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Geography in Worldbuilding: from Map to Myth to Magic with Andy Law and Caeora

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Welcome to a special Bonus Season! Enjoy these sessions from this year's Worldbuilding Con!

Geography is the literal foundation of your worldbuilding. Join us for this foray into the forests, deserts, mountains and oceans of your imagination. From mapmaking to natural disasters to unnatural landmarks, you won’t want to miss this groundbreaking session.

  • Where to start with geography in worldbuilding?
  • What are the critical elements of geography in worldbuilding?
  • How to combine natural processes, historical events and fantastical elements?
  • How can geography make stories and games more engaging?
  • Tips for describing fantasy geography for readers & players
  • How to balance detail in fantasy maps?
  • Creating distinctive repetitive shapes in fantasy maps

🎙️Speakers: Caeora is an internationally renowned illustrator, designer and fantasy cartographer who has worked for, among others, the Critical Role franchise! They also hold a degree in game design, are an active tabletop RPG Game Master, and currently work as the Lead Designer for Foundry Virtual Tabletop! You can learn more about Caeora’s maps, illustrations, and TTRPG settings at www.caeora.com, or go support them on Patreon.

Andy Law is an award-winning tabletop games designer and cartographer, and an excitable teller of tales. He’s best known for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP), a game he has helped design, write, illustrate, map, and produce for longer than he prefers to remember. Andy has also freelanced extensively for many games companies including FFG, Green Ronin, Hunters Entertainment, Chaosium, and Critical Role, where he’s employed to breathe life into other people’s worlds with maps and words. Currently, Andy is the CEO of Rookery Publications, an indie RPG and board game company founded by passionate gaming veterans.

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Welcome to a special Bonus Season! Enjoy these sessions from this year's Worldbuilding Con!

Geography is the literal foundation of your worldbuilding. Join us for this foray into the forests, deserts, mountains and oceans of your imagination. From mapmaking to natural disasters to unnatural landmarks, you won’t want to miss this groundbreaking session.

  • Where to start with geography in worldbuilding?
  • What are the critical elements of geography in worldbuilding?
  • How to combine natural processes, historical events and fantastical elements?
  • How can geography make stories and games more engaging?
  • Tips for describing fantasy geography for readers & players
  • How to balance detail in fantasy maps?
  • Creating distinctive repetitive shapes in fantasy maps

🎙️Speakers: Caeora is an internationally renowned illustrator, designer and fantasy cartographer who has worked for, among others, the Critical Role franchise! They also hold a degree in game design, are an active tabletop RPG Game Master, and currently work as the Lead Designer for Foundry Virtual Tabletop! You can learn more about Caeora’s maps, illustrations, and TTRPG settings at www.caeora.com, or go support them on Patreon.

Andy Law is an award-winning tabletop games designer and cartographer, and an excitable teller of tales. He’s best known for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP), a game he has helped design, write, illustrate, map, and produce for longer than he prefers to remember. Andy has also freelanced extensively for many games companies including FFG, Green Ronin, Hunters Entertainment, Chaosium, and Critical Role, where he’s employed to breathe life into other people’s worlds with maps and words. Currently, Andy is the CEO of Rookery Publications, an indie RPG and board game company founded by passionate gaming veterans.

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