# Episode 28 - Whole New World with Valiant Dorian and Poorna M!

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Podcast: [The Ultimate RPG Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast-6977554)
Published: 2026-04-09T16:00:00+00:00
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EPISODE SUMMARY James is joined by Valiant Dorian and Poorna M in a discussion around how they became collaborators, the differences between how different cultures across the globe approach TTRPG play, and their new show on the One Shot Network that is currently being Kickstarted, "Whole New World". In the worldbuilding half of the episode, they create a world divided by elemental natures where members of a secret society signal their resistance against these rigid structures through food related symbols. SHOW NOTES ⁠Valiant Dorian is an actual play performer, game designer and streamer. Poorna M is a writer and game designer. Together, they are currently Kickstarting a new TTRPG webseries capturing the chaos of game design from concept to gameplay. You can back Whole New World here. ----------------------------------------- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check Out the Ultimate RPG Line of Books and Products!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- The Ultimate RPG Podcast is a production of the One Shot Podcast Network, with permission from Adams Media. The podcast is hosted by James D'Amato and is edited by Shaghik Manè. Music for the podcast is Venturing, by Reveille, courtesy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soundstripe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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