Lorekeepers - A Worldbuilding Podcast

"If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath."-Amit RayTo have mastery over the self, unity of the soul and the body... what incredible power! This week we explore monks and ki, (thankfully) discovering that the mystic power is not yet another power to keep track of, yet profound all the same! Enjoy.Have some of your own thoughts? Join the Aftermath on r/thelorekeepers!Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World"! Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

"What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk! Have at you!"-Dracula, Castlevania: Sypmhony of the NightPart three of the record-stravaganza, and we're feeling the burn. Instead of giving out like an old sofa, we decide to gracefully relax instead into... blood magic addiction. Anyways, enjoy!Have some of your own thoughts? Join the Aftermath on r/thelorekeepers!Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World"! Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

“I saw that animals were important. I saw that plants were even more important. I was also to learn that... we weren't important at all except for the damage we do. We do not rule the natural world, despite our conspicuous position in it.”- Elizabeth Marshall ThomasSometimes what you need is a big fun list of new ideas, so this week that's what we've got! We take a gentle diversion into the strange and unique flora of Halûme, complete with mushroom trees, bark that can make talking dogs, and saps used for field triage. Enjoy!Have some of your own thoughts? Join the Aftermath on r/thelorekeepers!Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World"! Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

There are always more tales to tell. But we realize that sometimes, they're not ours, they're yours.If you feel lost or want to reach out, we're extending our hand. Feel free to reach us via the usual channels.Reddit: r/thelorekeepersWebsite: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

"Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles."-Garry KasparovWell, it's not chess. Nor is it dragonchess. But it is chess-likeThe cultures of Halûme surely enjoy the diversion of a mental joust now and again, no? They, like us, if they are indeed like us, must enjoy some battle of wits. This week, we imagine what Vagi, the game of strategists, kings, and retired seniors would likely be like. Enjoy!Have some of your own thoughts? Join the Aftermath on r/thelorekeepers!Referenced EpisodesExaban, battle-lord: S1.7Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World"! Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

"Why's it got so many colors in it, man? What is this?""That's the thing. They say you can see the whole universe in opals."- Kevin Garnett and Howard Ratner, Uncut GemsThe primal powers of the cosmos are never quenched. When they coalesce into a singular prism they take on peculiar qualities that make them heavily sought after in the Materium. This week, Carter brings the heat (and the wet, and the weight) with elemental gems!Have some of your own thoughts? Join the Aftermath on r/thelorekeepers!Referenced EpisodesPrimordium, the crucible of form: S1.19Drow, fanatics of distant magics: S1.40Anima, Fienir and the powers of the Primordium: S1.64Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World"! Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

"This land is not ready for a version of me who cares for anything other than his next nap."- Davriel Cane, Children of the NamelessYou asked, we delivered! This week we deep dive on just who exactly this Rhaac'var figure is: lovable rogue? Unkillable genius? Dire enemy of the past, present, and future? Sure, why not?!?Have some of your own thoughts? Join the Aftermath on r/thelorekeepers!Did you want to read the Children of the Nameless? Check below!pdfepubThonks monch, Brandon!Referenced Episodesthe Avireal, the dream-legends of elves: S1.15The Eight, the dragons, the Aspects, and the macrowar: S1.67Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World"! Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather."-John RuskinThis week we explore a very unique but oft-overlooked aspect of life in Halûme: the magesphere. Every day, mortal lives are inundated by the flowing of the Nine Abstracts all about them. Finally we start to give the magesphere its due!Have some of your own thoughts? Join the Aftermath on r/thelorekeepers!Referenced EpisodesMagician's guilds, the craftsfolk of the Nineflow: ep. 12The Ratcatchers, monster hunters for hire: S1.23Spans, the primal entrapment: S1.34Yahdiel, current-giver of the unprismed Nine: S1.55Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World"! Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

“When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools.”- King Solomon, EcclesiastesThe Vowsworn. A selection of individuals who are called on by the gods to accomplish the impossible. Driven by their vision beyond mortal ability. What a fun idea to play with!Have some of your own thoughts? Join the Aftermath on r/thelorekeepers!Referenced EpisodesThe Nine, defenders of the Nineflow: S1.37Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World"! Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

"...for ere the fall of Nargothrond or Gondolin I passed over the mountains, and together through the ages of the world we have fought the long defeat.” - Lady Galadriel, The Fellowship of the RingThis week we continue our conversation about the history of Aevum Tertius on the macro scale by considering this: what have the other ancestries been up to during all this time? We consider this while dodging and weaving station troubles and canceled contracts, ultimately discovering some pretty neat things!Have some of your own thoughts? Join the Aftermath on r/thelorekeepers!Referenced Episodesthe Drakenfall, storm of dragons: S1.2Yamdallah, mecca of dragonborn: S1.16warriors of the Nine, Halûme's "jedi": S2.2Curious about something you heard in this episode? Chances are you can find out more about it in the Record of the Lorekeeper!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Got some ideas of your own? Join the conversation at www.reddit.com/r/thelorekeepers or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World"! Note that it may not render properly on your browser. If so, try using Chrome.Questions or ideas? Visit r/thelorekeepers!Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers