Just In Time Worldbuilding

Learn how waterways dictate military success and why your fantasy worldbuilding needs to account for water-based logistics and supply management. Military leaders like Napoleon and Nelson have a lot to teach us about land and sea dominance, but still, the true efficiency of a campaign is determined by the environment. This analysis breaks down the essential role of riverine combat and the strategic realities of shipping and sieging. By examining why water changes war, you can avoid the common pitfalls that make fantasy conflicts feel disconnected from historical reality. Understanding the logistics of war requires looking at more than just troop movements. We evaluate the inherent problems with waterways, from supply chain bottlenecks to the specific challenges of coastal fleets. Whether you are writing a siege or a long-distance march, grounding your setting in these constraints is the key to creating a believable conflict. Subscribe for weekly worldbuilding breakdowns, and let me know in the comments how you handle supply lines in your current project. Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ 0:00 Water vs Land 1:36 Efficiency of Water 3:27 Coastal Fleets & River Corridors 7:46 Newsletter 8:10 Shipping & Sieging 12:57 Problems with Waterways #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your fantasy war logistics make no sense. Learn how to fix your military campaigns with realistic resource management. Many stories rely on the trope of an army living off the land, but that rarely holds up under scrutiny. Real military campaigns are won by logistics, not legendary generals or heroic speeches. We will break down why your current supply lines might be failing and how to ground your setting in reality. We explore concepts like the caloric math of moving troops and the pitfalls of the forager trap. By focusing on essential strategic planning, you can move beyond common tropes and create a conflict that feels grounded. Whether you are writing a siege or a long-distance march, understanding these constraints is the key to authentic fantasy worldbuilding. Subscribe for weekly worldbuilding breakdowns, and let me know in the comments how you handle supply lines in your current project. Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ Chapters 0:00 Amateurs Speak of Tactics 1:22 The Caloric Math 3:58 The Foraging Trap 10:24 Worldbuilding Blueprints 11:09 Breaking The Trap #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how to build a realistic Bronze Age empire map that avoids common historical pitfalls. Stop designing kingdoms that feel wrong. Many creators struggle when drafting a map for a Bronze Age empire because they rely too heavily on medieval tropes. If you lack desert nomads on the border or your bloodlines feel out of place, your setting may lack the grounded atmosphere required for this era. This guide critiques those common errors and offers a practical path toward more authentic cartography for your project. Whether you are refining your world building process or just starting your first draft, understanding the nuances of ancient geography is essential. Proper map making requires moving beyond the standard fantasy cartography shortcuts that make ancient civilizations look like generic medieval kingdoms. By adjusting your approach to dynastic history and regional planning, you can create a layout that feels truly ancient. Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ Chapters 0:00 The Illusion of Bronze Age Empires 2:01 The Origins of Primary States 4:36 The Grain Trap and Elite Power 8:21 Geography as an Invisible Cage 9:58 The Mirror Empire Feedback Loop 13:27 How Magic Rewrites State Logic #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How would a species with multiple sexes work? Do we have examples on earth? Can we create a working society that does not have a binary sex paradigm? Let's talk about it :) Check out my latest (award winning) book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/blood-and-bloom-in-las-vegas-award-winning-urban-fantasy?ref=5zcm27 Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ Chapters 0:00 The Problem with Poly Sexes 1:33 Single-Sex Species 4:50 Mating Types (Isogamy) 7:24 Worldbuilding Blueprints 8:15 Multi-Sex Species 11:28 Hermaphroditism #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #dungeonsanddragons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The spread of religion is not dictated by magic, revelations, or even mystical prophecy, but by geography, trade, conquest and the inherit nature of the faith. In this video, we explore how these factors influence the rise and spread of religions in a fantasy world. Check out my latest (award winning) book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/blood-and-bloom-in-las-vegas-award-winning-urban-fantasy?ref=5zcm27 Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ Chapters 0:00 The Problem with Religion 1:25 Three Types of Hosts 10:51 System Shocks and Market Openings 14:27 Network Erasure 16:47 Case Study #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #dungeonsanddragons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've built a fantasy faith, mapped out the pantheon, created priests, honest and not. And yet, your faith doesn't feel as grounded as you'd like. Let's talk about the economics of religion. Check out my latest (award winning) book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/blood-and-bloom-in-las-vegas-award-winning-urban-fantasy?ref=5zcm27 Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ Chapters 0:00 Religion Economy 1:33 Central Bank Temples 4:34 The Franchise Tithe 7:21 The Miracle Economy 11:22 The Three-Step Workflow 13:40 Worldbuilding Blueprints 14:04 A Fantasy Example #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the trash that exists only to give the author a platform to shout from to the epic GOAT world builders that start with the creation of their world, let's unpack the tiers of world building and what makes them great or suck. Check out my latest (award winning) book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/blood-and-bloom-in-las-vegas-award-winning-urban-fantasy?ref=5zcm27 Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ Chapters 0:00 Tiers of Worldbuilding! 1:58 Tier 1 8:43 Tier 2 11:59 Your Chance To Rip Me Apart 13:19 Tier 3 15:36 Tier 4 20:36 Tier 5 23:34 Tier 6 26:03 Tier 7 #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When your protagonist steps into a half-buried fantasy city, they are walking onto a death scene. Yet most world builders treat ruins as mere scenery. They place crumbling arches and hidden treasure chests without asking the fundamental question: What killed this system? In this video, we break down the four anatomical vectors of urban collapse: from sudden magical trauma to systemic organ failure and civic rejection. Stop inventing your ruins as decoration. Learn how to read the cause of death in every broken facade, silted harbor, and shattered wall. Check out my latest (award-winning) book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/blood-and-bloom-in-las-vegas-award-winning-urban-fantasy?ref=5zcm27 Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ Chapters 0:00 The Problem with Ruins 1:48 The Four Vectors of Collapse 09:54 Worldbuilding Blueprints 10:33 Practical Application 12:25 Ur Draxa Case Study #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #dungeonsanddragons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Royal courts in fantasy often fall into the "two-party trap"—dividing palace politics into simple red vs. blue ideological camps. But real feudal politics were personal, messy, and driven by survival, gossip, and local policy rather than abstract morals. In this final episode of our Royal Courts series, we dive into the biggest mistakes world builders make when designing noble factions, the weaponization of court gossip, and how localized rituals transform a stock-fantasy palace into a living, breathing world. Check out my latest (award winning) book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/blood-and-bloom-in-las-vegas-award-winning-urban-fantasy?ref=5zcm27 Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ Chapters 0:00 The Friends Along the Way 1:03 The Two-Faction Trap 6:51 Hollow Symbols 10:58 The Perfect Telephone 15:10 Blood and Bloom in Las Vegas 15:40 Policy Does Matter 19:31 Pressure From Below 22:50 Stock Art Courts 27:00 Bonus Mistake #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've spoken about rebellion often enough, but what about the other side? Will no one think of the king?! Today, let's discuss how a monarch keeps his court in line. Check out my latest (award winning) book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/blood-and-bloom-in-las-vegas-award-winning-urban-fantasy?ref=5zcm27 Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ Chapters 0:00 The Question That Kicked Us Off 0:59 Why Nobles Cooperate 6:09 Tools of Control 13:28 Channel Membership 14:03 The Psychological Levers 20:17 The Iron Grip 24:31 Bonus #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's talk about how to construct a royal court, where the tension comes from, and what kind of people live there. Check out my latest (award winning) book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/blood-and-bloom-in-las-vegas-award-winning-urban-fantasy?ref=5zcm27 Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ Chapters 0:00 Understanding Power 1:20 Foundations of Legitimacy 8:20 Courtly Cold War 14:02 Blood and Bloom in Las Vegas 15:00 People of the Court 21:13 Bonus: The Importance of Etiquette #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's explore royal courts and what the various types mean to the fantasy world builder! Check out my latest (award winning) book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/blood-and-bloom-in-las-vegas-award-winning-urban-fantasy?ref=5zcm27 Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ Chapters 0:00 The Iceberg of Courts 1:23 The Sunlit Spires 3:23 The Water Line 7:03 Worldbuilding Blueprints 8:01 Below The Waves 12:55 Tip of the Berg 16:59 The Marianna Trench 21:11 Member Scrawl Chat #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the parasitic ticks crouching on the throne in level 1 to the world changing living legends in level 7, we cover all the levels of fantasy and real world aristocrats you need in fantasy world building. Check out my latest (award winning) book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/blood-and-bloom-in-las-vegas-award-winning-urban-fantasy?ref=5zcm27 Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worlbuilding-blueprints-v1 Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/ Chapters 0:00 What is a noble? 1:42 Level 1 6:43 Level 2 10:42 Level 3 14:26 Blood and Bloom in Las Vegas 15:39 Level 4 23:38 Level 5 28:58 Level 6 34:43 Level 7 39:19 Mix n Match #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Just In Time Worldbuilding, we discuss justice and punishment and how you put a dragon in jail... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/blood-and-bloom-in-las-vegas-award-winning-urban-fantasy?ref=42np6k Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Buy the worksheets: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds/shop/worldbuildingforms My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Chapters 0:00 How do you jail a dragon? 1:08 The Purpose of Punishment 5:39 Blood and Bloom in Las Vegas 6:32 Historical Punishments 19:19 Fantasy and Punishments 27:54 Why do Punishments Exist? #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #authortube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Just In Time Worldbuilding, we discuss counter-cultures, why the arise, why your world needs them, and what always happens in the end... Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Buy the worksheets: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds/shop/worldbuildingforms My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Chapters 0:00 Counter-cultures Die 00:47 Mapping Systemic Rot 4:59 Codifying Resistance 7:51 Creating Shadow Infrastructure 17:25 Creating Cultures 18:34 Shadow Governance 24:10 Mainstreaming the Rebellion #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #authortube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slavery and serfdom are often seen in fantasy world, but when do they make sense? What kind of stories do they support? How can you use them in your world. Should you even use them in your world? Let's explore the darker side of life. Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Sign up for the Newsletter: https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints! https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints My books: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Engage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds Chapters 0:00 Give it a Moment 0:59 Origins of Slavery 3:36 Types of Slavery 15:53 Sangwheel Chronciles 17:30 Serfdom 28:25 Other Systems of Slavery #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #knights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest rights is a complicated subject, both in why it evolved and how it has been used over the years. This video explores guest rights, not just in the real world, but also how it can be adapted to fantasy stories! Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Buy the worksheets: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds/shop/worldbuildingforms My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Chapters 0:00 That Awkward Moment 1:19 Why Guest Rights 3:07 How Guest Rights 6:30 Help With Rituals 7:39 Hospitality as a Political Weapon 13:43 Creating a Guest Trap #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #towns #authortube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Just In Time Worldbuilding, we discuss humor, why jokes are funny and how to create humor in your fantasy world! Buy Sangwheel: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/sangwheel Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Buy the worksheets: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds/shop/worldbuildingforms My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Chapters 0:00 Rabbits Are Funny 1:29 Why is that funny? 9:57 Sangwheel Chronicles 10:58 Rabbits, Culture, And Creating Humor 14:49 Practical Worldbuilding 16:27 Why Jokes Fail #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #towns #authortube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Just In Time Worldbuilding, we discuss corruption, how fantasy elements change it, and what storylines you can build using corruption as a backdrop. Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Buy the worksheets: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds/shop/worldbuildingforms My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Chapters0:00 Hungary's Election 1:38 Caveats 2:48 What is Corruption? 6:44 Worldbuilding Blueprints 8:04 Fantasy & Corruption 11:39 Storylines in Corruption 20:01 Client-Patron Networks #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #towns #authortube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wonder what a knight actually did from sunrise to sunset? Beyond the armor and the jousting, the life of a knight was defined by economics, hygiene, communication, and, of course, the ever-looming threat of a siege. In this final episode of our Just in Time Worldbuilding series, we’re closing out our guide on knights with a deep-dive "Day in the Life" exercise. Whether you are writing a gritty historical novel or a high-fantasy epic, this framework will help you move beyond tropes and build a knight that feels authentic and lived-in. Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Sign up for the Newsletter: https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints! https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints My books: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Engage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds Chapters 0:00 Knight's Life 1:08 How This Works 7:53 Food and Money 11:35 Fun vs Routine 15:58 What If... #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #knights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What did a knight do? Were quests real? What purpose did quests serve in medieval literature? What were the knightly orders and what impact did the crusades have? And of course, how do you apply all this to fantasy worldbuilding? Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Sign up for the Newsletter: https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints! https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints My books: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Engage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds Chapters 0:00 Knightly Jobs 0:58 Quests: Fact vs Fiction 8:19 The Tournament Circuit 12:20 More From Me! 12:58 War and Knightly Orders 19:40 Women And Knights #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #knights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did a knight's training working? Could commoners becoming knights? What equipment did a knight need? Did they all use swords? How do you use a lance? Join me for all those and more in this video where we explore how to train a knight! Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Sign up for the Newsletter: https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints! https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints My books: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Engage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds Chapters 0:00 Knights and Training 1.19 Training A Knight 11:35 Help With Worldbuilding 12:32 Knightly Rituals 17:30 Equipping A Knight #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #knights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why did knights actual develop? How do you adjust that development process to your worldbuilding? Should you even have knights? Do they need to ride a horse? And how important is the stirrup? Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Sign up for the Newsletter: https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints! https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints My books: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Engage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds Chapters 0:00 Origin of Knights 1:36 Knightly Business Model 13:40 Why Chivalry 21:17 Your Knights #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #knights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When building a culture, all too often, the outcasts and fringes get neglected by the worldbuilder. But some of the best stories are told on the fringes of societies. In this video, we explore how to build the fringes of society and why it matters! Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Sign up for the Newsletter: https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints! https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints My books: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Engage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds Chapters 0:00 The Importance of Outcast 1:26 The Outcast Forge 8:47 The Strategic Fortress 13:41 Help With Worldbuilding 14:50 The Invisible Neighbor 17:35 The Glass Wall #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #knights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if instead of HAVING concepts, your gods WERE concepts? What if they were born...from MEMES! Let's talk about how that would work and what effect it would have on your religions. Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Sign up for the Newsletter: https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints! https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints My books: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Engage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds Chapters 0:00 Gods Manifested? 1:18 Gods as a Concept 8:27 Reading My Books 9:54 Meme-Herding Religions #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #knights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Honorable warriors are a staple in fantasy, from the knight to the space marine. But why is that? And how should you build your honorable warrior? And what code do they adhere to? All that and more answered in this video! Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Sign up for the Newsletter: https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints! https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints My books: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Engage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds Chapters 0:00 The Honor Warrior 0:58 The Predator in the Garden 10:04 Join the Worldbuilding Club! 10:56 Anatomy of a Code 18:24 Fantasy And Honor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Education is one of the central underpinnings of a society. And yet, in a fantasy world, it's often given short shrift by the writer. In this video, let's explore how to adapt education models to fantasy worldbuilding! Support the Channel: Sign up for the Newsletter: https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Engage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds Connect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/all-products Chapters 0:00 Magic Changes School 1:51 Education in Our World 7:19 Get more from me! 7:58 The Impact of Magic 13:47 Non-Humans and Education 17:28 Education in Fantasy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cultural world building is one of the most complex and yet important parts of world building. And it's easy to get wrong, to end up with a mess of a culture that no one believes could be real. In this video, I unpack what I think are the biggest mistakes people make when building a culture.  Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Sometimes an empire is not built to last. Sometimes an empire rises with its conquering hero and falls just as soon as the guy on the horse dies. But why? And what can learn as world builders about building empires that just pop-up and then plot right back down. Let's take a look!  Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Sacred groves offer so many oppertunities for cultral and political worldbuilding, but too often they are relegated to "resting" places or "wild areas of a bygone age". In this video, we explore how to use sacred groves in fantasy worldbuilding, with regards to magic, gods, and everything in between! Get The Boxset: https://www.mariemullany.com/product-page/sangwheel-chronicles-box-set-e-books Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Using multiple different narrating characters is common in fantasy stories these days. But what actually is a narrating character? How should you use them? Can you ever have too many? Let's dive into Point of View Characters and figure it out. Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Ah February... The month of love... But what if you don't want to tell a love story? What if you want your reader sobbing into the pages of your novel? Well... This video is for you! Happy Valentine's day!  Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text People so often say: Immortals would get rich with compound interest. This is a fallacy. There's way more risks down that road than what you think. In this video, I'd like to explore how an immortal economy would actually work by exploring Altered Carbon, Scythe, and the predatory economics of Vampires.Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text You think fantasy worlds don't need chemistry? Give me twenty minutes to change your mind with these seven basic chemistry facts that make a huge difference to your world, your cultures, even your magic systems.  Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Stop using prophecy as a "plot coupon" that saves your hero from every consequence. We're exploring why literal prophecies are spoilers and how to craft cryptic, world-shaking destiny instead. Let's learn from the greats like Oedipus Rex, King Croesus, Ragnarök, Mistborn, The Witcher, Percy Jackson how to use prophecy and still retain character agency! Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text What is the 90-10 rule in fantasy worldbuilding? How do you use it tell great stories? In this video, we explore 5 techniques to show the hidden lore of your world without telling.  Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text What's on the menu in your fantasy world? This video discusses how neglecting character diets is a massive missed opportunity for cultural world building, especially in writing fantasy. Let's explore how cuisine reflects dining rituals, social hierarchies, and food production history within your fictional cultures and creates immersive storytelling. Inspired by concepts like dungeon meshi, learn to spice things up and deepen your world's "lore" beyond just gruel.  Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text This episode dives into historical rebellions, discussing their origins, key figures, and the factors that led to their rise. Let's analyze what made these uprisings successful or significant and derive from there how to apply rebellions to fantasy worldbuilding! Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Let's explore how magic can become a strategic asset in your fantasy worlds! This video dives into geopolitics and diplomacy, showing how magic influences wars, resource conflicts, and the rise of elite magical classes. Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Ever wonder where the most compelling ideas for your fantasy writing come from when crafting a fictional world?  Learn how to write rich lore by drawing inspiration from everyday experiences and continuous research, making your stories truly memorable. Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text In this episode, Marie and George dive deep into the art of creating compelling alternate history narratives. They discuss how to identify crucial divergence points and explore the evolution of culture and language within fictional worlds. Get ready for practical storytelling tips to make your historical what-ifs truly immersive. Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Let's talk about the trap of gritty realism and how to create awesome fantasy worlds that truly feels mythic is the best sword and sandal tradition.  Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Let's explore using the rich history and culture of China as a basis for fantasy worldbuilding! We'll talk history, culture, mythology, economics and, of course, the politics of the Mandate of Heaven. Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Sometimes with world building, we can get caught up in the big things. The king, the gods, the prophecy, the DRAMA. But there details that really help world building land with readers or player in a DnD Game. Let's check out 7 tiny details you can add to your world right now and how they can help your world building!  Worldbuilding Blueprints Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/worldbuilding-blueprint-volume-i?ref=4k2pct Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text The paladin and the anti-hero are both male trope staples, but falling into a cliche trap can be way too easy. Let's talk about their pitfalls, strengths and an example of each that has been done VERY well.  Worldbuilding Blueprints Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/worldbuilding-blueprint-volume-i?ref=4k2pct Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text The Male Mentor who pegs in the first half of the story has a whole page to itself on TV Tropes with more examples than you can shake a stick at. Can you still use the trope in your story? Or has it become too tired? How do you keep it fresh? Let's take a look at the mentor trope, when to use it and how you can subvert it.  Worldbuilding Blueprints Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/worldbuilding-blueprint-volume-i?ref=4k2pct Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Let's talk about tiered magic systems and the impact they have on the societies in which they arise! Worldbuilding Blueprints Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/worldbuilding-blueprint-volume-i?ref=4k2pct Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Why do we see feudalism so often in fantasy? What actually is feudalism? Would we really revert to feudalism in space? Worldbuilding Blueprints Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/worldbuilding-blueprint-volume-i?ref=4k2pct Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Female characters can be hard to get right. Let's talk about 3 staples of the fantasy genre: The Spy, the Matriarch and the Witch or Mystic - Their pitfalls, strengths and an example of each that has been done VERY well.  Worldbuilding Blueprints Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/worldbuilding-blueprint-volume-i?ref=4k2pct Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Female characters can be hard to get right. Let's talk about 2 staples of the fantasy genre: The Badass Warrior and the Femme Fatale - Their pitfalls, strengths and an example of each that has been done VERY well.  Worldbuilding Blueprints Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/worldbuilding-blueprint-volume-i?ref=4k2pct Signup for the newsletter! https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletterSupport the Channel:Buy my books: https://www.mariemullany.com/booksJoin the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/joinEngage my world building services: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworldsConnect via Discord: https://discord.gg/RMVagJDuqb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices