Episode 2: World Building Tools
September 25th, 2006 by Lisa Hartjes
Episode #2: World Building Tools
00:40 – Listener Feedback
01:31 – Basic Tools – all you need is a pencil, some paper, and your brain!
- Hex paper sources: QuickHex and Incompetech.com (creates a pdf for you to print out).
- Graph paper sources: Incompetech.com and MathematicsHelpCentral.com
05:18 – Resources – Websites
- Wikipedia
- Suite 101 World Building
- Suite 101 SciFiFantasy Fiction
- World Building by Vesanto
- Patricia Wrede’s World Building Questions
08:50 – Resources – Books
- A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe, by Expeditious Retreat Press
- A Magical Society: Ecology & Culture, by Expeditious Retreat Press
14:08 – Dragon’s Landing Inn Promo
15:08 – Keeping Track Of It All
18:08 – And That’s All For This Time
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I am a freelance writer and cartographer for the role playing game industry. I've been writing and creating worlds for 20 years, with my first professional publication in 2003.
Thank you for mentioning my QuickHex program in Your show.
Comment by BeRKA — November 1, 2006 @ 7:44 am
No problem. I’ve used it a couple times in the past, and it’s great.
Lisa
Comment by Lisa Hartjes — November 1, 2006 @ 8:46 am