{"id":2356,"date":"2018-04-21T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=2356"},"modified":"2018-04-20T19:39:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T07:39:28","slug":"episode-one-hundred-and-five-fantasy-post-apocalypse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2018\/04\/episode-one-hundred-and-five-fantasy-post-apocalypse\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode One Hundred And Five &#8211; Fantasy + Post Apocalypse = ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3221\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2356-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=2356-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.jpg\" alt=\"Episode One Hundred And Five - Fantasy Plus Post-Apocalypse Equals ?\" width=\"614\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When someone on the &#8216;mad&#8217; side of the Alchemist spectrum releases a self-replicating magic-consuming substance across the land, the high-magic realm swiftly grinds to a halt as Dragons stop flying &amp; floating cloud cities crash into the ground.<br \/>\nOn the plus side, the undead menace is gone.<br \/>\nOn the minus, those beautiful crystal bridges probably can&#8217;t support their own weight.<\/p>\n<p>The utterly generic Kingdom of Niceness has been at war with the entirely derivative Lands of the Dread Lord for centuries. It&#8217;s always been a low-key thing, with skirmishes and raids and very little change.<br \/>\nUntil now.<br \/>\nNobody backed down, nobody withdrew, they&#8217;ve used more &amp; more powerful magics, it became increasingly difficult to tell the sides apart any more, and they&#8217;ve reduced themselves and everything in between to rubble.<br \/>\nAs dawn breaks, the remnants of the garrisons on both sides of a minor mountain pass emerge from the cave they&#8217;ve been sheltering in, and wonder what to do next.<\/p>\n<p>When a solar flare, or alien invasion, or assault be extraplanar entities makes the surface un-survivable, the denizens of a fantasy realm retreat to the only place left &#8211; The dungeons.<\/p>\n<p>The world tore itself apart, and your small band of survivors from all sides of the conflict are trying to make their way in a world gone mad.<br \/>\nOr maybe you&#8217;re the ones who&#8217;ve gone mad.<br \/>\nOr maybe the world really has become this psychedelic fantasy-land?<\/p>\n<p>A patch of primordial forest, with primordial creatures, is growing rapidly, shutting down any technology it encounters. Right now it&#8217;s in the middle of the desert, but if it keep growing it&#8217;s going to hit towns and cities.<br \/>\nCan it be stopped?<br \/>\nCan it be turned back?<br \/>\nAnd, without planes or jeeps, can you even reach the centre of the thing in time?<\/p>\n<p>When a Fantasy Realm started to expand into the modern world, we turned to LARPers &amp; the SCA to find a solution.<\/p>\n<p><!--more Here are some links to stuff we nattered about --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Postman\">The Postman, by David Brin<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Postman_Pat\">Postman Pat<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Going_Postal\">Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/When_the_Wind_Blows_(comics)\">When the Wind Blows, by Raymond Briggs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transformers_(film_series)\">Transformers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLJGOq3JclTH8J73o2Z4VMaSYZDNG3xeZ7\">Lindsay Ellis deconstruction of the Transformers movies<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uTRUQ-RKfUs&amp;t=65s\">And Hobbit movies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/apocalypse-world.com\/\">Apocalypse World<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fasagames.com\/earthdawn-whatis\/\">Earthdawn (FASA)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thor:_Ragnarok\">Thor: Ragnarok<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taika_Waititi\">Taika Waititi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geekandsundry.com\/grimtooths-traps-are-an-old-school-way-to-cause-dd-chaos\/\">Grimtooth&#8217;s Traps<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Road\">The Road, by Cormac McCarthy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doom_(1993_video_game)\">Doom (1993 PC Game)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mad_Max_(franchise)\">Mad Max (movies)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yojimbo_(film)\">Yojimbo<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Man_with_No_Name\">The Man With No Name<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Into_the_Badlands_(TV_series)\">Into the Badlands<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nick_Frost\">Nick Frost<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Mirror\">Black Mirror<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Incredibles\">The Incredibles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Day_of_the_Triffids\">The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fief\">Fief<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manorialism\">Manorialism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Log_Horizon\">Log Horizon<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Akihabara\">Akihabara<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S._M._Stirling_bibliography#Fifth_Millennium_series\">Fifth Millennium Series, by S.M. Stirling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theonyxpath.com\/category\/worlds\/pugmire\/\">Pugmire<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/geekandsundry.com\/monarchies-of-mau-brings-cats-into-the-world-of-pugmire\/\">Monarchies of Mau (Geek and Sundry link)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/numenera.com\/\">Numenera<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KmtzQCSh6xk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reign_of_Fire_(film)\">Reign of Fire<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tribe_8_(role-playing_game)\">Tribe 8 (RPG)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tribe_8\">Tribe 8 (band)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grunts!\">Grunts!, by Mary Gentle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shadowruntabletop.com\/\">Shadowrun<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.athas.org\/\">Dark Sun<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adventure_Time\">Adventure Time<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Archer_(TV_series)\">Archer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twilight:_2000\">Twilight 2000<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shannara\">Sword of Shannara, by Terry Brooks<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Shannara_Chronicles\">The Shannara Chronicles (TV)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geoguessr.com\/\">GeoGuessr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wellington\">Wellington, NZ<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Devonport,_New_Zealand\">Devonport, NZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skyline_(2010_film)\">Skyline<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slipstream_(1989_film)\">Slipstream<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apocalypse_Now\">Apocalypse Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lamemage.com\/microscope\/\">Microscope (RPG)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Gone-Away_World\">The Gone-Away World, by Nick Harkaway<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Editions_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons\">Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chaga_(McDonald_novel)\">Chaga \/ Evolution&#8217;s Shore, by Ian McDonald<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Annihilation_(VanderMeer_novel)\">Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torg\">Torg<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulisses-us.com\/games\/torg\/\">Torg Eternity (Ulisses Spiele Edition)<\/a><br \/>\nHothouse, by Brian Aldiss<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tritacgames.com\/Fringeworthy.htm\">Fringeworthy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Emberverse_series\">Emberverse, by S.M. Stirling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Douglas_DC-3\">DC-3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Planetes\">Planetes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stargate_SG-1\">Stargate SG-1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3223\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2356-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=2356-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-105-FantasyPlusPostApocalypse.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS When someone on the &#8216;mad&#8217; side of the Alchemist spectrum releases a self-replicating magic-consuming substance across the land, the high-magic realm swiftly grinds to a halt as Dragons stop flying &amp; floating cloud cities crash into the ground. 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