4 Rules to Remember When Building Worlds Like JRR Tolkien

There are 2 very different ways to world build for fantasy (well, really, there's a lot, but there's 2 umbrellas anyway). On the one had, you have Tolkien and the fantastical. On the other, you have Martin and the historical. Let's explore Tolkien's method of world building and how to use a mythological framework to build your ancient lore.

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Chapters
0:00 Going all in on Fantasy
1:17 Tolkien's World
4:36 Deep Time vs Historical Evolution
10:07 Tolkien's Themes
15:22 Moral & Spiritual Worldbuilding
20:09 The Rule of Cool
22:57 Key Takeaways

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