Politics & Economics

For our final episode of this series, we discuss apocalypse(s), demonic possession, and noir detective plotlines. Will you be the Mystery, the Investigator, or the...Other One?
 
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In week three of our four-part series, we're focusing on factions, which unsurprisingly lead to grand conspiracies of both earthly and cosmic varieties. Can you hear the stars calling from above?
 
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This week, we continue to construct our month-long setting with districts and features, and flesh out the city's more questionable attractions. Rob brings a beacon of hope(?), Courtney embraces the edgelord factor, and Daniel questions the "land" in "landmark" because of course he does.
 
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New year, new setting...and a new take on an old format. Throughout the month of January, we'll be exploring a world of our own creation from scratch: a city of awe-inspiring angels, linked telepaths, otherworldly commodities, and a very literal end.
 
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In our final patron-exclusive Aphid Lounge episode of the year, we answer questions from our lovely patrons, covering everything from characters and cocktails to monocultures and mimics. Plus, a sneak peek at what's coming in January!
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This episode, we chat with Dungeon Masterpiece's Baron de Ropp, who shares how geopolitics and history can help you build better fantastical worlds. Plus: Diablo-style dungeon crawls, noir adventures, and more!
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Hoo boy we got a spicy one for y'all today. In our first of another two-part series of deep dives into nation-states, we examine the Path of Thorns, a place where healthcare, housing, and education are all free and guaranteed to each citizen. Of course a place like that has to belong in a fantasy world right? Anyway, we give a brief overview of the Path of Thorns, their political system, resources, and culture while talking shit about Ed Greenwood and getting sidetracked by some heavy political theory.
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In another part of our ongoing Deep Dive series, we wade into the shadow of the Empire of Embers. Can you stand under the withering gaze of the Emperor and his Reforged?
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Hoo boy does this episode have everything! Wine Cowboys! Disneyland Gangs! Literal Blood Money! A Stolen Lake! Sit back and enjoy the ride!
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Deep into the winter season is the perfect time to sit and reflect on life death and the cycle of debt. So enter now gentlefolk, the Bank of Death. So join us in the first of two parts as we explore their lands, cultures, and power structures.
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