Season 1 · Episode 278

Episode 278 Why creating rules is important when creating fiction

Worldbuilder's Anvil · Jeffery W. Ingram and Michael Miller

May 14, 201951m 13s

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Show Notes

Today's Topic Do not break your laws

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Podcast Show flow

What are rules?
- Macro
- Only need to talk about the ones that very.
- Consistency
- Limit and make the world more interesting
What I think about in my worlds
- An Inspire list not a checklist
Laws of science
- Conservations
- Speed of Light
- Relativity
- Evolution
Myths
- What if Mount Olympus is real
- Is magic used to reinforced religion and there are no gods?
Magic
- What is the system(s)
- Does it break or complement other rules?
Technology
- Is there missing or extra resources?
- How does it interact with magic?

Worldbuilding Task

Think about the rules of your world.

Real world task

Think about the rules you have created in your household?

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