When developing the creation story, the Cosmogony, of your fantasy world, it is easy to overlook a critical question: Who has Perfect Knowledge of your world’s origin? The answer to will have enormous ramifications for the cultures, religions, history, and especially beginnings of your world. In this video, we investigate the possible answers to this question and weigh their costs and benefits. 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Defining Perfect Knowledge 2:19 Who has Perfect Knowledge? 3:49 Option 1: Only You have Perfect Knowledge 5:07 Option 2: Some of the World’s Inhabitants have Perfect Knowledge 10:38 Option 3: No one has Perfect Knowledge, not even You 12:56 Considerations for your Audience 13:30 Conclusion Check out Part 2 Here: The 4 Creation Questions that Shape Every Fantasy World Worldbuilding and Writing Resources Check out my novel, “Tears from Iron” on Amazon: =dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 If you’re interested in more discussions of this variety, check out my Substack and you can always find more information about me and my writing projects at my website. And don’t forget to subscribe to this channel! @jonathanoldenburg Music by Geoff Hulten #youtube #worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasymap











