Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent Guest: Matt Forbeck Fantasy and sci-fi collide as a medieval world inhabited by magical creatures and practitioners of the arcane is beset by cyborg invaders from another world. Little do the defenders of the realm realize how much in common they have with their strange enemies. Matt's Kickstarter (12 for `12) can be found here . Check it out while there's still time! DOWNLOAD EPISODE 16 - The Arcane Impurity...
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent Guest: Edward Boudreaux We construct a setting in which Viking-inspired space fleets must deal with an Earth government that no longer wants them. Now that first contact with an alien race has been made, the rules have changed. What will happen when the fleet's replacements arrive? DOWNLOAD EPISODE 15 - The Midgard Precedent
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent Guest: Clint Black of Pinnacle Entertainment Group We create a penal colony that exists in a medieval world where magic is outlawed and demons manipulate the future of mankind. On an unrelated note for the gamer listeners out there, the 2012 RPG Podcast Listener Survey is going on right now! Check it out here . 00:00 Tomfoolery 00:06 Door # 2 01:02 Intro 01:39 Savage Worlds / Pinnacle Entertainment Group 02:01 Necessary Evil 02:15 Deciding Basics 02:35 Megalopolis 02:4...
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent Guests: Tuna & Nick the Savage Greek In this episode we create an artificial world where the inhabitants fight each other for resources on the inside of an enormous sphere as part of an ages-long experiment. Recommendations: Jim recommends Dark City . Jon recommends John Carter . Wiki entry to follow! 00:00 Tomfoolery 00:23 Jim's Icon 00:39 Intro 01:29 Come Play With Us 02:19 Savage Worlds / Fiasco / Call of Cthulhu / Shadowrun 02:42 Pathfinder / Slipstream 03:02 A...
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent Guest: Darin Kennedy We slap together a setting in deep space, in which a struggling federation of worlds attempts to push back threats from all sides. Recommendation: Jon recommends Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Wiki entry to follow! 00:00 Tomfoolery 00:01 Star Wars / The Force / George Lucas 00:08 Mitochondria / Midi - chlorians / Dragonball Z 00:39 Pigs in Space / Sharks with Lasers 00:57 Intro 02:12 Listener Comments 03:01 Deciding Basics 05:30 Discussing Species 0...
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Gregory Guest: Eden Royce In this episode we create a vision of a hell in which daemons try to live better lives, but are plagued by crime and corruption. And of course the occasional kidnapping by humans from another world. 00:00 Tomfoolery 00:12 Megalopolis 00:21 Mr. Snuffleupagus 00:37 Barghest / Darth Vader / Black Dog / Geist 00:52 The Hound of the Baskervilles / Baskerville 01:06 Intro 02:47 Listener Feedback 03:10 Happy Jack's RPG Podcast 03:37 Creative Commons 04:12...
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent Guest: Eric On this episode, we create an Earth of the near future scarred by a mystical, fiery apocalypse. From the ashes of this world rise heroes of the Arthurian legends and Egyptian mythology to battle an undead horde. Wiki entry to follow! 00:00 Tomfoolery 00:03 Wikipedia / Philosophical Zombie 00:36 Intro 02:04 Determining Basics 02:15 Dresden Files RPG 02:42 King Arthur / Cthulhu / Rpg.net 03:30 Arthurian Legend / Avalon 03:53 Lovecraftian 04:17 Grendel / Beowu...
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent Guest: Chris We build a galactic spiral arm in which magic and technology co-exist and humans and other strange species band together to defend against a threat that seeks dominion over all. WARNING: This setting combines Science Fiction and Fantasy. If that's not your cup of tea, you may want to skip this one to avoid having to crawl into a corner and rock yourself back and forth to comfort yourself against the sacrilege. In the mean time, we'll be having fun riding o...
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 Pr...
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! 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 / Cartha...
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 Spa...
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 Matthe...
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 . 00:00 Tomfoolery 00:21 Introduction 01:00 Deciding a Genre 01...
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 Wr...
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent The focus of this episode is a dystopian future setting called the EarthTech Trials. Want a world with corporations controlling everything, cybernetics running rampant and popularity of web presence deciding government policy? This is it. Find it in the wiki here ! 00:00 Tomfoolery 01:13 Introduction 02:00 World Concept 02:16 The Running Man 03:23 The Hunger Games 04:12 Orwellian 04:40 Deciding the Era 06:55 Dystopia / Media Influence 07:12 Max Headroom 07:37 Rupert Mu...
Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent In this first episode we create Aegis, a fantasy world dominated by the element of Air. Find it in the wiki here ! 00:00 Introduction 00:41 World Concept 02:13 Google Documents 02:33 Google Christ 03:00 Air Theme 03:28 Bespin 03:44 George Lucas 03:55 Holo-Cube 04:30 World Rules & Geography 08:00 Elementals 09:00 Balance of the Elements 10:13 Winged People 11:33 Hawk People / Flash Gordon 11:44 Brian Blessed / Prince Vultan 12:05 Harpy 12:30 Lizard People 12:54 Airb...
