Fantasy Worldbuilding in 60 Seconds

Your one-stop video to learn everything about worldbuilding. Includes rivers.
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[@HeadCannon19]

This is actually 62 seconds, proving another thing about fantasy world building: always make it longer than it needs to be

[@ManCarryingThing]

yeah but those 2 seconds really expand the LORE

[@inventgineer]

@@ManCarryingThing Ya, but, can they really be considered canon?

[@mightyxt]

63*

[@cact0s_ulion405]

@@mightyxt 62* (Theres a difference between whats shown in the thumbnail and actual video

[@newcantinacrispychickentac7754]

​@@cact0s_ulion405 the actual video says it's 1:03, but KZbin could just be weird

[@yoshiinthesuperblooper8444]

"Politics: it's a monarchy" my favorite joke because it's true

[@thejuiceking2219]

i mean you could try something else but then you wind up getting accused of wokeness

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

​@@thejuiceking2219Also, only European medieval setting is allowed because they could accuse you of orientalism or just racism if you make fantasy Asian setting...

[@thejuiceking2219]

@@ExtremeMadnessX seven steps ahead _(makes fantasy Australian setting)_

[@OverlyAverageBen]

Thank God! I was worried my 350 page prologue would come off as a little much or self indulgent but now I feel confident again! My readers need to know how 4268 years before the main story takes place, this minor event happened that won't come into play for another 3 main book entries and 5 standalones! How else will they come to appreciate my genius!?

[@ManCarryingThing]

and don't forget the glossaries. you want those to add a good 200 pages if you can

[@billyalarie929]

YOU ABSOLUTE NOOB erikson has a WHOLE PROLOGUE SERIES THAT STARTS *300 THOUSAND YEARS* BEFORE THE MAIN SERIES BEGINS

[@everlyw7892]

I love how this is SA in a nutshell. I still read it though. (Wait actually know its the entirety of the cosmere-)

[@vol94]

@@everlyw7892 its really not though. Stromlight had a really short prelude and then a chapter length prologue that kicks off the main story. And other cosmere books are just comeplety free of this format.

[@roacktucktwist1163]

Game of thrones?

[@l.o.b.2433]

Ah. Now I know why my books keep being under 100 000 words. I forgot to write the 40 000 words prologue

[@ManCarryingThing]

classic rookie mistake

[@maxcook3756]

Prologue should include a glossary for sure so people don’t get confused

[@ManCarryingThing]

only the best fantasy has a glossary and prologue for each chapter

[@kamichkaran]

you should also include MAPS.

[@floreroafloreril1458]

If you don't put in a glossary how will ppl know that a mization is an ouslic method of thorating?

[@nathanielanderson6356]

I always knew everyone was wrong about rivers... and languages... and weapons. This video was really eye opening, I've got a lot of thinking to do.

[@ManCarryingThing]

rivers are the untapped heart of fantasy

[@maximeteppe7627]

@@ManCarryingThing so the "rivers of London" series is compensating for all the rest of the genre. Seriously, it's about 30% police procedural, 30% fantasy intrigue, 30% River related history and folklore.

[@JeevesAnthrozaurUS]

Make sure your characters' names always have a random apostrophe somewhere

[@justaguy2985]

Su're

[@Mysteryo-tm7pt]

Ge’uss I’ wil’l

[@yaelfeldman6965]

Why even watch a 2 hours Sanderson lecture when you have all the information needed to start a series right here? Thx! I'm gonna start my 10 books fantasy epic now

[@ManCarryingThing]

all his BYU students are dropping out to watch my videos.

[@demidrek-heyward]

only 10?

[@adeverse4840]

”Frodo is a crossword puzzle” -Man Carrying Thing, 2021

[@ManCarryingThing]

you caught me there

[@darkprinceofdorne]

Walter White: "You got me."

[@AkashSingh-jv5im]

This guy is the living embodiment of r/cremposting.

[@somedudewithanappleonhisfa6819]

Thank you I will be going back through my work to add rivers and perhaps even weapons, just like ursla way lagoon

[@ManCarryingThing]

you'll never know how just a single river will bump a 4-star book to a 5-star

[@somedudewithanappleonhisfa6819]

@@ManCarryingThing I remember roger egbern saying the same thing about heart of darkness

[@zetanone7211]

Earthsea has one big river

[@akhilsankurathri6987]

Ah yes, Ursula K. Lagoon, my favourite writer

[@ManCarryingThing]

she wrote the right hand of lightness

[@merrittanimation7721]

@@ManCarryingThing And the possessed.

[@brightvideo123]

But when do I start capitalizing random words in my fantasy book? How do I decide what random noun to make into a proper noun?

[@ManCarryingThing]

Capitalize Anything, always, or Never.

[@brightvideo123]

@@ManCarryingThing Thank You Man carrying Thing

[@stormblessed178]

You know it's a good man carrying thing video when there is mini bottles of alcohol involved.

[@ManCarryingThing]

i live inside of a hotel minibar

[@chelrok8764]

You explained about Prologue, but what about second Prologue

[@ManCarryingThing]

but 3rd prologue is where its at

[@nxsardella]

@@ManCarryingThing the Cenn chapter in The Way of Kings always hits different.

[@K5to9X]

Chapter Elevensies needs some explanation too

[@ses694]

@@nxsardella I just started reading it before i found this channel. Ch1 is really about characterising Kaladin though so even if you do consider it a prologue at least its not just dumping wordbuilding.

[@lies7253]

I also love how the prologue is at the end

[@ManCarryingThing]

really subverts expectations

[@mlufii]

0:08 - 0:54 You didn't explain it in 60 seconds This is a scam

[@ManCarryingThing]

i am speed

[@LarryHasOpinions]

i love KAY LEGOON's writing

[@ManCarryingThing]

the right hand of lightness

[@Blyfh]

@@ManCarryingThing I just now realise which author you originally meant lol

[@billyalarie929]

erlich QUE Legumes.

[@billyalarie929]

@@ManCarryingThing the dark hand of rightness

[@CRohrscheib]

Every time you say Joe Anaconda my stupid brain launches into I Like Big Butts and it's very traumatic.

[@ManCarryingThing]

i am so so sorry

[@lies7253]

I'm thinking to get a sweet Lagoon at the side of my non-branched out river

[@yskj7376]

Why is this guys so funny?

[@leonmayne797]

Why engage your readers when you can spend 10 pages explaining what happened 1000 years before the story starts.

[@thejuiceking2219]

i mean, i'm down for that

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I live for the chaos!!!!

[@videoslv4626]

More-door! 😂😂😂

[@MagusMarquillin]

Ho-door.

[@hartmut30plus]

Steven Erikson has been real quiet since this dropped

[@slavadabadoo]

Hahahahah

[@billyalarie929]

he is S W E A T I N to the moldies boye-oh

[@magnoknight1242]

Politics: it's a monarchy Best part

[@slavadabadoo]

I lol'd

[@luthien47]

Your videos are the only thing keeping me going in these dark times

[@TheRealMrWolf]

Very educational! Great job! I learned almost as much as I did in 20 years of school.

[@ManCarryingThing]

school is fun

[@jaromstrong6545]

Rick

[@ManCarryingThing]

Rick

[@jaromstrong6545]

@@ManCarryingThing Rick.

[@lies7253]

this is freaking hilarious

[@raffaelsteinmann7296]

Thanks. This is truly inspiring.

[@rorangarrowson5]

Man this was really eye opening. I should take more writing advice from you. So I notice the bottle have that jerk Joshua been giving you trouble again?

[@ManCarryingThing]

joshua filed restraining order haha

[@rorangarrowson5]

@@ManCarryingThing that jerk. I hate Joshua so much. Well I hope everything get work out

[@crazyfantakevideos3574]

Rick! 😍😍

[@ManCarryingThing]

Rick

[@videoslv4626]

Rick!

[@ManCarryingThing]

Rick

[@spreadbookjoy]

Politics: it’s a monarchy. Yep. 😂

[@thelastcube.]

Fantasy Books are just D&D campaigns that no one showed up for so rhe DM role played the whole story themselves.

[@nadiapandey-riverstone5120]

This is a Rick!!! Well done!!

[@anneth7154]

Do you need a hug?

[@ManCarryingThing]

how do you know

[@raspar6]

Some people come up with an elaborate fantasy world, and then use that to help inspire the storyline... but you don't have to do that! --> If you just free-write a fun romp through the countryside, literally no one will notice if you just stick mountains and rivers wherever works on the map... Trekking through the snowy north one week, then standing on a sandy beach the next? Must be a small world, no worries friend!

[@alexbese5]

love it, thank you again

[@StoryBound]

You keep talking about this joe anaconda guy can you believe he doesn’t follow the first law? Is that a conflict of interest? I think I may need a lawyer.....

[@chromonym]

There are only two things you should do with languages; either make every word in it complete gibberish, OR spend three years creating an entire constructed language family that is only used for like one line in the entire series. There are no in-betweens.

[@lowprofile9213]

And here I am, considering removing my story's prologue because of changes to the timeline when I rewrite the whole story... hmm.

[@allswal7708]

ngl i have stolen fantasy names from crosswords i have also blatantly ripped off my dreams with no regard for my overworked and underpaid subconscious

[@ChaseMcCain81]

I’ve just found this channel (a few days ago) and it’s hilarious.

[@slavadabadoo]

Welcome! What your fav video so far?

[@hhoi8225]

Now that I understand how Ursula M'kay Lagoon does things, my world is built so much better.

[@susansprague7304]

Your music is starting to traumatize me. I need a river ...

[@annai6051]

Politics: monarchy. I hate how accurate this is 😂 Fantasy, where authors cannot come up with other systems than monarchy or maybe early stages of capitalism

[@onlirier2993]

"Just put words together" Me: Makes complex language system where each possible syllable means something. Yo Tuan Mimime = Fantasy Wordlbuilding in 60 Seconds

[@ManCarryingThing]

brilliant

[@TheRojoLobo]

I didn’t understand anything, but also understood everything from this video

[@dimitargaydadzhiev878]

You forgot a 100 character list of dramatis personae so people dont forget who John, Jon, Joane and Jonna are

[@alikhalid4677]

Brb , gonna write my best-seller

[@VizerPS]

can you do captured in words's cite the sanderson challenge with your son or ex-wife

[@wilsonTVYT]

The rivers covering fact got me tbh

[@MagusMarquillin]

"Why grow a messiah on a river when he can have The Two Rivers" - Robin Jordan _(his name is a freaking river)_

[@s.g.3898]

Should've written as Rubicon Jordan so he could be Two Rivers

[@MagusMarquillin]

@@s.g.3898 That would've been clever - I'm kicking myself now for missing that - but we don't want it too far from the original (ala Brian Sanders). IDK; Rhine Jordan, Rhone Jordan... maybe Rio Jordan?

[@pika4668]

plus if the prologue has a lot of wind

[@rodrigo3732]

Ahh,man going crazy in his house saying nonsense,my favorite youtube genre.

[@myrillionissilly]

Politics. It's a monarchy! I died.

[@thelemmiebee]

Now I have all I need to write that fantasy novel of mine. Thanks, Man Carrying Thing!!

[@elessarbre]

Joe Anaconda sounds like somebody from a Tiger King spin-off, Serpent King

[@makeda6530]

The monarchy line shouldn't have been that funny but the amount of fantasy I've consumed where major plot points involve some disruption or interaction with monarchs just really tickles. Fantasy writers love some random super evil/incompetent/messiah like royalty/special ruling/lost bloodline.

[@raghavbhatia7624]

"Ursula K Lagoon."

[@jobobminer8843]

I think I just got fantasy ear cancer. My book is ʎpɐǝɹlɐ ɹǝʇʇǝq ʎɐM

[@coffeeandhoots3712]

I am exactly the right amount of zooted for this video be pure comedy 🤌

[@nathanhuff9606]

Ah, my favorite vacationing spot, the Ursula Kay Lagoon.

[@gulchbrammer1967]

Don't forget "the prophecy"

[@Josh_R2.17]

You hear a wail in the distance, quiet, low.

[@danielvanrooyen9602]

How many hotels have you robbed for all those small liqour bottles.

[@ManCarryingThing]

7

[@shimotsuki2811]

This might actually be my favourite channel on youtube. Props to whoever posted the Dalinar video on reddit.

[@bobdolesrevenge]

Remember, all rivers converge into the Ursula K Lagoon.

[@imogensummers1550]

Don't forget about all the racism. So much racism

[@MeMySkirtandI]

That’s how I wrote my epic in 9th grade. A great success.

[@skulduggerypleasant6439]

"frodo baggins" blends in picture of tumnus

[@ammalyrical5646]

brilliant. you proved hard liquor is also needed. Always add some unnamed liquor to your information :D

[@staarthavas]

I dived into this whole Authortube-thingy to educate myself about writing when instead I just could have watched this video...thanks for saving me much, much time.

[@dogehohoho]

European, medieval, monarchy, and sexy elves (they have to be white). There, every fantasy show and anime

[@blaustein_autor]

That's all I needed to know, thank you. I'll go dethrown Tolkien now, because we all know GRRM didn't.

[@ClimbaRock5]

Hi hello good afternoon. I'm watching many of your videos and having a good time, please and thank you

[@ManCarryingThing]

thank you and please

[@JJMB27]

You are not pretending being drunk

[@ManCarryingThing]

no i am not

[@amaristudios8573]

Joe Anaconda didn't register in my head as wrong. I jest went "oh yeah I love First Law" and then realized.

[@NickWalkerWilliamson]

I hope one day I can write on the level of the greats like Brian Sanders, Joe Anaconda, and Urskula K. Lagoon.

[@mattkasmir7050]

So accurate, I briefly joined a fantasy map creation community and they REALLY get hung up on proper/realistic river formations

[@SandrasLibrary]

“Frodo Baggins is...a crossword puzzle.” Exactly.

[@ManCarryingThing]

I knew you'd understand

[@conormeehan.]

I agree with this advice

[@CrysisMusic]

Language is the most important part. Unless your 10 fingers talk a different language I ain’t reading it

[@LukeEdwardstube]

I can write now. Yay

[@ManCarryingThing]

I made this for you, Luke

[@LukeEdwardstube]

@@ManCarryingThing thank christ you did

[@roberte.2114]

Ursula K Lagoon

[@danielpetrone3696]

63 seconds not 60

[@aurora_skies_]

James McAvoy as Mr. Tummus still creeps me out until today...

[@MagusMarquillin]

He's Behind You! He's going to whisper in your non-goat EAR!

[@Ethan-wr2os]

This gives off the energy that you are either totally smashed, or for some reason woke up from a sleep and IMMEDIATELY got in front of the camera

[@samamber4147]

We're expecting your communist "fuck monarchy" novel!

[@gnomishviking3013]

Next fantasy books will just be one long prologue. Or in other words. Book

[@Marqan]

any way I can get some context on all the Bryan Sanders videos? feel like I should've heard about that guy..

[@CaitlinnStoltz]

I learned so much! "When in doubt, crossword puzzle your names and plop a crown on it." - Brando Sandstorm

[@samfranck2119]

I've heard it said that this Oscar Scar Colour-Goo That Ursula Kay Lagoon was a hell of a writer!

[@jerrywhoomst1116]

Joe anaconda

[@abnunga]

WHOA hippy photo of Grr Arrgh Martin :-O Nice fiiind.

[@mastef4514]

Taking notes here for WorldBox. Just writing down some notes.

[@chinesecabbagefarmer]

REMINDER. exposition is your friend

[@zalseon4746]

Wait, so my dark fantasy set in Stone Age Iran starting with a rando ignorant, schmuck in the salt glaciers, where magic is so subtle and questionable that the line between supernatural and real is constantly blurred was the incorrect answer the whole time?