Heroes & Thieves

Send a text There's a time and a place for door-to-door salesmen, and we decided Artia was the place, and this episode was the time. This is peak fantasy worldbuilding. Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked the episode! Instagram TikTok

Send a text The gang builds a maze, and then it gets dark. For all of you connoisseurs of the fine art of maze-ing, you're going to want to listen to the arguments put forth here - they may change the game forever. Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked the...

Send a text In this episode we talk trade schools, giants, and pinching. Spoiler, if you are a pincher you rank very very low on our list of likable people! But listen in to find out our take on the American school system and how cool giants are! Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and...

Send a text The title really explains it all here. If you like vampires, you're going to love Artia. Join us as Michael battles a flu in real-time while we discuss some of the finer points of worldbuilding. Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked the episode!...

Send a text As we delve deeper into the never ending black hole of worldbuilding, discussions rage about the four horseman and more bad guys. Also, how do you all define savage? We struggle on that one. Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked the episode! Instagra...

Send a text This week's words are brought to you by... songs I heard on my drive home from work. Smash hits - every single one. Listen to the very end to hear some deep thoughts about friendship, even though it makes no impact on Artia whatsoever! Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rati...

Send a text Welcome, again, to the great city of Umbra! Where elves are archery purists and conspiracy theorists have plenty to talk about! Come on in, put on the tinfoil hat, and join the action. Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked the episode! Instagram TikT...

Send a text Would your D&D character be eligible to be a part of a Hall of Legends? Maybe! If you've done some mighty deeds, they may consider it. We also finally get into some detail with races and who inhabits this world. Take a listen! Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating an...

Send a text We managed to lose an episode, but we make up for it in this one! Are kids capable of making good decisions? Are gods always supposed to answer their children? Find out in this episdoe when we break it all down! Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked...

Send a text Join us in our wrap-up episode for The Pale City and introduce our special guest and resident Dungeon Master, Matt! Does everything get retconned? Or did we get everything right the first time? In any case, our one-shot of The Pale City is shaping up to be a good one! qOFo4RwXIhkmUdFmsGko Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you...

Send a text I think we still have some work to do on our epic announcer voices, but you have to start somewhere.  Just like this world is starting to really come alive! Check out how soft worldbuilding is really done. Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked the ep...

Send a text Silence is golden... or is it? In our case, it is. In other news, our headmistress gets some extra attention and the world is FINALLY given a name. Welcome to Artia! Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked the episode! Instagram TikTok

Send a text A new headmistress makes her way into The Pale City today, **insert name here**! And another thing - how many red herrings can we put into one city? Is there such a thing as too many? Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked the episode! Instagram TikTo...

Send a text Today we enter into arena combat at the whim of a noble who gets a little too excited about seeing blood. Also, the philosophy of The Office fans everywhere: "Trust me, it gets really good in the later seasons, keep watching..." Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating...

Send a text As we make our way through the major campaign questline, The Pale City gets detailed! Factions, noble houses, and handsome liches are the norm in this rainy nation. A real one-shot session is slowly coming together! Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you li...

Send a text Do you enjoy a good Rubik's Cube? Well, today we make it into a Dungeons & Dragons legendary item. Do you enjoy a good cowardly paladin? Well, today we make one. Enjoy your stay in The Pale City!  Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked the ep...

Send a text Do you like snake oil, pyramid schemes, used cars that might be lemons, or YouTube tutorials on how to get rich quick if you just buy their $1,000 course? Boy, do we have the fantasy-equivalent character for you! Listen to this episode and you will definitely buy into this worldbuilding action. Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere el...

Send a text We begin our multi-episode deep dive into the nation of The Pale City. What are it's origins? Who are it's people? Who is The Pallid King? Let's shed some light on this foggy and damp nation! Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked the e...

Send a text Have we found a new totally non embarrassing way to create new characters in our world?! Yep! We also added some lore and life to the Kingdom of Steelglaive. What would your embarrassing story be if you had to choose one? Let us know! Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and...

Send a text Things get a little bit more dragon-y in our Dungeons & Dragons world. Other mentioned topics: Randy Orton, Jimmer Fredette, and a classic opening quest for a campaign. There is also a loud cry for help when it comes to naming things. Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating...

Send a text We're adding technology and some interesting cycles for our world! Do we know how these things technically work? No. Do we brute force them into the world anyway? Yep! We also bring two more NPC's into the world that really liven up the world! Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leav...

Send a text Today we come up with our first legendary item and, most impressively, it even gets a name! The world gets a littler grittier and a whole lot bigger this time around. Mulan also makes an appearance. Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked the episode!...

Send a text This time around we dive into the intricacies of our world, adding some depth to the coastal nation of Umbra and a new locale - The Pale City! Necromancers, magic missiles, dice! How much more D&D can this get?! Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you li...

Send a text We did it! We finally created a city - an actual place on the map. This episode we create a port city by the sea that has the best night life in all of... [World Name Here]!  Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a review if you liked the episode! Instagram TikTok

Send a text Do you love ancient civilizations? Do you love real-world history? If the answer to either question is yes, then you need to listen to this one! If the answer is no, you should tune in anyway because things are about to get wild. Support the show Thank you for listening. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Remember to leave a good rating and a re...