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The Pod Called Quest

The Pod Called Quest

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The Pod Called Quest is here to bring you the best long-form actual play podcast around. Die-hard players of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, the PCQ is dedicated to telling great stories while also fully utilizing the incredible ruleset that the Pathfinder RPG provides. All of this coupled with ardent devotion to quality audio and community engagement. So grab a drink and take a seat. For today, we quest!
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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast

World Anvil founders Janet (writer, worldbuilder, nutcase) and Dimitris (GM, worldbuilding wizard, techmonkey)

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Are you worldbuilding for homebrew RPG campaigns, novels, game development, films or anything else? Then you're in the right place! Designed to educate, inspire and entertain, World Anvil's founders - writer & RPG designer Janet Forbes and Gamemaster and RPG designer Dimitris chat with creators and academics about the brass tacks of worldbuilding, exploring a new theme each month. Expect topics like novel writing and short stories, game design, Cultures and Societies, Settlements and their n ...
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Three tabletop gamemasters (Ben, Nathan, and John) goof around and try out a new tabletop game each month, talking about their thoughts on the system and answering questions they get from their community and each other. Start anywhere, cause there is always something to find in The Gamemaster's Junk Drawer.
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The Ordinary Epic

Crose to Home Productions LLC

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A comedic audio drama about found families, role-playing games, dungeons, and (occasionally) dragons. "Best Podcast or Online Audio Drama" finalist at the 2020 BBC Audio Drama Awards. Support this show at: patreon.com/theordinaryepic.
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Step inside the Masters Studio and go Behind The Screens with your host, DaMoonRulz, as he interviews Dungeon/Game Masters. Learn how worlds are created, recount epic tales of Adventurers, and get to know the GM a little better.
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A tabletop role-playing game show where we learn to become better gamemasters and role-players by filling ourselves with stories and knowledge. We talk dungeons & dragons, film history, mythology, archaeology, literature, and much more.
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GM box

Åsa Tornborg & Johan Winqvist

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This is a podcast where one veteran game master and one green game master discuss the ins and outs of GM-ing. We give tips on how to be a better GM, or at least how to avoid some pitfalls. The focus isn't on one system of rules but rather general ideas.We are an inclusive podcast. Is means we're very LGBTQ+ friendly, have a feminist approach, speak out on issues such as racism, ableism, and more. If you're not on board with this, don't be an ass and move on to a more suitable podcast.
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Welcome to Diceology, where we dive deep into the stories that make tabletop role-playing games more than just dice and character sheets. As a GM-at-Large, I explore the lives of gamers, facilitators, con organizers, and the creators who bring these worlds to life. Think StoryCorps for gamers: We talk about where games fit into people’s lives, what early gaming was like, and even what life looks like after the dice are put away. I also share my own GM-at-Large adventures—what I’m playing, ru ...
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Role for Percepticast

Role for Perception

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Welcome to "Role for Percepticast," your ultimate destination for all things tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs). Our episodes delve into various aspects of the TTRPG universe, from in-depth reviews of indie and Kickstarter games to engaging discussions on roleplaying techniques and world-building strategies. We also keep you updated on the latest news and trends in the TTRPG community. Hosts Evelyn and Terry bring their extensive experience in playing, GMing, and streaming games to the tabl ...
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We talk to Tomas Härenstam, CEO of Free League Publishing, about their latest Kickstarter for two new DRAGONBANE books, Book of Magic and Arkand, City of Waves and Flames, as well as new stretch goals, future plans and more! Link to the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/arkand-and-the-book-of-magic-for-the-acclaimed-drago…
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Welcome back to the show! This week, we're diving deep into one of the most crucial elements of great tabletop gaming: player agency. How much control should players have over their characters and the story itself? We'll explore that sweet spot between having a structured campaign and letting your players truly shape the world around them. Whether …
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Takeaways: In this podcast episode, we meticulously explored the intricate dynamics of human relationships. We discussed the profound impact of communication styles on interpersonal connections and understanding. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their own communication patterns and how they affect others. The significance of emotional intelli…
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What Does It Really Mean to Be a Game Master? In this episode, we break down the role of the Game Master—the storyteller, the rules wrangler, the world builder, and the ultimate facilitator of fun. Whether you’re just stepping behind the screen for the first time or looking to level up your GM skills, we explore what it takes to run a great game. W…
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In this episode, we dive into the powerful role character backstories play in tabletop role-playing games. Backstories aren’t just optional flavor—they can be the fuel that propels an entire campaign. We unpack how thoughtful backstories can deepen player investment, shape the game’s direction, and create unforgettable moments of storytelling at th…
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In This Episode: A Dive into the Madness of Call of Cthulhu This week, we pull back the curtain on the Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG—focusing on the Starter Set and what makes its eerie blend of mystery and madness so compelling. From solo journaling to duo sessions and full-group chaos, we share our firsthand experiences with different play styles …
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Scheduling is often the primary impediment to consistent tabletop role-playing games, leading to cancellations and the eventual disbanding of groups. In this episode of Role for Percepticast, we delve into the various factors that contribute to the disintegration of gaming sessions, such as the demands of adult life, overcommitment, and the emotion…
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The primary focus of this podcast episode is the profound issue of burnout experienced by Game Masters (GMs) within the realm of tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs). This discussion delves into the myriad pressures that contribute to such burnout, including over-preparation, player dynamics, and the emotional toll of managing group interactions. W…
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How do protagonists and villains get things done in your world? Probably not all by themselves! Factions - whether they're religious, corporate, political or trade organizations - are a VITAL part of your worldbuilding, adding spicy conflict when interests don't align. Join Janet and the AMAZING Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries) as they discuss …
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How do protagonists and villains get things done in your world? Probably not all by themselves! Factions - whether they're religious, corporate, political or trade organizations - are a VITAL part of your worldbuilding, adding spicy conflict when interests don't align. Join Janet and the AMAZING Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries) as they discuss …
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We're joined by illustrator and creature designer Shirin Sheppard to talk about making monsters that make scientific sense! How could dragons actually breathe fire? When do you reference real-world biology - and when do you leave it behind? Bring your creature questions to this fun interview! https://www.facebook.com/shirinillustration/ WORLDBUILD …
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We're joined by illustrator and creature designer Shirin Sheppard to talk about making monsters that make scientific sense! How could dragons actually breathe fire? When do you reference real-world biology - and when do you leave it behind? Bring your creature questions to this fun interview! https://www.facebook.com/shirinillustration/ WORLDBUILD …
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We interview Sasha of Strictly Reckless Games about the Rōnin: Densetsu Kickstarter as well as the origins of Ronin, a samurai apocalyptic roleplaying game! Link To The Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slightlyreckless/ronin-densetsu ★ Support this podcast ★By Really Dicey
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Join us as we chat with best-selling fantasy author Laura Anne Gilman about writing MONSTER HUNTERS. Whether you're talking historical fantasy, urban fantasy or gothic horror, these iconic characters stalk the night. Let's discuss tropes, tips, and what these archetypal heroes add to your games and stories. https://www.lauraannegilman.net/ WORLDBUI…
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Join us as we chat with best-selling fantasy author Laura Anne Gilman about writing MONSTER HUNTERS. Whether you're talking historical fantasy, urban fantasy or gothic horror, these iconic characters stalk the night. Let's discuss tropes, tips, and what these archetypal heroes add to your games and stories. https://www.lauraannegilman.net/ WORLDBUI…
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We interview editor and writer James Coquillat about Call of Cthulhu's No Time To Scream, a collection of adventures for fans of Chaosium's popular horror roleplaying game. We discuss Keeper tips for each adventure in this book and discuss the creation process behind each chapter. You can purchase a PDF here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product…
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Join us for a spooky season interview with author Rachel Aaron (Hell of a Witch), as we explore the scary practice of worldbuilding with witches. We’ll discuss how witches are often treated differently from other magic users in fantasy and TTRPGs, the tricky aspects of crafting believable witches, and how to create a witchcraft-based magic system t…
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Join us for a spooky season interview with author Rachel Aaron (Hell of a Witch), as we explore the scary practice of worldbuilding with witches. We’ll discuss how witches are often treated differently from other magic users in fantasy and TTRPGs, the tricky aspects of crafting believable witches, and how to create a witchcraft-based magic system t…
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We interview Pendragon Line Editor David Larkins about Chaosium's next Pendragon book, Pendragon Gamemaster's Handbook. We discuss it's origins, the contents in this book, and how this book is invaluable to fans of the Pendragon roleplaying game. ★ Support this podcast ★By Really Dicey
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Join Janet and Caitlin Rozakis, author of The New York Times-bestselling novel Dreadful, for a delightful discussion of all things cozy fantasy! How do you create a setting that feels both cozy AND exciting? What are the essential elements of a cozy fantasy world? Bring your questions (and a cup of your favorite hot beverage) to this fun interview.…
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Join Janet and Caitlin Rozakis, author of The New York Times-bestselling novel Dreadful, for a delightful discussion of all things cozy fantasy! How do you create a setting that feels both cozy AND exciting? What are the essential elements of a cozy fantasy world? Bring your questions (and a cup of your favorite hot beverage) to this fun interview.…
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Spotify's seemingly new copyright detection bot has flagged a number of our episodes for containing third-party copyrighted music and due to the utterly insufficient manner they provided for our response, we have been forced to take the episodes down at least for now. To be clear, the music they flagged is either under Creative Commons (I spend an …
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Emily Inkpen is the co-creator of the award-winning Dex Legacy, an incredible audio drama about to enter its 3rd season! Learn Emily's process for writing and creating an audio drama that wins awards in this episode of the World Anvil worldbuilding podcast. https://www.emilyinkpen.com/thedexlegacy-home WORLDBUILD WITH US! Create a ✨free✨ World Anvi…
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Emily Inkpen is the co-creator of the award-winning Dex Legacy, an incredible audio drama about to enter its 3rd season! Learn Emily's process for writing and creating an audio drama that wins awards in this episode of the World Anvil worldbuilding podcast. https://www.emilyinkpen.com/thedexlegacy-home WORLDBUILD WITH US! Create a ✨free✨ World Anvi…
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Dion, Jimmy and I played Free League Publishing's The Electric State Roleplaying Game and we share our review of what we think about it so far. This was filmed a week before the premiere of The Electric State movie on Netflix. You can purchase a PDF here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/467022/the-electric-state-roleplaying-game?affiliate_i…
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What are the unique worldbuilding challenges (and opportunities) presented by a generation ship? This week, Janet sits down with Michael Mammay, author of the popular Planetside series, to explore the corridors and cultures of this unique scifi subgenre! https://www.michaelmammay.com/ Reviews of Generation Ship: Lightspeed Publishers Weekly Library…
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What are the unique worldbuilding challenges (and opportunities) presented by a generation ship? This week, Janet sits down with Michael Mammay, author of the popular Planetside series, to explore the corridors and cultures of this unique scifi subgenre! https://www.michaelmammay.com/ Reviews of Generation Ship: Lightspeed Publishers Weekly Library…
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The group meets face to face with the yet-to-be god, Cayden Cailean! JOIN OUR DISCORD Check out the CAUSES WE SUPPORT to get involved and donate! Help support the show by visiting our Patreon and find even more content on our Website! Tracklist and Creative Commons Attribution Can Be Viewed HERE Intro/Outro Music “Jotunheim (Chiptune Version)” Cour…
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We talk to Modiphius Entertainment Project Manager Jim Johnson about the new sourcebook, Star Trek Adventures Technical Manual, for the Star Trek Advenrtures Roleplaying Game. We discuss some of the amazing new player options, technology, GM tools and more that can be found in this book. You can pre-order here: https://modiphius.us/products/star-tr…
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Join Janet with industry experts T. Alexander Stangroom & Amanda Hamon (Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos) to talk about MAKING MAGIC SCHOOLS, as we bring World Anvil's INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING challenge to a close! https://koboldpress.com/the-kobold-team https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandahamon/ https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/sacoc WORLDBUILD …
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Join Janet with industry experts T. Alexander Stangroom & Amanda Hamon (Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos) to talk about MAKING MAGIC SCHOOLS, as we bring World Anvil's INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING challenge to a close! https://koboldpress.com/the-kobold-team https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandahamon/ https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/sacoc WORLDBUILD …
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Join Janet and our guest, award-winning author Chloe Gong, to talk about using history - and Shakespeare - as a jumping off point for fantasy worldbuilding. https://thechloegong.com/ WORLDBUILD WITH US! Create a ✨free✨ World Anvil account today! Worldbuilding software, campaign manager and novel writing software. Created by two nerds, run with love…
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Join Janet and our guest, award-winning author Chloe Gong, to talk about using history - and Shakespeare - as a jumping off point for fantasy worldbuilding. https://thechloegong.com/ WORLDBUILD WITH US! Create a ✨free✨ World Anvil account today! Worldbuilding software, campaign manager and novel writing software. Created by two nerds, run with love…
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We talk to Tomas Härenstam, CEO and co-Founder of Free League Publishing, and discuss the new Evolved edition of their popular Alien roleplaying game. We discuss about what fans can expect from the Evolved Edition, Rapture Protocol and the details of their Kickstarter. You can check out the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/119…
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We talk to author Siegfried Trent about the roleplaying game, Everyday Heroes from Evil Genius Games; a game inspired by the rules mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons to create a modern adventure setting. Siegfried shares with us on details about the book and the creation process behind it. You can purchase a PDF here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/p…
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What are the benefits of collaborative worldbuilding? Who handles which part of a shared world? What mistakes did you make along the way? Janet is live with authors and worldbuilders Owen B. Greenwald and Paul Kivelson, discussing how they collaboratively built their world on World Anvil, for their latest novel, Weapons of the Mind! https://www.owe…
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What are the benefits of collaborative worldbuilding? Who handles which part of a shared world? What mistakes did you make along the way? Janet is live with authors and worldbuilders Owen B. Greenwald and Paul Kivelson, discussing how they collaboratively built their world on World Anvil, for their latest novel, Weapons of the Mind! https://www.owe…
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The group continues their search for answers and finally gets to stretch their legs! JOIN OUR DISCORD Check out the CAUSES WE SUPPORT to get involved and donate! Help support the show by visiting our Patreon and find even more content on our Website! Tracklist and Creative Commons Attribution Can Be Viewed HERE Intro/Outro Music “Jotunheim (Chiptun…
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Storytellers have been remixing tales of Greek gods since... well, ancient Greece! Kat chats with award-winning author Abigail Owens, whose new release Games Gods Play retells the Hades/Persephone myth in present-day San Francisco. Let's talk about worldbuilding a mythic fantasy setting that blends ancient and modern elements! https://abigailowen.c…
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Storytellers have been remixing tales of Greek gods since... well, ancient Greece! Kat chats with award-winning author Abigail Owens, whose new release Games Gods Play retells the Hades/Persephone myth in present-day San Francisco. Let's talk about worldbuilding a mythic fantasy setting that blends ancient and modern elements! https://abigailowen.c…
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We talk to Mike Mason & Keris McDonald about the new versions of Cthulhu By Gaslight books from Chaosium. If you are a fan of the classic Cthulhu By Gaslight sourcebook for Call of Cthulhu, you'll be happy to hear what's been changed in the new edition. You can purchase a PDF here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/502743/cthulhu-by-gaslight-…
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How do you fit creative work into an already jam-packed life? Especially when you must account for things like physical and mental health challenges? Join Janet and author Sandra Tayler, whose new book Structuring Life to Support Creativity tackles these questions and more! https://www.sandratayler.com/ https://structuring-life-to-support-creativit…
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How do you fit creative work into an already jam-packed life? Especially when you must account for things like physical and mental health challenges? Join Janet and author Sandra Tayler, whose new book Structuring Life to Support Creativity tackles these questions and more! https://www.sandratayler.com/ https://structuring-life-to-support-creativit…
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To celebrate Douglas Adam's iconic "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" we're talking about Comedy Science Fiction. Comedy Scifi is an oft-forgotten genre, but from "Galaxy Quest" to "Rick and Morty" to "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi, it's an increasingly popular take on far future worlds! Join Janet Forbes, Kat Bradbury and Andy Law as we delve de…
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To celebrate Douglas Adam's iconic "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" we're talking about Comedy Science Fiction. Comedy Scifi is an oft-forgotten genre, but from "Galaxy Quest" to "Rick and Morty" to "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi, it's an increasingly popular take on far future worlds! Join Janet Forbes, Kat Bradbury and Andy Law as we delve de…
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