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And now I'm just kinda sad?   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYkeUXcupke-pp_wRTbXmE9L0mCOYudrL-5oh6gMWF6brDKA/viewform?usp=sf_link And if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/worldbuildwithus Chat with us on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/SRFhWV3Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@worldbuildwithusEmail us your...
Published 11/01/24
Published 11/01/24
It's that time of year again folks! Time to sip some warm cider, wrap yourself in a cozy blanket, and fight your hormonal rage-demon of a best friend. That's right it's time for the spooky jam! This year we've got new twists, new horrors, and some fun new scenarios all around. Come give it a listen!   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt!...
Published 10/17/24
I'm sorry Courtney...   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYkeUXcupke-pp_wRTbXmE9L0mCOYudrL-5oh6gMWF6brDKA/viewform?usp=sf_link And if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/worldbuildwithus Chat with us on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/SRFhWV3Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@worldbuildwithusEmail us your...
Published 10/03/24
On this week's episode a prompt from Patron Ewan has us exploring a Bronze age world filled with magic and pregnancy but devoid of women. Come listen as we navigate the river Styx together!   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYkeUXcupke-pp_wRTbXmE9L0mCOYudrL-5oh6gMWF6brDKA/viewform?usp=sf_link And if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on...
Published 09/20/24
You're not ready for Daniel's monologue... Unless you watched the preview already, I mean.  And: do you have opinions about Worldbuild With Us? We'd love to hear them in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/r4H644UZACyp8mW6A   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYkeUXcupke-pp_wRTbXmE9L0mCOYudrL-5oh6gMWF6brDKA/viewform?usp=sf_link And if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on...
Published 09/05/24
This week has us all going on a pleasure cruise thanks to long time patron Kaiser! The only problem is that hell is comin' with us. Listen in for boneless flesh beasts, Christian sex cults, and Sinfluencers! And: do you have opinions about Worldbuild With Us? We'd love to hear them in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/r4H644UZACyp8mW6A   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding...
Published 08/22/24
That's right, it's been five whole years of worldbuilding here at WBWU and this year we're taking it a bit easy with a good ol' fashioned jam session. Thank you all so much for your support, your prompts, and your patronage! Here's to five more years!    And: do you have opinions about Worldbuild With Us? We'd love to hear them in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/r4H644UZACyp8mW6A   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt!...
Published 08/09/24
Grab your flying parakeet and ready yourself for some enlightenment under the shade of an oddly throbbing tree on this week's episode! We're finishing out a prompt from long term Patron DiploRaptor where we introduce Monster Hunters, Elden Ring inspired "good guys" and some good old fashioned Luddites to the continent of the giant's corpse.    And: do you have opinions about Worldbuild With Us? We'd love to hear them in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/r4H644UZACyp8mW6A   Do you have a...
Published 07/26/24
Break out the spreadsheets for some spread cheeks in this week's episode as we explore the giant anatomy of a continent sized giant. Things devolve quickly but we ultimately pull out an extremely fun and hair raising setting from Patron Diplo Raptor's prompt as Jonnie Law joins us this week as special guest host.    And: do you have opinions about Worldbuild With Us? We'd love to hear them in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/r4H644UZACyp8mW6A   Do you have a setting you'd like us to...
Published 07/11/24
This week we discover just how much Daniel hates contemporary art as we continue our prompt from long-time patron Gluax. Cute animals, librarians, pro-wrestling, and yes, even the anime club, are all hot topics for this week's discussion.   And: do you have opinions about Worldbuild With Us? We'd love to hear them in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/r4H644UZACyp8mW6A   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt! https://forms.gle/F4SNMH3k7ea5fr1F8And...
Published 06/27/24
Get ready for a raucous discussion about pretentious art in this week's episode! Inspired by our beloved long-time patron Gluax, we delve into a school full of magical art, dreams, and maybe a bit of romance too. Listen to hear about our collective experiences with grad school and learn if your degree was worth it!    And: do you have opinions about Worldbuild With Us? We'd love to hear them in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/r4H644UZACyp8mW6A   Do you have a setting you'd like us to...
Published 06/14/24
This week's episode has us finishing up our time in our Patron Commissar Whiskers's world where words literally create magic. This time we're talking Mensis Covens, robots given birth through intent, and a secret group of monks seeking... Well you'll just have to listen to find out!   And: do you have opinions about Worldbuild With Us? We'd love to hear them in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/r4H644UZACyp8mW6A   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding...
Published 05/31/24
On this week's episode, long-time Patron Commissar Whiskers gives us a magic-system prompt for us to chew on. In a world where the written word crackles with arcane power a bunch of nerds sit around and gush over flowery prose and the function of language. It's cooler than it sounds I swear! There's even an Iron Chef joke!   And: do you have opinions about Worldbuild With Us? We'd love to hear them in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/r4H644UZACyp8mW6A   Do you have a setting you'd like...
Published 05/17/24
This week, a first-time listener prompt has us building the mystery of a massive tower where worlds converge. Climbers from those other realms seek the top of it, but it's not just a simple hike: the fate of the universe is at stake, blocked by countless trials of identity and belief.   And: do you have opinions about Worldbuild With Us? We'd love to hear them in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/r4H644UZACyp8mW6A   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding...
Published 05/03/24
In this episode, we're breaking out a newly-expanded genre list for two randomized worldbuilding jams! Suit up for some soft sci-fi plane-hopping, or perhaps joining up with dragonriders is more to your liking? Remember to spay and neuter your dragons and other pets, folks!And: do you have opinions about Worldbuild With Us? We'd love to hear them in our listener survey: https://forms.gle/r4H644UZACyp8mW6A - As noted in this episode's intro, there are some big changes coming to the podcast, so...
Published 04/19/24
Witness as the planes rend themselves apart and converge on the material plane. What will happen when Chaos suddenly has to play by the rules? How will planar entities adapt to their new surroundings? Find out on this week's episode!   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt! https://forms.gle/F4SNMH3k7ea5fr1F8And if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/worldbuildwithus Chat with us on our Discord...
Published 04/12/24
Adamantium? Unobtanium? Pfft, whatever, we've got SPACE BRASS! Tune in for a listener prompt about a massive space station that travels around gathering tribute from planets! We try to figure out just what exactly that tribute is as we explore the station's origins, the nature of its mysterious pharaoh, what a thousand years of built-up anger does to a guy, and how to *not* have this be a clone of Stargate.   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt!...
Published 03/29/24
This week, we're jamming out with guest Jonnie Law to create two brand new mini settings on the spot! Our interpretations of random dice rolls take us in very different directions, featuring Lovecraftian horror, Neanderthal thots, dragon movies, social media, old man rants, and so much more, for better or worse. Editor's Note: Courtney's recently-adopted cat has been named Bear. Crisis averted.   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt!...
Published 03/21/24
Symphony of the earth, blood of the ocean...In this episode, we wrap up this sentient planet and its musical inhabitants by reconciling with unreliability and venturing through air, land, and sea. There are totally no dwarves in this setting, totally. But if there were dwarves, how would they feel when they realize the true nature of that Big Dumb Object that came from the sky?   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt!...
Published 03/14/24
This week, patron Sundji invites us to explore a mystical, musical world where the planet itself is sentient and its indigenous tribes use acoustic magic! Listen in to hear how social structures and relationships work, what rituals take place when groups communicate, what a Big Dumb Object might have in store for this realm...and how the planet feels about all of this noise.   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt!...
Published 03/07/24
In the second part of this shadowy setting, we embrace the darkness and introduce factions and entities that don't always get along. Join us as we discover truth and myth, with healthy servings of spiritual cleansing, Taoism, and divine churros!   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt! https://forms.gle/F4SNMH3k7ea5fr1F8And if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/worldbuildwithus Chat with us on...
Published 02/29/24
This week, we're joined by guest Jonnie Law for the first part of a prompt from patron James: with their sun on the verge of a supernova, the population of a world flees onto the plane of shadows, which is supposed to be a reflection of the material plane. But how accurate is this reflection after all? How did this mirrored universe form in the first place? What kind of movies do they have at Shadow Blockbuster? Why is Klaus Nomi here?!     Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send...
Published 02/22/24
The wheel of fate is turning...At long last, we return to listener prompts with a soul-focused setting from a first-time submitter! Tune in as we infuse this world with theosophy, spirit photography, conspiracy, and the pursuit of perfection. Don't mess with destiny, folks.   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt! https://forms.gle/F4SNMH3k7ea5fr1F8And if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon!...
Published 02/15/24
This week, we're joined by magic engineer and body horror aficionado Clark Rowenson for our first worldbuilding jam episode of the year! Random dice rolls direct us into genres like urban fantasy and cyberpunk, and we even break out the Monster Mash list for a little help along the way. Tune in for these three mini settings and their tales of control, vengeance, and consequence!   Do you have a setting you'd like us to build? Send us your worldbuilding prompt!...
Published 02/08/24