The Profound Decisions Podcast

How To Persuade Eternals

Matt Pennington and Andy Raff talk to Angus Foggie about the ongoing updates to the Eternals and Realms pages on the wiki, as well as talking about ways to negotiate with Eternals, and shifting the terms unpalatable deals to something that suits the Empire better. Includes discussion of dishonesty and other game design choices in Empire’s magical diplomacy, and Angus also draws out some spicy details about secret pacts with sinister eternals made with villainous characters in the past!

Behind the Scenes with Clare (and Angus)

Clare Evans, Game Director at Profound Decisions, talks to Angus Foggie about her job and the work of the game team and the volunteers over the hedge that work all year to run Empire. Along the way she talks about kids in LARP, egregores, the civil service, new players, and the constant effort to make things fairer for femme presenting participants.

Angus and Andy

Angus Foggie takes the chair to chat with Andy Raff about Empire, plot writing, battles, assorted winds and a number of other things related to his work for Profound Decisions.

The Angus Interview

Angus Foggie takes the chair to interview Matt Pennington about Empire, Profound Decisions, dedicated sites, and any number of other live-roleplaying adjacent things.

Hedge Stuff - Episode 7 - Player versus Player

The February 2024 podcast in which Clare, Matt, and Andy talk about what it means that Empire is a player versus player game. Adapted from the YouTube presentation by Stephen Kirkbride using witchcraft.

Matt Chat - Episode 8 - Their Exits and Their Entrances

In the eighth, penultimate Matt Chat,  he talks to Angus Foggie about 'good play ' - the tension between in-character PvP and out-of-character feelings. This chat was recorded at the start of 2020.

Matt Chat - Episode 7 - Without Three Good Friends

The seventh Matt Chat sees him talking to Tony Porteous about volunteering, about the relationship between organizers and volunteers, and about the ethos of volunteering. This chat was recorded at the start of 2020.

Matt Chat - Episode 6 - The Inconstant Moon

In this week's Matt Chat, Tansy and Matt talk about Then and Now and the changes and improvements for female players in LRP - those made and those still to be achieved.

Sticking with the established format, Matt and Tansy meander their way through a range of issues linked to topic. As the introduction says, these are subjects that are very personal and important to many people. It is a big topic and this barely scratches the surface of what could be discussed but it's already a pretty long podcast!

Matt Chat - Episode 5 - Uneasy Lies the Head

The fifth Matt Chat, sees Matt talking to Mike Kilburn about priests and Imperial titles. This chat was recorded at the start of 2020.

Hearth Magic

Matt, Wrenna, and Raff talk about the new hearth magic update which is now live on the wiki.