Crucible of Realms

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: Keith BakerIn 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%20BakerDOWNLOAD EPISODE 29 - APEX CONVERGENCE

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: 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 & KentGuest: Dave RobisonEver 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-FilesDOWNLOAD 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

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... Image courtesy of Imgur 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 24 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! Image courtesy of Imgur 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! Image courtesy of Imgur 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. Image courtesy of Imgur 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. Image Courtesy of Imgur 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. Image courtesy of Imgur Fabled Environments' products can be found on DrivethruRPG. Mentioned in this Episode: PoseidonPantheon / The PantheonSandman / The EndlessTheocracyGeorge RR Martin / Faceless MenThe FatesForgotten Realms / Forgotten Realms DeitiesLankhmarMongolsConstitutional Monarchy / Parliament / PrimogenitureConstantineArtificial IslandColossus of Rhodes / Lighthouse of AlexandriaCommune / CollectiveGaneshaNecropolisNCISThanatologyParliament / House of Lords / House of CommonsPlebeian CouncilThe People's CourtIllyriaBehind the Name / 20,000 NamesRudolph ValentinoOphiuchusMonsignorEberron / The Sovereign Host / The Dark SixKris   DOWNLOAD EPISODE 21 - EPILAREUS

In this Iteration we talk about recent events, read listener feedback and go off on many a tangent.  Image Source: Northern Arizona University 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 ShoesMythbustersENNie AwardsMonte Cook / NumeneraGenConDragon*ConPacific RimRon Perlman / Sons of AnarchyGuillermo del Toro / HellboyCharlie HunnamThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey / LegolasMatthew Wayne SelznickWotC / PaizoGern Blanston / Steve MartinBill Willingham / Scourge of the Slave Lords / Vault of the DrowVertigo MentatChristopher MarloweKen & Robin Talk About Stuff / Kenneth Hite / Robin D. LawsCastle Amber (X2)FATE Core / FATE Accelerated / FATE Core KickstarterNaked 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...  Image courtesy of Imgur Join Jim Harris' cult on Facebook! RECOMMENDATIONS: Jon recommends The Mongoliad by Neal Stephenson. Mentioned in this Episode: SteampunkOrnithopterThe Da Vinci CodeBritish EmpireBoxer RebellionThe Royal SocietyThe League of S.T.E.A.M.GhostbustersDruidOxford UniversityBursarNational Geographic SocietyWicker ManGlastonburyThe Hermetic Order of the Golden DawnD&D DruidField Marshal KitchenerGaiaThe Green ManCernunnosCeltic PantheonBrigidArithmancyYog-SothothCthulhu"The only winning move is not to play."BoudicaDOWNLOAD 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 SobkowiakJohn MierauTwin PeaksTexas InstrumentsBrian Aldiss / HelliconiaGame of Thrones / World of A Song of Ice and FireThe Hudsucker ProxyThe Man in the MoonJ.R.R. Tolkien / Middle Earth LanguagesGoldilocks ZoneSlurpee 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. Image courtesy of Victor Habbick / FreeDigitalPhotos.net 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 Novel7th Son / 7th Son Podcast Series Anyman: The John Smith EPTee MorrisVulcanIoTorus / HypercubeShelobSemaphorePuebloGila MonumentOpluridaeSpore 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*ConD&D Next PlaytestGen ConFATE CoreThird Eye Games / Eloy LasantaEden RoyceDouglas Adams / FlyingSanta Claus: The Movie / NORAD Tracks SantaDoctor WhoKickstarter / Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple / Deadlands NoirGame of Thrones  Reddit Worldbuilding CommunityMatthew 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 MemeMaya / 2012 Apocalypse / Maya CalendarApocalypse ListJeane DixonApophis / ApophisClint BlackDragon*ConFriedrich NietzscheThe MetaverseReady Player OneThe Hobbit / The HobbitThe Tolkien ProfessorSylvester McCoyHell Noir / Gregory Weir / Eden RoyceHard MagicD&D NextFate Core / The Dresden Files RPGAtomic RoboMatthew Wayne SelznickJJ 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 AttackTridentDolphins Leaving EarthD&DChristmas Town USAThe Dresden Files / Cold DaysRedditTransmissions from the Ninth WorldMonte Cook / NumeneraHouse Greyjoy / A Song of Ice and FireDejimaEllis IslandTachyon Matthew Wayne SelznickScott RocheIndiegogoMur Lafferty / Jared AxelrodA Fistful of Dollars / Seven SamuraiWay 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 & DragonsThieves' WorldFritz Leiber / Fafhrd & the Gray MouserBlack Hills Gold RushConvicts in AustraliaDUNE / The SpiceBalance of TerrorThe Fisher KingHouses of the BloodedWicker ManBritanniaChivalry / Courtly LoveThe Bishop!LeviathanStar Trek / Kirk WomanizingDark SunChargé d'affairesHoovervilleDyson Sphere / Dyson Vacuum CleanersLowe'sStilgar / House Atreides / Muad'dibPresidio / The PresidioSolomon's Porch / ColonnadePrimate / Metropolitan / MagisteriumCaratacusLichMagusNathan Lowell / Quarter ShareGiant 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 PodcastRPGPodcasts.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: SkypeThe AvengersAgent CoulsonSHIELD SeriesThe Hunger GamesTyler PerryExtra LifePongSpace InvadersBorderlands 2Saints RowSWTORStarcraft IIChildren's Health Care of Atlanta Pediatric HospitalMACESavage WorldsFiascoAchtung! CthulhuModiphiusCall of Cthulhu / ChaosiumRealms of Cthulhu / Reality BlursTrail of Cthulhu / Pelgrane PressDrivethruRPGKing Arthur (Welsh Legend)Roman EmpireAlexander the GreatStar Trek / Bread and CircusesThe History of RomeHardcore HistoryGenghis KhanThe Gutter SkypesMonkeys Took My JetpackYoung Frankenstein"But I can't say Sylvester, George."Abraham Lincoln (Assassination)The WarriorsThe Anabasis / XenophonThe Immortal Iron FistMortal KombatGalaga / "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

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

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 Tomfoolery00:06 Door # 201:02 Intro01:39 Savage Worlds / Pinnacle Entertainment Group02:01 Necessary Evil02:15 Deciding Basics02:35 Megalopolis02:43 Gormenghast / Gormenghast Series04:52 Fritz Leiber07:02 Determining Scale07:18 D&D07:37 Discussing Structure & Resources09:10 Convicts in Australia09:18 Discussing Geography10:38 Discussing Magic, Demons & Logistics14:18 Jabba the Hutt19:19 Discussing Religion & Church Structure21:28 Inquisition27:59 Planes of Existence29:51 Discussing City Districts29:57 The Five Boroughs (NYC)34:52 Discussing Rules of Magic37:39 Discussing History43:54 Discussing Groups49:34 Hannibal Lecter50:16 Naming Titles & Places52:04 Promise / I Can't Believe It's Not Butter52:35 Raistlin / Dragonlance / Jacques Chirac52:51 Malfeasance53:34 Proctor & Gamble54:49 Tarot55:35 Naming Groups56:25 Aufero59:42 Naming Characters60:11 Hector / Hannibal61:16 Umbra61:55 Pelagic62:49 Phyllis Diller63:04 Boris Yeltsin63:18 Naming Geographic Items & Institutions64:15 Naming the Setting64:39 Devil's Island65:07 DOOM / Perdition's Gate65:29 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 Tomfoolery00:23 Jim's Icon00:39 Intro01:29 Come Play With Us02:19 Savage Worlds / Fiasco / Call of Cthulhu / Shadowrun02:42 Pathfinder / Slipstream03:02 A Song of Ice and Fire / A Dance with Dragons / Game of Thrones03:23 Daniel Suarez / Demon / Freedom TM / The Hunger Games Series03:45 Altered Carbon / Takeshi Kovacs04:10 Robert E. Howard / Conan the Barbarian / Solomon Kane04:17 Listener Feedback04:54 Game Geeks / Game Geeks YouTube Channel05:08 Deadlands05:34 Savage Worlds Deluxe 06:14 Savage Worlds Test Drive v 606:30 AMBER Diceless RPG / Roger Zelazny / Chronicles of Amber07:48 Neptune's Reich08:51 Determining Basics10:33 Dyson Sphere11:55 Deciding Genre12:37 Discussing Physical World Aspects14:54 Discussing Issues for Native Life15:42 Discussing Geographic Features17:56 Circumference of the Earth18:25 Supercontinent19:10 Discussing Technological Levels19:46 Industrial Revolution20:45 Coca-Cola / The Gods Must Be Crazy / Coca-Cola Bottle Scene20:59 Discussing Outside Influences21:29 PETA / Greenpeace22:12 Star Trek / "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"22:23 The Truman Show / Dark City22:32 Discussing Complications26:38 Discussing Species30:46 Voldemort32:22 Trinity32:42 Heavy Metal 2000 / Zeek33:16 Oompa-Loompas34:27 Triceratops36:08 Hubwards37:40 Hive Mind36:18 Dirigible / Zeppelin40:47 Inca / Aztec41:31 Salamander43:38 Lizardfolk / The Lizard44:04 Discussing History46:40 Krakatoa50:31 Discussing Locations52:48 Discussing Political Structures56:03 Naming Species, Groups & Locations58:10 Pinnacle Entertainment Group58:55 Pleistocene / Tarantian59:50 Quad Core61:30 Pokemon / Charizard63:46 Isthmus66:13 Recommendations66:37 Kiefer Sutherland66:43 John Carter / Barsoom Series66:57 Conclusion & Outro68:28 BONUS CONTENT: A Tale of Ice-Smashery DOWNLOAD EPISODE 13 - KIKLOS

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 & OutroDOWNLOAD 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 & OutroDOWNLOAD 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 Tomfoolery00:15 NyQuil00:28 Alderaan00:39 Intro01:14 D&D01:45 AD&D 2nd Edition01:52 Dark Sun / White Wolf03:32 Determining Basics04:59 Spelljammer / Windjammer05:38 Exo-Space (E-Space)07:11 Isaac Asimov / Clarke's Three Laws07:40 Spiral Arm07:50 Determining Star Systems & Species12:35 Red Giant16:49 Will-o-the-Wisp17:31 White Dwarf18:58 Stargate21:04 Discussing Means of Interstellar Travel22:31 Astral Plane / Hyperdrive / FTL Drive25:08 Introducing Humans to the Setting25:44 Charlton Heston / Planet of the Apes27:12 Enterprise29:05 Interstellar Conflict31:45 Ship Design33:45 Technomancer / Artificer35:00 Determining Timeline of Events36:12 Determining Locations37:16 Deadwood38:34 Revisiting Culture & Technology40:16 Explorers41:47 Adjusting the Timeline42:34 Discussing Weapons43:19 Greek Fire43:38 Revisiting Locations & Borders45:03 The Empire Strikes Back / Exogorth45:47 Klingons47:02 Sargasso Sea47:29 Naming Things48:34 Dross49:13 Oni50:00 Dwimmer / Dweomer50:22 Jingoism50:54 Falafel51:10 The Gray52:05 Xhosa54:22 Ekam54:56 Nyakyusa / Three Stooges / Bantu56:22 Puma / Aztecs56:45 Asterisk / Asterix / Babylon 557:20 Naming the Setting57:26 Pigs in Space57:46 Outlandia58:45 Recommendation / Community 58:54 Conclusion & Outro DOWNLOAD EPISODE 9 - OUTLANDIA

Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent Guest: Mike of Sick & Twisted Productions We delve 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 Tomfoolery00:24 Imperial March01:05 Intro02:53 Sick & Twisted Productions03:09 GenCon03:22 White Wolf / Vampire: the Masquerade / Changeling: the Dreaming03:44 Listener Feedback04:03 Universalis06:42 Tyranids / Warhammer 40,000 / Galactus / Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer07:30 D&D08:16 Gaia Hypothesis09:00 Deciding Basics 10:25 Necromancy 11:50 Resurrection (D&D)12:24 Ghost Rock (Deadlands)15:02 Discussing Rules for Magic16:39 Deciding Races & Monsters18:09 Deciding Civilizations18:56 Maori19:08 Incas / Aztecs20:44 Gypsy / Romani21:31 Vikings / Roman Empire22:29 Deciding Cosmology & Afterlife Details24:04 Edvard Munch / The Scream24:24 Princess Mononoke27:22 "I see dead people."28:38 Graveyard / Respawn32:08 Discussing Afterlife Civilizations34:03 Dalai Lama39:09 Valhalla42:33 Discussing Important Locations43:22 Necropolis43:42 Discussing History45:36 Revisiting Monsters / Manticore46:04 Chimera46:58 Naming Civilizations47:39 Koken48:29 Chu Nom48:42 Han Empire48:51 Quoc Ngu50:02 Supay / Uku Pacha50:38 Scrabble51:07 Wheel of Fortune / Volga51:47 Vendel52:17 Sara54:22 Dresden Files / Ectomancer55:29 Merlin / The Mists of Avalon55:40 Naming the Afterlife57:08 Naming the Setting57:28 Chaldea / Sabians57:53 Phoenix / Phoenix / Bennu58:36 Ursula K. Le Guin / A Wizard of Earthsea / Earthsea Trilogy59:26 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 & OutroDOWNLOAD 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 Warning00:38 Tomfoolery01:06 Introduction02:10 Ludus Novus02:25 Listener Feedback02:39 Happy Jack's RPG Podcast03:26 Deciding Genre & Concepts03:38 Space / The Final Frontier04:00 Star Trek / Star Wars04:58 Deciding Era & Tech Level07:01 Singularity09:05 Deciding Scale & Location09:53 Luddites14:03 Detailing Civilizations15:11 The MCP16:32 The Borg21:14 Warp Drive24:23 Dyson Sphere26:18 Frankenstein / Cyborg27:31 Green Women29:23 Red Queen / Alice29:58 William Shatner31:38 Babylon 5 / Minbari34:40 Freemarket36:00 The Computer Is Your Friend36:57 Facebook43:04 Developing Group Structures43:27 Mass Driver43:50 Vogons45:33 James Bond / M / Q45:55 John le Carre47:33 Farscape / Moya48:42 "This Concludes Our Broadcast Day..."50:28 Babylon 5 (Station)51:20 Spawning52:57 Orson Welles / Unicron53:18 Naming Civilizations55:11 Naming Entities & Locations57:02 Vulcan / Haphaestus / John Milton57:49 Return-to-zero58:52 Naming the Setting59:31 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 & OutroDOWNLOAD EPISODE 3 - AURELIA

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 DOWNLOAD EPISODE 2 - THE EARTHTECH TRIALS

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 Introduction00:41 World Concept02:13 Google Documents02:33 Google Christ03:00 Air Theme03:28 Bespin03:44 George Lucas03:55 Holo-Cube04:30 World Rules & Geography08:00 Elementals09:00 Balance of the Elements10:13 Winged People11:33 Hawk People / Flash Gordon11:44 Brian Blessed / Prince Vultan12:05 Harpy12:30 Lizard People12:54 Airborne Jellyfish12:55 Arthur C. Clarke / A Meeting with Medusa13:09 The Beatles13:25 Beholder13:55 Bodies of Water14:50 Poles, Temperature, Day & Night16:17 Huge Water Spout16:58 Up is Bad, Down is Good21:00 The Thing at the Center21:43 Government / Parliaments of Birdfolk / Sultanates of Lizardfolk23:53 History, Magic & Technology27:45 The Opener28:29 D&D / Elemental Plane of Air / Demiplane30:50 Present Day Conflict32:17 Clothing, Population and Biology37:00 Naming Things37:44 Ouroboros38:13 Thesaurus.com38:38 Red Dwarf / "Ouroboros"40:02 Komodo Dragon41:54 Wikipedia / Medusozoa / Scyphozoa45:49 Aegis Shield46:24 Conclusion & Outro DOWNLOAD EPISODE 1 - AEGIS