History Has Already Solved Your Thieves Guild Problem!
From Worldbuilding Blueprints by Marie M. Mullany from Just In Time Worldbuilding
June 7, 2026 · 39 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the development of city crime and the organizations that form around it, focusing on the concept of a thieves guild.
In this episode of Worldbuilding Blueprints Season 2, we'll discus the development of city crime and specifically the organizations that form around it. Check out Blood and Bloom on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starvingwriterstudio/blood-and-bloom-in-las-vegas-award-winning-urban-fantasy?ref=5zcm27 Buy Worldbuilding Blueprints: https://www.mariemullany.com/category/worldbuilding-blueprints Join the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Buy the worksheets: https://ko-fi.com/justintimeworlds/shop/worldbuildingforms My website: https://www.mariemullany.com/books Chapters 0:00 Why a Thieves Guild? 1:23 Historical Context 20:10 Blood and Bloom in Las Vegas 21:37 Narrative Function of a Thieves' Guild 33:05 Your Thieves Guild #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyworldbuilding #towns #authortube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Marie M. Mullany
Topics covered
- city crime
- thieves guild
- worldbuilding
- historical context
- narrative function
Keywords
- thieves guild
- worldbuilding
- urban fantasy
- crime organizations
- historical context
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Blood and Bloom, Kickstarter, Just In Time Worldbuilding, YouTube, ko-fi
Places: Las Vegas
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