Lorekeepers - A Worldbuilding Podcast

Where's the episode this week? Check out ep. 1! It may be different than you remember...———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World". We regularly add new articles! Questions or ideas? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

The Riven, creatures of a soulless make, were not always such. Legends tell, long ago, of a pact made with the residents of the deepest hells. But can such legends be trusted?Talking points: Saggy wet rice bags, breaking bad (intro records), clay souls, Ep. 432 - Firbolgs, diabolical scientists, gross gross green fire, amputated priesthood, bloodless laws, calf-hilts, BDSM-positivity, and the feels.Referenced EpisodesOberiska, spire of salvation: ep. 3the Avireal, the dream-legends of elves: ep. 15Age 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". We regularly add new articles! Questions or ideas? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Returning to a previously considered topic, this week we consider the spells woven by the loom of reality. What happens when the casting circle is the size of an entire city? A country?Talking points: wetland appreciation, foot-stabbing segues, co-ed thesis magicians, hungry artifacts, symphonic BLARPs, piggy souls, erudite elementals, philosophical nonsense, the new 9-5 soul-sucking job, Diglett-Pooh's best friend, and broombasReferenced EpisodesRoarark, city-state of excellence: ep. 8 & 9Magician's guilds, the craftsfolk of the Nineflow: ep. 12Primordium, the plane of anima: ep. 19Enchanters, the guild of seduction: ep. 30The Nine, protectors of the Nineflow: ep. 37———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World". We regularly add new articles! Questions or ideas? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Long ago the Do'Sumai tended to the heart of the world, deep beneath the surface. Now they are a scattered people, forming the dwarves, gnomes and halflings.You'd think that we would've thought about the implications of that before now, huh? Well, hey better late than never!Talking points: No doxxing plz, irongeneers, nominative shenanigans, survival by strictness, creepy souless dwarves, metal as hell, extreme crime punishing, sneaky goldskins, and Colossus the architect.Referenced Episodeslibrary tattoos and early hieromancy: ep. 6the enchanter enclave: ep. 30the early elves, birth of the vampiric nations: ep. 31———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World". We regularly add new articles! Questions or ideas? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Carter steps up to the table this week to serve a heaping helping of paladin. Join us as we discuss the Nine, our very own divine force of totally-not-ripping-off-the-Avengers!Talking points: 23rd minute clues, stipends, mediocre launch titles, Agent Cody Banks: Kingsman Reborn, Noblesse v. Mr. Robot, broody angel-chaining, delayed failure, less-than-ideal sword sheaths, and wondering whether the band will ever get back together.Referenced EpisodesAevum Quartus, the Shattered Years: ep. 24Strife-spire, the cause of millenia of conflict: ep. 25Tiirs, the Mute of terror: ep. 36———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World". We regularly add new articles! Questions or ideas? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

There are things that lurk in the bones of reality, underpinning us all. And their lord is fear incarnate.Talking points: The final(s) stretch, 1337 Yoga, Respecting the roll, hell vacations, bloodthirsty bureaucrats, failure to deliver your package to howling caverns, demonic food pyramids, hellish chess confusion, divine college screwed & remixed, six buildings per tenant, and poking beholders back in their be-holes.Referenced EpisodesGade, the first demigod: ep. 28Spans, the primal entrapment: ep. 34———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World". We regularly add new articles! Questions or ideas? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

If you ever wondered about the MacGuffins of the Halûmian cosmos, look no further than every child's favorite fairy-tale filler: Erebor Seeds!Talking points: Percy of Whiteface, Laryngitis and essays, crystal castes, chameleon magic, nobody expects the Halûmian Inquisition(!), Carter's Very Loud Leg Rubbing, tri-racial binds, gem shaming,Referenced EpisodesThe Ashcurse, the cataclysm that broke the world : ep. 1Oberiska, city of gnomes and angels: ep. 3Spellbooks, or writing with dust: ep. 6Roarark, the land of desires: ep. 8, 9Vampires, the soul-shattered: ep. 31———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World". We regularly add new articles! Questions or ideas? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

We launch 2019 with an absolute banger, a veritable cornucopia of ideas. Welcome to the realms of Spans.Talking points: Fake Christmas, orphanage burning, a cubit for giants, mountains forever, non-linear spacetime, the king is afraid of trees, the roads like currents, professional doubt, bermuda's hexagon, risky fire thieves, and deer gut alchemy.Referenced EpisodesPrimordium, the crucible of form : ep 19———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World". We regularly add new articles! Questions or ideas? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

It's here! It's finally here! Which is to say our first officially holiday-themed episode. Welcome to Bremann, the festival of lights!Talking points: Halloween fascists, gnome astronomy, moon-fusion, Hadrian's wall, visible nice lists, the devil rules the future, Frank's first (official) ramble, tree nuts and egg holsters, and month stuffing.Referenced EpisodesGade, the first demigod: ep 28———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World". We regularly add new articles! Questions or ideas? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers

Returning to our favorite roll table-y goodness, Carter picks a random country, and we decide on its capitol city! Tune in for all that urban goodness.Talking points: bloody burning tree-mas, fajitas, bad bad meteorology, sea lungs, current labyrinths, bathing techniques cont., angel pranks, kraken-dad, tide hand-waving, and sleeping giants.Referenced EpisodesRoarark, secret country of meritocracy: eps. 8 & 9Yamdallah, mecca of the dragonborn: ep. 16En'golin, the First mecca of the distant Maker: ep. 20———Want to learn more about Halûme? Explore the world here, or by visiting our homepage at thelorekeepers.com and clicking on "Visit World". We regularly add new articles! Questions or ideas? Email us at lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.comWebsite: thelorekeepers.comTwitter: @thelorekeepers