Writing & Craft

WBWU, now in glorious video format! In the second part of this patron-exclusive Aphid Lounge series on AI tools, Daniel walks us through creating character portraits with Stable Diffusion and whipping up ideas with ChatGPT, and shows us the emerging realm of video via RunwayML. We also talk art, accessibility, ethics, and what the future might bring, for better or worse.
Watch the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/posts/aphid-lounge-ai-90338514 by joining our Patreon's Giant Aphid or God-Pacted tiers!

This week, we're honored to have author, RPG designer, and Game Master extraordinaire Justin Alexander back on the podcast to discuss his upcoming book So You Want to Be a Game Master: Everything You Need to Start Your Tabletop Adventure for Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and Other Systems!
Justin gives us a tour of this step-by-step guide and how it can help GMs new and experienced alike run their best games, avoid railroading, do quick-and-dirty worldbuilding, and more! Plus: early misadventures with homebrew Batman RPGs, the unexpected power of TV trays, questions from our patrons, a worldbuilding jam featuring the waters of Europa, and heaps of other topics in this XXL episode.
So You Want to Be a Game Master? is due out in November, so be sure to preorder it today or pick it up from your friendly local bookstore when it hits the shelves! Check out https://thealexandrian.net/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-master for more info and links.
 
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We've wanted to go in-depth on the controversial topic of AI for a while, so for this patron-exclusive Aphid Lounge, we're taking the plunge! Professor Daniel gives an overview of the development and current state of AI creation tools like Stable Diffusion and ChatGPT, then we talk about the ethics and implications of it all and discuss the ways that you can use AI to aid in worldbuilding and TTRPGs.
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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!
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This episode, we get to sit down with game designer, writer, teacher, and graphic designer Sam Sorensen! We chat about his projects like Seas of Sand and Time After Time, terrain as a source of fantastical adventures, the OSR and its zine scene, Kickstarter's negative impact on TTRPG creators, the ethics of piracy, and plenty more!
Check out Sam on...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeadOfTheGoat
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/14078/The-Goat039s-Head
Itch.io: https://headofthegoat.itch.io
His website: https://samsorensen.me
 
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! 
 
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This month's patron-only episode comes to us from Patron Gluax and things get really meta. You can unlock this episode by joining our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/worldbuildwithus

We're honored today to have the crew from the Future Diaries podcast join us on this week's episode! We sit down to talk science-fiction, climate change, UBI, and a whole lot more. 
 
You can find the Future Diaries podcast here!
You can also follow the Future Diaries crew on Twitter:
Future Diaries Podcast: @future_diaries
Mike: @MikeAthay
Antonis: @ItsAntonis
Katelyn: @KatelynGreller
 
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! 
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We sit down with David Somerville and Justin Alexander to discuss their newest Kickstarter: Planegea! Discover a world of raw action, primordial horror, and mystic awe in this 5e supplement. Join us as we talk dinosaurs, pillars of play in setting design, and heretical god parasites! Go support Planegea on Kickstarter!  
 
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Get ready to roll some dice and jam on this week's episode. The fates have us exploring Weird Fantasy setting with reality wrap magicks and an investigative reporter who can speak to the dead!
Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Send us your prompt!Email us your suggestions at: WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @LetsWorldBuild
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We eventually get to ghost dinosaurs as we finish up our live demonstration of CR Rowenson's "The Magic System Blueprint." Come give it a listen and support Clark on Indiegogo!
 
If you want to support Clark and his book follow the link below for a discount!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-magic-system-blueprint-a-book-and-worksheet?secret_perk_token=d013356f#/ 
 
Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Send us your prompt!Email us your suggestions at: WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com or 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