{"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 32 - Wargames and Death Rituals with Sam Sorensen!","slug":"episode-32-wargames-and-death-rituals-with-sam-sorensen","published_at":"2026-05-27T20:44:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast-6977554/episode-32-wargames-and-death-rituals-with-sam-sorensen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast-6977554","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/OSPN8021687822.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/OSPN8021687822.mp3","summary":"EPISODE SUMMARY James is joined by Sam Sorensen in a discussion about his game Cataphracts, wargames and the humanity and unintentional storytelling that can appear in them. In the worldbuilding half of the episode, they create a fictional death worshipping religion with special rites for bridging a connection to death in many different ways. SHOW NOTES Sam Sorensen⁠⁠ is a tabletop roleplaying game writer, editor, and graphic designer, as well as a game design adjunct instructor. ----------------------------------------- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 Sam Sorensen in a discussion about his game Cataphracts, wargames and the humanity and unintentional storytelling that…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5396,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast-6977554/episodes/episode-32-wargames-and-death-rituals-with-sam-sorensen/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-32-wargames-and-death-rituals-with-sam-sorensen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}