The Worldbuilder’s Tavern

Emma Maione, Allison Alexander, and Christiana Jones

A podcast in which three nerds read sci-fi and fantasy novels, talk about their worldbuilding, and then guide you through building magic systems, monsters, spaceships, and more for your own stories. Whether you’re constructing your next novel, RPG setting, or just love speculative fiction, pull up a chair at the tavern!

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The Worldbuilder’s Tavern

Episodes (82)

Wednesday 4.20 Building a Necromantic Magic System
Wed Oct 7th 4.19 Gideon the Ninth
Sep 16th 4.18 Building a Bonded Creature

The Worldbuilder’s Tavern

Oct 21, 2026
36½ minutes
33 MB

Join us for a hands-on worldbuilding exercise as we create a necromantic magic system—inspired by Tamsyn Muir’s novel Gideon the Ninth—by answering these six questions: Does the necromantic magic deal with the body or the spirit? What can necromancy do? How do necromancers learn to use and improve their powers? What are the costs of performing necromancy? What are the benefits of necromancy? How are necromancers viewed by society? Visit the Tavern: Website | Discord | TikTok | Bookshop Support us and get bonus episodes by joining our Patreon Next month’s novel: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Gra...

The Worldbuilder’s Tavern

4.20 Building a Necromantic Magic System

Emma Maione, Allison Alexander, and Christiana Jones

00:00 -35:34