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Mythtakes Happen

Chris Zhang and Aaron Braegen

Mythtakes Happen is a worldbuilding podcast where two good friends - Aaron and Chris - create fictional settings for YOU to game in, live in and explore.

Each episode, the hosts develop setting aspects in isolation and hear one another's additions for the very first time during the episode. They collaborate to fit these sometimes contradictory ideas into a cohesive whole, sometimes altering fundamental parts of each other's contributions.

Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Join us, won't you?

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  • 21 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 39 min
  • English

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  • S2 · E9
    Monday · 1 hr 8 min

    S02E09 Mythtakes Happen - Never You Mind the Brineblades

    It turns out, podcasting is too hard, and we are going into the privateering business. Aaron and Chris discuss the many difficulties we have had with this season conceptually, and why it is explicitly and unreservedly someone else's fault. Eventually we talk about the Brineblades and Deepwardens, two sides of one mercenary coin. We explore the old, decaying Waystations which serve as their professional ports of call, as well as a brief history of the Orcadian Protectorate and their interesting and not terrifying benefactor Never You Mind. We also explore a day in the life of a Marinaut with Coming and Going into the Deep. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: death, war, bad worldbuilding Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #fantasy #scifi #cosmic #leviathans #kaiju #submarines #underwater #imperial #podcast #creativity #collaboration #ttrpg #weapons #comedy #frontiers #dryness #badworldbuilding #privateers

  • August 31 · 33 min

    S02 Bonus Episode - Personal Mythtakes - Dance Like Salmon's Watching

    Here we define some important NPC for our wet TTRPG setting of the Celestial Deep. Chris struggles with Soorunoo the Lord of the Dancing Fish, Saviour of Orcadia, an individual who apparently danced with fish and saved Orcadia. Aaron on the other hand wrestles with one Triffany Belkins, who became a central religious figure by sheer chance, and isn't happy about it. In today's Bonus Episode, we fill in more blanks in our setting, giving players several avenues of approaching the space opera beneath the churning seas that we have created for you. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: religion, imperialism, opportunistic murder Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #TTRPG #creativity #collaboration #monsters #leviathans #deepsea #sharks #snails #bastards #monuments #fish #krill #items #artifacts #personalities #NPCs

  • S2 · E8
    August 14 · 1 hr 14 min

    S02E08 Mythtakes Happen - Brother (of Your Enemy) Where Art Thou

    What does it mean to be a Marinaut? Would it help if you visited the saucy Pearlescent Pleasure Planetoid of Nakreon? Or will it all come tumbling down with the return of the Far Outlier Stations, heralded by the mysterious Brother of Your Enemy? Find out here, unless your weak genetics have long ago been re-written to host an insidious Sleeper Brother. More places for your games inside the Celestial Deep. More spanners to literally throw at your players. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: death, war, personality death, schizophrenia, pleasures of the flesh Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #fantasy #scifi #cosmic #leviathans #kaiju #submarines #underwater #imperial #podcast #creativity #collaboration #ttrpg #weapons #comedy #frontiers #dryness, #pleasureplanets

  • July 31 · 40 min

    UPDATED S02 Bonus Episode - Mechanical Mythtakes - Please Krill Me Now

    SORRY! My bad. Fixed it. - Aaron Not content to create new content for our worlds (get it?), we have also crafted a new kind of bonus episode; Mechanical Mythtakes. Here, we challenge one another to flesh out an item or technology within the setting with only a name to start from. Chris nearly stumps Aaron with a real humdinger. Can you guess what Pocket Acid could possibly be? Can you go back in time and give Aaron a hand? He needs it, the hairy fool. Chris expertly, sexily defines the terrifying Krill Mask, giving it a visage and place in history. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Credits: Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/how-delightful License code: VRWGK1GP1OS7USJG Trigger Warnings: death, monsters Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #TTRPG #creativity #collaboration #monsters #leviathans #deepsea #sharks #snails #bastards #monuments #fish #krill #items #artifacts

  • S1377 · E7
    July 31 · 4 min

    Letters to Space Caesar - June 19 1377 - Artniell

    Part of our limited, open-ended series Letters to Space Caesar, which we will add to at our own pace. As always, please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW. If you were a PATREON, you could have listened to this a full month ahead. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen

  • S2 · E7
    July 14 · 1 hr 10 min

    S02E07 Mythtakes Happen - Dry Dreams and Glorious Holes

    We return to the Feeble Frontier to explore the moist ins and outs of the Glorious Hole Frontier Casino and the Funky Feebler Tavern Asteroid. We wonder who it was that obliterated the radiogram star as we discuss the Mercuray, a wondrous new form of entertainment storming the Deep. And we visit Dryworld, a horrifying aberration in a wet, wet universe. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: death, war, ear crabs, women's legs Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #fantasy #scifi #cosmic #leviathans #kaiju #submarines #underwater #imperial #podcast #creativity #collaboration #ttrpg #weapons #comedy #frontiers #dryness

  • June 30 · 35 min

    S02 Bonus Episode - Monstrous Mythtakes - Lattice Bless This Tripotamess

    Just when you thought the waters couldn't support any more ants, you've been proven wrong yet again you absolute fool because the Lattice Ant is here to capture your heart as well as perhaps a shark. But that's not all! In this wet and wild bonus episode we imagineer the hideous, dangerous, slippery and extremely endangered Tripotamus, an animal that is exactly three times as appealing as it sounds. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: death, monsters Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #TTRPG #creativity #collaboration #monsters #leviathans #deepsea #sharks #snails #bastards #monuments, #fish #tripotamus #goblins #ants

  • S1377 · E6
    June 30 · 6 min

    Letters to Space Caesar - June 15 1377 - Numerius

    Part of our limited, open-ended series Letters to Space Caesar, which we will add to at our own pace. As always, please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW. If you were a PATREON, you could have listened to this a full month ahead. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen

  • S2 · E6
    June 14 · 1 hr 17 min

    S02E06 Mythtakes Happen - A Succulent Abyssal Meal

    What's the charge? Enjoying an episode of the world's best World-Building podcast? This episode discusses nuts and bolts and various coins beneath the churning seas of our underwater star system, the Celestial Deep. We talk about the dark history of the Vat Warriors and their connection to the modern Fishoid as well as the people and ultimate fate of the grand stateship Norimor Flows. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: death, war, genocide, ant smut Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #fantasy #scifi #cosmic #leviathans #kaiju #submarines #underwater #imperial #podcast #creativity #collaboration #ttrpg #weapons #comedy #love #anterotica

  • May 31 · 30 min

    S02 Bonus Episode - Monstrous Mythtakes - Redfish, Bluefish, Dryfish, Manfish

    A Monstrous Mythtakes that promises two things - fish and fish. You might think that's the same thing, but it's actually two different kinds of beautiful and deadly fish. We imagineer the Putrid Manfish, a stinky fish that does the unthinkable. And don't forget about the Gaudy Dryfish, interestingly not a fish at all, but very pretty. And sometimes deadly. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: death, monsters Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #TTRPG #creativity #collaboration #monsters #leviathans #deepsea #sharks #snails #bastards #monuments, #fish

  • S1377 · E5
    May 31 · 3 min

    Letters to Space Caesar - June 13 1377 - Artniell

    Part of our limited, open-ended series Letters to Space Caesar, which we will add to at our own pace. As always, please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW. If you were a PATREON, you could have listened to this a full month ahead. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen

  • S2 · E5
    May 14 · 1 hr 18 min

    S02E05 Mythtakes Happen - Epochs on Both Your Houses

    We explore the various Eras of human history in the Celestial Deep as well as the Charitable Order of the Auden and their relationship with the Great Leviathans. We finally discover the ONE TRUE FAITH of the Enbrightened, and wonder at the veracity of claims the near-mythical Outlier Stations are making a return to the Deep in its greatest hour of need. Also, ant smut. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: death, war, genocide, ant smut Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #fantasy #scifi #cosmic #leviathans #kaiju #submarines #underwater #imperial #podcast #creativity #collaboration #ttrpg #weapons #comedy #love #anterotica

  • S1377 · E4
    May 1 · 45 sec

    Letters to Space Caesar - June 11 1377 - Numerius (Addendum)

    Part of our limited, open-ended series Letters to Space Caesar, which we will add to at our own pace. As always, please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW. If you were a PATREON, you could have listened to this a full month ahead. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen

  • April 30 · 31 min

    S02 Bonus Episode - Monumental Mythtakes - Giants and Bastards

    We are back to it, and creating more things to cram into our incredible sci-fi TTRPG setting. This time, we are on to a Monumental Mythtakes where each host presents a monument, something left behind from the past, to his counterpart who must then come up with a back-story for it. Today we talk about the mysterious and ancient crimes of the Sleeping Giants of Ikth as well as the fascinating fate of Admiral Ogu's Bastardium. What is a Bastardium? You'll have to find out. Chris pitches the best possible Avatar: the Last Airbender spin-off series in this one. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: death, coercion (of monsters), child soldiers Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #TTRPG #creativity #collaboration #monsters #leviathans #deepsea #sharks #snails #bastards #monuments

  • S1377 · E3
    April 30 · 6 min

    Letters to Space Caesar - June 11 1377 - Numerius

    Part of our limited, open-ended series Letters to Space Caesar, which we will add to at our own pace. As always, please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW. If you were a PATREON, you could have listened to this a full month ahead. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen

  • S2 · E4
    April 14 · 1 hr 3 min

    S02E04 Mythtakes Happen - Love-iathan, Actually (Updated)

    17/04/2026 - Now without an extra Audio track that somehow made it to post-production. Love is in the stars, and it stirs there like a great beast. We talk about the Old Man and the Bleeding Moon, a tale as old as space-time. We discuss the Weapons of the Celestial Deep and delve into the strange Ant Civilisation that once almost wiped out humanity. Finally, we ask 'What's the deal with the apocalypse?' and explore the bittersweet comedic art form of Banguwa. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: death, war, genocide Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #fantasy #scifi #cosmic #leviathans #kaiju #submarines #underwater #imperial #podcast #creativity #collaboration #ttrpg #weapons #comedy #love

  • March 31 · 1 hr 1 min

    S02 Bonus Episode - Burps in a Duck (Actual Play)

    A continuation of last month's BLADES IN THE DARK foray as Aaron desperately tries to convince me that it's the right TTRPG framework for Season 2 of Mythtakes Happen. Spoiler so you don't have to listen to this drivel: I agreed. Also featuring: Sage, a son I LITERALLY created without help from anyone. I tried my best on this one, but as I said last month, this isn't an Actual Play podcast and so this is very rough. Rough like what I imagine the inside of a cat feels like. Warm, though. It's a pretty warm one of these. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: death Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #TTRPG #creativity #collaboration #actualplay

  • S1377 · E2
    March 31 · 4 min

    Letters to Space Caesar - June 7 1377 - Numerius

    Part of our limited, open-ended series Letters to Space Caesar, which we will add to at our own pace. As always, please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW. If you were a PATREON, you could have listened to this a full month ahead. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen

  • S2 · E3
    March 14 · 1 hr 27 min

    S02E03 Mythtakes Happen - Strom Drains

    Today we look at the shifting fortunes of the Strom Trading Fleet, the strange but perfectly explainable powers of the Deep's Surgesayers as well as the mysterious and perpetually cold Endarkened Fellowship of the Fridgerati. What secrets are they hiding? We also visit several planets of the Coreward Pact and explore the tradition of mask wearing in the Celestial Deep. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Episode 03: Strom Drains Supplementary Material: insert here Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: colonialism, war, death, racism, prejudice, religion Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #fantasy #scifi #cosmic #leviathans #kaiju #submarines #underwater #imperial #podcast #creativity #collaboration #ttrpg

  • February 28 · 46 min

    S02 Bonus Episode - Blokes in the Dork (Character Creation)

    A BONUS EPISODE where Aaron tries to convince me and my son Sage that Blades in the Dark is the correct system to use as a basis for the Celestial Deep. We present this bonus episode as a bit of a peek behind the proverbial curtain (from the curtain proverb) of how character creation works in Blades in the Dark and how decision-making works in a creative space. This one is rough, folks. The podcast was never meant to handle actual play content, and it shows. I have done my best to clean up the audio here. Join us, won’t you? Some Mythtakes Happen, but these ones are on purpose. Consider supporting us: patreon.com/MythtakesHappenPodcast Looking for a Game Master in Adelaide? Check out: https://metalphoenixstudio.com Find us on these dystopian socials: Bluesky: mythtakeshappen.bsky.social Threads and Insta: @mythtakeshappen Trigger Warnings: death Tags: #worldbuilding #bladesinthedark #gaming #roleplaying #rpg #settings #creatures #TTRPG #creativity #collaboration #charactercreation

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