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This is Spaghetti Launchers, where we throw spaghetti at the wall and its up to you what sticks. We don't want to tell you how to worldbuild, instead we want to provide inspiration and ideas for whatever worldbuilding project you're working on. Each episode we go in-depth on an element of fictional worlds and develop unique examples live on the fly to give you ideas you can copy, steal, or be inspired by. You can reach us at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com.

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    Takeout: Mass Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 36:08


    One of the best trilogies ever created, we dive into the world of Mass Effect to see what worldbuilding inspiration we can pull out of it.Let us know what stuck for you or if you have topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Takeout: Game of Thrones (ASOIAF)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 32:30


    We continue our journey pulling ideas from some of the biggest IPs out there. Can you hear the birds in the background? Its springtime. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Takeout: Harry Potter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 34:07


    We dive into the wizarding world and discuss some interesting and lackluster worldbuilding ideas and how we could use them in other worlds. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have any topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Fast Travel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 32:25


    Wanna get somewhere fast? Do you teleport, fly, run super fast, or use one of our fast travel ideas? Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Fantastical Merchants (or Marketplaces part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 29:16


    Its a second shopping episode, but the first episode is absolutely not required to listen here. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have a topic suggestion at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Lost Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 26:28


    You've been looking for hundreds of years for this famed podcast episode, well congratulations you found it. The Lost City of Spaghetti! Let us know what stuck for you or if you have any topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 24:54


    We like sports and we don't care who knows! Well not that much, but we like discussing some made up sports. Let us know what stuck for you or share any topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Takeout: Star Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 33:17


    Welcome to our first takeout episode where we generate our ideas this week from the expansive worldbuilding of Star Wars. If you have feedback on this new episode format or if you have a property you'd like to us focus on in a future takeout episode, please let us know at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Mercenaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 37:08


    Who you gonna call? Maybe these mercenaries but also maybe... don't? Let us know what stuck for you or if you have a topic suggestion at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Prophecies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 21:23


    Hear ye, hear ye! This podcast portends great doom, or was it great prosperity? It is hard to really tell. In this d20 episode we roll the dice to fully improv prophecy ideas. Let us know what stuck for you or if you have a topic suggestion at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Sacred Objects

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 31:04


    After a little break we are back to discuss some sacred objects!Let us know what stuck for you or if you have an topic suggestions at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Temples

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 37:13


    Welcome to the temple of worldbuilding... or something like that. Let us discuss and pitch some temple ideas. Let us know what stuck for you or any topics you'd like us to discuss at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Magical Transportation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 36:39


    Turns out its hard to reinvent the wheel... but doesn't mean its not useful to try!Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Mountains

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 30:57


    What is a mountain really? Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Magic Tattoos

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 37:01


    Even when a concept doesn't seem to fit your world, sometimes you can be surprised and find its perfect. Kyle goes on that journey on this episode. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Harvest Deities

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 30:50


    Happy Thanksgiving! Who is in charge of agriculture and harvest festivals? Rainfall mostly. But also our ideas!Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Titles and Ranks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 36:55


    How many words are needed to convey one's importance in a title? Do you need to invent new words to really have a good title? These questions and more we explore while pitching title and rank ideas.Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Assassins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 26:27


    We return to our roots and pitch ideas for assassins. Be careful not to get on their bad side!Let us know what stuck for you or if you have any topics you'd like us to discuss at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Witches

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 37:00


    Ain't no trials here, we stan a witch. We pitch our own spins on the famous archetype. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Cosmology

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 22:43


    How does the universe work? That's a big question and you may not need to ask it for your worldbuilding, but if you want to then we try to provide you some of our ideas. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Afterlives

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 35:51


    The age old question, what happens when you die? We have the answer! Well at least in two completely imagined scenarios. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Armor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 29:46


    Always use protection. We pitch our ideas on armor. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Underground Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 34:16


    Look out below! We present our ideas on underground cities. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Deserts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 35:26


    "I don't like sand." -Anakin SkywalkerLet us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com.

    Forges

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 39:39


    Grab your hammer and anvil and join us in forging new spaghetti! That's how you make spaghetti right? Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Rites and Rituals

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 22:00


    There are so many different options so we let a dice decide what kind of rites and rituals we'll discuss. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Magical Resources

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 39:47


    Trigger warning if you are eating during Kyle's noodles. And if you haven't listened to Megastructures, it is helpful background but not totally necessary.Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Megastructures (Rerelease)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 41:45


    In honor of labor day weekend, we are taking some time off. Please enjoy our previous episode on megastructures and leave your own work megastructure to go enjoy the world outside. Hint: this may also be relevant in an upcoming episode...

    Taverns

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 24:51


    Come on in, stay a while... or at least 24 minutes and 51 seconds. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com.

    Storms

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 27:44


    Its cloudy with a chance of podcasting. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Giants

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 31:48


    Well things get big, but the gap between our ideas gets small. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com.

    Wizard Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 40:37


    School is in session except this time it takes place in another plane of existence. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com.

    Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 26:31


    Roll a d20 and pick the god you worship. That's how it works right? Well its at least how this episode works.Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 32:04


    You just won't truly get this episode. Its a modern podcast episode. It takes at least 10 listens to understand the soul of the episode. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Palaces

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 38:45


    And we'll never be royals (royals)It don't run in our bloodThat kind of luxe just ain't for usWe crave a different kind of buzzLet me be your ruler (ruler)You can call me queen beeAnd baby, I'll rule (I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule)Let me live that fantasyLet us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com.

    Forbidden Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 39:46


    Don't do that!Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Initiation Rituals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 37:44


    Join our cult! ...well really you'll just end up as an assassin. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com.

    Succession

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 34:43


    Not the Roy family, but same basic idea. We pitch our own ideas for methods of succession.Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Magic Forests

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 30:10


    I don't think this needs to be explained. Let's go frolicking in the magic forest but with caution because it may kill us. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Prisons

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 42:00


    Well a bit more like criminal justice but you get the point. What does your world do with criminals? Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Nonviolent Empires

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 44:55


    Its an oxymoron really but how does a does an empire grow without military conquest? We discuss a few ideas. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Sky Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 46:20


    Hello down there. Its windy up here. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Fantastical Government Departments

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 29:45


    Ministries of Whatever! We all love some fantastical bureaucracy, right? Right?! We also leave this one up to chance with a full improve approach. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com.

    Seasons

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 38:57


    The Sixth Season by E.K. Spaghetti. We pitch ideas for new seasons! But what makes a season? Will Annette Bening eventually win her Oscar? Listen to find out.Let us know what sticks for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Megastructures

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 41:45


    That's no moon... its a podcast episode. Time to bulk those structures up and make 'em mega. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com.

    Sacred Spaces

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 39:10


    Please keep your hands inside the podcast at all times, we are going through some sacred spaces.Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Body Modifications

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 38:12


    Time for some upgrades. Swap our your arm for a sword, your feet for fins, and your Tiefling heart for a hellfire engine. Body mods in the fantasy genre coming right up. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Fortresses

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 32:42


    Defense wins championships.Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

    Dragons

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 41:48


    Deep in the dragon's hoard lies broad philosophical musings on worldbuilding and Ethan's evolved approach. Please also check out the heavily mentioned videos from Overly Sarcastic Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eXAPwjASEQ and Pointy Hat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVu5V-vcX00Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

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    Dead Empires

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 35:51


    Shadows and dust... Every world needs a dead empire to loot and refer to with vague terms.

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    Libraries

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 41:45


    Knowledge is power. Every world needs at least one cool library and we've got some suggestions. Let us know what stuck for you at spaghettilaunchers@gmail.com

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