diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_gen_mesh.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_gen_mesh.cpp
index ddbe2720..db10d04a 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_gen_mesh.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_gen_mesh.cpp
@@ -4655,6 +4655,117 @@ int handleCoffin(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+int handlePodium(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
+    // Podium: 4-box stepped pyramid speaker stand — large
+    // bottom step, medium middle step, small top platform,
+    // and a small lectern box on top of the platform. Useful
+    // for throne rooms, ceremonies, NPC speaker positions,
+    // monument bases. The 56th procedural mesh primitive.
+    std::string womBase = argv[++i];
+    float baseSize    = 1.60f;     // bottom step width = depth
+    float baseHeight  = 0.20f;
+    int   stepCount   = 3;          // total stepped tiers (incl. top)
+    float lecternSize = 0.30f;      // lectern at the very top
+    if (i + 1 < argc && argv[i + 1][0] != '-') {
+        try { baseSize = std::stof(argv[++i]); } catch (...) {}
+    }
+    if (i + 1 < argc && argv[i + 1][0] != '-') {
+        try { baseHeight = std::stof(argv[++i]); } catch (...) {}
+    }
+    if (i + 1 < argc && argv[i + 1][0] != '-') {
+        try { stepCount = std::stoi(argv[++i]); } catch (...) {}
+    }
+    if (i + 1 < argc && argv[i + 1][0] != '-') {
+        try { lecternSize = std::stof(argv[++i]); } catch (...) {}
+    }
+    if (baseSize <= 0 || baseHeight <= 0 || lecternSize <= 0 ||
+        stepCount < 2 || stepCount > 8) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "gen-mesh-podium: dims > 0; stepCount 2..8\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (womBase.size() >= 4 &&
+        womBase.substr(womBase.size() - 4) == ".wom") {
+        womBase = womBase.substr(0, womBase.size() - 4);
+    }
+    wowee::pipeline::WoweeModel wom;
+    wom.name = std::filesystem::path(womBase).stem().string();
+    wom.version = 3;
+    auto addBox = [&](float cx, float cy, float cz,
+                      float hx, float hy, float hz) {
+        struct Face { glm::vec3 n, du, dv; };
+        Face faces[6] = {
+            {{0, 1, 0}, {1, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 1}},
+            {{0,-1, 0}, {1, 0, 0}, {0, 0,-1}},
+            {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {0, 1, 0}},
+            {{-1,0, 0}, {0, 0,-1}, {0, 1, 0}},
+            {{0, 0, 1}, {-1,0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}},
+            {{0, 0,-1}, {1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}},
+        };
+        glm::vec3 c(cx, cy, cz);
+        for (const Face& f : faces) {
+            glm::vec3 center = c + glm::vec3(f.n.x*hx, f.n.y*hy, f.n.z*hz);
+            glm::vec3 du = glm::vec3(f.du.x*hx, f.du.y*hy, f.du.z*hz);
+            glm::vec3 dv = glm::vec3(f.dv.x*hx, f.dv.y*hy, f.dv.z*hz);
+            uint32_t base = static_cast<uint32_t>(wom.vertices.size());
+            auto push = [&](glm::vec3 p, float u, float v) {
+                wowee::pipeline::WoweeModel::Vertex vtx;
+                vtx.position = p; vtx.normal = f.n; vtx.texCoord = {u, v};
+                wom.vertices.push_back(vtx);
+            };
+            push(center - du - dv, 0, 0);
+            push(center + du - dv, 1, 0);
+            push(center + du + dv, 1, 1);
+            push(center - du + dv, 0, 1);
+            wom.indices.insert(wom.indices.end(),
+                {base, base + 1, base + 2, base, base + 2, base + 3});
+        }
+    };
+    // Each step is shorter on each side by ~15% of base size,
+    // and the top platform's footprint is half the base. Step
+    // heights are equal for visual rhythm.
+    float topSize     = baseSize * 0.50f;
+    float sizeStep    = (baseSize - topSize) / (stepCount - 1);
+    float stepHeight  = baseHeight;
+    for (int s = 0; s < stepCount; ++s) {
+        float halfSide = (baseSize - s * sizeStep) * 0.5f;
+        float stepCY = stepHeight * 0.5f + s * stepHeight;
+        addBox(0, stepCY, 0, halfSide, stepHeight * 0.5f, halfSide);
+    }
+    // Lectern: small box on top of the top platform, at the
+    // back so a speaker has room in front. Faces +Z.
+    float halfL    = lecternSize * 0.5f;
+    float lecternH = lecternSize * 1.2f;
+    float platformTopY = stepHeight * stepCount;
+    float lecternCY = platformTopY + lecternH * 0.5f;
+    float lecternZ  = -topSize * 0.25f;     // pushed back
+    addBox(0, lecternCY, lecternZ,
+           halfL, lecternH * 0.5f, halfL * 0.4f);
+    wowee::pipeline::WoweeModel::Batch batch;
+    batch.indexStart = 0;
+    batch.indexCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(wom.indices.size());
+    batch.textureIndex = 0;
+    wom.batches.push_back(batch);
+    float totalH = lecternCY + lecternH * 0.5f;
+    float halfBase = baseSize * 0.5f;
+    wom.boundMin = glm::vec3(-halfBase, 0.0f,    -halfBase);
+    wom.boundMax = glm::vec3( halfBase, totalH,   halfBase);
+    if (!wowee::pipeline::WoweeModelLoader::save(wom, womBase)) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "gen-mesh-podium: failed to save %s.wom\n", womBase.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    std::printf("Wrote %s.wom\n", womBase.c_str());
+    std::printf("  base       : %.3f square × %.3f thick\n",
+                baseSize, baseHeight);
+    std::printf("  steps      : %d (top %.3f square)\n", stepCount, topSize);
+    std::printf("  lectern    : %.3f wide (at back)\n", lecternSize);
+    std::printf("  total H    : %.3f\n", totalH);
+    std::printf("  vertices   : %zu\n", wom.vertices.size());
+    std::printf("  triangles  : %zu\n", wom.indices.size() / 3);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int handleSundial(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
     // Sundial: 8-box garden timekeeper — square base plate at
     // floor, central vertical gnomon slab spanning the diameter
@@ -6862,6 +6973,9 @@ bool handleGenMesh(int& i, int argc, char** argv, int& outRc) {
     if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--gen-mesh-sundial") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
         outRc = handleSundial(i, argc, argv); return true;
     }
+    if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--gen-mesh-podium") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+        outRc = handlePodium(i, argc, argv); return true;
+    }
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
index 2c3f3468..b0879763 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ void printUsage(const char* argv0) {
     std::printf("                         Scarecrow: cruciform body + cross arms + head + brimmed hat (default 1.80/1.40/0.06/0.22/0.32)\n");
     std::printf("  --gen-mesh-sundial <wom-base> [baseSize] [baseH] [gnomonH] [gnomonT]\n");
     std::printf("                         Sundial: square base + central gnomon slab + 4 cardinal hour markers (default 0.80/0.06/0.35/0.04)\n");
+    std::printf("  --gen-mesh-podium <wom-base> [baseSize] [stepH] [steps] [lecternSize]\n");
+    std::printf("                         Podium: stepped pyramid + lectern at back of top platform (default 1.60/0.20/3/0.30)\n");
     std::printf("                         Procedural tree: cylindrical trunk + spherical foliage (default 0.1/2.0/0.7)\n");
     std::printf("  --displace-mesh <wom-base> <heightmap.png> [scale]\n");
     std::printf("                         Offset each vertex along its normal by heightmap brightness × scale (default 1.0)\n");
diff --git a/tools/editor/main.cpp b/tools/editor/main.cpp
index 24a8f99b..f212e834 100644
--- a/tools/editor/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/main.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         "--gen-mesh-stool", "--gen-mesh-cauldron", "--gen-mesh-gate",
         "--gen-mesh-beehive", "--gen-mesh-weathervane",
         "--gen-mesh-scarecrow", "--gen-mesh-sundial",
+        "--gen-mesh-podium",
         "--gen-texture-gradient",
         "--gen-mesh-from-heightmap", "--export-mesh-heightmap",
         "--displace-mesh",