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Creating fictional worlds also means figuring out how people take control of their environment, be it magic or technology. Your characters are going to build houses, cast spells, use computers, brew potions. Magic and technology in many ways are the same thing for worldbuilding - but what do they mean for your setting?
This book is a helpful series of 50 questions, as well as follow-up exercises and more, to help you think about magic and technology in your setting. From economics to social standing, delivery to training, there's plenty of questions to get you to think. It's having a worldbuilding coach in one handy guide!
So it's time to talk about magic, technology, and the worlds you make!
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Steven Savage
Steven Savage is a biologist, natural history writer, lecturer, and an associate member of the Institute of Biology in England. He teaches about ocean biology and has written more than thirty-seven natural history books for children.
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