Worlds of Inspiration https://valorousgames.com/ en Liana McKenzie 2025 Worlds of Inspiration is a setting and worldbuilding Podcast. Every first and third Thursday, join Liana MacKenzie and a rotating guest as they discuss a world they love, why it works, and what we can learn from it. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c2c9724e-903a-11f0-b022-870fe6b16a67/image/0772fd2c3de560c9bc80e854fa9b37f9.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Worlds of Inspiration https://valorousgames.com/ episodic Liana McKenzie Worlds of Inspiration is a setting and worldbuilding Podcast. Every first and third Thursday, join Liana MacKenzie and a rotating guest as they discuss a world they love, why it works, and what we can learn from it. Worlds of Inspiration is a setting and worldbuilding Podcast. Every first and third Thursday, join Liana MacKenzie and a rotating guest as they discuss a world they love, why it works, and what we can learn from it.

]]> Liana MacKenzie gamemaster@oneshotpodcast.com Worlds of Inspiration Episode 6 - Gubat Banwa Dyl and Fae join Liana once more to discuss their original Southeast-Asian inspired tabletop RPG Gubat Banwa, their creative vision and their hopes for what this work will inspire in others. Liana MacKenzie: https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social https://valorousgames.com/ Dyl https://bsky.app/profile/dylvillanous.bsky.social Fae https://bsky.app/profile/lntpblk.bsky.social Gunbat Banwa https://gubat-banwa.itch.io/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:00:00 -0000 full Liana McKenzie Dyl and Fae join Liana once more to discuss their original Southeast-Asian inspired tabletop RPG Gubat Banwa, their creative vision and their hopes for what this work will inspire in others. Liana MacKenzie: https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social https://valorousgames.com/ Dyl https://bsky.app/profile/dylvillanous.bsky.social Fae https://bsky.app/profile/lntpblk.bsky.social Gunbat Banwa https://gubat-banwa.itch.io/ Dyl and Fae join Liana once more to discuss their original Southeast-Asian inspired tabletop RPG Gubat Banwa, their creative vision and their hopes for what this work will inspire in others.

Liana MacKenzie:

https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social

https://valorousgames.com/

Dyl

https://bsky.app/profile/dylvillanous.bsky.social

Fae

https://bsky.app/profile/lntpblk.bsky.social

Gunbat Banwa

https://gubat-banwa.itch.io/

]]> 5840 yes Worlds of Inspiration Episode 5 - Pillars of Eternity Dyl and Fae, members of the Gubat Banwa team join Liana as they talk about the world of Eora from Pillars of Eternity. They discuss its surprisingly nuanced portrayal of colonialism, and how it helped inspire Gubat Banwa. Liana MacKenzie: https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social https://valorousgames.com/ Dyl https://bsky.app/profile/dylvillanous.bsky.social Fae https://bsky.app/profile/lntpblk.bsky.social Gunbat Banwa https://gubat-banwa.itch.io/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:00:00 -0000 full Liana McKenzie Dyl and Fae, members of the Gubat Banwa team join Liana as they talk about the world of Eora from Pillars of Eternity. They discuss its surprisingly nuanced portrayal of colonialism, and how it helped inspire Gubat Banwa. Liana MacKenzie: https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social https://valorousgames.com/ Dyl https://bsky.app/profile/dylvillanous.bsky.social Fae https://bsky.app/profile/lntpblk.bsky.social Gunbat Banwa https://gubat-banwa.itch.io/ Dyl and Fae, members of the Gubat Banwa team join Liana as they talk about the world of Eora from Pillars of Eternity. They discuss its surprisingly nuanced portrayal of colonialism, and how it helped inspire Gubat Banwa.

Liana MacKenzie:

https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social

https://valorousgames.com/

Dyl

https://bsky.app/profile/dylvillanous.bsky.social

Fae

https://bsky.app/profile/lntpblk.bsky.social

Gunbat Banwa

https://gubat-banwa.itch.io/

]]> 5395 yes Worlds of Inspiration Episode 4 - Sailor Moon Pam Punzalan joins Liana as they talk about Sailor Moon, the iconic women's anime that became a phenomena and contributed to many a queer awakening. Liana MacKenzie: https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social https://valorousgames.com/ Pam Punzalan https://bsky.app/profile/thedovetailor.bsky.social thedovetailor.carrd.co Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:00:00 -0000 full Liana McKenzie Pam Punzalan joins Liana as they talk about Sailor Moon, the iconic women's anime that became a phenomena and contributed to many a queer awakening. Liana MacKenzie: https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social https://valorousgames.com/ Pam Punzalan https://bsky.app/profile/thedovetailor.bsky.social thedovetailor.carrd.co Pam Punzalan joins Liana as they talk about Sailor Moon, the iconic women's anime that became a phenomena and contributed to many a queer awakening.

Liana MacKenzie:

https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social

https://valorousgames.com/

Pam Punzalan

https://bsky.app/profile/thedovetailor.bsky.social

thedovetailor.carrd.co

]]> 6026 Worlds of Inspiration Episode 3 - Dragon Ball Z SphinxAkashaa joins Liana as they talk about Dragon Ball Z, the Anime that started a lifelong fandom for many young people. Liana MacKenzie: https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social https://valorousgames.com/ SphinxAkashaa https://bsky.app/profile/sphinxakashaa.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/theeverbrightarchives Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:00:00 -0000 full Liana McKenzie SphinxAkashaa joins Liana as they talk about Dragon Ball Z, the Anime that started a lifelong fandom for many young people. Liana MacKenzie: https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social https://valorousgames.com/ SphinxAkashaa https://bsky.app/profile/sphinxakashaa.bsky.social https://beacons.ai/theeverbrightarchives SphinxAkashaa joins Liana as they talk about Dragon Ball Z, the Anime that started a lifelong fandom for many young people.

Liana MacKenzie:

https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social

https://valorousgames.com/

SphinxAkashaa

https://bsky.app/profile/sphinxakashaa.bsky.social

https://beacons.ai/theeverbrightarchives

]]> 6119 yes Worlds of Inspiration Episode 2 - Pokémon and the Kalos region LJ, the ShinyCollector joins Liana as they talk about the upcoming Pokémon ZA game, and the Kalos region it is set in. Liana MacKenzie: https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social https://valorousgames.com/ LJ | ShinyCollector https://bsky.app/profile/shinycollector.bsky.social https://www.twitch.tv/shinycollector https://www.youtube.com/c/shinycollector Theme Song: Cool Breeze by Cody Martin Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:00:00 -0000 full Liana McKenzie LJ, the ShinyCollector joins Liana as they talk about the upcoming Pokémon ZA game, and the Kalos region it is set in. Liana MacKenzie: https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social https://valorousgames.com/ LJ | ShinyCollector https://bsky.app/profile/shinycollector.bsky.social https://www.twitch.tv/shinycollector https://www.youtube.com/c/shinycollector Theme Song: Cool Breeze by Cody Martin LJ, the ShinyCollector joins Liana as they talk about the upcoming Pokémon ZA game, and the Kalos region it is set in.


Liana MacKenzie:

https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social

https://valorousgames.com/


LJ | ShinyCollector

https://bsky.app/profile/shinycollector.bsky.social

https://www.twitch.tv/shinycollector

https://www.youtube.com/c/shinycollector


Theme Song:

Cool Breeze by Cody Martin

]]> 4949 yes Worlds of Inspiration Episode 1 - Final Fantasy Tactics and Ivalice Josh "Anoriand" Fagundes joins Liana as they talk about Final Fantasy Tactics, the world of Ivalice, and director Yasumi Matsuno's political and social vision, woven heavily into the game world and story. Liana MacKenzie: https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social https://valorousgames.com/ Josh "Anoriand" Fagundes https://bsky.app/profile/anoriand.bsky.social https://www.twitch.tv/Anoriand https://www.youtube.com/@AnoriandGD Theme Song: Cool Breeze by Cody Martin Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:00:00 -0000 Final Fantasy Tactics and Ivalice full 1 1 Liana McKenzie Exploration of Ivalice from Final Fantasy Tactics Josh "Anoriand" Fagundes joins Liana as they talk about Final Fantasy Tactics, the world of Ivalice, and director Yasumi Matsuno's political and social vision, woven heavily into the game world and story. Liana MacKenzie: https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social https://valorousgames.com/ Josh "Anoriand" Fagundes https://bsky.app/profile/anoriand.bsky.social https://www.twitch.tv/Anoriand https://www.youtube.com/@AnoriandGD Theme Song: Cool Breeze by Cody Martin Josh "Anoriand" Fagundes joins Liana as they talk about Final Fantasy Tactics, the world of Ivalice, and director Yasumi Matsuno's political and social vision, woven heavily into the game world and story.


Liana MacKenzie:

https://bsky.app/profile/valorliana.bsky.social

https://valorousgames.com/


Josh "Anoriand" Fagundes

https://bsky.app/profile/anoriand.bsky.social

https://www.twitch.tv/Anoriand

https://www.youtube.com/@AnoriandGD


Theme Song:

Cool Breeze by Cody Martin


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