About this episode

The episode explores the rise of great companies in the land of Erm following the crisis caused by the Gloom King.

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/roomwherepod.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/uTxewBrkA5 Website: https://roomwherepod.com/ Patreon: https://roomwherepod.cash So as the shadow of the gloom king faded, new powers rose. While many great companies had existed before the Gloom King returned, they rose to new and historic heights in the absence of any real City or State power. The damage that the Gloom King crisis had caused has push many institutions to their breaking point, but the great companies of Erm had sat back, waiting to see how the winds would blow,and importantly, selling you all the things you needed to put your life back together.

People in this episode

Host: Bryan Baker

Topics covered

• fantasy
• corporate power
• crisis management
• storytelling
• world-building

Keywords

• Gloom King
• Erm
• corporate power
• fantasy
• crisis
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BlueSky, Discord, Patreon

Places: Erm

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