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Mike brings Chris and Oren back for a deeper dive into the depths of deep worldbuilding. Did we mention this topic was deep? Tune in for further discussions of what aspects of worldbuilding are successful for long running stories and what stories are best suited for showcasing a world. Download Episode 68 Subscription Feed http://mythcreants.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/TMP68-Deep-Worldbuilding-2.mp3 Have a question or comment for our hosts? Send it to podcast@mythcreants.com Opening and closing theme: The Princess Who Saved Herself by Jonathan Coulton. Used with permission. Show Notes: Old Man’s War (Old Man’s War, Book 1) by John Scalzi The Master from Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Anointed One from Buffy the Vampire Slayer Use of Bazookas in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dracula as seen on Buffy the Vampire Slayer Faster than light travel in Firefly The Verse of Firefly Serenity The Reavers from Firefly The Flash Five Superpowers That Will Break Your Story Mage: The Ascension RPG Lessons From the Cinematic Writing of I Am Number Four Nightmare Before Christmas Hawk Girl from the DC Arrowverse Vandal Savage from the DC Arrowverse Legends of Tomorrow Soon I Will be Invincible by Austin Grossman Storm Front (Dresden Files, Book 1) Vampires from World of Darkness Shadowrun RPG Spectre of the Gun (Episode) The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy) by NK Jemisin The Cultural Iceberg      Related Stories67 – Deep Worldbuilding65 – Antagonistic and Evil OrganizationsSeven Bizarre Moral Implications From Popular Stories 

Chris, Mike, and Oren get into the weeds of worldbuilding. How much culture is too much? What little details are distracting? And do you really need depth, or just an illusion of it? Download Episode 67 Subscription Feed http://mythcreants.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/TMP67-Deep-Worldbuilding.mp3 Have a question or comment for our hosts? Send it to podcast@mythcreants.com Opening and closing theme: The Princess Who Saved Herself by Jonathan Coulton. Used with permission. Show Notes: Crow Fishers from Mad Max: Fury Road The Cultural Iceberg Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson The 100 Battlestar Galactica’s unique paper Firefly Shogun by James Clavell The Lord of the Rings and The Simarillion by J.R.R. Tolkein Star Trek: Voyager: Nemesis (episode) Feed (Newsflesh, Book 1) by Mira Grant The “Planet of Hats” trope Avoiding the Planet of Hats The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastards, Book 1) by Scott Lynch Valkwitch by Michael L Watson Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, Book 1) by James SA Corey Bothans from Return of the Jedi Legend Star Trek: Enterprise Old Man’s War (Old Man’s War, Book 1) by John Scalzi The Human Division (Old Man’s War, Book 5) by John Scalzi (referred to as The B-Team in podcast, which is the name of the first short in the anthology)        Related Stories68 – Deep Worldbuilding Part 265 – Antagonistic and Evil Organizations60 – Making Your Villains Sympathetic