# Episode 31 - Tournament Arcs with Austin Walker! Part 2

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Podcast: [The Ultimate RPG Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast-6977554)
Published: 2026-05-12T20:19:00+00:00
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EPISODE SUMMARY James is joined by Austin Walker in a discussion about texts that were inspirations for Realis. In the worldbuilding portion of the interview, they create a world with yearly global tournaments, the winning prize of which can be the ability to dictate ideology. SHOW NOTES ⁠Austin Walker⁠ is a game developer and the game master of Friends at the Table. He is formerly editor-in-chief of Waypoint. You can back his new game, Realis, right ⁠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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