World Forge
124 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsWorld Forge is a comedy story-telling podcast for creators and world builders, each episode your hosts Sam and Piper use random prompts to create a hero, a villain, a monster, or who knows what else! We hope our antics inspire you to create and expand your own stories and worlds!
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Did we inspire you to create something? Send us an email at [email protected] and tell us about it! We love fan art, fan fiction, and fan mail! If we really like it maybe we'll give you a shout out!
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Episodes
Mystic Artifacts - The Dreidel of Destiny with my Brother!
November 11, 2019 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBHello listeners, and welcome back to another episode of World Forge! This week we are joined by my one and only sweet baby brother, Tommy! No links for him since he barely exists on the internet, but if you want me to pass him a note after class I'm happy to do that for you! This week I'm sick so we have a slightly shorter episode, but we still have a ton of fun talking about the kinds of magical artifacts that can drive a story forward. The Holy Grail, the Sword of Green Destiny, The One Ri...
Mystic Artifacts - The Dreidel of Destiny
November 11, 2019 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBHello listeners, and welcome back to another episode of World Forge! This week we are joined by my one and only sweet baby brother, Tommy! No links for him since he barely exists on the internet, but if you want me to pass him a note after class I'm happy to do that for you! This week I'm sick so we have a slightly shorter episode, but we still have a ton of fun talking about the kinds of magical artifacts that can drive a story forward. The Holy Grail, the Sword of Green Destiny, The One R...
Divine Warriors, Servants, and Acolytes - A Trip to Burning (Bush) Man
November 04, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBThis week we take some time to cleanse ourselves of our month of Halloween ghouls and ghosts and unsavory shenanigans by trying to get holy. We're talking about Paladins, Clerics, and Priests, and the kind of crap those folk get up to. Mostly we come up with divine multi level marketing schemes, but that's not all! We also talk about how to score VIP tickets to religious music festivals. You can take our word that this episode is at least as fun as it sounds... We also used a really grea...
Haunted Houses - The House of 87 Corpses
October 28, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBHello listeners, and welcome back to World Forge! This week we're talking about the most quintessentially Halloween-y of topics: haunted houses! We design a murder house the likes of which you've never seen! In a story spanning nearly 100 years we end the lives of no less than 87 random tourists and townsfolk. How exactly do they meet their fate? You'll have to listen to find out! We really want to thank all of our amazing guests from throughout the month, who have come onto create incr...
Cults! - Walking on Broken Glass with Melinda and Cynthia from Wizards and Wine
October 21, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBWelcome back listeners to another episode of World Forge! This week we're talking about spooky cults and murder clubs! Right at the top here I want to point out something I'm sure you'll all notice right away, we had some weird audio issues this week. Due to issues we've since addressed, my mic wasn't picking up properly, and Piper's mic was coming in a bit hot. It's not the worst but we apologize for the dip in audio quality, the problem was fixed after recording so next week we're back to ...
Vampires! - 4,000 Years of Arthritis with Ben and Joe from We Speak Common
October 14, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBHello there listeners and welcome back to another episode of World Forge! This week we go for round two with some great friends of ours, Ben and Joe from We Speak Common! We also go back for a second helping of spooky Halloween themed creations, this week talking about vampires! Ben does his best to steal all the good vampires for himself, but we punch back with some old favorites and new creations of our own. We talk about what happens when the court jester finds himself in the wrong place ...
Urban Legends and Folktalkes - The Legend of Exacto Man with Tim and Kent from Roll to Play
October 07, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBHello dear listeners and welcome back to World Forge! This week is extra special because we're kicking off our month of Halloween horrors and hijinks, we've picked out some great Halloween themed topics to help you fill your games with seasonally appropriate content, cooked up by the host(s) with the most(s), along with some exciting guests! This week we are joined by Kent Blue and Tim Devine from the Roll to Play Network to talk about Urban Legends and Folktales! We're talking slendermans, ...
Angels and Demons - Angels and Demons™
September 30, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBWelcome to our Dan Brown fan podcast where we talk about our favorite religious intrigue novel turned Tom Hanks film: Angels and Demons. That hurt to type, and is definitely not what this episode is about. We're actually here to talk about literal angels and demons, and we have a good old time doing it! We change up the format a bit this week and intentionally create opposing characters, we thought it was a fun exercise and would love to hear your thoughts on the change up. If you enjoyed...
Pirates! - 3 Seconds to Kill with Zach and Jeff from Rolled Table
September 23, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBThis week on World Forge we're joined by Zach and Jeff from the Rolled Table Podcast to talk about piracy! It's all on the table this time around, our favorite pirates, our favorite fetishes, and other less interesting trivia. It's also probably worth saying this is most definitely our sexiest episode by a wide margin, so just prepare yourself for that, we really just let it all hang out this time around. Our Rec Room recommendation this week is the story of real life badass Grace O'Malley, ...
Aliens! - The Worldbuilders Guide to the Galaxy
September 16, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBThis week on World Forge we jump into the world of science fiction! We're back talking about alien races, and how to ensure that your homebrewed creations are both interesting and unique. We talk about some of our favorite alien races from pop culture, and do our best to try to measure up. We also spent some time in the rec room talking about some great sources of inspiration that we utilize when writing and telling science fiction stories of our own. Our first recommendations were to che...
Writing Buddy Cops and Unlikely Team Ups - Leon the Purrrrrfessional
September 09, 2019 12:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBHello again listeners! Thanks for tuning into another episode of World Forge! This week Piper and I are back in the studio alone for the first time in what seems like forever talking about buddy cop pairings and unusual team ups. Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, Tango and Cash, Arnold Schwarzenegger and a bunch of kindergartners... there are countless examples of weird team ups that turn into unstoppable partners, and we think this week we've created the next dynamic duo. We had a lot of fu...
Creating the Ultimate Monster Hunter - Gnomekillers Anonymous with Josh from Arcane Forge
September 02, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBThis week we invite Josh from Arcane Forge onto the show to talk about the perfect killer of monsters. If you're a fan of Geralt of Rivia, Van Helsing, or Hansel and Gretel, this is the episode for you. We really get into what makes a practically, and dramatically effective monster hunter and believe we've created something that could fit well into any fantasy world you have cooking. We also recommend this week that you check out the Encyclopedia of Things That Never Were, which can be purch...
Writing Impactful Betrayals - The Dueling Weathermen of Los Angeles County with Doug from 8bit Saga
August 26, 2019 12:30 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBThis week on World Forge we talk to Doug from 8bit Saga and The8bitgeek.com about writing interesting betrayals! We change up the format a bit this week to accommodate this topic but we're sure you'll be happy with the results. We end up with a greedy queen betrayed by her closest adviser, two magical dueling weathermen, and an alien/spy love affair! We had a blast with Doug and we definitely recommend you check him out on his podcast 8bit Saga! 8bit Saga is a long running Star Wars actua...
How to Write Hermits, Recluses, and Vagabonds - 50 First TED Talks with James D'Amato from the One Shot Podcast and Campaign
August 19, 2019 12:30 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBIf you're looking for an episode about the music of The Decemberists, the Canadian television show The Littlest Hobo, or my love of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, honestly we spend a lot of time on all that this time around so you'll probably like this one. If you're NOT into all that, well we also talking about how to write about the mysterious stranger who lives at the edge of town. The Old Man from Scene 24, the witches from Macbeth, and the weird dude who gives you your first sword in the...
Superheroes - A Big Bouquet of Fists with Rory Spence from Doghair Presents
August 12, 2019 12:30 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBThis week on World Forge we try our hand at creating a superhero team to rival the Avengers! To do so we had our good friend Rory Spence from Doghair presents on to (try to) keep us from making fools of ourselves, we'll let you be the judges of how well he did. We talk about a man who was bit by a radioactive fiddler crab who also might be the son of the devil, a sequel to the human centipede, and a cool lady made of kicks who hangs out with the ghost of her dad's arm. Give us a listen and...
Witches and Wizards - 13 Going on 90 with Ben and Joe from We Speak Common
August 05, 2019 12:30 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBThis week we are joined by our good friends from We Speak Common to talk about witches and wizards! We really pulled out all the stops this time around, and honestly this is probably one of our favorite episodes we've done so far! We create a wizard that fights against flat earth cultists on the high seas, a 13 year old child that's 99% old woman, a cursed broom thief, and the ultimate feminist icon. Yep. We hope you enjoyed this episode of World Forge, and if you did, we would encourage y...
Magic Systems - Dr. Rowling or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Magic
July 29, 2019 12:30 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBThis week we talk about magic. Sometimes it's great, sometimes it's boring, but why? We split hairs over Harry Potter and The Name of the Wind, and talk about what we think is important in a well rounded magical universe. We also (finally) fix JK Rowlings multi billion dollar wizarding world (you're welcome!) by adding some real stakes to the equation. We hope you enjoyed this episode of World Forge, and if you did, we would encourage you to leave us a review on iTunes! We also would lov...
Fantasy Races - The Birds and the Trees
July 22, 2019 12:30 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBElves, Dwarves, Orcs, Goblins... we've seen it all, YOU'VE seen it all, so this week we wanted talk about what makes an interesting fantasy race, and how to design something new! We also debut a new segment where we recommend other great worldbuilding resources that we think may be helpful to you, this week we highlight another great podcast: We Speak Common! You can find them on twitter at @WeSpeakCommon and anywhere you find your favorite podcasts under the same name. If you enjoyed thi...
Spaceships - One Big Intergalactic Tire Fire with Allan Cecil
July 15, 2019 12:30 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBThis week we are joined by Allan Cecil, who you may know as DwangoAC, aka the keeper of TASBot! Allan joins us after a long and exciting week at Summer Games Done Quick, a charity event which raises money for Doctors Without Borders. If you're interested in learning more about the event check out gamesdonequick.com or find them on twitch at twitch.tv/gamesdonequick. But enough of that, we're here this week to talk about spaceships! We may be a little bit biased but we're pretty happy with...
Robots - Dawn of the Planet of the Pigs with Shannon Adamowski
July 07, 2019 12:30 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThis episode was definitely supposed to be about robots, but mostly we ended up talking about a pig's place in a post-human world. It gets real Animal Farm in here for a minute, but friendlier, and with less capitalism. This episode also features our first ever guest host! You can find Shannon Adamowski on twitter @hazardousfancy! We were really hoping for someone to help keep us in line, but we aren't entirely sure that's what we got. What's important though is that we all had fun! And we t...
Monsters - A Beastly Vision
July 01, 2019 12:30 - 39 minutes - 36 MBThis week we discuss one of the most important features of any story: the monster! Frankenstein, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Nosferatu... all fascinating baddies, but can any of them compete with a very moldy brain? Or a werewolf but... worse? It gets real spooky this time, trust us. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you did, please let us know! You can contact us at [email protected], or on twitter @worldforgepod. We are also available on all major podcast platforms...
Animals: A Food?
June 24, 2019 12:30 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBThis week we're tackling that age old question: is animals a food? In search of answers we take a trip to the edge of the universe, and to the beginning of time. We also talk about an elephant with spider legs, but it's cute? If this episode inspired you to create anything of your own, or helped you get over your writers block, be sure to let us know by reaching out on twitter @worldforgepod, or at [email protected]. We would love to see any kind of fan art, fan fiction, or fan mail y...
Villains - The Ballad of Ricky Strong: Industrial Criminal, Cancer Man
June 17, 2019 12:30 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBWelcome back to World Forge! This week we're building villains! Heroes are great but let's be honest, villains are way more fun, so naturally we had a blast recording this episode! We cover a lot of ground this week digging into industrial espionage, what it's like to be a lonely astronomer, and a terrible man that gives you cancer! As always if our antics inspire you to create anything of your own we would love to see it! Send any fan art, fan fiction, or fan mail to via twitter @worldforge...
Heroes - The Phantom of the Bakery
June 10, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIn the first ever episode of World Forge your hosts Sam and Piper meet a baker with a dark secret, and a sassy journalist who may or may not be part spider. If our antics inspire you to create any fan art, fan fiction, or fan mail, we would love for you to tweet us @worldforgepod, or send us an email at [email protected]. Maybe we'll share it on a future episode! Thanks for listening!