Hey, folks. Just wanted to let you know the next episode of Crucible of Realms is on its way. I got a bit behind in editing because I've had a lot going on, but with any luck it should be up and available within the next couple of days. So be sure to check back!
-- Jim
a world-building podcast
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Episode 8 - The Realms of Bennu
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Mike of Sick & Twisted Productions
We 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 Guin
Wiki entry to follow!
00:00 Tomfoolery
00:24 Imperial March
01:05 Intro
02:53 Sick & Twisted Productions
03:09 GenCon
03:22 White Wolf / Vampire: the Masquerade / Changeling: the Dreaming
03:44 Listener Feedback
04:03 Universalis
06:42 Tyranids / Warhammer 40,000 / Galactus / Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
07:30 D&D
08:16 Gaia Hypothesis
09:00 Deciding Basics
10:25 Necromancy
11:50 Resurrection (D&D)
12:24 Ghost Rock (Deadlands)
15:02 Discussing Rules for Magic
16:39 Deciding Races & Monsters
18:09 Deciding Civilizations
18:56 Maori
19:08 Incas / Aztecs
20:44 Gypsy / Romani
21:31 Vikings / Roman Empire
22:29 Deciding Cosmology & Afterlife Details
24:04 Edvard Munch / The Scream
24:24 Princess Mononoke
27:22 "I see dead people."
28:38 Graveyard / Respawn
32:08 Discussing Afterlife Civilizations
34:03 Dalai Lama
39:09 Valhalla
42:33 Discussing Important Locations
43:22 Necropolis
43:42 Discussing History
45:36 Revisiting Monsters / Manticore
46:04 Chimera
46:58 Naming Civilizations
47:39 Koken
48:29 Chu Nom
48:42 Han Empire
48:51 Quoc Ngu
50:02 Supay / Uku Pacha
50:38 Scrabble
51:07 Wheel of Fortune / Volga
51:47 Vendel
52:17 Sara
54:22 Dresden Files / Ectomancer
55:29 Merlin / The Mists of Avalon
55:40 Naming the Afterlife
57:08 Naming the Setting
57:28 Chaldea / Sabians
57:53 Phoenix / Phoenix / Bennu
58:36 Ursula K. Le Guin / A Wizard of Earthsea / Earthsea Trilogy
59:26 Conclusion & Outro
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Episode 7 - Neptune's Reich
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: Reece Ambrose
We 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!
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Guest: Reece Ambrose
We 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 Tomfoolery
00:36 Intro
02:15 Nazis
03:00 Determining Basics
05:07 World War II
06:27 Deciding Era & Society
07:27 American Civil War
07:59 Atomic Bomb
08:25 Pearl Harbor
10:00 Determining Rules & History
10:12 Rome / Carthage / Rome vs Carthage
11:18 Hiroshima / Nagasaki
11:55 Hermetic Magic
13:46 Vulcan / Neptune
14:06 Hermes Trismegistus / Hermes / Thoth
14:22 Alchemy / Astrology / Theurgy
14:38 Thule Society
15:18 Axis / Allies / Axis vs Allies
16:24 Afrika Korps / Virgil
19:36 Stormtrooper
19:52 Mars
20:07 Fifth Column
21:16 Sodom & Gomorrah
21:32 Poseidon / The Kraken / Hermann Göring
00:36 Intro
02:15 Nazis
03:00 Determining Basics
05:07 World War II
06:27 Deciding Era & Society
07:27 American Civil War
07:59 Atomic Bomb
08:25 Pearl Harbor
10:00 Determining Rules & History
10:12 Rome / Carthage / Rome vs Carthage
11:18 Hiroshima / Nagasaki
11:55 Hermetic Magic
13:46 Vulcan / Neptune
14:06 Hermes Trismegistus / Hermes / Thoth
14:22 Alchemy / Astrology / Theurgy
14:38 Thule Society
15:18 Axis / Allies / Axis vs Allies
16:24 Afrika Korps / Virgil
19:36 Stormtrooper
19:52 Mars
20:07 Fifth Column
21:16 Sodom & Gomorrah
21:32 Poseidon / The Kraken / Hermann Göring
24:08 Hadrian's Wall
24:26 Winston Churchill
26:09 Picts
28:55 Navajo / Code Talkers
29:42 Determining Locations / Machu Picchu
29:54 Navajo Cliff Dwellings / Area 51
30:10 Trinity / Alomogordo
30:56 Heinrich Schliemann / Troy
31:28 Gibraltar / Pillars of Hercules
31:56 Victoria Falls / Niagara Falls / Zambezi
32:27 Mount Fuji / Ulan Bator / Genghis Khan
32:53 Gobi Desert / Mount Everest / Taroko Gorge
33:15 Dreamtime
34:31 Fighting Monks
35:52 Determining Factions
38:21 Albert Einstein
40:05 Pineapple Grenade
44:14 Imperial Japan / Communism
47:34 Chinese Gunpowder
48:03 Panacea / Elixir Vitae
49:31 KGB
50:15 Cheka / Vladimir Lenin / NKGB
50:33 Political Directorate (OGPU) / Joseph Stalin
53:20 Rwandan Genocide
24:26 Winston Churchill
26:09 Picts
28:55 Navajo / Code Talkers
29:42 Determining Locations / Machu Picchu
29:54 Navajo Cliff Dwellings / Area 51
30:10 Trinity / Alomogordo
30:56 Heinrich Schliemann / Troy
31:28 Gibraltar / Pillars of Hercules
31:56 Victoria Falls / Niagara Falls / Zambezi
32:27 Mount Fuji / Ulan Bator / Genghis Khan
32:53 Gobi Desert / Mount Everest / Taroko Gorge
33:15 Dreamtime
34:31 Fighting Monks
35:52 Determining Factions
38:21 Albert Einstein
40:05 Pineapple Grenade
44:14 Imperial Japan / Communism
47:34 Chinese Gunpowder
48:03 Panacea / Elixir Vitae
49:31 KGB
50:15 Cheka / Vladimir Lenin / NKGB
50:33 Political Directorate (OGPU) / Joseph Stalin
53:20 Rwandan Genocide
53:54 Vodoun (Voodoo)
55:24 Grigori Rasputin / Bolshevik
55:50 Naming Groups
56:02 Manhattan Project
58:13 Dynasty
58:57 Naming the Setting
59:27 3rd Reich
60:27 Conclusion & Outro
55:24 Grigori Rasputin / Bolshevik
55:50 Naming Groups
56:02 Manhattan Project
58:13 Dynasty
58:57 Naming the Setting
59:27 3rd Reich
60:27 Conclusion & Outro
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Saturday, January 21, 2012
Episode 6 - Utopia Horizon
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
Guest: 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 Warning
00:38 Tomfoolery
01:06 Introduction
02:10 Ludus Novus
02:25 Listener Feedback
02:39 Happy Jack's RPG Podcast
03:26 Deciding Genre & Concepts
03:38 Space / The Final Frontier
04:00 Star Trek / Star Wars
04:58 Deciding Era & Tech Level
07:01 Singularity
09:05 Deciding Scale & Location
09:53 Luddites
14:03 Detailing Civilizations
15:11 The MCP
16:32 The Borg
21:14 Warp Drive
24:23 Dyson Sphere
26:18 Frankenstein / Cyborg
27:31 Green Women
29:23 Red Queen / Alice
29:58 William Shatner
31:38 Babylon 5 / Minbari
34:40 Freemarket
36:00 The Computer Is Your Friend
36:57 Facebook
43:04 Developing Group Structures
43:27 Mass Driver
43:50 Vogons
45:33 James Bond / M / Q
45:55 John le Carre
47:33 Farscape / Moya
48:42 "This Concludes Our Broadcast Day..."
50:28 Babylon 5 (Station)
51:20 Spawning
52:57 Orson Welles / Unicron
53:18 Naming Civilizations
55:11 Naming Entities & Locations
57:02 Vulcan / Haphaestus / John Milton
57:49 Return-to-zero
58:52 Naming the Setting
59:31 Conclusion & Outro
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Guest: 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 Warning
00:38 Tomfoolery
01:06 Introduction
02:10 Ludus Novus
02:25 Listener Feedback
02:39 Happy Jack's RPG Podcast
03:26 Deciding Genre & Concepts
03:38 Space / The Final Frontier
04:00 Star Trek / Star Wars
04:58 Deciding Era & Tech Level
07:01 Singularity
09:05 Deciding Scale & Location
09:53 Luddites
14:03 Detailing Civilizations
15:11 The MCP
16:32 The Borg
21:14 Warp Drive
24:23 Dyson Sphere
26:18 Frankenstein / Cyborg
27:31 Green Women
29:23 Red Queen / Alice
29:58 William Shatner
31:38 Babylon 5 / Minbari
34:40 Freemarket
36:00 The Computer Is Your Friend
36:57 Facebook
43:04 Developing Group Structures
43:27 Mass Driver
43:50 Vogons
45:33 James Bond / M / Q
45:55 John le Carre
47:33 Farscape / Moya
48:42 "This Concludes Our Broadcast Day..."
50:28 Babylon 5 (Station)
51:20 Spawning
52:57 Orson Welles / Unicron
53:18 Naming Civilizations
55:11 Naming Entities & Locations
57:02 Vulcan / Haphaestus / John Milton
57:49 Return-to-zero
58:52 Naming the Setting
59:31 Conclusion & Outro
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
Episode 5 - The Civil Engagement
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
We 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 Tomfoolery
00:22 Mr. Rogers / HAL 9000
00:55 Introduction
01:32 Recommendations / World War Z
03:10 Matthew Wayne Selznick
04:07 Deciding Genre
04:38 DC / Marvel
05:09 The New Gods
05:16 Green Lantern / Superman / The Flash
05:24 Thor / The Incredible Hulk / The Silver Surfer / X-Men
06:10 Deciding Superhero Power Level & Geographic Scale
07:15 Gambit (Remy LeBeau) / Rogue
07:33 The Civil War
08:34 Hat with Gears
09:27 Confederate Ironclads / Submarines
10:34 Washington, D.C. / Richmond, VA
11:20 Creating Characters
12:44 Kentucky Fried Chicken / Colonel Sanders
13:27 Snow Crash
13:45 Captain America / Golden Age of Comics
14:13 Professor X
15:23 Dime Novel
15:46 Battle Hymn of the Republic
17:16 Batman
17:42 D&D / Cavalier / The Cavalier
18:25 Colt Dragoon
18:55 Sergeant Major
20:08 Benjamin Franklin
20:19 Q / Futurama
21:28 Fu Manchu
22:20 Abraham Lincoln / Pinkerton Detective Agency
22:41 Allan Pinkerton / Secret Service
23:22 Locations
23:52 Georgetown, SC
24:09 Tuskegee Airmen
24:28 Deadlands
31:13 S.H.I.E.L.D.
32:28 Tuskegee, AL
34:09 Percy Jackson / Ares
34:54 Poseidon
35:16 Leonidas / Menelaus
35:46 Odysseus
36:08 Ulysses S. Grant
36:20 Captain Nemo
38:44 Geomancy
39:58 Acadians
42:11 Joan of Arc
43:30 Catching Up on Names
45:05 Gone With the Wind / Scarlett O'Hara / Vivien Leigh
46:15 Geomancers
46:44 Butte
47:32 Ursa Major
49:18 Highlander
50:18 Conclusion & Outro
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We 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 Tomfoolery
00:22 Mr. Rogers / HAL 9000
00:55 Introduction
01:32 Recommendations / World War Z
03:10 Matthew Wayne Selznick
04:07 Deciding Genre
04:38 DC / Marvel
05:09 The New Gods
05:16 Green Lantern / Superman / The Flash
05:24 Thor / The Incredible Hulk / The Silver Surfer / X-Men
06:10 Deciding Superhero Power Level & Geographic Scale
07:15 Gambit (Remy LeBeau) / Rogue
07:33 The Civil War
08:34 Hat with Gears
09:27 Confederate Ironclads / Submarines
10:34 Washington, D.C. / Richmond, VA
11:20 Creating Characters
12:44 Kentucky Fried Chicken / Colonel Sanders
13:27 Snow Crash
13:45 Captain America / Golden Age of Comics
14:13 Professor X
15:23 Dime Novel
15:46 Battle Hymn of the Republic
17:16 Batman
17:42 D&D / Cavalier / The Cavalier
18:25 Colt Dragoon
18:55 Sergeant Major
20:08 Benjamin Franklin
20:19 Q / Futurama
21:28 Fu Manchu
22:20 Abraham Lincoln / Pinkerton Detective Agency
22:41 Allan Pinkerton / Secret Service
23:22 Locations
23:52 Georgetown, SC
24:09 Tuskegee Airmen
24:28 Deadlands
31:13 S.H.I.E.L.D.
32:28 Tuskegee, AL
34:09 Percy Jackson / Ares
34:54 Poseidon
35:16 Leonidas / Menelaus
35:46 Odysseus
36:08 Ulysses S. Grant
36:20 Captain Nemo
38:44 Geomancy
39:58 Acadians
42:11 Joan of Arc
43:30 Catching Up on Names
45:05 Gone With the Wind / Scarlett O'Hara / Vivien Leigh
46:15 Geomancers
46:44 Butte
47:32 Ursa Major
49:18 Highlander
50:18 Conclusion & Outro
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Episode 4 - The Scablands
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
It is the middle of the 1800's and out in the Oregon Territory, as the British and American invaders continue to defile the lands of the Nez Perce and argue heatedly over which side will claim the area, dark forces from a demonic realm also seek to take the land in fulfillment of their own twisted Manifest Destiny. WARNING: This episode contains Googling. Lots and lots of Googling. Find it in the wiki here.
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It is the middle of the 1800's and out in the Oregon Territory, as the British and American invaders continue to defile the lands of the Nez Perce and argue heatedly over which side will claim the area, dark forces from a demonic realm also seek to take the land in fulfillment of their own twisted Manifest Destiny. WARNING: This episode contains Googling. Lots and lots of Googling. Find it in the wiki here.
00:00 Tomfoolery
00:21 Introduction
01:00 Deciding a Genre
01:04 Cowboys & Aliens
01:20 Weird Western
01:28 Deadlands
02:51 The Proposition
03:39 Quigley Down Under
04:00 Deciding a Scale
06:10 Washington State
06:19 Rain Shadow Effect
06:59 Lewis & Clark
07:15 Colville Reservation
07:35 Eastern Washington Wiki Page
08:25 Palouse Hills
09:05 Lake Missoula / The Channeled Scablands
11:00 Noah's Ark
00:21 Introduction
01:00 Deciding a Genre
01:04 Cowboys & Aliens
01:20 Weird Western
01:28 Deadlands
02:51 The Proposition
03:39 Quigley Down Under
04:00 Deciding a Scale
06:10 Washington State
06:19 Rain Shadow Effect
06:59 Lewis & Clark
07:15 Colville Reservation
07:35 Eastern Washington Wiki Page
08:25 Palouse Hills
09:05 Lake Missoula / The Channeled Scablands
11:00 Noah's Ark
13:38 Oregon Territory
14:03 Niagara Falls / Missoula Floods
15:40 Salishan / Sahaptin / Shoshone
17:21 54-40 or Fight! / Captain George Vancouver
17:42 Vancouver, Canada
17:52 Chinese Explorers
18:41 Deciding the Time Period
19:10 Oregon Boundary Dispute
19:21 Manifest Destiny
19:36 James K. Polk
20:55 Walla Walla
21:18 Ft. Colville
21:25 Ft. Okanogan / Ft. Nez Perces
14:03 Niagara Falls / Missoula Floods
15:40 Salishan / Sahaptin / Shoshone
17:21 54-40 or Fight! / Captain George Vancouver
17:42 Vancouver, Canada
17:52 Chinese Explorers
18:41 Deciding the Time Period
19:10 Oregon Boundary Dispute
19:21 Manifest Destiny
19:36 James K. Polk
20:55 Walla Walla
21:18 Ft. Colville
21:25 Ft. Okanogan / Ft. Nez Perces
21:58 Snake River / Columbia River / Willamette Valley
22:22 Astoria
23:13 Northwest Company
23:22 Kennewick
23:38 Pasco
24:47 Nez Perce
25:07 Oregon Treaty
25:12 Hudson's Bay Company
22:22 Astoria
23:13 Northwest Company
23:22 Kennewick
23:38 Pasco
24:47 Nez Perce
25:07 Oregon Treaty
25:12 Hudson's Bay Company
25:30 Origin of the Nez Perce
27:36 Weyekin
29:04 Creating Groups
29:33 Spiritualism
36:54 Blackwater
37:28 British Military
39:18 Chief Looking Glass
39:28 Provisional Government of Oregon
41:54 The Heart of the Monster
42:29 Nez Perce National Historic Park
42:42 Heart of the Beast: a Novel
42:44 Thomas Simpson / Sir George Simpson
47:14 Ophidian
48:07 Dr. John McLoughlin
48:29 Hell Gate
49:06 James Sinclair
50:31 Champoeg
52:25 Religious Conflict in the Setting
54:20 Naming the Setting
55:49 Oregon Trail / The Oregon Trail
56:22 The Great Flood of 1862
58:22 Conclusion & Outro
58:39 "And there was much rejoicing." / Monty Python
27:36 Weyekin
29:04 Creating Groups
29:33 Spiritualism
36:54 Blackwater
37:28 British Military
39:18 Chief Looking Glass
39:28 Provisional Government of Oregon
41:54 The Heart of the Monster
42:29 Nez Perce National Historic Park
42:42 Heart of the Beast: a Novel
42:44 Thomas Simpson / Sir George Simpson
47:14 Ophidian
48:07 Dr. John McLoughlin
48:29 Hell Gate
49:06 James Sinclair
50:31 Champoeg
52:25 Religious Conflict in the Setting
54:20 Naming the Setting
55:49 Oregon Trail / The Oregon Trail
56:22 The Great Flood of 1862
58:22 Conclusion & Outro
58:39 "And there was much rejoicing." / Monty Python
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Episode 3 - Aurelia
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent
In this episode we create the world of Aurelia, a distant ice planet. There, a mysterious and distant race of religious penitents carry out their holy obligation in repayment of their horrific crime. Find it in the wiki here.
Recommendation: Jon recommends "In Blackest Night," a story by Alan Moore from Tales of the Green Lantern Corp Annual Vol 1 # 3 (1987)
00:00 Tomfoolery / "Think of a number." / Pi
00:20 Introduction
01:28 Battlestar Galactica / Star Wars
01:56 Writing Prompt / Random Word Generator
02:33 Babylon 5
02:45 Setting the Scale
03:22 "Wrong!"
03:32 Theocracy
04:00 Star Trek
04:12 Alderaan
04:25 Inhabitants
04:33 Kaminoans (not Geonosians - sorry, our mistake!)
04:56 AI / Supermecha
05:33 UrSkeks / The Dark Crystal
06:10 Terraforming
12:18 Planetary Conditions / Geography
16:45 History
17:19 Utopia
20:24 Thri-Kreen
21:42 Geode
27:42 More Inhabitant Details
29:27 Younglings
29:50 George Lucas
31:31 Sects
36:53 Flagellant / Zealotry
41:00 Population Size (aka Fixing Our Math)
43:41 Vatican
54:44 Monsters
54:56 Roper
55:52 Bulette/Landshark
57:00 Naming
60:00 The Silence / Omega
61:31 Opus / Staff / Clef / Canon
62:04 Coda
62:40 Aureus / Staphylococcus Aureus
63:13 Aurelia
63:50 Recommendation / Green Lantern / Alan Moore / Rot Lop Fan / "In Blackest Night"
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 3 - AURELIA
In this episode we create the world of Aurelia, a distant ice planet. There, a mysterious and distant race of religious penitents carry out their holy obligation in repayment of their horrific crime. Find it in the wiki here.
Recommendation: Jon recommends "In Blackest Night," a story by Alan Moore from Tales of the Green Lantern Corp Annual Vol 1 # 3 (1987)
00:00 Tomfoolery / "Think of a number." / Pi
00:20 Introduction
01:28 Battlestar Galactica / Star Wars
01:56 Writing Prompt / Random Word Generator
02:33 Babylon 5
02:45 Setting the Scale
03:22 "Wrong!"
03:32 Theocracy
04:00 Star Trek
04:12 Alderaan
04:25 Inhabitants
04:33 Kaminoans (not Geonosians - sorry, our mistake!)
04:56 AI / Supermecha
05:33 UrSkeks / The Dark Crystal
06:10 Terraforming
12:18 Planetary Conditions / Geography
16:45 History
17:19 Utopia
20:24 Thri-Kreen
21:42 Geode
27:42 More Inhabitant Details
29:27 Younglings
29:50 George Lucas
31:31 Sects
36:53 Flagellant / Zealotry
41:00 Population Size (aka Fixing Our Math)
43:41 Vatican
54:44 Monsters
54:56 Roper
55:52 Bulette/Landshark
57:00 Naming
60:00 The Silence / Omega
61:31 Opus / Staff / Clef / Canon
62:04 Coda
62:40 Aureus / Staphylococcus Aureus
63:13 Aurelia
63:50 Recommendation / Green Lantern / Alan Moore / Rot Lop Fan / "In Blackest Night"
65:30 Conclusion & Outro
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