Lorekeepers - A Worldbuilding Podcast

Lorekeepers - A Worldbuilding Podcast

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.

Episodes

July 4, 2023 108 mins

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.

And that's a wrap! Thank you all so much for listening to our creative worldbuilding endeavor. It's been a powerful experience to share this, week in and out with all of you. And while there's no...

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Animals, monsters, beasts, whatever you call them, monsters hunt them. The resourceful use them for something, but what?

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
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What kinds of things are plants used for in Halûme?

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
"Land of Heroes" theme by Josh Silker. 

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June 14, 2023 99 mins

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.

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
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May 31, 2023 111 mins

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.

Enjoy!

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
"Land of Heroes" theme by Josh Silker.

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May 23, 2023 50 mins

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?

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
"Land of Heroes" theme by Josh Silker.


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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?

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
"Land of Heroes" theme by Josh Silker.

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May 9, 2023 96 mins

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

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
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May 4, 2023 86 mins

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.

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade

April 19, 2023 91 mins

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.

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
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April 11, 2023 49 mins

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.

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
"Land of Heroes" theme by Josh Silker.

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March 29, 2023 60 mins

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.

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
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March 16, 2023 118 mins

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?

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Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
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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...

The Free Elves and the Provident: S4.37

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February 23, 2023 107 mins

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?

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
"Land of Heroes" theme by Josh Silker.

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February 21, 2023 57 mins

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.

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
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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?

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
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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).

To keep things fresh, we sprinkle in a tad of structure and end the episode with a clear idea of what episodes we're likely doing for this series.

Enjoy!

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January 18, 2023 90 mins

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?

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January 10, 2023 83 mins

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.

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Website: thelorekeepers.com
Email: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @thelorekeepers

Lorekeepers art by Sam Wade.
Instagram: @bysamwade
"Land of Heroes" theme by Josh Silker.

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