Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How to worldbuild fictional beasts of burden, including interesting scenarios like flying mounts, marine animals, and more!

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00:00 Intro
01:15 Beasts of Burden
05:39 Mounts
16:26 Draft Animals
19:22 Flying Mounts
27:32 Flying People
29:42 Underwater
33:24 Finally

Correction: 12:13 big cat not horse

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