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
242 episodes
Ser2.9 - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (For Now!)
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! Th...
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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1:48:37
Ser2.8 - Monstruwacans (Lorekeepers Jr.)
Animals, monsters, beasts, whatever you call them, monsters hunt them. The resourceful use them for something, but what? ——— Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail:
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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30:27
Ser2.7 - Tolkien, that Good Bud (Lorekeepers Jr.)
What kinds of things are plants used for in Halûme? ——— Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail: lorekeeperspodcast@gmail.com
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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26:25
Ser2.6 - View through the Pinhole
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. ——— Website:
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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1:39:55
Ser2.5 - Heart of Alloy
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! ——— Website: <...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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1:51:28
Ser2.4 - The Cure's what Ails You
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? ——— Website: thelorekeepers.comEmail...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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50:43
Ser2.3 - The Investitured and the Bees
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? ——— Website:
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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2:41:25
Ser2.2 - Franchise Flea Market
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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Season 5
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Episode 12
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1:36:27
Ser2.1 - Atomic Failsons
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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Season 5
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Episode 11
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1:26:35
Ser2.0 - Form's Function
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 f...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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1:31:11
Ser1.8 - Heavens and Earth
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. ——— Website: thelorekeepers...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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49:15
Ser1.7 - the Regent Behind the Curtain
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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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:00:05
Ser1.6 - BIG9 (S5.07)
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? Thei...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:58:54
Ser1.5 - Can't get no Transfiguration (S5.6)
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 carrie...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:43:52
Ser1.4 - Slow Fractures (S5.5)
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? ——— Website:
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:47:55
Ser1.3 - Desperado's Sacrifice (S5.4)
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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Season 5
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Episode 4
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57:34
Ser1.2 - Strange Encounters of the 1st-4th Kind (S5.3)
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?&nb...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:02:24
Ser1.1 - Wanna Know How I Got These Scars? (S5.2)
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 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:03:45
S5.1 - Decisions, Decisions
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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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:30:06
Ep. 5.0 - A Look Ahead
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. ——— Website: <...
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Season 5
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Episode 0
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1:23:55
S4.39 - Follow the Trail of Soulcrumbs
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!Also if you were curious, yes our twitte...
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Season 4
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Episode 39
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1:18:39
S4.38 - Fly Me to the Moon
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. Also, geodesic moon cities for ghosts. ———Curious about ...
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Season 4
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Episode 38
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1:11:41
S4.37 - The Thousand-Year Amble
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... Well, I won't say it wasn't a good conversation! W...
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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1:20:45
S4.36 - Speak No Evil (Mute Miniseries wrap-up)
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 ...
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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1:15:04