Worldbuild With Us

Can you hear them? The whispers that urge you ever forward, towards magic, the truth. Join us in our first ever Patron-Picked episode where we discuss ritual magic, From Beyond, and Lovecraftian themes thanks to Gluaxspeed.  Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com  or follow us on Twitter  @LetsWorldBuild Or come chat wit...

Throw up your horns and get your calcified fetus club ready because this week we're interviewing legendary game designer Rob Schwalb . In this particularly filthy episode we talk about writing in the industry, the cosmology of the void, and a parasitic cult of the dreaming god.  Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com  or...

We are honored this week to interview author Victoria Sandbrook! We dive deep into the writing process and talk all about getting put on lists in the name of research, mad-scientist gothic, and a forbidden love in Roanoke so come give it a listen! Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com  or follow us on Twitter  @LetsWorl...

Welcome back fiends to another spooky episode of World-killed With Us! On this week's episode we return to the Murder Museum to explore its many gifts and curses, meet its staff, and enjoy art so good it's to die for!  Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com  or follow us on Twitter  @LetsWorldBuild Or come chat with us ...

Turn off the lights. Lock your doors. It's time for an extra spooky episode with special guest Courtney Staples and this week she's bringing us an extra haunted worldbuilding prompt. Come listen as we explore magical art, a haunted museum where the restless dead roam, and an insufferable art critic.  Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  Worldbui...

In this week's episode we have the honor to sit down with author Dev Jannerson. We talk writing craft, YA as a punk subgenre, and create monstrous TikTok influencers in our worldbuild jam, so come check it out! Please note that at the time of recording Dev went by a different name and we've since updated any information to properly reflect this. Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send...

If you've played DnD in the last 4.5 editions then you're already familiar with Richard Baker's work. If you're not into DnD there's a good chance you know him from his Breaker of Empire series, or any number of his other writing projects.  Yeah. This episode contains the last days of TSR, a Warren Zevon reference, the JLA vs. Cthulhu, and so much more! Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want...

We bid a sad farewell to the Land of a Thousand Flavors today as we discuss plot hooks and plot twists to help you tell your own stories in a world where food is literally magic. We use Tomb of Horrors, The 13th Warrior, and the best Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy Tactics as our inspiration so come give it a listen! Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your sugges...

Hope you're ready for seconds because we're back in the World of a Thousand Flavors! In this episode we introduce some factions, events, and conflicts to the world of spice, rice, slice and dice. We're talking mercenary companies, vast salt wastelands, and an evil cult who mutilate their tongues to abstain from flavor. And you thought it was going to be all cute just because it has talking animals...

Sharpen your knives, knead your dough, and load your basters full to bursting because this week we're exploring the Land of a Thousand Flavors. Some spousal inspiration has us exploring a world where magic is cast through cooking! Also they're all talking animals like Redwall for some reason!   Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  WorldbuildWith...

I hope you're ready to get technical because in this week's episode we're sitting down with author and magic engineer C.R. Rowenson! We get down to the nitty gritty with magic systems and talk about how to best utilize them in your own worldbuilding. Please make sure to check out his new workbook, Restrictions May Apply: Building Limits for Your Magic on Amazon September 4th! Do you have a worldbu...

Come howl at the moon and wake up naked covered in blood as we introduce our new Monster Makeover series with werewolves! In this series we take a well known monster, break it down to its most basic parts and then we put a unique spin on them. While other "more respected" and "smarter" podcasts might start with more popular monsters, we decided to go with one of our favorites, the werewolf. We dis...

Get ready to lose all hope and hail satan because today we're sitting down with the creators of ENnie Award winning MORK BORG! Pelle Nilsson and Johan Nohr sit down with us and talk about the OSR, the Occult, and their creative process in this weeks episode. There's three goblins in a trench coat, the nudge of death, and more! Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us you...

In our Dawn of a Thousand Mechs finale, we discuss Robot Jox, the Mandalorian, and The Spanish Tragedy as we round up ideas that would fit our mecha setting. There's jailbreaks, sports anime, suicide squads, and more! Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com  or follow us on Twitter  @LetsWorldBuild   Intro theme: "Half My...

Are you ready to fight space fascism? Come join us as we continue to explore our mecha setting, including: Straight-Edge Luddite Cults, Corp Worlds, and uncover the mysterious origins of the Relics!   Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com  or follow us on Twitter  @LetsWorldBuild     Intro theme: "Half Mystery" Kevin Ma...

Boot up your Wanzers, strap into your Armored Cores, and gently lower yourself into your Orbital Frames, because our new series is all about MECHA! Join us as we create the tenets of this new world of beam sabers and thousand ton punches! Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com  or follow us on Twitter  @LetsWorldBuild  ...

We got a spicy one for you today y'all! A listener email has us talking about some of our favorite instances of worldbuilding this week's episode. We talk about beloved classics like Cowboy Bebop, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Ghost in the Shell and try to explain what makes their worldbuilding do damned good. Also included: Fire Force, Full Metal Alchemist, and BEASTARS.  It should be known tha...

In our final episode exploring the Sky of a Thousand Lands, we uncover failed expeditions, separatist conspiracies, and devious werewolf plots. This episode has the highest "I really want to run that" density of any episode yet so get hype for our explosive finale! Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com  or follow us on...

We continue to set sail on the endless skies in this week's episode, exploring the factions, conflicts, and events that shape our Skybound setting. We dig a bit deeper into the wyrd and warped world below, discovering moon-beasts, moonlings, and a conspiracy that could shake the world at its core.   Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  Worldbuil...

Another fantastic listener email sends us soaring in a world of shattered moons, sky pirates, and magic that bends the forces of time, space, and reality. In this episode, we explore the poorly named setting where people are forced to live in the skies and establish some fundamental truths about how the world functions! Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your sugge...

We did it! We managed to get through an entire series without going dark once! Join us in our Solarpunk finale as we explore different ways to tell stories in the Land of a Thousand Pots! We've got coming-of-age tales, Rom-coms, and even some cozy mystery solving! This series was brought to you by a listener email! If you want your ideas on the show email us! Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you...

We continue our journey into our Solarpunk setting in this week's episode as we uncover the factions, technology, and conflicts in the Land of a Thousand Pots. We talk pro-wrestling cops, Digimon, and the world beyond the veil! Remember to stay safe out there and be hopeful, because it's all we got right now.  Black Lives Matter Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us y...

An amazing listener email from Jason sets us off exploring a bright and hopeful future in the Land of a Thousand Pots. In this week's episode, we create the foundation for our Solarpunk setting exploring simulated reality, genetically modified plants, and the Seekers of the Veil.  Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com ...

If you listen to us specifically for deep analytical conversations about the craft of writing then this episode's for you. If you also love eels in a disturbing romantic sense, this episode is also for you! Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter  @LetsWorldBuild Intro theme: "Half Mystery" Kevin M...

In this week's episode, a listener email from Daniel (No not that one) prompts some discussion about how technology functions in fictional settings. We discuss some foundational principles of technology and bust out a whole bevy of cultural references to help us along the way.  Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Email us your suggestions at:  WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com  or...