Beyond Symbols: Using Sociology to World Build Realistic Factions

History Has Already Solved Your Thieves Guild Problem!

In this episode of Worldbuilding Blueprints Season 2, we'll discus the development of city crime and specifically the organizations that form around it. Check out Blood and Bloom on Kickstarter: 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/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 Why a Thieves Guild? 1:23 Historical Context 20:10 Blood and Bloom in Las Vegas 21:37 Narrative Function of a Thieves' Guild 33:05 Your Thieves Guild #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #towns #authortube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Are You Using Guilds Wrong In Your Fantasy City?

In this episode of Worldbuilding Blueprints Season 2, we'll discus trade organizations including guilds, mercantile organizations, banks, and even labor! 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 Guilds Are Used Wrong 1:31 Trade Organization Types 6:22 Get More Worldbuilding 7:50 Business Organizations 14:39 Logistics Organizations 22:21 Labor Organizations #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #towns #authortube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Beyond Symbols: Using Sociology to World Build Realistic Factions

In this episode of Worldbuilding Blueprints Season 2, we'll discus the development of factions, their lore and lifecycle, using the ESA (Energy, Stability, Area) Model and taking into consideration the laws of niche competition and the iron law of oligarchy. Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints [https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints] Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join [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 Build Living Factions 1:13 Anatomy of a Faction 6:25 Why Factions Exist 11:06 Worldbuilding Blueprints Is Cool 12:35 Why Factions End 18:25 Examples of Power #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #towns #authortube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Yes, You Can Have Historically Accurate City Guards!

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2301366/open_sms] In this episode of Worldbuilding Blueprints Season 2, we'll discus the development of city security and specifically a city guard force. Newsletter: https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter [https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter] My website: World Building | Marie Mullany Writing [https://www.mariemullany.com/] My Amazon Profile: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Marie-Mullany/author/B099QJMV6C [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Marie-Mullany/author/B099QJMV6C] Join the YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join] Buy the Worksheets: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds/shop/worldbuildingforms [https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds/shop/worldbuildingforms] Support the show [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Your Fantasy City Needs These 11 Governance Attributes

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2301366/open_sms] In this episode of Worldbuilding Blueprints Season 2, we'll discus the development of city governance models and extract 11 attributes that will help you determine your city's governance model!  Newsletter: https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter [https://www.mariemullany.com/newsletter] My website: World Building | Marie Mullany Writing [https://www.mariemullany.com/] My Amazon Profile: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Marie-Mullany/author/B099QJMV6C [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Marie-Mullany/author/B099QJMV6C] Join the YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join] Buy the Worksheets: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds/shop/worldbuildingforms [https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds/shop/worldbuildingforms] Support the show [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]