From our start as a humble farmboy to the solar-powered space god, we're looking at how to craft the origin of your hero on the world you've made. You might even learn a thing or two about the Master of Kung Fu and Friendship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbSf4S4sOyg
#Worldbuilding Dojo: MacGuffins
Whether you're Indiana Jones or Nicholas Cage, if you spend your whole story chasing after something, it's our buddy the MacGuffin. Let's see how to use this to our advantage! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbl50yGNbL4
#Worldbuilding Dojo: Cliche vs. Tropes
In the first episode of the new season, we go over how Jacob's Ladder and Wizard of Oz have more in common than it appears, and how to make story sandwiches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfOaV_uIFRs
#Worldbuilding Basics: 6 Tips for Tying it All Together!
This video covers tying your world together. From Midichlorians to Pulp Fiction, learn how to get all your elements combined! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acZBM2XAsKQ
#Worldbuilding Basics – 8 Tips for Technology and Magic
From setting limitations on Neo to breaking the system with Marty McFly, we're looking at guidelines for Technology and Magic Systems in your world! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51d9d6926RM
#Worldbuilding Basics: 6 Tips for Geography and Mapmaking
Mountains, rivers, and deserts, oh my! D.C. Fergerson breaks down a refresher course on our 8th grade Earth Science class to explain classic mistakes in creating your world, and why water is kind of a jerk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odhmCfsDHmA
#Worldbuilding Basics: 6 Tips for Law and Order
From Fight Club to Star Trek, learn how to establish rules for your world without making smell-the-fart-acting mistakes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIq-ypc8B-0
#Worldbuilding Basics: 6 Tips for Setting and Theme
From Neo proclaiming his acquisition of Irish stepdancing, to a muffin-top metaphor for storytelling, it's all here. It's all about setting and theme in this one, and how to make sure your story - your world - doesnt go off the rails. "Show me your dolphins." - D.C. Fergerson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s7HHoLYrjc
#Worldbuilding Basics: 5 Pitfalls in Storytelling
From broken promises to mental gymnastics, and from Jar-Jar Binks to Night of the Living Dead, D.C. Fergerson explains what to avoid in your story. Whether it's D&D, a novel, or a film, these mistakes are a no-no. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hGyuXE0jQk
