{"podcast":{"title":"The Ultimate RPG Podcast","slug":"the-ultimate-rpg-podcast-6977554","podcast_index_feed_id":6977554,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ultimate-rpg","website_url":"https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f3e521b6-4914-11ef-86a4-8bb705186b31/image/0b682ed9ab6c4af8c5ee9ee93d4d071d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"James D'Amato","episode_count":35,"summary":"James D'Amato, the creator of One Shot and Author of The Ultimate RPG series for Adams Media invites you to join him in getting to know some of your favorite creative people by listening to them create. Every other week he invites a new guest to discuss their latest work and creative process before joining him in a character or worldbuilding exercise from the Ultimate RPG series. Gain insight and watch inspiration with The Ultimate RPG Podcast!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T14:19:21.453715+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast-6977554"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 29 - The Dresden Files and Magic Arias with Jim Butcher!","slug":"episode-29-the-dresden-files-and-magic-arias-with-jim-butcher","published_at":"2026-04-21T04:04:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast-6977554/episode-29-the-dresden-files-and-magic-arias-with-jim-butcher","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast-6977554","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/OSPN3121087405.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/OSPN3121087405.mp3","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","meta_description":"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 Dresd…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3933,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast-6977554/episodes/episode-29-the-dresden-files-and-magic-arias-with-jim-butcher/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast-6977554/episode-29-the-dresden-files-and-magic-arias-with-jim-butcher.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}