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EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 35 MIN

4.10 Building a Sea Creature

from The Worldbuilder’s Tavern · host Emma Maione, Allison Alexander, and Christiana Jones

Join us for a hands-on worldbuilding exercise as we create a sea creature by answering these eight questions: What type of being is the sea creature—biological, spiritual, celestial, etc.? What does its body look like? How is it shaped by the depth, currents, and/or pressure of the water? How did the sea creature come into existence? Creation, transformation, evolution, punishment? How does the sea creature move, breathe, feed, and survive in its ocean environment? What role does the sea creature play in the ocean’s balance? What rules, instincts, or laws govern the sea creature’s behavior? What powers, if any, does the sea creature possess? What are the costs of using those powers? What kind of myths are told about the sea creature? What truths and distortions do those myths contain? Visit the Tavern: Website | Discord | TikTok | Bookshop Support us and get bonus episodes by joining our Patreon Next month’s novel: Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (Disclosure: we are a Bookshop.org affiliate, so if you purchase through these links, we will earn a small commission AND you will support an indie bookstore!) Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi

Join us for a hands-on worldbuilding exercise as we create a sea creature by answering these eight questions: What type of being is the sea creature—biological, spiritual, celestial, etc.? What does its body look like? How is it shaped by the depth, currents, and/or pressure of the water? How did the sea creature come into existence? Creation, transformation, evolution, punishment? How does the sea creature move, breathe, feed, and survive in its ocean environment? What role does the sea creature play in the ocean’s balance? What rules, instincts, or laws govern the sea creature’s behavior? What powers, if any, does the sea creature possess? What are the costs of using those powers? What kind of myths are told about the sea creature? What truths and distortions do those myths contain? Visit the Tavern: Website | Discord | TikTok | Bookshop Support us and get bonus episodes by joining our Patreon Next month’s novel: Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (Disclosure: we are a Bookshop.org affiliate, so if you purchase through these links, we will earn a small commission AND you will support an indie bookstore!) Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi

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