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Episode 29 - The Dresden Files and Magic Arias with Jim Butcher!
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- The Ultimate RPG Podcast
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- Apr 21, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3933
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Summary
EPISODE SUMMARY James is joined by Jim Butcher in a discussion about the origin story of The Dresden Files, how he created characters in the earlier Dresden Files books, including with the help of RPG tools, as well as about his workflow and writing habits. In the worldbuilding half of the episode, they created a world where musical talent is the source of people's magic and a powerful voice is what is required to win wars. SHOW NOTES Jim Butcher is the author of the contemporary fantasy/mystery series The Dresden Files, as well as Codex Alera, and Cinder Spires. ----------------------------------------- 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