How to create fantasy creatures and aliens | Worldbuilding

In this worldbuilding video, I talk about how to create fantasy creatures, aliens (sentient and non-sentient), as well as plants. I talk both about creating unique fantasy creatures and aliens and making the classic Fantasy creatures more unique and interesting. The word “race” slipped in a couple of times in this video, I apologize for that. I am making an effort to use words like “creatures” or “species” instead, but apparently I haven’t quite gotten there. Thank you for your patience, I will do better in the future. If you liked this video, you will love this playlist where I go into more detail about how to create unique fantasy creatures:    • Worldbuilding: Creatures   TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 04:07 – Creating non-humanoid creatures (sentient). 05:21 – Where to find inspiration for aliens and fantasy creatures. 10:42 – Classic Fantasy creatures (Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, and so on). 11:22 – How to make Fantasy creatures unique. 15:46 – How your world impacts your creatures. 18:57 – Creating non-sentient creatures. 22:02 – Creating plants. ❓QUESTIONS❓ 🔹What would you take from a fox and a snake to combine them into one creature (sentient or not)? 🔹What is your greatest struggle when it comes to creating your aliens or fantasy creatures? 🔹Do you prefer the approach of changing the name of a classic fantasy creature or changing their attributes but keeping the name? Or a middle ground? 👀MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO👀 🔸The Search for Life in the Universe by Donald Goldsmith and Tobias Owen (https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...) 🔸Demons and gods in different religions and folklore, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... for demons or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_o... for gods (there are better sources, but these are a start). 🔸Speculations about alien life, I can’t choose, so just search for it: https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=what+... 🔴SUBSCRIBE🔴    / @writermarkusregius   Join the community on 🎮DISCORD🎮   / discord   Do you want to 💙SUPPORT💙 me? ✴️PATREON✴️:   / writermarkusregius   Or buy me a ☕️Ko-Fi☕️: https://ko-fi.com/writermarkusregius ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ 📽PLAYLISTS you might be interested in: 🐉CREATING UNIQUE FANTASY CREATURES🐉    • Worldbuilding: Creatures   ➡️BOOK FROM START TO FINISH⬅️    • Rune of an Unknown God   🌍WORLDBUILDING🌍    • Worldbuilding   🏳️‍🌈TRANSGENDER WRITING🏳️‍🌈    • Transgender writing   📋PLANNING A BOOK IN 31 DAYS📋    • Planning a book in 31 days   ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ 📢CONTACT INFO📢 📧EMAIL: [email protected] ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ 🌌Listen to me and Teresa talk about Stargate!🌌 Spotify link to Kawoosh Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2gk5CwU... ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ 🎵Music: http://www.purple-planet.com #authortube #worldbuilding