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5 days ago
Episode 200: Patron-Infused Chaos Jam
5 days ago
5 days ago
Ten patron tenets. Two fast-paced worldbuilding sessions. Maximum mayhem.
We wanted to do something a little different for our 200th episode, so we asked our patrons for input, and they responded with...chaos. With only one host aware of the contents of these patron-submitted tenets, we embark on randomized rapid-fire setting creation with interesting results.
Thank you so much to all of our patrons for your continued support, and to all of our listeners for sticking with us for now literally hundreds of episodes!...Which are now LIVE ON YOUTUBE! That's right, we're on YouTube now at www.youtube.com/@worldbuildwithus so be sure to subscribe and smash that like button, if you're so inclined! Thank you all for helping us get to this point!
Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Send us your prompt! Come chat with us on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/SRFhWV3Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@worldbuildwithusEmail us your suggestions: WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter: @LetsWorldBuild
And if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/worldbuildwithus !
Intro theme: "Half Mystery"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Outro Theme: "Study and Relax"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Thursday May 11, 2023
Episode 197: Enter the Moletrix (Network of a Thousand Memories)
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
In our first Rob-free regular episode(!), a new listener prompt introduces a world where people have perfect memory of everything they hear, and where those memories persist after death. Courtney and Daniel are joined by guest Jon Parsons to explore this land and its implications: how has this audio-centric species evolved over time? How can they share secrets, if at all? And what's up with those creepy Trauma Warriors™?
Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Send us your prompt! Email us your suggestions at: WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.comor follow us on Twitter @LetsWorldBuild
Or come chat with us on our Discord server!
And if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/worldbuildwithus !
Intro theme: "Half Mystery"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Outro Theme: "Study and Relax"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Thursday May 04, 2023
Episode 196: Springtime Jams with Secrets and Sin
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
This week, we're taking a break from listener prompts to do some good old-fashioned worldbuilding jams. Random dice rolls bring us to lands of hidden identities and noir detectives, so tune in to find out where these settings end up!
Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Send us your prompt! Email us your suggestions at: WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.comor follow us on Twitter @LetsWorldBuild
Or come chat with us on our Discord server!
And if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/worldbuildwithus!
Intro theme: "Half Mystery"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Outro Theme: "Study and Relax"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Tuesday May 02, 2023
The Aphid Lounge Preview: How to Deal with GM-Player Communication
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
In this patron-exclusive Aphid Lounge, Daniel and Courtney are joined by their friend Jon Parsons to chat about how GMs and players can collaborate for better gaming experiences and stronger worldbuilding. We talk everything from session zeroes and social contracts to how GMs can include quiet players and how players can get away with being a crazed serial killer in a party of otherwise good characters!
You can unlock this episode by joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/worldbuildwithus

Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Episode 195: The Grand Experiment (Land of One Thousand Seconds After Part 2)
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Where there be dragons, there must be dragon cultists. We put our finishing touches on this now-magic-less post-apocalyptic world with monster petting zoos, beast masters, art rescuers, and the looming threat of fascism...And naturally, some refinements to our Matthew McConaughey/Christian Bale measurement systems (patent pending).
Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Send us your prompt! Email us your suggestions at: WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.comor follow us on Twitter @LetsWorldBuild
Or come chat with us on our Discord server!
Or if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon!
Intro theme: "Half Mystery"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Outro Theme: "Study and Relax"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Episode 194: The Day the Magic Died (Land of One Thousand Seconds After Part 1)
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Patron Ian of the Undercommon Taste podcast prompts us to build a setting where magic—integral to civilization for hundreds of years—has suddenly disappeared. Tune in to find out how the world has changed in the two months since it lost its magic, where that magic went, how poorly Daniel would fare in a post-apocalypse, how many Christian Bales* can fit into a dragon's mouth, and so much more!
*We realized after recording that per the film Reign of Fire, we should have been measuring in units of Matthew McConaughey, not Christian Bale, and we sincerely apologize for this error.
Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Send us your prompt! Email us your suggestions at: WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.comor follow us on Twitter @LetsWorldBuild
Or come chat with us on our Discord server!
Or if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon!
Intro theme: "Half Mystery"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Outro Theme: "Study and Relax"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Episode 191: A God in Ten Parts (Dirge of a Thousand Years)
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
In this episode, a listener's idea for transactional magic leads us into a realm of sacred geometry, singing spellcasters, limited literacy, and of course, a tribute to Oscar-winner Brendan Fraser, star of the 1999 classic The Mummy.
Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Send us your prompt! Email us your suggestions at: WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.comor follow us on Twitter @LetsWorldBuild
Or come chat with us on our Discord server!
Or if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon!
Intro theme: "Half Mystery"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Outro Theme: "Study and Relax"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Episode 190: Mr. Bones’ Wild Ride (City of a Thousand Vacation Days Part 2)
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Join us as we finalize this horrible gnomish theme park-city, featuring everything from panopticons and princesses to harsh truths and hot dogs (oh no...). Plus: more behind-the-scenes Disney tales!
Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Send us your prompt! Email us your suggestions at: WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.comor follow us on Twitter @LetsWorldBuild
Or come chat with us on our Discord server!
Or if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon!
Intro theme: "Half Mystery"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Outro Theme: "Study and Relax"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Episode 189: Disney World to the Max (City of a Thousand Vacation Days Part 1)
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
What could possibly go wrong in a place where nobody can die? We're answering just such a question courtesy of patron DiploRaptor in the first episode of this two-part series where Death has loosened its grip on a single city! Rob brings the fun, Courtney brings the horror, and a very sleep-deprived Daniel brings...the gnomes. And tales of Disney employment. And questionable financial advice related to Peeps Pepsi. Daniel, please get more sleep.
Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Send us your prompt! Email us your suggestions at: WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.comor follow us on Twitter @LetsWorldBuild
Or come chat with us on our Discord server!
Or if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon!
Intro theme: "Half Mystery"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Outro Theme: "Study and Relax"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Episode 188: The Corvid Conspiracy (Land of a Thousand Languages)
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
A listener tasks us with building a post-human world where sentient animals have risen up to create something new...But how can entirely different types of creatures communicate, if at all? Tune in to find out, and hear the adventures of Marvin the Rat-Warrior and his friends as they seek out lost knowledge in a fantasy post-apocalypse!
Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Send us your prompt! Email us your suggestions at: WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.comor follow us on Twitter @LetsWorldBuild
Or come chat with us on our Discord server!
Or if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon!
Intro theme: "Half Mystery"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Outro Theme: "Study and Relax"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0