cultivating Wonder
Aug 26, 2020
Developing Conflict in Your Setting
Give it multiple drivers and high stakes.
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Lawrence E. Grabowski
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Cultivating Wonder
Aug 25, 2020
Avoiding Vestigial Features in Worldbuilding
Or, why you should cut off that tail.
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Lawrence E. Grabowski
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Cultivating Wonder
Aug 24, 2020
Nonhuman Cultures in Worldbuilding
Make them just as nuanced as your own culture.
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Lawrence E. Grabowski
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Cultivating Wonder
Aug 23, 2020
Gods in Worldbuilding
The deities in your setting add interesting, actionable complication to your…
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Lawrence E. Grabowski
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Cultivating Wonder
Aug 21, 2020
Culture and Worldbuilding
Grow a seed into a forest.
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Lawrence E. Grabowski
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Cultivating Wonder
Aug 17, 2020
What Tabletop RPGs Can Teach Us About Worldbuilding
Tabletop rpgs need to have jam-packed worlds that…
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