Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs
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<p>Welcome to Setting the Stage, a podcast where I, Isaac Shaker, talk with guests about different campaign settings for roleplaying games.</p><br><p>We cover established settings, such as those made for D&D, like Faerun and Greyahwk. We also discuss settings that are adapted for RPGs, like Middle-Earth and Westeros. I interview members of the D&D community who have created their own campaign worlds. This is a chance for the guest to show off what they’ve made, explain challenges they’ve overcome, and discuss paths that didn’t work for them when creating their campaign setting. Our homebrew worlds often get no attention outside of our own play groups, so this is a way to present a DM’s hard work to a wider audience.</p><br><p>This wouldn't be possible without the amazing D&D community and I'm looking forward to interviewing you!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 29, 2026
86 - Wuxia Adventures in RPGS (Daniel and Metanoia/Ithasen)
<p>I interviewed Daniel, my cohost of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLekO0r890HlPxxmMAheBAgoP4sCIExiZ5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tabletop Community Spotlight</a>! Daniel created his own setting called Ithasen with an in-progress wuxia TTRPG system called Metanoia to go along with it. Ithasen has a spiritual force known as Ren that pervades the world. Ren is a magical manifestation of the user's, or Rennim's, will upon the universe. Rennim that cultivate their will grow stronger and capable of more amazing feats as the concentrate their power and force of personality.</p><p>Within Ithasen there are seven lineages of people that decide what type of Ren they can use. Anamor use conversion Ren. Elkyr use flux Ren. Janim use elasticity Ren. Nyl use influence Ren. Okoi use recurrence Ren. Haqol use harmony Ren. Finally, Daruner use use coalescent ren. The two races lineages that drive unique politics in Ithasen are the Daruner and the Haqol.</p><p>Daruner children absorb the Ren talents of both their parents, becoming a perfect blend of Daruner and another lineage parent. Through this mixing, a Daruner family could potentially include all other lineages within itself. This power has placed Daruner as the nobility of Ithasen.</p><p>Haqol's power of harmony allows them to amplify the Ren powers of others. This puts Haqol in a vulnerable position as unscrupulous people will do anything to incorporate Haqol lineage into their bloodline. Haqol have experienced something akin to a genocide as their lineage has been consistently absorbed by other lineages and diluted over the centuries.</p><p>There's a whole lot more than that so strap in!</p><br><p>Daniel has a fully setup <a href="https://leledanny.github.io/metanoia-wiki/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GitHub Wiki for information on Metanoia and Ithasen</a> that you can explore.</p><p>There's a <a href="https://discord.gg/Rs9PQXgvsv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metanoid Discord server</a> you can join to discuss the rules and setting with other fans.</p><p>The occasional musing on TTRPGs can be found on Daniel's blog, <a href="https://tabletopdiscourse.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tabletop Discourse</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/GoCorralTV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GoCorral YouTube Channel</a> for watching the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLekO0r890HlPxxmMAheBAgoP4sCIExiZ5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tabletop Community Spotlight</a>.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.critawards.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vote in the CRIT Awards!</a> Voting is open until August 23rd.</p><br><p>Check out the <a href="https://gocorral.com/sts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Setting the Stage website</a>!</p><p>Want to be on the show? <a href="https://forms.gle/U11TbxtAReHFKbiVA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fill out this survey</a>.</p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/p97dfEauFj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join our Discord</a>!</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/SettingtheStage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support Setting the Stage on Patreon</a>!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 15, 2026
85 - Medical Doctor D&D (Justin and Oops! All Healers!)
<p>Justin tells us about their new actual play show, Oops! All Healers. Justin is the GM side of the two person YouTube channel, So You Wanna Be A DM? (SYWBADM), that they host with Taylor. SYWBADM is a variety channel about different parts of TTRPGs. The main segment of their channel is a weekly talking head discussion on some RPG related topic. There are occasional guests or single segments with just Justin. There's also actual plays! Justin favors short actual plays of about 5 sessions in length. The latest one is called Oops! All Healers, a medical procedural drama using D&D 5e as the system. Can D&D be adapted for that system and can the players handle the different cases that come their way?</p><br><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@soyouwannabeadm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">So You Wanna Be A DM? YouTube Channel</a></p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/soyouwannabeadm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">So You Wanna Be A DM? LinkTree</a></p><br><p>Check out the <a href="https://gocorral.com/sts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Setting the Stage website</a>!</p><p>Want to be on the show? <a href="https://forms.gle/U11TbxtAReHFKbiVA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fill out this survey</a>.</p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/p97dfEauFj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join our Discord</a>!</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/SettingtheStage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support Setting the Stage on Patreon</a>!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 1, 2026
84 - Horseback Riding D&D Camp (Michael and SaddleSnaps)
<p>Michael tells us about a D&D horseback riding experience at SaddleSnaps! The Chicago-based stable hosted a weekend camping, horseback riding, and D&D event. About 50 players came from across the country for this new experience. During the event, the players were split up into three groups. Each of the groups engaged in the "Exploration" and "Social Interaction" pillars of RPGs as a LARP. They used horses to go out on rides around the area to find clues to a developing mystery. After returning to their base camp they'd set up around tables for the D&D "Combat" pillar. Michael was the main DM of the adventure along with lots of support DMs and NPC actors helping him out.</p><br><p>SaddleSnaps is planning to do more rides like this in the future, both single day rides as well as full weekend campouts like this first one. There are evening rides every Thursday for the rest of July 2026 with more to come in future months. You can check out everything about <a href="https://saddlesnaps.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SaddleSnaps on their website</a>.</p><p>Michael has his own website for his RPG resources called <a href="https://www.paragonprovisions.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paragon Provisions</a> that you can check out as well.</p><p><a href="https://discord.com/invite/jDypwKCaYp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael also runs his own Discord server</a> that you connect with him on if you'd like to keep up with all the cool D&D stuff he's doing.</p><br><p>Check out the <a href="https://gocorral.com/sts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Setting the Stage website</a>!</p><p>Want to be on the show? <a href="https://forms.gle/U11TbxtAReHFKbiVA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fill out this survey</a>.</p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/p97dfEauFj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join our Discord</a>!</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/SettingtheStage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support Setting the Stage on Patreon</a>!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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<p>Welcome to Setting the Stage, a podcast where I, Isaac Shaker, talk with guests about different campaign settings for roleplaying games.</p><br><p>We cover established settings, such as those made for D&D, like Faerun and Greyahwk. We also discuss settings that are adapted for RPGs, like Middle-Earth and Westeros. I interview members of the D&D community who have created their own campaign worlds. This is a chance for the guest to show off what they’ve made, explain challenges they’ve overcome, and discuss paths that didn’t work for them when creating their campaign setting. Our homebrew worlds often get no attention outside of our own play groups, so this is a way to present a DM’s hard work to a wider audience.</p><br><p>This wouldn't be possible without the amazing D&D community and I'm looking forward to interviewing you!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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