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- Magic Systems - Dr. Rowling or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love MagicThis week we talk about magic. Sometimes it's great, sometimes it's boring, but why? We split hairs over Harry Potter and The Name of the Wind, and talk about what we think is important in a well rounded magical universe.We also (finally) fix JK Rowlings multi billion dollar wizarding world (you're welcome!) by adding some real stakes to the equation.We hope you enjoyed this episode of World Forge, and if you did, we would encourage you to leave us a review on iTunes! We also would love it if you sent us feedback in whatever form you find most appropriate, all fan mail, fan art, and fan fiction can be directed to us on twitter @worldforgepod or at [email protected].We also introduced a new segment this week where we recommended some other great sources of inspiration out there in the wide world of roleplaying games. Spoiler warning: this week we recommend you go and check out Arcane Forge on youtube (@Arcane_Forge on twitter) if you're looking for further help building your own fantasy worlds.Our lovely theme music is provided by James Duke. He can be found at jamesduke.info.As always we appreciate your support, thanks for listening, and we'll see you next Monday morning!49 min
- Fantasy Races - The Birds and the TreesElves, Dwarves, Orcs, Goblins... we've seen it all, YOU'VE seen it all, so this week we wanted talk about what makes an interesting fantasy race, and how to design something new!We also debut a new segment where we recommend other great worldbuilding resources that we think may be helpful to you, this week we highlight another great podcast: We Speak Common! You can find them on twitter at @WeSpeakCommon and anywhere you find your favorite podcasts under the same name.If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a review on iTunes or your podcasting app of choice, it really helps us to get our show in front of new listeners. And definitely recommend us to anyone you think can use a little bit of inspiration!We can be found on twitter at @worldforgepod, and if you have any feedback for us please send it our way! We love fan art, fan mail, and fan fiction! You can also reach us via email at [email protected]!Our opening and closing music was provided by James Duke, who can be found at jamesduke.infoThanks again for listening and we'll see you next week!57 min
- Spaceships - One Big Intergalactic Tire Fire with Allan CecilThis week we are joined by Allan Cecil, who you may know as DwangoAC, aka the keeper of TASBot!Allan joins us after a long and exciting week at Summer Games Done Quick, a charity event which raises money for Doctors Without Borders. If you're interested in learning more about the event check out gamesdonequick.com or find them on twitch at twitch.tv/gamesdonequick.But enough of that, we're here this week to talk about spaceships! We may be a little bit biased but we're pretty happy with this one, so give us a listen and let us know what you think on twitter @worldforgepod or via our email [email protected]. We would love to hear your stories and suggestions for new topics or about any of the things we created in this episode! If you send us some fan mail or fan art that we really love we'll be sure and share it on twitter and give you a shoutout on the show.If you want to see more of what Allan gets up to in his free time, check out his twitch stream at twitch.tv/dwangoac or on twitter @MrTASBot.If you enjoyed the show and would like to find ways to support us (completely for free!) please consider leaving us a 5 star review on your platform of choice, especially iTunes. All reviews are extremely helpful to us as they help boost the visibility of the show, we'll be sure and thank you on air if you do!Thank you to all of you for your support, and be sure to follow us on Spotify, Google Play, and iTunes, or on twitter @worldforgepod.com.1 hr 9 min
- Robots - Dawn of the Planet of the Pigs with Shannon AdamowskiThis episode was definitely supposed to be about robots, but mostly we ended up talking about a pig's place in a post-human world. It gets real Animal Farm in here for a minute, but friendlier, and with less capitalism. This episode also features our first ever guest host! You can find Shannon Adamowski on twitter @hazardousfancy! We were really hoping for someone to help keep us in line, but we aren't entirely sure that's what we got.What's important though is that we all had fun! And we think you will to, so maybe give us a listen anyway?Thank you to James Duke for our theme music, you can find more of his work at jamesduke.info. Thank you to dm_qwiksilver on twitch for featuring us, if you're interested in Starfinder or Dungeons and Dragons actual play streams check him out!And thank you to you listeners for supporting us! If you enjoyed this episode please follow us on twitter @worldforgepod, or on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. If you're really feeling generous, leave us a review on iTunes, we'll be sure and give you a shoutout on the air!If our antics have inspired you to create any kind of fan art, fan fiction, or fan mail, please send it to us at [email protected]. We would love to see the ways in which you've all undoubtedly improved our creations!43 min
- Monsters - A Beastly VisionThis week we discuss one of the most important features of any story: the monster! Frankenstein, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Nosferatu... all fascinating baddies, but can any of them compete with a very moldy brain? Or a werewolf but... worse?It gets real spooky this time, trust us.We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you did, please let us know! You can contact us at [email protected], or on twitter @worldforgepod. We are also available on all major podcast platforms. If you had a particularly good time, please leave us a review on iTunes, or follow us on your podcasting app of choice!Special thanks to James Duke for our theme music, you can find more of his work at jamesduke.infoThanks dear listeners!40 min
- Animals: A Food?
This week we're tackling that age old question: is animals a food? In search of answers we take a trip to the edge of the universe, and to the beginning of time. We also talk about an elephant with spider legs, but it's cute?
If this episode inspired you to create anything of your own, or helped you get over your writers block, be sure to let us know by reaching out on twitter @worldforgepod, or at [email protected]. We would love to see any kind of fan art, fan fiction, or fan mail you may have for us. If we really like it we'll be sure to give you a shoutout on air!
Special thanks to James Duke for our theme music, more of his work can be found at jamesduke.info And thanks again to all of you for listening, be sure to subscribe on Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, or your favorite podcast app. If you really enjoyed yourselves, please leave us a review on iTunes, we'd really appreciate it!
42 min - Villains - The Ballad of Ricky Strong: Industrial Criminal, Cancer Man
Welcome back to World Forge! This week we're building villains! Heroes are great but let's be honest, villains are way more fun, so naturally we had a blast recording this episode! We cover a lot of ground this week digging into industrial espionage, what it's like to be a lonely astronomer, and a terrible man that gives you cancer! As always if our antics inspire you to create anything of your own we would love to see it! Send any fan art, fan fiction, or fan mail to via twitter @worldforgepod or via email at [email protected]. If we like what we see we'll be sure and share it on a future episode! Thanks for listening! And be sure to subscribe on Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts!
43 min - Heroes - The Phantom of the Bakery
In the first ever episode of World Forge your hosts Sam and Piper meet a baker with a dark secret, and a sassy journalist who may or may not be part spider. If our antics inspire you to create any fan art, fan fiction, or fan mail, we would love for you to tweet us @worldforgepod, or send us an email at [email protected]. Maybe we'll share it on a future episode! Thanks for listening!
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About World Forge
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World Forge is a comedy story-telling podcast for creators and world builders, each episode your hosts Sam and Piper use random prompts to create a hero, a villain, a monster, or who knows what else! We hope our antics inspire you to create and expand your own stories and worlds!
Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/worldforgepod
Did we inspire you to create something? Send us an email at [email protected] and tell us about it! We love fan art, fan fiction, and fan mail! If we really like it maybe we'll give you a shout out!