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The Art of World Building, Book 6
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Learning to create a unique, immersive culture one episode at a time.
A guide for authors, gamers, and hobbyists
World building strategist Randy Ellefson turned his successful book series, The Art of World Building, into a popular podcast of the same name, with episodes loosely drawn from each book in the series. The transcripts of another 15 episodes are collected here. Ranging from 25-35 minutes each, the episodes discuss everything that doesn't fit into the first two volumes about inventing life and places.
Cultures and Beyond - The Podcast Transcripts (The Art of World Building, Book 6) discusses techniques on inventing names, organizations for good and evil, and armed forces like the army, navy, and air (or space) force. An extensive look into creating cultures led to four detailed episodes on determining cultural vision, scope, origins, social classes, and the all-important customs that reveal culture. A similar deep dive into inventing magic systems examines the principles behind devising great ones and just what is meant by a law of magic and its applications.
Other systems to create a detailed world include educational, legal, communication, health systems, and more. Creating items, how to organize our work, and whether languages are best created or delegated to others to invent for us round out the episodes.
No other world building podcast provides a permanent copy of transcripts you can take with you, and few are as highly regarded and popular as The Art of World Building podcast.
Build better, faster.
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There’s a reason it’s called a tabletop roleplaying game. Taking on the personae of different characters in the story brings a richness and depth to the experience and can make your game sessions exciting and memorable. But how can the poor, harried Game Master wrangle a whole slew of unique personalities on top of all the other work that goes into preparing each week? The Kobold Guide to Roleplaying has the answers you seek.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ugh.
- De Michael en 04-17-24
De: Keith Ammann, y otros
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
- The Untold History of English
- De: John McWhorter
- Narrado por: John McWhorter
- Duración: 5 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 4,037
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,412
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,388
A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar. Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great for casual linguists
- De Bertie en 01-11-10
De: John McWhorter
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Make Noise
- A Creator's Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling
- De: Eric Nuzum
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 8 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 82
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 81
Make Noise brings all the wisdom, advice, practical information, and big-picture thinking that any individual or business needs to make a successful podcast. He identifies core principles - such as create empathetically, i.e., think like the audience listens, and stay focused on what’s unique to you and what you have to say. He helps listeners come up with a “Ten Word Description” that will guide them throughout the creative process and then gets into how-tos - how to develop character, story, voice, and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, thought provoking.
- De William Scott en 09-05-20
De: Eric Nuzum
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The Impact Equation
- Are You Making Things Happen or Just Making Noise?
- De: Chris Brogan, Julien Smith
- Narrado por: Chris Brogan, Julien Smith
- Duración: 6 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 45
Three short years ago, when Chris Brogan and Julien Smith wrote their best seller, Trust Agents, being interesting and human on the Web was enough to build a significant audience. But now, everybody has a platform. The problem is that most of them are just making noise. In The Impact Equation, Brogan and Smith show that to make people truly care about what you have to say - you need more than just a good idea, trust among your audience, or a certain number of followers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Almost as good as Contagious
- De Bruce en 05-15-13
De: Chris Brogan, y otros
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The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead
- Dos and Don'ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life
- De: Charles Murray
- Narrado por: Charles Murray
- Duración: 3 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 737
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 629
Best-selling social historian Charles Murray has written a delightfully fussy - and entertaining - book on the hidden rules of the road in the workplace - and in life - from the standpoint of an admonishing, but encouraging, workplace grouch and taskmaster. Why the curmudgeon? The fact is that most older, more senior people in the workplace are closet curmudgeons. In today's politically correct world, they may hide their displeasure over your misuse of grammar or your overly familiar use of their first name without an express invitation. But don't be fooled by their pleasant demeanor....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Book: From one curmudgeon to another
- De DaWoolf en 05-22-14
De: Charles Murray
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Virus of the Mind
- The New Science of the Meme
- De: Richard Brodie
- Narrado por: Richard Brodie
- Duración: 4 h y 36 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 261
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 173
Virus of the Mind is the first popular work devoted to the science of memetics, a controversial new field that transcends psychology, biology, anthropology, and cognitive science. Memetics is the science of memes, the invisible but very real DNA of human society. Here, the author carefully builds on the work of scientists Richard Dawkins, Douglas Hofstadter, Daniel Dennett, and others who have become fascinated with memes and their potential impact on our lives.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The "Memes Explain Everything" Meme.
- De Nelson Alexander en 02-20-10
De: Richard Brodie
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The Art of Language Invention
- From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building
- De: David J. Peterson
- Narrado por: David J. Peterson
- Duración: 10 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 89
An insider’s tour through the construction of invented languages from the bestselling author and creator of languages for Legendary's Dune, the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series Defiance.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great resource, but not conducive to audiobook
- De Ashley T. en 04-18-16
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Accidental Genius
- Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight and Content
- De: Mark Levy
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 4 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 641
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 490
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 481
When it comes to creating ideas, we hold ourselves back. Thats because inside each of us is an internal editor whose job is to forever polish our thoughts, so we sound smart and in control, and so that we fit into society. But what happens when we encounter problems for which such conventional thinking fails us? How do we get unstuck? For Mark Levy, the answer is freewriting....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Ideas
- De Amazon Customer en 12-31-10
De: Mark Levy
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Words on the Move
- Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
- De: John McWhorter
- Narrado por: John McWhorter
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,415
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,275
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,267
Words on the Move opens our eyes to the surprising backstories to the words and expressions we use every day. Did you know that silly once meant "blessed"? Or that ought was the original past tense of owe? Or that the suffix -ly in adverbs is actually a remnant of the word like? And have you ever wondered why some people from New Orleans sound as if they come from Brooklyn?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Review By a Fan
- De Margaret en 09-25-16
De: John McWhorter
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Designing Your Life
- How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
- De: Bill Burnett, Dave Evans
- Narrado por: Bill Burnett, Dave Evans
- Duración: 6 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,694
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,213
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,184
In this book Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create lives that are both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of whom or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of surprise.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Get the printed version
- De dogwood lady en 12-03-16
De: Bill Burnett, y otros
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Crystal Clear Communication
- How to Explain Anything Clearly in Speech or Writing
- De: Gary S Goodman
- Narrado por: Gary S Goodman
- Duración: 4 h y 18 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 243
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 212
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 208
With this program, you'll have the tools, the techniques, and, just as importantly, the unflinching confidence to influence your readers and listeners decisively - both at work and at home.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Largely Sales-Oriented, and Instantly Usable
- De Troy en 01-26-15
De: Gary S Goodman
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Sly Flourish's The Lazy Dungeon Master
- De: Michael E. Shea
- Narrado por: Colby Elliott
- Duración: 2 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 588
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 502
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 488
You love Dungeons and Dragons. As an experienced dungeon master, you've run dozens, if not hundreds of games. You put a lot of work into making your games great. What if there's another way to look at how you prepare your game? What if it turned out you could spend less time and less energy and have a better game as a result? It's time to unleash the Lazy Dungeon Master.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Helpful tips for Dungeon Masters
- De Goblin Town en 05-02-16
De: Michael E. Shea