Crucible Of Realms

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. Epoch Iteration 1 - Recapturing Life Pieces Download

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 Epoch Iteration 10 - Walk the Fire Download

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: 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.netDuring 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 SeriesAnyman: The John Smith EPTee MorrisVulcanIoTorus / HypercubeShelobSemaphorePuebloGila MonumentOpluridaeSpore Episode 19 - Ptemos Download

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: Pilgri

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.comFabled Environments' Info Page on the Bundle Epoch Iteration 2 - The Michael Rohan Memorial Fund Charity Bundle Download

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  Epoch Iteration 8 - The Internet Stares Long Into You Download

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 IslandTachyonMatthew Wayne SelznickScott RocheIndiegogoMur Lafferty / Jared AxelrodA Fistful of Dollars / Seven SamuraiWay of the Gun Epoch Iteration 7 - Release the Christmas Bears! Download

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: 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 / Colo

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-dixonGive to it if you can! Please help spread the word!Mentioned in this Iteration:The Walking Eye PodcastRPGPodcasts.com Epoch Iteration 6 - Help the Walking Eye Download

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

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. Epoch Iteration 4 - Dragon*Con Post-Mortem Download

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: 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.Show notes and wiki entry to follow! Episode 17 - GLADIUS Sanction Download

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: 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 & Places

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: 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 Tomfoolery00:01 Star Wars / The Force / George Lucas00:08 Mitochondria / Midi-chlorians / Dragonball Z00:39 Pigs in Space / Sharks with Lasers00:57 Intro02:12 Listener Comments03:01 Deciding Basics05:30 Discussing Species05:34 The Micronauts06:00 THEM! / Square Cube Law06:38 Emergence / Hive Mind08:48 Mercury11:31 Contact13:25 Dune / Spacing Guild14:08 Clarke's Laws16:47 The War of the Worlds / Martians21:33 Superman / Vulcan / Dwarves21:53 DC Comics / Apokolips21:58 Marvel Comics / Guardians of the Galaxy / Charlie-2723:51 Red Lobster24:24 Relativity26:33 Red Alert26:36 Discussing Relations & Motives27:48 Xenophobia31:21 Discussing Societal Structures34:55 The Borg35:23 Discussing History36:58 "That's no moon..

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: 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

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: EricOn 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 Tomfoolery00:03 Wikipedia / Philosophical Zombie00:36 Intro02:04 Determining Basics02:15 Dresden Files RPG02:42 King Arthur / Cthulhu / Rpg.net03:30 Arthurian Legend / Avalon03:53 Lovecraftian04:17 Grendel / Beowulf04:49 British Empire05:04 Knights of the Round Table05:14 Victorian Era05:33 Reincarnation05:49 Merlin06:40 Knight Rider / KITT07:47 The Mummy / The Scorpion King08:22 Sarcophagus / British Museum09:37 Morgan le Fay11:40 Egyptian Empire / Red Sea12:10 Horus / Evil Foreigner14:22 Getting the Band Back Together15:48 Solar Flare16:22 Arthurian Dragons / Pendragon17:20 Reign of Fire18:00 Discussing Major Players18:12 Aton (Aten) / Ra18:42 Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten19:04 Great Hymn to the Aten19:49 Hitler20:12 Nefertiti21:55 Black Sea

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: Mike of Sick & Twisted ProductionsWe 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 GuinWiki 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 Basics10:25 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

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: 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 / H

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentWe 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 Tomfoolery00:22 Mr. Rogers / HAL 900000:55 Introduction01:32 Recommendations / World War Z03:10 Matthew Wayne Selznick04:07 Deciding Genre04:38 DC / Marvel05:09 The New Gods05:16 Green Lantern / Superman / The Flash05:24 Thor / The Incredible Hulk / The Silver Surfer / X-Men06:10 Deciding Superhero Power Level & Geographic Scale07:15 Gambit (Remy LeBeau) / Rogue07:33 The Civil War08:34 Hat with Gears09:27 Confederate Ironclads / Submarines10:34 Washington, D.C. / Richmond, VA11:20 Creating Characters12:44 Kentucky Fried Chicken / Colonel Sanders13:27 Snow Crash13:45 Captain America / Golden Age of Comics14:13 Professor X15:

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: Reece AmbroseWe 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 Tomfoolery00:36 Intro02:15 Nazis03:00 Determining Basics05:07 World War II06:27 Deciding Era & Society07:27 American Civil War07:59 Atomic Bomb08:25 Pearl Harbor10:00 Determining Rules & History10:12 Rome / Carthage / Rome vs Carthage11:18 Hiroshima / Nagasaki11:55 Hermetic Magic13:46 Vulcan / Neptune14:06 Hermes Trismegistus / Hermes / Thoth14:22 Alchemy / Astrology / Theurgy14:38 Thule Society15:18 Axis / Allies / Axis vs Allies16:24 Afrika Korps / Virgil19:36 Stormtrooper19:52 Mars20:07 Fifth Column21:16 Sodom & Gomorrah21:32 Poseidon / The Kraken / Hermann Göring24:08 Hadrian's Wall24:26 Winston Churchill26:09 Picts28:55 Navajo / Code Talkers29:42 Determining Locations / Machu Picchu29:54 Navajo Cliff Dwellings / Area 5130:10 T