Explore every episode of the podcast Lorekeepers - A Worldbuilding Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ser2.9 - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (For Now!) | 04 Jul 2023 | 01:48:37 | |
As we wrap up the series, we ask the question: was it any good? We think... perhaps? In the final episode before an undetermined hiatus, the Lorekeepers review their second series, drawing all the elements together. | |||
| Ser2.8 - Monstruwacans (Lorekeepers Jr.) | 27 Jun 2023 | 00:30:27 | |
Animals, monsters, beasts, whatever you call them, monsters hunt them. The resourceful use them for something, but what? | |||
| Ser2.7 - Tolkien, that Good Bud (Lorekeepers Jr.) | 20 Jun 2023 | 00:26:25 | |
What kinds of things are plants used for in Halûme? | |||
| Ser2.6 - View through the Pinhole | 14 Jun 2023 | 01:39:55 | |
Halûmians tend to shape reality as much as it shapes them. When they stop to ask where it all comes from and what are the smallest building blocks of existence, what do they find? This week we investigate that. | |||
| Ser2.5 - Heart of Alloy | 31 May 2023 | 01:51:28 | |
This week we explore the world of (non-)magical alloy, and examine mithril in particular. Is it an alloy, or a process? Well, the answer is kindof both. | |||
| Ser2.4 - The Cure's what Ails You | 23 May 2023 | 00:50:43 | |
We come around again to the subject of Ashglaze. We have a rough idea of what it is and where, but how does it get used, and by whom? | |||
| Ser2.3 - The Investitured and the Bees | 16 May 2023 | 02:41:25 | |
This week we ask a simple question with complicated implications: if it can be made into a material all by itself, what is magic, exactly? Can it exist on its own? If so, what's that like? | |||
| Ser2.2 - Franchise Flea Market | 09 May 2023 | 01:36:27 | |
It's less formal this week, we just jump right in and start stripping ideas from other worlds. This week we explore elements and materials which others have come up with, and how we might use their ideas to inspire our own | |||
| Ser2.1 - Atomic Failsons | 04 May 2023 | 01:26:35 | |
There are many materials we've discussed before, but we've never talked about them in relation to each other. This episode we re-examine the materials we've already formed and examine how they may interact or be otherwise modified. | |||
| Ser2.0 - Form's Function | 19 Apr 2023 | 01:31:11 | |
A new series, a new fixation. We've set our sights on the curious and strange materials which can show up in fantasy. What do we see in Halûme specifically? This week we lay out the parameters of the new series and prepare for a dive into the function of form. | |||
| Ser1.8 - Heavens and Earth | 11 Apr 2023 | 00:49:15 | |
We round up the Scars of Divinity series by pulling all the episodes together (and seasoning some new ideas in there) before deciding where we'll go next. | |||
| Ser1.7 - the Regent Behind the Curtain | 29 Mar 2023 | 01:00:05 | |
As we wind the Scars of Divinity series down, we turn our eyes towards the theocracies which arise when the gods retreat from the material world. Among all the scars, these are perhaps the deepest and most affecting. | |||
| Ser1.6 - BIG9 (S5.07) | 16 Mar 2023 | 01:58:54 | |
In the long history of Sudar, there is perhaps no more overt example of the presence of gods than the Okraiot Shaval, the realms of the leyline spires and the seats of power for the Regents. What kind of impact did this have on the people? Their view of gods and royalty? | |||
| Ser1.5 - Can't get no Transfiguration (S5.6) | 07 Mar 2023 | 01:43:52 | |
What does it mean for mortals to ascend to godhood? Just how close do they get to the divine, and what do they do with that power? There's no question that the path to divinity is sought after, and the fallout that people would encounter carries heavy implications for cultural faith... | |||
| Ser1.4 - Slow Fractures (S5.5) | 23 Feb 2023 | 01:47:55 | |
Long have we spoken of Osteos as the origin of slowly deteroriating foundations of reality. But how is Tiirs pushing this? What is he doing exactly, and how does it affect the rest of Halûme? | |||
| Ser1.3 - Desperado's Sacrifice (S5.4) | 21 Feb 2023 | 00:57:34 | |
In the long aevum of Halûme's history the conflict between the Etherium and the Absentium has taken many forms. It may be called a "war", but it is considered such only if one takes every use of the word into account. | |||
| Ser1.2 - Strange Encounters of the 1st-4th Kind (S5.3) | 31 Jan 2023 | 01:02:24 | |
In our second installment of the new series, we imagine a situation where people are grateful that a Dawn arrives to destroy their city. What happens? Why would people be grateful? And why did the Dawn come around in the first place? | |||
| Ser1.1 - Wanna Know How I Got These Scars? (S5.2) | 24 Jan 2023 | 01:03:45 | |
New year, new look. In our first series of season 5, we kick things off by taking a good, long, zoomed-out look at the damage the gods can bring (but not just damage). | |||
| S5.1 - Decisions, Decisions | 18 Jan 2023 | 01:30:06 | |
As we prepare for a year of series (a s-year-ies , one might say) we reflect on ideas new and old and decide on what our first subject will be. It's an episode chock full of different ideas! Which one will make the cut? | |||
| Ep. 5.0 - A Look Ahead | 10 Jan 2023 | 01:23:55 | |
A new year, a new season. This week we depart a bit from our typical structure and zoom out, examining how we've got here, what we'd like to change, and what we've loved. | |||
| S4.39 - Follow the Trail of Soulcrumbs | 20 Dec 2022 | 01:18:39 | |
This week we return to the moon-sisters and the afterlife from the perspective of ghosts. There's a lot thrown in here about quantum field theory, but it actually helps everything make more sense! | |||
| S4.38 - Fly Me to the Moon | 13 Dec 2022 | 01:11:41 | |
The moon-sisters are back as we attempt to untangle the oddities of strange designs. This week we examine some of the more esoteric parts of the afterlife. | |||
| S4.37 - The Thousand-Year Amble | 29 Nov 2022 | 01:20:45 | |
When is an amble not an amble? When going through the "just 10 minutes" of lore backgrounding becomes the entire episode. It's been quite a while since the last one of these! And yet... | |||
| S4.36 - Speak No Evil (Mute Miniseries wrap-up) | 22 Nov 2022 | 01:15:04 | |
And that's a wrap(-up)! We've concluded our exploration into the Mutes of the Absentium for now, and take a look over our work. What conclusions can we make? How do they interact with each other? What does this tell us about the Absentium, and their relationships? | |||
| Ep. 4.35 - Destroying Light (Mute Miniseries 5) | 15 Nov 2022 | 02:11:45 | |
We round out the Mutes this episode by investigating Para'ti and his brilliant and terrible power. | |||
| S4.34 - Loaded Dice with a Losing Hand (Mute Miniseries 4) | 08 Nov 2022 | 01:10:58 | |
Thank you so much for your patience! It has been a little bit, but we're back in the saddle with some fantastic worldbuilding coming your way in the next weeks. Before that though, we examine the most desperate figure in the realm of divinity: Khüşmoud [previously, Umbirok] | |||
| S4.33 - Strangled by Heartstrings (Mute Miniseries 3) | 05 Oct 2022 | 01:43:37 | |
We continue the miniseries this week by examining Gogra, The Divine Child. Isn't it awful that such a joyful and sympathetic figure would be trapped in the Absentium, doomed to forever attempt to redeem the others? | |||
| S4.32 - ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!??!!! (Mute Miniseries 2) | 27 Sep 2022 | 01:20:31 | |
This week is all about Carnus, champion Mute of Khyzghor. A bloody, mighty, powerful monster of a figure, ready to face any otherworldy challenger which would dare step into his realm. | |||
| S4.31 - Caught in the Throat (Mute Miniseries 1) | 20 Sep 2022 | 01:46:04 | |
"What do we see? A demon, a noxious, unnatural creature. It eats natural patterns, creates its own patterns like a thief in the night. We cannot understand the universe until we understand this evil. A victim has been found, beaten and bloodied." | |||
| S4.30 - Garbage Piles & Cubist Styles (Lorekeepers Jr.) | 13 Sep 2022 | 00:41:24 | |
If Illuvium and Orconis are chaos as growth and chaos as destruction, does that mean there might be realms of law as growth and destruction? | |||
| S4.29 - No Time to Explain! (Lorekeepers Jr.) | 09 Aug 2022 | 00:56:17 | |
How do the gods experience time? Can they predict the future? | |||
| S4.28 - Cosmos of the Half-Cursed | 26 Jul 2022 | 01:57:26 | |
We're considering taking a detour into the Absentium, fleshing out the Mutes and resolving some questions around them (while creating many more). But before we do that, there's plenty of questions about the Absentium itself that deserve to be answered! | |||
| S4.27 - the Decaying Shadow | 19 Jul 2022 | 01:26:59 | |
It's been a while since we chatted about Orconis or the Architect. Why not dip back into that? This week we examine the Shadow of Halûme. | |||
| S4.26 - Separation of Pantheon & Kingdom | 13 Jul 2022 | 01:50:52 | |
This one is a bit of a doozy! This week, we explore the Pax-Demiurge, the most important treaty ever signed, ushering in a new Aevum. | |||
| S4.25 - Vote for Stormogg Stumpf****r | 28 Jun 2022 | 00:59:02 | |
This week we look closely at the timeline of Aevum Tertius, and examine what exactly happened then. What was it like for those who lived? How did the conflicts between the demigods and gods of the Etherium impact the world? | |||
| S4.24 - Behold Mortals as Trees, Walking | 14 Jun 2022 | 01:26:47 | |
Thanks to another fantastic question from Thurston, we've got to clean up the mess we've made in the past couple episodes regarding "WaILa"s! We do our darnedest to iron out the strange wrinkles of this very strange idea, and Carter does his best to keep us both on track. | |||
| S4.23 - You Wouldn't Download Godhood, Would You? | 31 May 2022 | 01:30:36 | |
How do you prevent mortals from achieving godhood? Not by fighting, but by offering a deal. This week, we explore the world of the demi-divine, the stiched fabric between the mortal and immortal. What are demigods, exactly? Why do they exist? What roles might they play? What happens to the mortal who ascends? And does anything ever travel... the opposite direction? | |||
| S4.22 - Heaven is Taken by Violence | 24 May 2022 | 01:16:47 | |
In the Aevums, there is only War. Holy war! This week, we discuss divine conflict, crusades, and the tensions between divinity and mortality. How do the gods handle the insanity of the Whelming? Who are the bloated ascenders? How does the martial pantheon handle its internal civil war during Aevum Quartus? And for the love of all that is good, can the gods read or not??? | |||
| S4.21 - Let's Make a Deal... | 17 May 2022 | 01:40:07 | |
This week the episode is about Oaths, Pacts, Vows and how they differentiate from each other. When are gods involved? What happens when one is taken? How does hieromancy come into play? | |||
| S4.20 - Primordial Soup, Ethereal Loam | 10 May 2022 | 01:32:22 | |
Spirits. What are they and where do they come from? Are gods made of the same stuff as mortals? How does this relate to Wailas? | |||
| S4.19 - What Am I Looking At? | 03 May 2022 | 01:23:28 | |
In a foolhardy attempt, we address queries about the Tongue of Creation and the Language of the Dead. What exactly are they, and how do they correlate to the gods? | |||
| S4.18 - Mountain Momma | 26 Apr 2022 | 01:46:42 | |
Time for another godmill! This week, we roll on the table and learn much more about the divine Dwarven family than we ever knew. | |||
| S4.17 - Divine Materialism | 19 Apr 2022 | 02:58:20 | |
In this one it's all about the elementals, baby! We discuss the First, Second, and Third Elementus and their differences, and how they may all allow for the plane of Primordium to interact. | |||
| S4.16 - The Manor on the Rock | 12 Apr 2022 | 01:40:39 | |
This week it's all about Death. Beyond the Animus, untouchable by magic. What is Death, who is Death? WHEN is Death? | |||
| S4.15 - #Blessed | 06 Apr 2022 | 02:07:30 | |
It's been a come & go release cycle, but don't worry, we're not going anywhere! After all, how could we when there's so many things to discuss? This week we explore consecration, desecration, and what happens when you pee on the pulpit. | |||
| S4.14 - From Dust to Dust | 22 Mar 2022 | 00:47:53 | |
It's time for another godmill, and this week we are joined by a strange and devious fellow: Sable, god of misfortune. | |||
| S4.13 - The Second Ascension | 15 Mar 2022 | 01:12:04 | |
We've mentioned it, we've considered it, and now it's gotten its whole own episode: Second Ascension. That's right, we're talking about Enshrinement! | |||
| S4.12 - War Wider than Valor and without Judgement | 01 Mar 2022 | 01:22:01 | |
Not all gods are made to be worshipped (or esteemed, as the case may be). This week, Carter leads the discussion on Ort'eln, the goddess of war, and why there are only a strange few who elevate her. To the rest, she's a bad penny. | |||
| S4.11 - All Eyes on the Stage | 23 Feb 2022 | 01:42:43 | |
Enough with the crazy physics and insane scope. Let's return to the more traditional focus. This week we examine the gods of good ol' Everast, exploring their behavior and how people relate to them. | |||
| S4.10 - Questions from the Congregation | 08 Feb 2022 | 01:37:33 | |
Somehow, this week we return to the (relatively) more grounded worldbuilding that we're used to, and it's all thanks to some mail-in questions! How much does the average Halûmian know? With the gods a foregone conclusion, what do the religious debate? And if the world is defined by people's belief, how far can that go? | |||