Mythtakes Happen

Chris and Aaron play a dangerous game with teleportation and cults. In Small Mythtakes we try out a quick format for quick thinkers (not Chris) where each host presents the other with an Artefact , a Place and a Person and the other host has to come up with how these things fit into our world on the fly. There's a well, a staff, a cult leader, a peace sceptic and the best Joker™ themed weapon that...

In the first episode of Mythtakes Happen, we begin to create and define a fantasy world centred on the partitioned city of Heliakon. It is an ancient metropolis carved up by two great powers who once fought to a standstill before signing the armistice which led to its partition. Who are the Unfettered League and the Great Consociate Empire? What do they want and what will they do to get it? We vis...

Before we begin the episodes proper, we need some structure. This is where the core concept for Heliakon came from, edited to remove the long, sad silences which punctuated this historic recording. The creative process requires a base from which to build, foundations which can be expanded, altered and negotiated in order to formulate a setting. Enjoy this recording of two middle aged men talking a...

Something rotten rests at the heart of Yaranga , an Australian town with dark secrets. In this ‘proof of concept’ pilot episode of Mythtakes Happen , we create a fictional town with eldritch problems, a self-contained setting you can use in your games of Call of Cthulhu or any other modern horror roleplaying game. Join us, won't you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider s...

Mythtakes Happen is a worldbuilding podcast with the pilot episode coming January 2025. This is a teaser for Episode 1, coming February 1st. We will lay the foundations for the vibrant, partitioned city of Heliakon and spend 12 delicious episodes adding depth to the setting.

Mythtakes Happen is a worldbuilding podcast with the pilot episode coming January 2025. This is a teaser for the self-contained cosmic horror setting in our episode 0.