Mythtakes Happen

Sometimes the creative process hits a snag, and we don't mean the delicious kind. In this very special Bonus Episode, Chris and Aaron discuss what it means when the ideas in our heads do not well tra…

We completely forget to do the episode on propaganda as we discussed last episode...did we mention that some mythtakes might be made? After goofing around for probably a little too long, we eventuall…

Guest starring: Leo?

The handsome Leo, inspired by our genius, has spilled his seed into the fertile plains of Heliakon and added more depth to the rich tapestry of Vaesta practice in our world.

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Today we talk about the Gods. They're real in the world of Heliakon, and it is well known that great heroes of the age can one day ascend to those heavenly realms. But how exactly does that work, and…

In this Bonus Episode we really discover something about ourselves. We absolutely cannot make one of these without talking about strong, pulsating monsters and the peasants who fear them. Each host b…

There's something wrong the gnomes. Learn all about it and how to protect yourself from the scourge of the Gnome Plague. Also featuring Shatterfolk, crossbows and the dreams of small things and big t…

Another Bonus Episode with a new format. Short and sweet, we talk Monumental Mythtakes.

Each host comes up with someone from the history of our fictional world and something they left behind. The othe…

We meet the Chods, the Hobbs and the Tomeworms as we take a deep dive into the Gangs of South Heliakon. But let's not forget the slippery and dangerous Butternut Boys! We celebrate Fettersval, Gruvol…

For the first ever in all the worlds, both real and fictional, Chris and Aaron present a whole new format of exciting Bonus Episode. No longer satisfied with making Small Mythtakes, today they are ma…

Today's episode explores the cutthroat world of a 'Lodge of Snakes', as well as the infamous 'Meatgrinder Lodge'. We talk about the secrets of magic, the methodologies and ways of various will-worker…

Another beautiful, gorgeous, sexy and virile Bonus Episode just throbbing with content. Chris and Aaron take a break from real episodes and the day to day drudgery of the world to continue our quick …

We return to the glorious city of Heliakon and imagineer Orcs, but here we come to an impasse. Do we stay with the depressed and pessimistic orcs wrought by Chris or do we instead make a place in the…

Chris and Aaron are back at it with a True Seer, dirty socialist mathematics, an amulet of fun and a cat religion. In Small Mythtakes we continue our quick format for quick thinkers (not Chris) where…

Episode 2. Recording in person, but from a fish tank. We learn about the ghouls of Heliakon, and meet Liman Jorush, a very nice man with nothing to hide. There are secrets hiding in these undead crea…

Chris and Aaron play a dangerous game with teleportation and cults. In Small Mythtakes we try out a quick format for quick thinkers (not Chris) where each host presents the other with an Artefact, a …

In the first episode of Mythtakes Happen, we begin to create and define a fantasy world centred on the partitioned city of Heliakon. It is an ancient metropolis carved up by two great powers who once…

Before we begin the episodes proper, we need some structure. This is where the core concept for Heliakon came from, edited to remove the long, sad silences which punctuated this historic recording.

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Something rotten rests at the heart of Yaranga, an Australian town with dark secrets. In this ‘proof of concept’ pilot episode of Mythtakes Happen, we create a fictional town with eldritch problems, …

Mythtakes Happen is a worldbuilding podcast with the pilot episode coming January 2025.

This is a teaser for Episode 1, coming February 1st. We will lay the foundations for the vibrant, partitioned ci…