

Lorekeepers - A Worldbuilding Podcast
Carter & Frank
Lorekeepers is a worldbuilding podcast about two friends chronicling the journey of an ever-expanding tapestry of interwoven lore.While other podcasts may start a new world with each episode, Carter and Frank return to Halûme each week, determined to create the deepest, grandest, and most nuanced fictional setting ever. Never forget that in an infinite world, there are always more tales to tell.
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Sep 25, 2019 • 1h 4min
S1.70 - The View from Atop the World
It's about time we built a city! This week we determine the third great metropolis of Everast, Cae Tellura!Talking points: Scambaiting ala Kitboga, liquor in your wine, economic narrative pivoting, capital ghosts, pop culture poster bois, A city of Glass Floors, Crisis Core feels, Cae Cae C... nope, and "playing the orchestra"Referenced episodesGnomes, angels and the spire of Oberiska: ep. 3Early elves, birth of the vampiric nations: ep. 31The Stratosmachta Accords, first assembling of Knowing: ep. 49Etymology, Mutes, and the enslavement of masses: ep. 57———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, 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? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Sep 17, 2019 • 1h 2min
S1.69 - Nice.
Let's be honest: neither of us were mature enough to let the opportunity to make this joke slip by.Talking points: Happy Make Your Bed Day, ham-fisted innuendo, anti-exclusive fantasy, Tritons are pervy, magic baby pills, birthkeeper is a terrible name, organ souls, and osmotic ancestral oopsies.Referenced episodesThe Drakenfall, storm of dragons: ep. 2The Gray, people of the lightless land: ep. 13Discussing "evil" races and their place in modern fantasy: ep. 44Other ReferencesGrazilaxx's Guide to Ancestry (http://bit.ly/2kMxrup)———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, 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? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Sep 10, 2019 • 48min
S1.68 - Walk My Way
Have you ever heard of the sublime? What? No, not the band. It’s more of a environmental-design-as-philosophy-as-British-Imperialism movement from the... Hey, wait! Where are you going?Talking points: Her Majesty’s Slider, slide whistle on demand, Sensuous Whisper, not the band, What happens in Ezraish..., the one spell you need, 2-for-2 Sams, and an email.Referenced episodesEnchanters, the Order of the Vivid Precipice: ep. 30Somnus, contour plane of cosmic slumber: ep. 62The Bellum Obscura, macrowar for the fabric of fates: ep. 67Other ReferencesMap of Everast, Ten’atlo’hi (https://bit.ly/2GnFipE)———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, 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? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Sep 3, 2019 • 1h 13min
S1.67 - Vainglory or Abandonment?
Inspiring us this week Carter comes with an idea to spice things up: A SUPER WAR!!! That always goes well.Talking points: Finding a Jim for my Pam, Baking Biscotti, No Man's Time, Mordenkainen's Mistaken Malaprop, Sam Esmail (first try!), not that Mr. Robot(o), a mortal pantheon, the Only Original Race, humans are special, and the circlejerk.Referenced episodesThe Ashcurse, the cataclysm that broke the world : ep. 1Roarark, apex-city of the philosopher queen: ep. 8The Shattered Years, an eon of war: ep. 24Strife-spire, the cause of millenia of conflict: ep. 25The Nine, defenders of the Nineflow: ep. 37Age Spells, the magic of generations: ep. 39Etymology, Mutes, and the enslavement of masses: ep. 57———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, 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? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Aug 27, 2019 • 29min
S1.66 - This is Just the Beginning (Lorekeepers Jr.)
It's a lil' one but a good one: we explore all the worlds we'd like to explore within our own!Referenced episodesSeasilver, lunar iron and the fourth moon of Sudar: ep. 56———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, 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? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Aug 20, 2019 • 1h 8min
S1.65 - Coronation of Darkness
There's a linkage of lands, down deep in the world, near its dying heart... and this week it's our spotlight conversation piece!Talking points: Instant pots/bathrobes/other purchases, ~~~mmmaagma~~~, 50,000 shades of gender, magic lifelines, molten Ashglaze, umbersteel, calendars for all sorts, a dallying of calendars, guerrilla mushrooms, and floating dwarven dream citadels.Referenced episodesThe Ashcurse, the cataclysm that broke the world : ep. 1the Avireal, the dream-legends of elves: ep. 15Darkvision, the gazes of beneath: ep. 51Mystics, practitioners of the skyreaching focus: ep. 60Somnus, contour plane of cosmic slumber: ep. 62Other ReferencesVeins of the Earth (http://bit.ly/2Pkimin)———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, 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? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Aug 13, 2019 • 54min
S1.64 - A Reason to Live
Returning to the god-mill we explore the machinations of elementals, their Precambrian-esque nature, and the bizarre complexities of... ab-life? Come get confused with us!Talking points: Carter’s Cheers spirit animal and Zeus-Frasier, Ringo’s big branding mistake, whether ants are a city, alien ancient earth, genasi meditation, Carter: fish judge, heroic eels, and #AlitaBattleAngelReferenced episodesPrimordium, the crucible of form: ep. 19Age spells, the magic of generations: ep. 39———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, 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? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Aug 6, 2019 • 1h 13min
S1.63 - Howl of Solitude
To the joy of...well at least someone, we dive into Halûmian lore to discover what we can about lycanthropy: where did it come from? How does it happen? And is it confusing for a werewolf to look up to three moons?Talking points: cat pee is your best option, Hulk is not chaotic evil, earth spirit = internet, Cain the werewolf, not wherewolves: WHYwolves, super-rabies, and were-coons.Referenced episodesHalflings, wanderers towards the distant Veldt: ep. 45Yahdïel, current-giver of the unprismed Nine: ep. 55Seasilver, lunar iron and the fourth moon of Sudar: ep. 56———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, 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? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Jul 30, 2019 • 1h 14min
S1.62 - Arriving at the Ego
Returning to the macro-scales of planar reality, this week we explore the Contour realm of dreams: Somnus.Talking points: Debt-free is the new bride-to-be, Carter's Mary Sue, Vancian magic, Monsters, Inc in a jungle, dream doublethink, elven meringue, Monet's XKCD era, Transfusia, and continent dreams.Referenced episodesThe Avireal, the dream-legends of elves: ep. 15Wild magic, defiance of dreams: ep. 46House Banners, fabric of angelic destinies: ep. 48Shem, god-template of the corporeal vessel: ep. 58Mystics, practitioner of the unbreathable mind-heights: ep. 60Other ReferencesVancian Magic (http://bit.ly/2ykDrOc)———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, 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? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Jul 23, 2019 • 1h 21min
S1.61 - Prelude to Ruination
Carter starts us off with a tasty idea: what happened to Durmen-Lac? What caused the ruin of the stacked cities? How do dwarves and elves fare when living so close together?Talking points: both sides of the mic, State of the Pod TBD, a cubed beef pool, Mr. McDuck's dark desires, dwarven socialism, killer robot constructs, dirty (atomic) magic, Durlack: an incredible Billy Mayes product, and too many bananas.Referenced episodesAlloy dwarves, a people insulated: ep. 38Yahdiel, current-giver of the unprismed Nine: ep. 55Other ReferencesWorld Anvil: Map of Everast (https://bit.ly/2GnFipE)Lion's Den, Game Master 5th Ed. (https://apple.co/2SvG4pE). Also check out their app for characters, Fight Club (https://apple.co/2xXFnvU)!———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, 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? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers