The Lore Foundry

Crafting a villain for a tabletop campaign is no easy task. What details are important? What if I get bogged down in the details? Never fear, sweet listener, for Daron and Greg go through the basic framework for creating a villain, and you can too! Check out the write up here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuSc459-xMdROhtnID5FOvfRlOXwPwG0hntveL88wCo/edit?usp=sharing

You are part of the Wizard Inquisition. You hunt down practitioners of magic that don't follow your arcane laws. Unless, of course, those practitioners are favored by the noble elites who are also your biggest benefactor. Join Daron and Greg as they look into what it would be like to have a fertility cult that the nobles just HAVE to have around.

Greg had something on his mind about Charles Darwin and the pals get into the weeds about party roles. Enjoy!

You approach the ancient ruins of Atal-Dur. The crystal necklace around your neck begins to glow. In your bones you feel a connection to this place. Something ancient. Primal. Your Ork blood burns with forgotten cultural memory. Come with Greg and Daron as they build out a fallen empire with some Ork flair. lorefoundry.com

A monstrous mass of ooze slowly creeps through a maze. The cult of the Ooze looks on and frantically charts its path onto their own maps. They look to this ancient entity to divine for them ancient paths and pathways to other worlds. Come along as Daron unloads his excitement about slime molds and the duo talk about how they could add this to their fantasy settings

Upon a derelict ship there lives a sailor abandoned by his company and crew. Why was he abandonded? What if he wasnt' alone? Well, Greg and Daron are about to talk about it. www.lorefoundry.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zD-KjuGuiM

You wander the many halls of the vault of glass. Within it, all timelines are known. - You - are known. You are looking for something the Vault does not want to give you. You have an artifact that will aid you. How will you make your way through its timeless halls? Vault of Glass lore video: https://youtu.be/1xwzkM2UGDQ

The people have spoken and guilds are OUT! Well, most of the guilds. Some on the edges of society remain, and there is a movement of people in response. Let's talk about it!

You're familiar with spells, spell components, focuses, costs, preparation, etc... But what is it REALLY? Well, strap in because Greg and Daron go down the rabbit hole talking about how exactly spells COULD work and what shenanigans that could cause. We also go over some downtime stuff!

As the dust of the last war settles, a revolution is underway. Two sides, pitted against each other for control of the country. But the most powerful faction is... unaligned? Greg tells us about one possible central tension you could use for your campaign based on the Czechoslovak Legion from WW1.

You died. Tough luck, really. What happens now? Well, depending on where you are, what kind of shape you're in when you die, and how your remains are handled after you kicked it, you could end up in a WILD variety of places. Let's talk ideas about it.

Into the Mistlands you wander, not knowing what you'll encounter next. In the eerie distance you hear the guttural groans of a long dead company of soldiers. You put out your fire and hide among the bushes. A forward party of the Company of the Dead approaches.

What happens when you are entered into the brotherhood? Greg and Daron discuss possibilities...

I hope you weren't expecting a real episode for this one. This is just Daron trying to rip Greg for his terrible taste in vehicle fantasy dreams. Greg defends it by talking about how useful and fun it would be. Enjoy! Podchaser verification: CK5NodNVyQnIZpzR7g4u

Greg asks: "What if you can divine the future not through one dream, but through LOTS of dreams?" Then we talk about it for a while. Dreams - Big Data Edition.

The Court Hypnotist arrives and begins the usual steps take place. Both parties step into the room and undergo the standard hypnotism. They stare deeply into the opalescent swinging stone, the hypnotist says his words, the parties involved submit, and the trail goes on, ensured that honesty will prevail in this court of law. Greg goes in deep on hypnotism, and we discuss how it affects this and other parts of his setting. Strap in!

The Benevolent ever-living monarch is sick. Oh no! What shall we do! Well, Greg and I talk about it in this latest minisode of THE LORE FOUNDRY. Strap in, it's gonna be a short one. lorefoundry.com thelorefoundry@gmail.com

He descends from the altar, sponsor nearby. The old king is dead, long live the new king, chosen by the church and ordained by the god's angel itself. His predecessor, having been smote from leadership as an unworthy of bearer of the god's blessing to rule, left a gaping hole in the power structure that only the divine coronation could fill. Explore this and more in this episode of the Lore Foundry. lorefoundry.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_right_of_kings

You arrive at the phylactery. Your mission, given to you by a mysterious patron, is now complete. You take a holy hammer and destroy it. Somewhere, in a battle far away, your patron gains ground in an ever-ongoing war for lunar supremacy.