Crucible of Realms: Recent Episodes
Jim Ryan
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Keith Baker
In February of 2014, we sat down and built a world with Keith Baker, the creater of Gloom and Eberron!
In this episode, we create a world where massive elemental beings fight for dominence while posing a constant threat to the human populace, who make use of special forms of magic to survive.
You can find some of Keith's work here:
Web Site: https://keith-baker.com/
Twogether Studios: https://www.twogetherstudios.com/
DMs' Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Keith%20Baker
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 29 - APEX CONVERGENCE
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Drew Meyer
(NOTE: The original MP3 file had a bit of a hiccup late in the episode, but it's since been replaced and the new file should be available to grab now!)
In this episode recorded in December 2013, we welcome podcaster and game designer Drew Meyer! Together, we hammer together a world permeated with dimensional waves that change the laws of reality. The ones living there have founded very different civilizations, each suited to their circumstances.
You can find Drew's podcasts and other work here:The Never Say Die! Podcast - https://theneversaydiepodcast.podbean.com/Who & Company - https://whoandcompany.libsyn.com/The Doctor Who Podcast - https://thedoctorwhopodcast.com/Scaldcrow Games - https://scaldcrow.com/DOWNLOAD EPISODE 28 - TIDE SHIFT
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Dave Robison
Ever have one of those personal eras when your life turns upside down a few times and then a pandemic happens and then you look up and realize the audio edit you've been stressing over for the past decade doesn't have to be as perfect as your inner critic insists and it's okay if the final product runs over two hours after all? Sometimes it takes a very long time to get one's inner critic to back down.But when it happens? It can be a thing of wonder.At long last, here is the next episode of Crucible of Realms. In it, our guest Dave brings us a massive concept to play with - a world split into three parts, each experiencing a different environment and each with a different relationship with magic.
You can find more about Dave and his work at these places:Dave Robison: Vocal Performer - https://butterymanvoice.com/
ARCHIVOS - https://www.archivos.digital/Archivos Podcasts - https://www.roundtablepodcast.com/DOWNLOAD EPISODE 27 - CHILDREN OF THE FURY
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: David Sobkowiak
It appears we've returned!
This episode was one of a handful coming up that we thought gone to the mists of time. Thankfully, we've finally managed to recover the audio and are delighted to present it to you!
In this episode we create a PERFECTLY NORMAL town deep in the Hundred-Mile Wilderness where ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is amiss. Nothing. At all.
Well, except during glider season...
Here are some links for David online:
Blog: http://www.davidsobkowiak.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dsobkowiak
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/David-Sobkowiak/e/B004OXCA52
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4443153.David_Sobkowiak
Also mentioned in this Episode:
Portal Cake Mix
Dubstep Kitty
Broken Sea
Gypsy Laura
Twin Peaks
Appalachian Trail
Innsmouth / HP Lovecraft
Super8
Mt Katahdin
Baxter State Park
Hundred-Mile Wilderness
The Shining
Dot-com Bubble
Sasquatch
Call of Cthuhlhu RPG
Hunting and Trapping in Maine
Jackalope
Doctor Moreau
Sugar Glider
Loch Ness Monster
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Jonathan Higgins/Robin Masters
Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve
Igor
Fenrir
Owlbear
Presley Lake / Moose Head Lake / Seboomook Lake
Rocky IV / Dolph Lundgren
Sprockets
Valhalla
Northern Exposure
X-Files
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 26 - PINEWOOD COVE
RECORDED LIVE AT CONCAROLINAS 2015!
Kent and I met up at ConCarolinas to do a live podcast this year, marveled at the fact that the room was nearly empty and practically gave up hope. Then, as we were getting ready to pack it all in, we were bolstered by the arrival of a single audient (quite possibly by accident), so we decided to do an Epoch Iteration with her.
So here's that. Enjoy!
LINKS
ConCarolinas
Extra-Life, Team Intelsat
Sabrina's DeviantArt Site
Tenebrous
CypherCaster Magazine, Issue 001
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 17 - I BOUGHT A MONSTER
For the first time, we have a guest on an Epoch Iteration! Author Eden Royce returns to talk about her upcoming novella release, Containment 2: Unleashed, a good portion of which takes place in our own Hell Noir setting. She also reads an excerpt from the book! In addition, we talk a bit about RPGs (as usual) and recent losses in the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy entertainment.
LINKSEden Royce- Web Site- Blog- Facebook Author Page- TwitterContainment Part 1 on Amazon KindleCharles White of Fabled Environments (whom you may remember from our Epilareus episode) is running a new Kickstarter: Wild West Floor Plans. Check it out!In this Iteration, Jim also mentions he will be appearing as a guest at ConCarolinas 2015!RECOMMENDATIONSJon recommends The Martian by Andy Weir.Jim recommends The Film Reverie Podcast.Also Mentioned in this Iteration:Center Lovell Inn Contest
The Vampire Chronicles
Gator People
D&D / FATE
Giant Frog/Toad
Deadlands / The Flood / Deadlands Noir
Dawn of Worlds
"Keep watching the skies!"
Terry Pratchett
Leonard Nimoy
Discworld / Star Trek
xkcd Tribute
MACE
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
"Excellent"
Water on Ganymede
Stephen Hawking
Lizard People
Ewan McGregor / RAF / Colin McGregor
Majel Barrett
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 16 - RUNNING AND SCREAMING AND GIANT FROGS
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Scott Roche
Our latest world is a mashup of the Western, Sci-Fi and Horror genres with a slight touch of Steampunk thrown in for flavor. Not long before the turn of the 20th century, a group of scientists led by Nikola Tesla are caught in a war. To one side are the carriers of a lycanthropic virus - some want a cure, but others want only to take advantage of their newfound transformations. To the other are hordes of dead soldiers reanimated by the US government. Some say it's only a matter of time before the whole thing erupts into a second Civil War.
Want to find Scott online? Here ya go:
Blog - http://www.scottroche.com/blog/
Fiction - http://www.amazon.com/Scott-Roche/e/B004KS1U6Q
Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/scottroche
Twitter - https://twitter.com/spiritualtramp
Also mentioned in this Episode:
Leper Colony
Being Human
Frankenstein
The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein
Nikola Tesla / Colorado Springs
Werewolf Belt
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Thomas Edison / Tesla vs Edison
Apache / Geronimo
Deadlands
Hypochondria
Hulk
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Apache Wars
Fort Apache
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Mark Twain
Boris Karloff
Mike Mignola
Topsy the Elephant
Washington Monument / Arlington National Cemetery
Battle Droids
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Ulysses S. Grant / George Armstrong Custer
Teddy Roosevelt / Rough Riders
Browncoats
Giant Mechanical Spider
Super 8
Area 51
Fargo
Difference Engine / Guglielmo Marconi
Magneto / Homo Superior / New Mutants
Nietzschean Superman / New Gods / Herculoids
Promethean: The Created
Transformers
Boomstick
Evolutionary War
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 25 - WESTERN EVOLUTION
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Mark
And now, as we get ever closer to Halloween, we bring you a realm of chilling darkness where fear is the greatest commodity. This is a place in which all of the world's worst nightmares are embodied. A strange, supernatural dimension where factions of living nightmares fight for dominance, each trying to force their own paradigm on each other even as they harvest the fear of mortals. Don't fall asleep, or you may find yourself there...
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Unlike last month's extra-long episode, this one is a bit shorter than usual. We had a devil of a time with Skype on this particular episode, with calls dropping right and left, so we didn't have quite as much time to detail the world as we usually do, but I think we managed to put something pretty cool together. Along with making WAY more Frank Langella references than is generally recommended...
Also mentioned in this Episode:
Final Jeopardy
Rice-a-Roni
Monsters, Inc.
Ronald Reagan
Max Schreck / Nosferatu
Frank Langella / The Box / Good Night and Good Luck
Remora
Coulrophobia
Marcel Marceau
Snowman Holocaust
Se7en
Mephistopheles
Warwick Davis / Leprechaun
Rumplestiltskin
Albert Finney / Peter O'Toole
Inception
Manticore
Morlock
Will-o-the-Wisp
Doc Holliday
Knots Landing
F. Lee Bailey
The Fountainhead / Ayn Rand
Planet Terror
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 24 - TERROR
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Jason Bulmahn of Paizo Publishing and Minotaur Games
We brainstorm up a world so full of ideas that we had to bleed into an extra half hour! In a Conan-esque world where magic waxes and wanes in centuries-long cycles, the one who has the most power is the one who is best prepared for change. And when the next wave of magic comes, who will come out on top? The barbaric humans who hold Stoneshadow Valley? The forces of the High Imperator, who - it is said - can never die? The dwarves who live deep in the mountains and hold a terrifying secret? Or the much-maligned elves who live outside of civilization, yet may hold the key to changing everything? The seasons are turning, and when the Azure Tears appear in the sky once more, the die will be cast!
Jason's Kickstarter for his card game Pirate Loot can be found HERE! Check it out!
Also mentioned in this Episode:
Yoda / Midi-Chlorians
Pathfinder
V
Matt Forbeck
Oxy Acne Medication
Conan the Barbarian
Ziggurat
Lich
Hero's Journey
Sparta / Mongol Empire
Incan Terrace Farming
Helm's Deep
The Hobbit
Medici Family
Doctor Doom
Amway
To Serve Man
Cassandra
Night of the Comet
Mass Hysteria
Vlad the Impaler
Magic Jar
Dalai Lama
Thundarr the Barbarian / Gundark
Corona
Behind the Name
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 23 - AZURE TEARS
Nope, we're still not dead. Listen in as we talk about recent events, the current state of affairs, upcoming releases and how to get rich using time travel. We also read listener feedback!
Believe it or not, ACTUAL EPISODES ARE COMING SOON!
LINKS:
Think Baby Names
Jim's interview with Storium's Stephen Hood
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Kent recommends the Fairy Behind the Door Kickstarter project (ENDS AUGUST 2nd, 2014!). Jon recommends the Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia. Jim recommends The Big Red Couch, an RPG brainstorming podcast from New Zealand.
Also Mentioned in this Iteration:Loitsu
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Jennisodes
D&D Basic Rules
TableTop Day
Doctor Who / Blinovitch Limitation Effect
Reddit Worldbuilding
Storium
Suspended Animation Trials
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Dragon*Con
World of Warcraft
Good Night and Good Luck / Strength and Honor
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 15 - COLLATING DATA BETWEEN OUR VARIOUS SELVES
A quick Iteration to talk about our guests' upcoming projects!
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LINKS:
Eloy Lasanta's Kickstarter for Third Eye Games, AMP: Year One, can be found HERE.
Wolfgang Baur's projects for Kobold Press, Deep Magic and The Kobold Guide to Magic, can be found HERE and HERE.
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 14 - KOBOLDS & SUPER HEROES
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Eden
Guest: Eloy Lasanta of Third Eye Games
We create a future Earth in which some of the human population have begun to evolve into beings of light. These new types of humans have made significant gains in equality, but there are always those who refuse to accept them, and some who even seek their destruction!
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Eloy's podcast, Rolling 20s, can be found HERE. You can also visit his own site and the site of his company, Third Eye Games.
Eden Royce's author site can be found HERE.
Also mentioned in this Episode:
Gatorade
Paranoia
Douglas Adams / Hooloovoo
Cocoon
Green Lantern / Emotional Spectrum Rings
Battlestar Galactica
The Speed of Light
ROYGBIV
Red Dwarf / Hard Light
Superman vs the Elite / All-Star Superman / Lex Luthor
Star Trek
Singularity
World of Warcraft
Firefly
Dr. Manhattan
Green Party
Black Panthers
Cloud City
Iron Man
Nyan Cat
Whig Party / Bull Moose Party
Thesaurus.com
Terminator
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 22 - The Brilliance
This Iteration was recorded on Groundhog Day! We talk about the recent Snowpocalypse/Snowmageddon (which seems to have repeated itself) and read listener feedback.
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LINKS:
The Walking Dead comparison page can be found HERE.
Jim's story was published in Tales from the Front, available at Amazon and DrivethruRPG.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Jon recommends the Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch.
Also mentioned in this Iteration:
Punxsutawney Phil
Eloy Lasanta / Third Eye Games
The Walking Dead
Polar Vortex / Sharknado
Kaiser's Gate / Savage Worlds / True20
SHIELD
Final Fantasy
Doctor Who
The Dresden Files / Hot Fuzz
The Met
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 13 - A FROZEN WASTELAND
We are not dead! In this Iteration we go off on many a tangent about D&D, Doctor Who and conventions in addition to reading some listener feedback.
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LINKS:
Scaldcrow Games' Worlds of Pulp (DrivethruRPG, Kickstarter)
AetherCon
The Probably Questionable Podcast
Kent's Extra-Life team, Team Intelsat
Jim's appearances on RPGRoundtable (Episode 1: Audio, YouTube) (Episode 2: Audio, YouTube)
Jim's appearance on Happy Jack's RPG Podcast (Audio, YouTube)
In the Bloodstream: an Anthology of Dark Fantasy and Horror
(Jim's story in it is titled "Lady of the Manor")
RECOMMENDATIONS: Jon recommends the TV show Parks and Recreation. He also recommends Agent to the Stars and Redshirts, both by John Scalzi.
PROMO: Ideology of Madness - Ghosts of Reignsboro AP Podcast
Also Mentioned in this Iteration:
Wired Images
Dragon*Con
D&D 2nd, 3rd & 4th Edition / Epic Destiny
D&D Next / Against the Giants
Dresden Files RPG
MACE
Davey Beauchamp
Parsec Awards / Sylvester McCoy
The WEIRD Show
Doctor Who / The Day of the Doctor / The War Doctor
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Final Fantasy
Creative Commons
Sin City
Fig Newtons
Principia Mathematica
Bacon Cat
Wil Wheaton
Douglas Adams
Old Man's War
Thanksgivukkah
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 12 - WE DEMAND SANITATION NINJAS
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Charles White of Fabled Environments
We create a fantasy city where the holy orders are involved in almost every level of society. The various factions of Epilareus are each guided by their religion, and it is up to the king to keep everything moving along and prevent the various orders from seizing too much power. All while seeing to the needs of the populace and protecting them from invasion.
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Fabled Environments' products can be found on DrivethruRPG.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Poseidon
Pantheon / The Pantheon
Sandman / The Endless
Theocracy
George RR Martin / Faceless Men
The Fates
Forgotten Realms / Forgotten Realms Deities
Lankhmar
Mongols
Constitutional Monarchy / Parliament / Primogeniture
Constantine
Artificial Island
Colossus of Rhodes / Lighthouse of Alexandria
Commune / Collective
Ganesha
Necropolis
NCIS
Thanatology
Parliament / House of Lords / House of Commons
Plebeian Council
The People's Court
Illyria
Behind the Name / 20,000 Names
Rudolph Valentino
Ophiuchus
Monsignor
Eberron / The Sovereign Host / The Dark Six
Kris
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 21 - EPILAREUS
In this Iteration we talk about recent events, read listener feedback and go off on many a tangent.
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You can find Jim's other podcast, Transmissions From the Ninth World, HERE.
You can find Kent's video podcast at the Distorted Order site, HERE.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Jon recommends the comic Fables and the book Anathem by Neal Stephenson. Jim recommends the book The Reckoning: the Murder of Christopher Marlowe by Charles Nicholl and the game Dungeon World.
Also Mentioned in this Iteration:
Steel-Toed Shoes
Mythbusters
ENNie Awards
Monte Cook / Numenera
GenCon
Dragon*Con
Pacific Rim
Ron Perlman / Sons of Anarchy
Guillermo del Toro / Hellboy
Charlie Hunnam
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey / Legolas
Matthew Wayne Selznick
WotC / Paizo
Gern Blanston / Steve Martin
Bill Willingham / Scourge of the Slave Lords / Vault of the Drow
Vertigo
Mentat
Christopher Marlowe
Ken & Robin Talk About Stuff / Kenneth Hite / Robin D. Laws
Castle Amber (X2)
FATE Core / FATE Accelerated / FATE Core Kickstarter
Naked Singularity / Andromeda
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 11 - FIND A NAKED SINGULARITY
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: THE Jim Harris
In this episode, we create a Steampunk / Victorian Fantasy mashup setting. As the British Empire rolls out its engines of industry, the indigenous populations of its colonies call upon ancient magics to drive them out! Meanwhile, the Druids watch and wait and a sinister figure playing all sides against each other watches from the shadows...
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RECOMMENDATIONS: Jon recommends The Mongoliad by Neal Stephenson.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Steampunk
Ornithopter
The Da Vinci Code
British Empire
Boxer Rebellion
The Royal Society
The League of S.T.E.A.M.
Ghostbusters
Druid
Oxford University
Bursar
National Geographic Society
Wicker Man
Glastonbury
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
D&D Druid
Field Marshal Kitchener
Gaia
The Green Man
Cernunnos
Celtic Pantheon
Brigid
Arithmancy
Yog-Sothoth
Cthulhu
"The only winning move is not to play."
Boudica
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 20 - SORCERER'S GAMBIT
Another quick Kickstarter-related Iteration this time. Upcoming guest David Sobkowiak talks about an ongoing Kickstarter campaign for Walk the Fire, a shared world sci-fi anthology series. Check it out HERE.
And stay tuned at the end for outtakes from Episode 19!
Mentioned in this Iteration:
David Sobkowiak
John Mierau
Twin Peaks
Texas Instruments
Brian Aldiss / Helliconia
Game of Thrones / World of A Song of Ice and Fire
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Man in the Moon
J.R.R. Tolkien / Middle Earth Languages
Goldilocks Zone
Slurpee
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 10 - WALK THE FIRE
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Matthew Wayne Selznick
Finally, a new episode with actual world-building in it! Though in this episode, we go about it a little differently. Our guest, creator Matthew Wayne Selznick, walks us through the process of building a truly habitable planet, as detailed in his book World-Building for Writers, Gamers and Other Creators, Volume One: Star, Planet, Moon. We develop the world, and from there we brainstorm up a sentient species with a primitive culture.
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During the course of recording, we found a pretty cool site about language: Edenics.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Jon recommends SimEarth.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Brave Men Run / Brave Men Run Podcast Novel
7th Son / 7th Son Podcast Series
Anyman: The John Smith EP
Tee Morris
Vulcan
Io
Torus / Hypercube
Shelob
Semaphore
Pueblo
Gila Monument
Opluridae
Spore
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 19 - PTEMOS
We discuss recent strange turns of events related to the podcast. We also go back and talk about some listener feedback we neglected to cover earlier. (This show was recorded in late February.)
The fateful promise Jim made in the Comments section of the FATE Core Kickstarter update can be found HERE.
Brennan Bishop's Storm Battalion Indiegogo Project is HERE.
Eden Royce's Dark Fantasy Voodoo Story "Rhythm" Appears in the February 2013 issue of the Siren's Call E-Zine - currently available for free download!
Kent's new podcast appears on the Distorted Order web site. His sponsorship page for Extra Life can be found HERE.
Volume I of Matthew Wayne Selznick's Worldbuilding for Writers, Gamers and Other Creators can currently be found HERE on Amazon.
RECOMMENDATION: Jon recommends the web comic Snow by Night.
Mentioned in this Iteration:
Dragon*Con
D&D Next Playtest
Gen Con
FATE Core
Third Eye Games / Eloy Lasanta
Eden Royce
Douglas Adams / Flying
Santa Claus: The Movie / NORAD Tracks Santa
Doctor Who
Kickstarter / Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple / Deadlands Noir
Game of Thrones
Reddit Worldbuilding Community
Matthew Wayne Selznick
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 9 - THROW YOURSELF AT THE GROUND AND MISS
We ramble on about recent events, continue pondering the apocalypse and pine away after movies and kickstarters.
Mentioned in this Iteration:
Asteroid Meme
Maya / 2012 Apocalypse / Maya Calendar
Apocalypse List
Jeane Dixon
Apophis / Apophis
Clint Black
Dragon*Con
Friedrich Nietzsche
The Metaverse
Ready Player One
The Hobbit / The Hobbit
The Tolkien Professor
Sylvester McCoy
Hell Noir / Gregory Weir / Eden Royce
Hard Magic
D&D Next
Fate Core / The Dresden Files RPG
Atomic Robo
Matthew Wayne Selznick
JJ Abrams / Star Wars Sequel Trilogy / Star Trek
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 8 - THE INTERNET STARES LONG INTO YOU
We talk about current events, make announcements, discuss feedback and develop a strange fascination with spices and animal attacks.
The Worldbuilding Subreddit Jon mentions can be found HERE.
You can find the Transmissions from the Ninth World Podcast HERE.
Andante's link for the wiki entry on Dejima is HERE.
And Scott Roche's Indiegogo campaign for his upcoming anthology, The Way of the Gun, can be found HERE.
Mentioned in this Iteration:
Catfish Attack
Trident
Dolphins Leaving Earth
D&D
Christmas Town USA
The Dresden Files / Cold Days
Reddit
Transmissions from the Ninth World
Monte Cook / Numenera
House Greyjoy / A Song of Ice and Fire
Dejima
Ellis Island
Tachyon
Matthew Wayne Selznick
Scott Roche
Indiegogo
Mur Lafferty / Jared Axelrod
A Fistful of Dollars / Seven Samurai
Way of the Gun
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 7 - RELEASE THE CHRISTMAS BEARS!
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: John "Scooter" Weaver
In this episode we create a burgeoning city full of humans making its way in the world on the edge of three nonhuman lands. In this fantasy world, the human kingdoms do all they can to get a leg-up on their competition, and political backstabbing is the norm. And all the while, the elves, dwarves and orcs watch them as they move closer and closer to danger.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Jim recommends Trader Tales: Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell. Jon recommends Giant in the Playground & Order of the Stick.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Dungeons & Dragons
Thieves' World
Fritz Leiber / Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser
Black Hills Gold Rush
Convicts in Australia
DUNE / The Spice
Balance of Terror
The Fisher King
Houses of the Blooded
Wicker Man
Britannia
Chivalry / Courtly Love
The Bishop!
Leviathan
Star Trek / Kirk Womanizing
Dark Sun
Chargé d'affaires
Hooverville
Dyson Sphere / Dyson Vacuum Cleaners
Lowe's
Stilgar / House Atreides / Muad'dib
Presidio / The Presidio
Solomon's Porch / Colonnade
Primate / Metropolitan / Magisterium
Caratacus
Lich
Magus
Nathan Lowell / Quarter Share
Giant in the Playground / Order of the Stick
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 18 - ACCORD
A quick iteration discussing the fire that happened recently at the home of two of the hosts of the Walking Eye Podcast.
Here is a link to the ChipIn fund that's been set up to help them out:
http://ortiz.chipin.com/kevin-weiser-and-jen-dixon
Give to it if you can! Please help spread the word!
Mentioned in this Iteration:
The Walking Eye Podcast
RPGPodcasts.com
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 6 - HELP THE WALKING EYE
We read listener feedback, freely toss around Avengers spoilers like they're Halloween candy, and acknowledge the wonders of video game exhaustion.
The plant growth time-lapse video discussed in the episode can be found HERE.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Jim recommends Achtung Cthulhu! - Zero Point Part 1 - Three Kings and the History of Rome podcast. Jon recommends Death Throes of the Republic, Wrath of the Khans, and The Immortal Iron Fist Vol 2: The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven.
Mentioned in this Iteration:
Skype
The Avengers
Agent Coulson
SHIELD Series
The Hunger Games
Tyler Perry
Extra Life
Pong
Space Invaders
Borderlands 2
Saints Row
SWTOR
Starcraft II
Children's Health Care of Atlanta Pediatric Hospital
MACE
Savage Worlds
Fiasco
Achtung! Cthulhu
Modiphius
Call of Cthulhu / Chaosium
Realms of Cthulhu / Reality Blurs
Trail of Cthulhu / Pelgrane Press
DrivethruRPG
King Arthur (Welsh Legend)
Roman Empire
Alexander the Great
Star Trek / Bread and Circuses
The History of Rome
Hardcore History
Genghis Khan
The Gutter Skypes
Monkeys Took My Jetpack
Young Frankenstein
"But I can't say Sylvester, George."
Abraham Lincoln (Assassination)
The Warriors
The Anabasis / Xenophon
The Immortal Iron Fist
Mortal Kombat
Galaga / "That man is playing Galaga!"
The Computer is Your Friend
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 5 - WONDROUS FEEDBACK
We talk a little about show notes, read listener feedback and then talk for quite a while about what we did at Dragon*Con 2012!
In October, Kent will be participating in the charity Extra Life - check it out!
RECOMMENDATION: Jon recommends the web comic Clockworks.
| | | My most surreal moment at Dragon*Con 2012. |
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 4 - DRAGON*CON POST-MORTEM
We may not have made it to GenCon, but we will be at Dragon*Con! We touch a bit on that, recent feedback, upcoming episodes, World of Warcraft, The Dark Knight Rises and more!
UPDATE - HERE is the worksheet I (Jim) use to track information as an episode progresses. (Sorry about the delay in getting it up here - PDFCreator conked out on me and I didn't have a chance to redo it until after DragonCon.)*
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 3 - NOT GOING TO GENCON
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Jon Carmody
We present a world where everything is EPIC! A Michael Bay-ish world overflowing with testosterone. A world where even the smallest things are cranked up to 11! In this world, the biggest problems are handled by a team of experts who fight against the endless forces of a powerful arch-villain.
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 17 - GLADIUS SANCTION
A quick announcement about a charity bundle that upcoming guest Charles White of Fabled Environments has helped put together. It's $12.00 for nearly $300 worth of gaming PDFs and it will only last until the end of July! Links are below - check it out!
The Michael Rohan Memorial Fund Charity Bundle at DrivethruRPG.com
Fabled Environments' Info Page on the Bundle
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 2 - THE MICHAEL ROHAN MEMORIAL FUND CHARITY BUNDLE
Here's a new thing - a show-between-the-shows! Just some announcements, listener feedback and general banter to tide folks over until the next full setting-creation episode is released.
Recommendations: Jon recommends Brave and the Crankcast. Jim recommends Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
DOWNLOAD EPOCH ITERATION 1 - RECAPTURING LIFE PIECES
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Matt Forbeck
Fantasy and sci-fi collide as a medieval world inhabited by magical creatures and practitioners of the arcane is beset by cyborg invaders from another world. Little do the defenders of the realm realize how much in common they have with their strange enemies.
Matt's Kickstarter (12 for `12) can be found here. Check it out while there's still time!
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 16 - The Arcane Impurity
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent Guest: Edward Boudreaux
We construct a setting in which Viking-inspired space fleets must deal with an Earth government that no longer wants them. Now that first contact with an alien race has been made, the rules have changed. What will happen when the fleet's replacements arrive?
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 15 - The Midgard Precedent
You may have noticed there hasn't been a new episode for a few weeks. Our schedules have been crazy lately and the editing process has slowed down a bit as a result.
But luckily, there are still more new shows on the horizon!
Tonight we'll release a new episode. Then, within the next few days, look for a second new episode!
In the mean time, check out our awesome new title banner, sent in by listener Joe!
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Clint Black of Pinnacle Entertainment Group
We create a penal colony that exists in a medieval world where magic is outlawed and demons manipulate the future of mankind.
On an unrelated note for the gamer listeners out there, the 2012 RPG Podcast Listener Survey is going on right now! Check it out here.
00:00 Tomfoolery
00:06 Door # 2
01:02 Intro
01:39 Savage Worlds / Pinnacle Entertainment Group
02:01 Necessary Evil
02:15 Deciding Basics
02:35 Megalopolis
02:43 Gormenghast / Gormenghast Series
04:52 Fritz Leiber
07:02 Determining Scale
07:18 D&D
07:37 Discussing Structure & Resources
09:10 Convicts in Australia
09:18 Discussing Geography
10:38 Discussing Magic, Demons & Logistics
14:18 Jabba the Hutt
19:19 Discussing Religion & Church Structure
21:28 Inquisition
27:59 Planes of Existence
29:51 Discussing City Districts
29:57 The Five Boroughs (NYC)
34:52 Discussing Rules of Magic
37:39 Discussing History
43:54 Discussing Groups
49:34 Hannibal Lecter
50:16 Naming Titles & Places
52:04 Promise / I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
52:35 Raistlin / Dragonlance / Jacques Chirac
52:51 Malfeasance
53:34 Proctor & Gamble
54:49 Tarot
55:35 Naming Groups
56:25 Aufero
59:42 Naming Characters
60:11 Hector / Hannibal
61:16 Umbra
61:55 Pelagic
62:49 Phyllis Diller
63:04 Boris Yeltsin
63:18 Naming Geographic Items & Institutions
64:15 Naming the Setting
64:39 Devil's Island
65:07 DOOM / Perdition's Gate
65:29 Conclusion & Outro
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 14 - PERDITION'S HOLD
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent Guests: Tuna & Nick the Savage Greek
In this episode we create an artificial world where the inhabitants fight each other for resources on the inside of an enormous sphere as part of an ages-long experiment.
Recommendations: Jim recommends Dark City. Jon recommends John Carter.
Wiki entry to follow!
00:00 Tomfoolery
00:23 Jim's Icon
00:39 Intro
01:29 Come Play With Us
02:19 Savage Worlds / Fiasco / Call of Cthulhu / Shadowrun
02:42 Pathfinder / Slipstream
03:02 A Song of Ice and Fire / A Dance with Dragons / Game of Thrones
03:23 Daniel Suarez / Demon / Freedom TM / The Hunger Games Series
03:45 Altered Carbon / Takeshi Kovacs
04:10 Robert E. Howard / Conan the Barbarian / Solomon Kane
04:17 Listener Feedback
04:54 Game Geeks / Game Geeks YouTube Channel
05:08 Deadlands
05:34 Savage Worlds Deluxe06:14 Savage Worlds Test Drive v 6
06:30 AMBER Diceless RPG / Roger Zelazny / Chronicles of Amber
07:48 Neptune's Reich
08:51 Determining Basics
10:33 Dyson Sphere
11:55 Deciding Genre
12:37 Discussing Physical World Aspects
14:54 Discussing Issues for Native Life
15:42 Discussing Geographic Features
17:56 Circumference of the Earth
18:25 Supercontinent
19:10 Discussing Technological Levels
19:46 Industrial Revolution
20:45 Coca-Cola / The Gods Must Be Crazy / Coca-Cola Bottle Scene
20:59 Discussing Outside Influences
21:29 PETA / Greenpeace
22:12 Star Trek / "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"
22:23 The Truman Show / Dark City
22:32 Discussing Complications
26:38 Discussing Species
30:46 Voldemort
32:22 Trinity
32:42 Heavy Metal 2000 / Zeek
33:16 Oompa-Loompas
34:27 Triceratops
36:08 Hubwards
37:40 Hive Mind
36:18 Dirigible / Zeppelin
40:47 Inca / Aztec
41:31 Salamander
43:38 Lizardfolk / The Lizard
44:04 Discussing History
46:40 Krakatoa
50:31 Discussing Locations
52:48 Discussing Political Structures
56:03 Naming Species, Groups & Locations
58:10 Pinnacle Entertainment Group
58:55 Pleistocene / Tarantian
59:50 Quad Core
61:30 Pokemon / Charizard
63:46 Isthmus
66:13 Recommendations
66:37 Kiefer Sutherland
66:43 John Carter / Barsoom Series
66:57 Conclusion & Outro
68:28 BONUS CONTENT: A Tale of Ice-Smashery
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 13 - KIKLOS
Just wanted to let everyone know the release scheduled for this weekend will be a bit late as I've got a wedding to attend. But no need to panic! I'll be returning home early next week, and I'll post episode 13 as soon as I've had time to finish editing it. -- Jim
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Darin Kennedy
We slap together a setting in deep space, in which a struggling federation of worlds attempts to push back threats from all sides.
Recommendation: Jon recommends Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Wiki entry to follow!
00:00 Tomfoolery
00:01 Star Wars / The Force / George Lucas
00:08 Mitochondria / Midi-chlorians / Dragonball Z
00:39 Pigs in Space / Sharks with Lasers
00:57 Intro
02:12 Listener Comments
03:01 Deciding Basics
05:30 Discussing Species
05:34 The Micronauts
06:00 THEM! / Square Cube Law
06:38 Emergence / Hive Mind
08:48 Mercury
11:31 Contact
13:25 Dune / Spacing Guild
14:08 Clarke's Laws
16:47 The War of the Worlds / Martians
21:33 Superman / Vulcan / Dwarves
21:53 DC Comics / Apokolips
21:58 Marvel Comics / Guardians of the Galaxy / Charlie-27
23:51 Red Lobster
24:24 Relativity
26:33 Red Alert
26:36 Discussing Relations & Motives
27:48 Xenophobia
31:21 Discussing Societal Structures
34:55 The Borg
35:23 Discussing History
36:58 "That's no moon..."
42:42 Discussing Ships
45:46 Termite Mound
46:33 Krull
47:40 D&D / Formians
48:25 Warp Drive
51:31 Discussing Space Creatures
52:55 Mako Shark
54:17 Discussing Locations
56:31 Discussing Council Organization
58:30 Naming Species & Locations
59:21 Hymenoptera
60:32 Mandelbrot / Bratwurst
61:57 Manifold / Manifold
62:09 Gaussian Curvature
62:46 Shiva
62:53 Magic: the Gathering / Shivan Dragon
63:40 Naming Groups & Titles
63:43 Occupy Movement
68:06 Naming the Setting
68:36 "So let it be written, so let it be done..."
68:44 Recommendations
68:54 Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
69:32 darinkennedy.com / Apple
69:49 Conclusion & Outro
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 12 - ACONDUS SPIRAL
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Gregory Guest: Eden Royce
In this episode we create a vision of a hell in which daemons try to live better lives, but are plagued by crime and corruption. And of course the occasional kidnapping by humans from another world.
00:00 Tomfoolery
00:12 Megalopolis
00:21 Mr. Snuffleupagus
00:37 Barghest / Darth Vader / Black Dog / Geist
00:52 The Hound of the Baskervilles / Baskerville
01:06 Intro
02:47 Listener Feedback
03:10 Happy Jack's RPG Podcast
03:37 Creative Commons
04:12 Determining Basics
04:38 Atlas / Atlas Shrugged
05:04 Demon / Devil / Hell
06:11 Hellevator
08:27 Fedora
08:57 Film Noir / Hardboiled Fiction
09:14 Faustian Bargain
09:37 "This is my boomstick!"
10:53 Drug Fiend
11:58 Drug Mule
12:09 Mephistopheles
13:37 Art Deco / Succubus / Femme Fatale
14:03 Determining Physical Properties
14:13 Dark City
14:59 Superman / Kryptonians
15:55 Discussing Social Aspects
16:16 No One Can Eat Just One
17:07 Discussing Supernatural Rules
18:47 Discussing Inhabitants & Society
20:43 Discussing Powers
22:29 Prohibition / Speakeasy / Eliot Ness
23:34 Devil in a Blue Dress
24:24 Imp / Incubus
25:10 Discussing Wild Life
25:38 Terrarium
25:56 Arthropod / Arachnid / Crustacean
26:35 Discussing Environment
27:24 Futurama / New New York
27:51 Zeppelin / Steampunk
29:15 Industrial Revolution
29:43 Sulfur Dioxide / Acid Rain
32:14 Discussing History
32:50 Elder Things
33:23 Yog-Sothoth / Elder Gods / Great Old Ones
37:12 Egalitarianism
38:58 Discussing Religion
39:33 Lovecraftian / Hastur
40:13 Humanism / The King in Yellow
40:30 Gothic Architecture
41:41 Gaslighting
42:14 Drinking the Kool Aid / Heaven's Gate
42:20 Discussing Crime
43:09 Discussing Souls
44:31 Scarab
45:05 Discussing Government & Organizations
45:43 Fidel Castro
47:01 Byakhee
48:03 Arkham / Mikatonic University
49:03 Wall Street
49:17 Coney Island / Renaissance Faire
50:20 Naming Beings, Titles & Organizations
50:33 Daemon
52:20 Body Politic / Constabulary / Constable
53:27 Clot
54:02 Humours / Bile
55:25 Naming Places
55:59 Furlong
56:25 Naming Deities
57:28 Naming More Groups & Movements
58:17 Walker, Texas Ranger
59:37 Naming More Places
61:08 Naming the City
62:04 Naming the Setting
63:23 www.EdenRoyce.com
63:39 LudusNovus.net
63:45 Conclusion & Outro
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 11 - Hell Noir
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Eric
On this episode, we create an Earth of the near future scarred by a mystical, fiery apocalypse. From the ashes of this world rise heroes of the Arthurian legends and Egyptian mythology to battle an undead horde. Wiki entry to follow!
00:00 Tomfoolery
00:03 Wikipedia / Philosophical Zombie
00:36 Intro
02:04 Determining Basics
02:15 Dresden Files RPG
02:42 King Arthur / Cthulhu / Rpg.net
03:30 Arthurian Legend / Avalon
03:53 Lovecraftian
04:17 Grendel / Beowulf
04:49 British Empire
05:04 Knights of the Round Table
05:14 Victorian Era
05:33 Reincarnation
05:49 Merlin
06:40 Knight Rider / KITT
07:47 The Mummy / The Scorpion King
08:22 Sarcophagus / British Museum
09:37 Morgan le Fay
11:40 Egyptian Empire / Red Sea
12:10 Horus / Evil Foreigner
14:22 Getting the Band Back Together
15:48 Solar Flare
16:22 Arthurian Dragons / Pendragon
17:20 Reign of Fire
18:00 Discussing Major Players
18:12 Aton (Aten) / Ra
18:42 Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten
19:04 Great Hymn to the Aten
19:49 Hitler
20:12 Nefertiti
21:55 Black Sea / Aegean Sea / Transylvania
22:16 Strait of Gibraltar / English Channel
22:38 The Chunnel
24:53 Excalibur / Lady of the Lake
25:28 Highlander / Illuminati 27:12 Sir Percival
28:48 Osiris / Set
28:59 Pharoah
29:08 Monotheism / Isis / Avatar
30:16 Sons of Horus / Canopic Jars
30:40 Do You Wanna Date My Avatar / You Can Call Me Al / Paul Simon
31:39 Ptah
33:20 Discussing Groups & Strength of Forces
34:43 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / The Black Knight
36:19 The Fisher King
37:18 Greymalkin
37:48 Bast
39:08 Indiana Jones
39:20 Alexandria / Library of Alexandria
39:48 Tefnut / The Nile
41:15 Imuit Fetish
41:43 Anubis
42:41 Lich / Phylactery
43:31 Shadow People
44:17 Keku
44:30 Discussing Monsters & Devestation
47:04 Terra Incognita / Here Be Dragons
47:16 Vikings / North Sea
48:07 Mad Max
49:12 Kraken
49:27 Istanbul / Constantinople / Istanbul (Not Constantinople) / They Might Be Giants
50:00 Constantine
50:17 Richard Wagner / Parsifal
51:44 Discussing Magic Level
53:09 J.R.R. Tolkien / Middle-Earth Magic
55:02 Discussing Seats of Power
55:14 Glastonbury Tor / Salisbury / Stonehenge
56:19 Carpathia
56:31 Naming Places
56:51 Britannia / Albion
57:36 Naming Groups
58:34 Paladin
59:00 Bard
61:24 Naming Events
61:36 Big Brother
62:05 The Colosseum
62:19 Ritalin
63:08 Naming the Setting
63:44 Conclusion & Outro
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 10 - THE ASHES OF ALBION
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Chris
We build a galactic spiral arm in which magic and technology co-exist and humans and other strange species band together to defend against a threat that seeks dominion over all. WARNING: This setting combines Science Fiction and Fantasy. If that's not your cup of tea, you may want to skip this one to avoid having to crawl into a corner and rock yourself back and forth to comfort yourself against the sacrilege.In the mean time, we'll be having fun riding our magical space ships.;) Recommendation: Jon recommends Community. Wiki entry to follow!
00:00 Tomfoolery
00:15 NyQuil
00:28 Alderaan
00:39 Intro
01:14 D&D
01:45 AD&D 2nd Edition
01:52 Dark Sun / White Wolf
03:32 Determining Basics
04:59 Spelljammer / Windjammer
05:38 Exo-Space (E-Space)
07:11 Isaac Asimov / Clarke's Three Laws
07:40 Spiral Arm
07:50 Determining Star Systems & Species
12:35 Red Giant
16:49 Will-o-the-Wisp
17:31 White Dwarf
18:58 Stargate
21:04 Discussing Means of Interstellar Travel
22:31 Astral Plane / Hyperdrive / FTL Drive
25:08 Introducing Humans to the Setting
25:44 Charlton Heston / Planet of the Apes
27:12 Enterprise
29:05 Interstellar Conflict
31:45 Ship Design
33:45 Technomancer / Artificer
35:00 Determining Timeline of Events
36:12 Determining Locations
37:16 Deadwood
38:34 Revisiting Culture & Technology
40:16 Explorers
41:47 Adjusting the Timeline
42:34 Discussing Weapons
43:19 Greek Fire
43:38 Revisiting Locations & Borders
45:03 The Empire Strikes Back / Exogorth
45:47 Klingons
47:02 Sargasso Sea
47:29 Naming Things
48:34 Dross
49:13 Oni
50:00 Dwimmer / Dweomer
50:22 Jingoism
50:54 Falafel
51:10 The Gray
52:05 Xhosa
54:22 Ekam
54:56 Nyakyusa / Three Stooges / Bantu
56:22 Puma / Aztecs
56:45 Asterisk / Asterix / Babylon 5
57:20 Naming the Setting
57:26 Pigs in Space
57:46 Outlandia
58:45 Recommendation / Community
58:54 Conclusion & Outro
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 9 - OUTLANDIA
Hey, folks. Just wanted to let you know the next episode of Crucible of Realms is on its way. I got a bit behind in editing because I've had a lot going on, but with any luck it should be up and available within the next couple of days. So be sure to check back!
-- Jim
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent Guest: Mike of Sick & Twisted Productions
Wedelve into a fantasy world in which the living and the dead are tied to each other in an unending cycle of birth, life, death, afterlife and reincarnation. In the Realms of Bennu, what comes after death is just as important as what happens beforehand!
Recommendation: Jon recommends A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin Wiki entry to follow!
00:00 Tomfoolery
00:24 Imperial March
01:05 Intro
02:53 Sick & Twisted Productions
03:09 GenCon
03:22 White Wolf / Vampire: the Masquerade / Changeling: the Dreaming
03:44 Listener Feedback
04:03 Universalis
06:42 Tyranids / Warhammer 40,000 / Galactus / Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
07:30 D&D
08:16 Gaia Hypothesis
09:00 Deciding Basics
10:25 Necromancy
11:50 Resurrection (D&D)
12:24 Ghost Rock (Deadlands)
15:02 Discussing Rules for Magic
16:39 Deciding Races & Monsters
18:09 Deciding Civilizations
18:56 Maori
19:08 Incas / Aztecs
20:44 Gypsy / Romani
21:31 Vikings / Roman Empire
22:29 Deciding Cosmology & Afterlife Details
24:04 Edvard Munch / The Scream
24:24 Princess Mononoke
27:22 "I see dead people."
28:38 Graveyard / Respawn
32:08 Discussing Afterlife Civilizations
34:03 Dalai Lama
39:09 Valhalla
42:33 Discussing Important Locations
43:22 Necropolis
43:42 Discussing History
45:36 Revisiting Monsters / Manticore
46:04 Chimera
46:58 Naming Civilizations
47:39 Koken
48:29 Chu Nom
48:42 Han Empire
48:51 Quoc Ngu
50:02 Supay / Uku Pacha
50:38 Scrabble
51:07 Wheel of Fortune / Volga
51:47 Vendel
52:17 Sara
54:22 Dresden Files / Ectomancer
55:29 Merlin / The Mists of Avalon
55:40 Naming the Afterlife
57:08 Naming the Setting
57:28 Chaldea / Sabians
57:53 Phoenix / Phoenix / Bennu
58:36 Ursula K. Le Guin / A Wizard of Earthsea / Earthsea Trilogy
59:26 Conclusion & Outro
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 8 - THE REALMS OF BENNU
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Reece Ambrose
We take an alternate look at World War II, imagining a world in which the Nazis found a mystical artifact that would lead them to conquer Europe and change the face of global politics forever.
Wiki entry to follow!
00:00 Tomfoolery
00:36 Intro
02:15 Nazis
03:00 Determining Basics
05:07 World War II
06:27 Deciding Era & Society
07:27 American Civil War
07:59 Atomic Bomb
08:25 Pearl Harbor
10:00 Determining Rules & History
10:12 Rome / Carthage / Rome vs Carthage
11:18 Hiroshima / Nagasaki
11:55 Hermetic Magic
13:46 Vulcan / Neptune
14:06 Hermes Trismegistus / Hermes / Thoth
14:22 Alchemy / Astrology / Theurgy
14:38 Thule Society
15:18 Axis / Allies / Axis vs Allies
16:24 Afrika Korps / Virgil
19:36 Stormtrooper
19:52 Mars
20:07 Fifth Column
21:16 Sodom & Gomorrah
21:32 Poseidon / The Kraken / Hermann Göring24:08 Hadrian's Wall
24:26 Winston Churchill
26:09 Picts
28:55 Navajo / Code Talkers
29:42 Determining Locations / Machu Picchu
29:54 Navajo Cliff Dwellings / Area 51
30:10 Trinity / Alomogordo
30:56 Heinrich Schliemann / Troy
31:28 Gibraltar / Pillars of Hercules
31:56 Victoria Falls / Niagara Falls / Zambezi
32:27 Mount Fuji / Ulan Bator / Genghis Khan
32:53 Gobi Desert / Mount Everest / Taroko Gorge
33:15 Dreamtime
34:31 Fighting Monks
35:52 Determining Factions
38:21 Albert Einstein
40:05 Pineapple Grenade
44:14 Imperial Japan / Communism
47:34 Chinese Gunpowder
48:03 Panacea / Elixir Vitae
49:31 KGB
50:15 Cheka / Vladimir Lenin / NKGB
50:33 Political Directorate (OGPU) / Joseph Stalin
53:20 Rwandan Genocide 53:54 Vodoun (Voodoo)
55:24 Grigori Rasputin / Bolshevik
55:50 Naming Groups
56:02 Manhattan Project
58:13 Dynasty
58:57 Naming the Setting
59:27 3rd Reich
60:27 Conclusion & Outro
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 7 - NEPTUNE'S REICH
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Gregory Weir of Ludus Novus
We travel out into the depths of space to create a science fiction setting in which humanity has transcended physical needs. Factions within this utopian society wish to bring the joy of this state of being to others - whether they want it or not.
Wiki entry to follow!
00:00 Warning
00:38 Tomfoolery
01:06 Introduction
02:10 Ludus Novus
02:25 Listener Feedback
02:39 Happy Jack's RPG Podcast
03:26 Deciding Genre & Concepts
03:38 Space / The Final Frontier
04:00 Star Trek / Star Wars
04:58 Deciding Era & Tech Level
07:01 Singularity
09:05 Deciding Scale & Location
09:53 Luddites
14:03 Detailing Civilizations
15:11 The MCP
16:32 The Borg
21:14 Warp Drive
24:23 Dyson Sphere
26:18 Frankenstein / Cyborg
27:31 Green Women
29:23 Red Queen / Alice
29:58 William Shatner
31:38 Babylon 5 / Minbari
34:40 Freemarket
36:00 The Computer Is Your Friend
36:57 Facebook
43:04 Developing Group Structures
43:27 Mass Driver
43:50 Vogons
45:33 James Bond / M / Q
45:55 John le Carre
47:33 Farscape / Moya
48:42 "This Concludes Our Broadcast Day..."
50:28 Babylon 5 (Station)
51:20 Spawning
52:57 Orson Welles / Unicron
53:18 Naming Civilizations
55:11 Naming Entities & Locations
57:02 Vulcan / Haphaestus / John Milton
57:49 Return-to-zero
58:52 Naming the Setting
59:31 Conclusion & Outro
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 6 - UTOPIA HORIZON
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
We tackle the Superhero, Steampunk and Historical Fiction genres all at once by leaping into a world in which the Civil War is being fought not only with armies, but with strange technology and stranger heroes. Find it in the wiki here.
Recommendations: Jon recommends World War Z by Max Brooks. Jim recommends Matthew Wayne Selznick's World Building series.
00:00 Tomfoolery
00:22 Mr. Rogers / HAL 9000
00:55 Introduction
01:32 Recommendations / World War Z
03:10 Matthew Wayne Selznick
04:07 Deciding Genre
04:38 DC / Marvel
05:09 The New Gods
05:16 Green Lantern / Superman / The Flash
05:24 Thor / The Incredible Hulk / The Silver Surfer / X-Men
06:10 Deciding Superhero Power Level & Geographic Scale
07:15 Gambit (Remy LeBeau) / Rogue
07:33 The Civil War
08:34 Hat with Gears
09:27 Confederate Ironclads / Submarines
10:34 Washington, D.C. / Richmond, VA
11:20 Creating Characters
12:44 Kentucky Fried Chicken / Colonel Sanders
13:27 Snow Crash
13:45 Captain America / Golden Age of Comics
14:13 Professor X
15:23 Dime Novel
15:46 Battle Hymn of the Republic
17:16 Batman
17:42 D&D / Cavalier / The Cavalier
18:25 Colt Dragoon
18:55 Sergeant Major
20:08 Benjamin Franklin
20:19 Q / Futurama
21:28 Fu Manchu
22:20 Abraham Lincoln / Pinkerton Detective Agency
22:41 Allan Pinkerton / Secret Service
23:22 Locations
23:52 Georgetown, SC
24:09 Tuskegee Airmen
24:28 Deadlands
31:13 S.H.I.E.L.D.
32:28 Tuskegee, AL
34:09 Percy Jackson / Ares
34:54 Poseidon
35:16 Leonidas / Menelaus
35:46 Odysseus
36:08 Ulysses S. Grant
36:20 Captain Nemo
38:44 Geomancy
39:58 Acadians
42:11 Joan of Arc
43:30 Catching Up on Names
45:05 Gone With the Wind / Scarlett O'Hara / Vivien Leigh
46:15 Geomancers
46:44 Butte
47:32 Ursa Major
49:18 Highlander
50:18 Conclusion & Outro
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 5 - THE CIVIL ENGAGEMENT
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
It is the middle of the 1800's and out in the Oregon Territory, as the British and American invaders continue to defile the lands of the Nez Perce and argue heatedly over which side will claim the area, dark forces from a demonic realm also seek to take the land in fulfillment of their own twisted Manifest Destiny. WARNING: This episode contains Googling. Lots and lots of Googling. Find it in the wiki here.
00:00 Tomfoolery
00:21 Introduction
01:00 Deciding a Genre
01:04 Cowboys & Aliens
01:20 Weird Western
01:28 Deadlands
02:51 The Proposition
03:39 Quigley Down Under
04:00 Deciding a Scale
06:10 Washington State
06:19 Rain Shadow Effect
06:59 Lewis & Clark
07:15 Colville Reservation
07:35 Eastern Washington Wiki Page
08:25 Palouse Hills
09:05 Lake Missoula / The Channeled Scablands
11:00 Noah's Ark13:38 Oregon Territory
14:03 Niagara Falls / Missoula Floods
15:40 Salishan / Sahaptin / Shoshone
17:21 54-40 or Fight! / Captain George Vancouver
17:42 Vancouver, Canada
17:52 Chinese Explorers
18:41 Deciding the Time Period
19:10 Oregon Boundary Dispute
19:21 Manifest Destiny
19:36 James K. Polk
20:55 Walla Walla
21:18 Ft. Colville
21:25 Ft. Okanogan / Ft. Nez Perces21:58 Snake River / Columbia River / Willamette Valley
22:22 Astoria
23:13 Northwest Company
23:22 Kennewick
23:38 Pasco
24:47 Nez Perce
25:07 Oregon Treaty
25:12 Hudson's Bay Company 25:30 Origin of the Nez Perce
27:36 Weyekin
29:04 Creating Groups
29:33 Spiritualism
36:54 Blackwater
37:28 British Military
39:18 Chief Looking Glass
39:28 Provisional Government of Oregon
41:54 The Heart of the Monster
42:29 Nez Perce National Historic Park
42:42 Heart of the Beast: a Novel
42:44 Thomas Simpson / Sir George Simpson
47:14 Ophidian
48:07 Dr. John McLoughlin
48:29 Hell Gate
49:06 James Sinclair
50:31 Champoeg
52:25 Religious Conflict in the Setting
54:20 Naming the Setting
55:49 Oregon Trail / The Oregon Trail
56:22 The Great Flood of 1862
58:22 Conclusion & Outro
58:39 "And there was much rejoicing." / Monty Python
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 4 - THE SCABLANDS
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
In this episode we create the world of Aurelia, a distant ice planet. There, a mysterious and distant race of religious penitents carry out their holy obligation in repayment of their horrific crime. Find it in the wiki here.
Recommendation: Jon recommends "In Blackest Night," a story by Alan Moore from Tales of the Green Lantern Corp Annual Vol 1 # 3 (1987)
00:00 Tomfoolery / "Think of a number." / Pi
00:20 Introduction
01:28 Battlestar Galactica / Star Wars
01:56 Writing Prompt / Random Word Generator
02:33 Babylon 5
02:45 Setting the Scale
03:22 "Wrong!"
03:32 Theocracy
04:00 Star Trek
04:12 Alderaan
04:25 Inhabitants
04:33 Kaminoans (not Geonosians - sorry, our mistake!)
04:56 AI / Supermecha
05:33 UrSkeks / The Dark Crystal
06:10 Terraforming
12:18 Planetary Conditions / Geography
16:45 History
17:19 Utopia
20:24 Thri-Kreen
21:42 Geode
27:42 More Inhabitant Details
29:27 Younglings
29:50 George Lucas
31:31 Sects
36:53 Flagellant / Zealotry
41:00 Population Size (aka Fixing Our Math)
43:41 Vatican
54:44 Monsters
54:56 Roper
55:52 Bulette/Landshark
57:00 Naming
60:00 The Silence / Omega
61:31 Opus / Staff / Clef / Canon
62:04 Coda
62:40 Aureus / Staphylococcus Aureus
63:13 Aurelia
63:50 Recommendation / Green Lantern / Alan Moore / Rot Lop Fan / "In Blackest Night"
65:30 Conclusion & Outro
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Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
The focus of this episode is a dystopian future setting called the EarthTech Trials. Want a world with corporations controlling everything, cybernetics running rampant and popularity of web presence deciding government policy? This is it. Find it in the wiki here!
00:00 Tomfoolery
01:13 Introduction
02:00 World Concept
02:16 The Running Man
03:23 The Hunger Games
04:12 Orwellian
04:40 Deciding the Era
06:55 Dystopia / Media Influence
07:12 Max Headroom
07:37 Rupert Murdoch
07:57 McDonnell Douglas / McDonald's
08:13 Taco Bell
08:30 World War Corporation / War on the Web
08:56 Google / Facebook
09:30 Baidu
10:31 William Shatner's TekWar
11:16 Nike / Squad Combat / Paintball
11:39 How Things Changed
11:55 One World Government
13:40 Factions
14:06 Marshal Josip Broz Tito
16:27 Alien Threat Conspiracy
19:00 Setting the Level of Devastation
19:28 Earthborne Devastation
19:37 The Day After Tomorrow
20:29 48th Parallel
21:00 World Dome
22:52 Brain-Computer Interface
22:57 Transhumanism
23:50 Beyond the Fringe / "Civil War"
24:50 Faction Locations
26:51 Allegiance by Online Votes / Foursquare / +1
27:09 Technology
27:42 Naming Factions
28:32 Intel
30:19 Prime Numbers
31:22 Star Trek Aesthetic
32:18 The Games
32:23 The Olympics
34:59 The World Cup
35:37 Do You Like Movies About Gladiators?
36:18 Mechs
36:45 Apple
38:18 Nikola Tesla
38:30 Light Teleportation / Fiber Optics / Quantum Entanglement
39:32 Solar Mirrors
41:41 Corporate Structure
42:26 Virtual Baronies
45:22 Cult of Personality
45:29 Steve Jobs
46:15 Virgin Galactic
49:22 Naming Media Outlets
49:50 The Prime Directive
50:13 Madison Avenue
50:26 Important Locations
51:45 Ouroboros
52:22 The Phoenix
52:44 Fenghuang
55:30 Uluru
55:52 Casablanca
56:13 Tombstone, AZ
56:36 Deadlands
58:29 Conclusion & Outro
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Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
In this first episode we create Aegis, a fantasy world dominated by the element of Air. Find it in the wiki here!
00:00 Introduction
00:41 World Concept
02:13 Google Documents
02:33 Google Christ
03:00 Air Theme
03:28 Bespin
03:44 George Lucas
03:55 Holo-Cube
04:30 World Rules & Geography
08:00 Elementals
09:00 Balance of the Elements
10:13 Winged People
11:33 Hawk People / Flash Gordon
11:44 Brian Blessed / Prince Vultan
12:05 Harpy
12:30 Lizard People
12:54 Airborne Jellyfish
12:55 Arthur C. Clarke / A Meeting with Medusa
13:09 The Beatles
13:25 Beholder
13:55 Bodies of Water
14:50 Poles, Temperature, Day & Night
16:17 Huge Water Spout
16:58 Up is Bad, Down is Good
21:00 The Thing at the Center
21:43 Government / Parliaments of Birdfolk / Sultanates of Lizardfolk
23:53 History, Magic & Technology
27:45 The Opener
28:29 D&D / Elemental Plane of Air / Demiplane
30:50 Present Day Conflict
32:17 Clothing, Population and Biology
37:00 Naming Things
37:44 Ouroboros
38:13 Thesaurus.com
38:38 Red Dwarf / "Ouroboros"
40:02 Komodo Dragon
41:54 Wikipedia / Medusozoa / Scyphozoa
45:49 Aegis Shield
46:24 Conclusion & Outro
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