Welcome to the third episode of series 75, everyone! In this series, we sat down with game designer Cat McDonald about their brand new post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG, Rangers of a Broken World. In today’s episodes, begin our discussion block by learning a bit more about Cat before getting into our thoughts about how character creation went in this series! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Roleplay Retcon - New show on the One Shot Network! https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/roleplayretcon/ Gamewoven - New show on the One Shot Network! https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/gamewoven/ Rangers of a Broken World Playtest Signup https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest The Ultimate RPG Podcast https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/ Starwhal Odyssey https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/ Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests Cat McDonald BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/catlinggun.bsky.social Peach Garden Games: https://www.peachgardengames.com/ Itch.io: https://peachgardengames.itch.io/ Sword of Symphonies Podcast: https://www.peachgardengames.com/episodes Games/Tools discussed this episode: Rangers of a Broken World: Playtest Signup: https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:24) - Discussion (00:05:53) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:10:30) - What sort of process or mechanic does Cat like to see in character creation? (00:14:08) - What story do these character sheets tell? (00:21:14) - What do we think about how character creation went for this game? (00:32:04) - How does character creation set you up for playing the game? (00:40:19) - Call to Action (00:44:35) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Sword of Symphonies Podcast Opening Music by Kathleen Childs Clip 2: Great Beyond by Roze Sound From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591 Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com Contact Us: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 75, everyone! In this series, we sat down with game designer Cat McDonald about their brand new post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG, Rangers of a Broken World. In today’s episodes, we finish up our characters with Cat, including figuring out our signature spells! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Gamewoven - New show on the One Shot Network! https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/gamewoven/ Rangers of a Broken World Playtest Signup https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest The Ultimate RPG Podcast https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/ Starwhal Odyssey https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/ Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests Cat McDonald BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/catlinggun.bsky.social Peach Garden Games: https://www.peachgardengames.com/ Itch.io: https://peachgardengames.itch.io/ Sword of Symphonies Podcast: https://www.peachgardengames.com/episodes Games/Tools discussed this episode: Rangers of a Broken World: Playtest Signup: https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:45) - Choosing additional skills (00:08:19) - Crisis Specialty (00:11:58) - Key and Signature Spell (00:19:23) - More character details (00:24:38) - Character origins (00:28:32) - Scatter (00:31:22) - Background Questions (00:40:12) - You might have... (00:45:42) - Names and stuff (00:51:40) - Episode Closer (00:54:54) - Call to Action (01:00:14) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Sword of Symphonies Podcast Opening Music by Kathleen Childs Clip 2: Great Beyond by Roze Sound From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591 Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com Contact Us: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the third episode of series 73! This series, Amelia agreed to cover TMNT for Ryan's birthday month! So we invited Jef and Jon from the System Mastery podcast to join us and help us through the experience. Since TMNT is so small, we are also covering Palladium's After the Bomb to give us more options and a more robust setting! This episode, we finish up our characters and survive the Palladium skill selection process. Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Ennies Voting: https://vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2024/index.php Kickstarter for Hunter/Hunted by Dillin Apelyon and Meghan Cross: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/meghanlynnftw/hunter-ed?ref=profile_created Skyjacks: Courier’s Call Season 3: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4mxQq9K2eVYJZF5VwDHyjC?si=4065fbd461eb49ee The Düngeonmeister Random Monster Generator: A Mix-and-Match RPG Flipbook Pre-order: https://amzn.to/3VQ4tHB Product Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Dungeonmeister-Random-Monster-Generator/Jef-Aldrich/Dungeonmeister-Series/9781507222539 Düngeonmeister: A Drink Master’s Guide Product Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dungeonmeister/Jef-Aldrich/Dungeonmeister/9781507214657 Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests Jef Aldrich Twitter: https://x.com/systemmastery Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/systemmastery.bsky.social Jon Taylor Twitter: https://x.com/Gurglespasm Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gurglespasm.bsky.social System Mastery Website: https://systemmasterypodcast.com/ Düngeonmeister Series: Website: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Jef-Aldrich/165085026 Games/Tools discussed this episode: TMNT and Other Strangenesses: Backerkit for latest version: https://teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders After the Bomb 2nd Edition: Amazon: https://amzn.to/3W1eenv DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/61133/After-the-BombR-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:03:59) - Skills (00:34:59) - SDC (00:39:42) - Height/Weight (00:44:46) - Summaries (00:46:23) - Episode Closer (00:51:42) - Call to Action (00:59:45) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Mutations by Cast of Characters From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15126 Clip 2: System Mastery Podcast Intro: From the System Mastery Podcast: https://systemmasterypodcast.com Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com Contact Us: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first of a special bonus series of episodes! This series will be released at the end of May and subsequent months until we are done, and we are excited to be answering your questions! This episode we cover 17 questions from various folks who have submitted questions, and hopefully provide some thoughtful answers to them! Announcements More questions for us? https://questions.charactercreationcast.com/ Revamped Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Timestamps: 00:00:08 - Introduction 00:01:48 - Question 1 - How can I be as cool as you two? 00:05:09 - Question 2 - If you could gain magical powers by playing a bad game, would you? 00:11:07 - Question 3 - Have you considered covering a LARP? 00:15:23 - Question 4 - Is there any game you wanted to cover that you haven't been able to yet? 00:24:33 - Question 5 - What is the worst part of RPGs? 00:31:58 - Question 6 - Are there any crunchy systems you want to make a character in? 00:39:15 - Question 7 - What are your most divisive food opinions? 00:47:51 - Question 8 - What system would be the easiest to create a TMNT character in? 00:52:39 - Question 9 - What is the best/most unique thing you've seen in an RPG? What is the worst? 01:00:06 - Question 10 - What characters from C3 would you want to actually play? 01:04:36 - Question 11 - If Ryan were a magical girl villain, how would necromancer Amelia take them down? 01:08:14 - Question 12 - Is TMNT ooze based mutation a form of blood magic? 01:10:04 - Question 13 - What one shot would you want to do for the secret archive next? 01:13:54 - Question 14 - What is your favorite genre to create characters in and why? 01:16:23 - Question 15 - What is one piece of advice you'd give designers to stop doing or do more of? 01:23:30 - Question 16 - What is the worst book or movie that has provided you game/character ideas? 01:27:21 - Question 17 - What would Ryan and Amelia's classes be in an Adventure? 01:35:29 - Episode Closer 01:37:49 - Credits 01:39:45 - Show Blurbs - One Shot Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/character-creation-cast-qa-4-year-anniversary-edition-part-1/transcript Music: Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Patreon: https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast?lang=en Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/ Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io Our Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of series 50, everyone! This series, we welcome Aram and Dylan from the Kill Every Monster Podcast, to revisit Dungeons and Dragons 5E by utilizing supplements to enhance your games. This episode we discuss how the process went and try to make sense of whatever this was in our fanfic portion! Announcements: One Shot Twitch Channel for Miracle Monday: https://twitch.tv/OneShotRPG It’s a Magical Bee-ch Episode! - New Micro RPG by Ryan: https://lordneptune.itch.io/magical-bee-ch-episode New Sims4 e-sports C3 T-shirt: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/30148993-s4-league-shirt One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Aram Vartian @AramVartian Twitter: https://twitter.com/AramVartian Website: http://aram.gay Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsfall Godsfall: https://godsfall.simplecast.com/ Dylan Malenfant @DJMalenfant Twitter: https://twitter.com/djMalenfant Kill Every Monster @KEMPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/KEMPodcast Website: https://killeverymonster.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/killeverymonster Games and Tools discussed this episode: Dungeons and Dragons 5E: Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vRijwb D&D Beyond: Website: https://dndbeyond.com/ Monsters of the Multiverse (Orc Ancestry): Amazon: https://amzn.to/3KyRli9 Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica (Loxodon Ancestry): Amazon: https://amzn.to/3KyRli9 Tales of Arcana 5e Race Guide (Hologod and Vroom vroom Ancestries): DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/363154/Tales-of-ArcanaR-5E-Race-Guide?affiliate_id=1601603 Planet Apocalypse (Blood of the Lost Sorcerer Variant): DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/380038/Planet-Apocalypse-for-5E?affiliate_id=1601603 Nightfell (Rogue Variant, Backgrounds): DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/376494/Nightfell--A-Horror-Fantasy-Setting-for-5e--ENG-ITA?affiliate_id=1601603 Dragon Stew (Baker Background) Website: https://metalweave.games/collections/dragon-stew/products/dragon-stew?variant=32044274286710 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:07:39 - Reintroductions 00:15:07 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:28:09 - What does a system need to have to make great characters? 00:33:28 - How did using the supplements compare to not? 00:48:18 - How does using these supplements set expectations for play? 00:55:30 - What story does the character sheet still tell us with all these supplements? 01:05:12 - What's one of the biggest flaws of character creation using these supplements and what's the best part? 01:17:19 - Fanfic! 01:39:28 - Take it up a level! 01:45:27 - Final thoughts 01:51:34 - Episode Closer 01:52:53 - Call to Action 01:57:54 - Credits 01:59:49 - Show Blurbs - Asians Represent 02:00:29 - Outtakes Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Dungeons And Dragons by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5215-dungeons-and-dragons License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Kill Every Monster Intro Music - A Truly Powerful Force by NC Music Link: A Truly Powerful Force by ncmusic | AudioJungle Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 50, everyone! This series, we welcome Aram and Dylan from the Kill Every Monster Podcast, to revisit Dungeons and Dragons 5E by utilizing supplements to enhance your games. This episode we finish our characters and ask ourselves what we hath wrought! Announcements: Questions for us! - Last chance this round! https://questions.charactercreationcast.com One Shot Twitch Channel for Miracle Monday: https://twitch.tv/OneShotRPG One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Aram Vartian @AramVartian Twitter: https://twitter.com/AramVartian Website: http://aram.gay Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsfall Godsfall: https://godsfall.simplecast.com/ Dylan Malenfant @DJMalenfant Twitter: https://twitter.com/djMalenfant Kill Every Monster @KEMPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/KEMPodcast Website: https://killeverymonster.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/killeverymonster Games and Tools discussed this episode: Dungeons and Dragons 5E: Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vRijwb D&D Beyond: Website: https://dndbeyond.com/ Monsters of the Multiverse (Orc Ancestry): Amazon: https://amzn.to/3KyRli9 Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica (Loxodon Ancestry): Amazon: https://amzn.to/3KyRli9 Tales of Arcana 5e Race Guide (Hologod and Vroom vroom Ancestries): DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/363154/Tales-of-ArcanaR-5E-Race-Guide?affiliate_id=1601603 Planet Apocalypse (Blood of the Lost Sorcerer Variant): DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/380038/Planet-Apocalypse-for-5E?affiliate_id=1601603 Nightfell (Rogue Variant, Backgrounds): DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/376494/Nightfell--A-Horror-Fantasy-Setting-for-5e--ENG-ITA?affiliate_id=1601603 Dragon Stew (Baker Background) Website: https://metalweave.games/collections/dragon-stew/products/dragon-stew?variant=32044274286710 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:41 - Recap 00:05:09 - Ability Scores 00:12:40 - Classes and Sub-Classes 00:29:48 - HP but also names and other Class things 00:32:29 - Ancestry Features 00:44:34 - Class Details - skill proficiencies 00:48:59 - Pitstop chat about Attributes 00:58:58 - Back on track! - Class Specialties and Backgrounds 01:04:39 - Some Equipment 01:06:03 - More sub-class stuff 01:14:10 - Cantrips, Spells and Backgrounds - Listen, we're all over the place 01:31:53 - We're done, we think? 01:35:03 - What sort of world does this make? 01:38:31 - Episode Closer 01:40:31 - Call to Action 01:47:52 - Credits 01:49:47 - Show Blurbs - System Mastery Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-502-dungeons-and-dragons-5e-with-aram-and-dylan-kill-every-monster-creation-continued/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Dungeons And Dragons by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5215-dungeons-and-dragons License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Kill Every Monster Intro Music - A Truly Powerful Force by NC Music Link: A Truly Powerful Force by ncmusic | AudioJungle Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of series 50, everyone! This series, we welcome Aram and Dylan from the Kill Every Monster Podcast, to revisit Dungeons and Dragons 5E by utilizing supplements to enhance your games. This episode we dive into commentary on D&D itself, what makes something D&D, and a lot of other great discussion before we dive into a very interesting character creation session! Announcements: Questions for us! - Last chance this round! https://questions.charactercreationcast.com Character Creation Cast TikTok https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast?lang=en One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Aram Vartian @AramVartian Twitter: https://twitter.com/AramVartian Website: http://aram.gay Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsfall Godsfall: https://godsfall.simplecast.com/ Dylan Malenfant @DJMalenfant Twitter: https://twitter.com/djMalenfant Kill Every Monster @KEMPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/KEMPodcast Website: https://killeverymonster.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/killeverymonster Games and Tools discussed this episode: Dungeons and Dragons 5E: Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vRijwb D&D Beyond: Website: https://dndbeyond.com/ Monsters of the Multiverse (Orc Ancestry): Amazon: https://amzn.to/3KyRli9 Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica (Loxodon Ancestry): Amazon: https://amzn.to/3KyRli9 Tales of Arcana 5e Race Guide (Hologod and Vroom vroom Ancestries): DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/363154/Tales-of-ArcanaR-5E-Race-Guide?affiliate_id=1601603 Planet Apocalypse (TBD): DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/380038/Planet-Apocalypse-for-5E?affiliate_id=1601603 Nightfell (Rogue Variant, Backgrounds): DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/376494/Nightfell--A-Horror-Fantasy-Setting-for-5e--ENG-ITA?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:12:38 - Introductions 00:15:42 - What's in a game? - What makes something D&D? 00:20:59 - What would Aram's and Dylan's own D&D setting look like? 00:37:12 - What other tools or accessories would be recommended for D&D? 00:46:18 - What kinds of themes is D&D best at and what does it not do well? 00:53:31 - What should GMs have characters do aside from adventuring in D&D? 01:14:54 - What is the most uniquely interesting thing Aram and Dylan saw in D&D? 01:24:49 - The history of D&D is evolving 01:33:06 - Terms and Concepts 01:33:43 - Race, Background and Class 01:34:13 - Stats and Skill Proficiencies 01:34:40 - Class Abilities, Feats, Hitpoints and Armor Class 01:35:57 - Let's make some people! 01:36:58 - Picking our Races, Classes and Backgrounds 01:50:47 - Call to Action 01:57:45 - Credits 01:59:40 - Show Blurbs - Neoscum Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-501-dungeons-and-dragons-5e-with-aram-and-dylan-kill-every-monster-creation/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Dungeons And Dragons by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5215-dungeons-and-dragons License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Kill Every Monster Intro Music - A Truly Powerful Force by NC Music Link: A Truly Powerful Force by ncmusic | AudioJungle Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of series 49, everyone! This series, we welcome Jef and Jon from the System Mastery Podcast, to learn about a really old game, Marvel Super Heroes, a superheroic RPG by TSR that a lot have coined the FASERIP system (not affiliated with the actual FASERIP RPG). This episode we discuss the process and have a little therapy time for… surviving the Marvel Super Heroes character creation process! Announcements: Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast on IndieGoGo https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yazeba-s-bed-breakfast/x/19027664#/ #Reviews4Good on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Questions for us! https://questions.charactercreationcast.com Character Creation Cast TikTok https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast?lang=en One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Jef and Jon (System Mastery) @SystemMastery Twitter: https://twitter.com/SystemMastery Website: https://systemmasterypodcast.com/ The Düngeonmeister Cookbook: 75 RPG-Inspired Recipes to Level Up Your Game Night (The Ultimate RPG Guide Series): https://amzn.to/3DxcR5a Patreon: https://patreon.com/systemmastery Games discussed this episode: Marvel Super Heroes Website: https://mshgamer.com/downloads/book-resources/ Players Guide PDF: https://www.mshgamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/TSR6871.Advanced.Players.Book_.pdf Ultimate Powers PDF: https://mshgamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/TSR6876.MA3_.Ultimate.Powers.Book_.pdf Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:05:27 - Re-Introductions 00:12:27 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:12:53 - What draws Jef and Jon to these old games? 00:16:22 - Is there a trend that we moved away from that we should go back to? 00:19:47 - What sort of lessons can we get from examining these older games? 00:26:13 - How does character creation in Marvel Super Heroes stack up to other games? 00:42:50 - How does this game reinforce the feel of play? 00:46:37 - What story do these character sheets tell? 00:54:25 - What are the flaws and best parts of this game? 01:05:26 - Fanfic! 01:15:23 - Take it up a level! 01:22:59 - Episode Closer 01:25:28 - Call to Action 01:33:40 - Credits 01:35:35 - Show Blurbs - Asians Represent 01:36:16 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-493-marvel-super-heroes-with-jef-and-jon-system-mastery-discussion/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Things Fall Apart by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7253-things-fall-apart License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: System Mastery theme music (https://systemmasterypodcast.com/) Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 49, everyone! This series, we welcome Jef and Jon from the System Mastery Podcast, to learn about a really old game, Marvel Super Heroes, a superheroic RPG by TSR that a lot have coined the FASERIP system (not affiliated with the actual FASERIP RPG). This episode we finish our characters and break Ryan’s soul… It’s fine! Announcements: Deimos Academy on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gameandacurry/deimos-academy Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast on IndieGoGo https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yazeba-s-bed-breakfast/x/19027664#/ #Reviews4Good on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Questions for us! https://questions.charactercreationcast.com Character Creation Cast TikTok https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast?lang=en One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Jef and Jon (System Mastery) @SystemMastery Twitter: https://twitter.com/SystemMastery Website: https://systemmasterypodcast.com/ The Düngeonmeister Cookbook: 75 RPG-Inspired Recipes to Level Up Your Game Night (The Ultimate RPG Guide Series): https://amzn.to/3DxcR5a Games discussed this episode: Marvel Super Heroes Website: https://mshgamer.com/downloads/book-resources/ Players Guide PDF: https://www.mshgamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/TSR6871.Advanced.Players.Book_.pdf Ultimate Powers PDF: https://mshgamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/TSR6876.MA3_.Ultimate.Powers.Book_.pdf Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:08:49 - Weaknesses, Talents, Contacts, Powers 00:11:02 - Powers 00:25:21 - Power Ranks 00:30:06 - Talents and Powers (still) 00:38:29 - Resources 00:40:23 - Powers (Yes, still) 00:42:50 - We're doing Names while doing powers? 00:44:25 - Yes, we're still doing powers 00:47:53 - Ryan catches up finally - Talents 00:53:07 - Resources 00:54:15 - Contacts, Health and Karma 01:09:46 - Finalization of team - Equipment, Base 01:12:59 - Names 01:21:28 - Pooling Resources 01:24:15 - We finally made it! Somehow! 01:24:43 - Episode Closer 01:26:14 - Call to Action 01:34:49 - Credits 01:36:44 - Show Blurbs - A Horror Borealis Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-492-marvel-super-heroes-with-jef-and-jon-system-mastery-creation-continued/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Things Fall Apart by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7253-things-fall-apart License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: System Mastery theme music (https://systemmasterypodcast.com/) Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of series 49, everyone! This series, we welcome Jef and Jon from the System Mastery Podcast, to learn about a really old game, Marvel Super Heroes, a superheroic RPG by TSR that a lot have coined the FASERIP system (not affiliated with the actual FASERIP RPG). This supersized episode we learn all about the game and start rolling up our characters! Announcements: Deimos Academy on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gameandacurry/deimos-academy Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast on IndieGoGo https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yazeba-s-bed-breakfast/x/19027664#/ Character Creation Cast TikTok https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast?lang=en One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Questions for us: https://questions.charactercreationcast.com Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Jef and Jon (System Mastery) @SystemMastery Twitter: https://twitter.com/SystemMastery Website: https://systemmasterypodcast.com/ The Düngeonmeister Cookbook: 75 RPG-Inspired Recipes to Level Up Your Game Night (The Ultimate RPG Guide Series): https://amzn.to/3DxcR5a Games discussed this episode: Marvel Super Heroes Website: https://mshgamer.com/downloads/book-resources/ Players Guide PDF: https://www.mshgamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/TSR6871.Advanced.Players.Book_.pdf Ultimate Powers PDF: https://mshgamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/TSR6876.MA3_.Ultimate.Powers.Book_.pdf Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:08:58 - Introductions 00:19:20 - What's in a game? - Core Concept 00:21:49 - Setting 00:23:23 - What materials do we need to play this game? 00:24:34 - What sort of themes does this game tell? 00:35:28 - What do characters do in this game? 00:40:03 - Character Attribute Discussion and The Chart(TM) 00:51:51 - What is unique about Marvel Super Heroes? 00:56:13 - History 01:00:28 - Terms and Concepts - FASERIP and Column Shifts 01:08:11 - Origins 01:10:00 - Talents 01:10:37 - Contacts 01:16:46 - Let's make some people! - Physical Form 01:27:41 - Origin of Power 01:30:30 - FASERIP 01:37:56 - Weaknesses and still rolling FASERIP 01:44:13 - Call to Action 01:50:28 - Credits 01:52:23 - Show Blurbs - Campaign Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-491-marvel-super-heroes-with-jef-and-jon-system-mastery-creation/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Things Fall Apart by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7253-things-fall-apart License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: System Mastery theme music (https://systemmasterypodcast.com/) Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of series 48, everyone! This series, we welcome Jonathan Gilmour and Doug Levandowski, to learn about their game, Kids on Brooms, the latest in the Kids on series that started with Kids on Bikes where you play as students at a magic school! This episode we discuss the character creation process, get into some great fanfic, and go way too long in our announcements and outtakes! Announcements: TTRPG Bundle for Trans Rights Texas on Itch https://itch.io/b/1308/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-in-texas Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast on IndieGoGo https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yazeba-s-bed-breakfast/x/19027664#/ Character Creation Cast TikTok https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast?lang=en One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Jonathan Gilmour @JonGilmour Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonGilmour Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/infectiousplay/ Doug Levandowski @DougLevandowski Twitter: https://twitter.com/DougLevandowski Itch.io: https://douglevandowski.itch.io/ Games discussed this episode: Kids on Brooms Website: https://renegadegamestudios.com/kids-on-brooms/ DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/314452/Kids-on-Brooms-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vFBdYK Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:13:21 - Reintroductions 00:21:29 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:24:24 - How did Doug and Jon get into game design? 00:27:30 - What pieces need to be there for great characters to happen? 00:34:56 - How does character creation stack up to other games? 00:42:20 - How does the character creation process set expectations for play? 00:44:19 - What story does the character sheet tell? 00:51:19 - What is the biggest flaw of character creation and what is one of the best parts? 00:57:18 - Fanfic 01:07:40 - Take it up a level! - Mechanics of Advancement 01:09:55 - Narrative link to advancement 01:11:22 - Final Thoughts 01:12:28 - Episode Closer 01:15:07 - Call to Action 01:22:32 - Credits 01:24:27 - Show Blurbs - Neoscum 01:25:36 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-483-kids-on-brooms-with-jonathan-gilmour-and-doug-levandowski-designers-discussion/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Magic Drops by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5685-magic-drops- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: World Of Magic by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6035-world-of-magic License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a special bonus episode of Character Creation Spotlight, everyone! This episode, we are shining the light on Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast, a slice of life RPG about a magical B&B with a whole host of phenomenal characters. Designers Jay Dragon and Lillie J. Harris join us to teach us about the system, run us through setting up a scenario, and have many small Evolution Cast style discussions sprinkled throughout the episode. Announcements: Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast on IndieGoGo https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yazeba-s-bed-breakfast/x/19027664#/ Character Creation Cast TikTok https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast?lang=en One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Jay Dragon @jaydragsky Twitter: https://twitter.com/jdragsky Website: https://possumcreekgames.com Itch.io: https://possumcreekgames.itch.io Lillie J. Harris @lilliejharris Twitter: https://twitter.com/lilliejharris Instagram: https://instagram.com/lilliejharris Itch.io: https://lilliejharris.itch.io/ Games discussed this episode: Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast Website: https://possumcreekgames.com/pages/yazebas-bed-breakfast IndieGoGo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yazeba-s-bed-breakfast/x/19027664#/ Timestamps: 00:00:20 - Introductions 00:02:00 - What's in a name? 00:04:28 - What's in a game? - Core concept 00:06:14 - What is the setting? 00:12:40 - The game as fan fiction 00:20:25 - Materials and Mechanics 00:24:31 - Why no character creation? And what sorts of characters can we play as? 00:30:24 - Promo2 Part 1 00:32:41 - Promo2 Part 2 00:38:07 - Let's make some people! - Introduction to the Bed and Breakfast 00:40:26 - Introducing the Residents 00:42:21 - Selecting our chapter 00:43:03 - Selecting characters 00:45:50 - Chapter Rules 00:47:50 - Setting the scene 00:53:53 - Behind the character sheets 01:08:35 - Crowdfunding details 01:16:36 - Episode Closer 01:18:18 - Credits 01:20:13 - Show Blurbs - Warda 01:20:54 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/character-creation-spotlight-e16-yazebas-bed-and-breakfast-with-jay-dragon-and-lillie-j-harris/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Vacation Mood by Agnese Valmaggia Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/9094-vacation-mood License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Lively Minimal Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8765-lively-minimal-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 48, everyone! This series, we welcome Jonathan Gilmour and Doug Levandowski, to learn about their game, Kids on Brooms, the latest in the Kids on series that started with Kids on Bikes where you play as students at a magic school! This episode we create our characters then dive into the rich relationship system! Announcements: TTRPG Bundle for Trans Rights Texas on Itch https://itch.io/b/1308/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-in-texas Bundle for Ukraine https://itch.io/b/1316/bundle-for-ukraine Character Creation Cast TikTok https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast?lang=en Girl Scout Cookies from Amelia’s Daughter: https://bit.ly/eleanorcookie One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Jonathan Gilmour @JonGilmour Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonGilmour Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/infectiousplay/ Doug Levandowski @DougLevandowski Twitter: https://twitter.com/DougLevandowski Itch.io: https://douglevandowski.itch.io/ Games discussed this episode: Kids on Brooms Website: https://renegadegamestudios.com/kids-on-brooms/ DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/314452/Kids-on-Brooms-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vFBdYK Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:10:16 - Recap 00:10:49 - Grade 00:11:23 - Strengths and Flaws 00:15:52 - Familiars and Names 00:19:38 - Overview of Magic 00:21:03 - Introductions 00:27:22 - Relationships between Amelia's and Doug's Characters 00:30:24 - Relationships between Ryan's and Jon's Characters 00:33:43 - Relationships between Amelia's and Ryan's Characters 00:38:10 - Relationships between Jon's and Doug's Characters 00:42:54 - Relationships between Amelia's and Jon's Characters 00:47:35 - Relationships between Ryan's and Doug's Characters 00:51:58 - Finishing Touches - Wands and Brooms 00:56:23 - Fear and Motivation 00:58:10 - Last Names 00:58:49 - Done with our characters! 01:00:55 - Episode Closer 01:02:19 - Call to Action 01:09:43 - Credits 01:11:38 - Show Blurbs - Asians Represent Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-482-kids-on-brooms-with-jonathan-gilmour-and-doug-levandowski-designers-creation-continued/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Magic Drops by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5685-magic-drops- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: World Of Magic by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6035-world-of-magic License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 73! This series, Amelia agreed to cover TMNT for Ryan's birthday month! So we invited Jef and Jon from the System Mastery podcast to join us and help us through the experience. Since TMNT is so small, we are also covering Palladium's After the Bomb to give us more options and a more robust setting! This episode, we begin creating our characters and find out what sort of mutant animals we're all making. Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: The Düngeonmeister Random Monster Generator: A Mix-and-Match RPG Flipbook Pre-order: https://amzn.to/3VQ4tHB Product Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Dungeonmeister-Random-Monster-Generator/Jef-Aldrich/Dungeonmeister-Series/9781507222539 Düngeonmeister: A Drink Master’s Guide Product Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dungeonmeister/Jef-Aldrich/Dungeonmeister/9781507214657 Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests Jef Aldrich Twitter: https://x.com/systemmastery Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/systemmastery.bsky.social Jon Taylor Twitter: https://x.com/Gurglespasm Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gurglespasm.bsky.social System Mastery Website: https://systemmasterypodcast.com/ Düngeonmeister Series: Website: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Jef-Aldrich/165085026 Games/Tools discussed this episode: TMNT and Other Strangenesses: Backerkit for latest version: https://teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders After the Bomb 2nd Edition: Amazon: https://amzn.to/3W1eenv DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/61133/After-the-BombR-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:46) - Let's make some people! (00:08:41) - Roll for Animal (00:12:41) - Character Backgrounds (00:17:26) - Spending BIO-E, Size Levels, Animal Abilities (00:40:20) - Call to Action (00:45:53) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Mutations by Cast of Characters From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15126 Clip 2: System Mastery Podcast Intro: From the System Mastery Podcast: https://systemmasterypodcast.com Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com Contact Us: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of series 48, everyone! This series, we welcome Jonathan Gilmour and Doug Levandowski, to learn about their game, Kids on Brooms, the latest in the Kids on series that started with Kids on Bikes where you play as students at a magic school! This episode we learn about the game, the history of the series, get into some world building and then begin making our people! Announcements: TTRPG Bundle for Trans Rights Texas on Itch https://itch.io/b/1308/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-in-texas Deimos Academy Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gameandacurry/deimos-academy?ref=clipboard-prelaunch Character Creation Cast TikTok https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast?lang=en Girl Scout Cookies from Amelia’s Daughter: https://bit.ly/eleanorcookie One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Jonathan Gilmour @JonGilmour Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonGilmour Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/infectiousplay/ Doug Levandowski @DougLevandowski Twitter: https://twitter.com/DougLevandowski Itch.io: https://douglevandowski.itch.io/ Games discussed this episode: Kids on Brooms Website: https://renegadegamestudios.com/kids-on-brooms/ DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/314452/Kids-on-Brooms-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vFBdYK Timestamps: 00:00:01 - Announcements 00:05:36 - Introductions 00:08:51 - What's in a game? - Core Concept 00:09:59 - What sort of setting do we play in? 00:10:35 - Materials to play 00:14:54 - What kinds of stories and themes does this game explore? 00:17:45 - What do characters do in Kids on Brooms? 00:18:56 - What makes Kids on Brooms unique? 00:24:36 - History of the Game Series 00:34:45 - Terms and Concepts 00:35:52 - Let's make some people! 00:36:21 - Lines and Veils 00:38:52 - Let's make a place! 00:42:31 - Our School 00:46:48 - Magical pasttime 00:48:05 - Noteable Landmarks 00:51:19 - Unconventional Classes 00:53:28 - School History 00:58:37 - Rumors 01:00:50 - Systems of Power 01:02:23 - Selecting Playbook Tropes 01:05:51 - Call to Action 01:13:54 - Credits 01:15:49 - Show Blurbs - A Horror Borealis Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-481-kids-on-brooms-with-jonathan-gilmour-and-doug-levandowski-designers-creation/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Magic Drops by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5685-magic-drops- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: World Of Magic by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6035-world-of-magic License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a bonus Character Creation Spotlight episode 15, everyone! This episode, we welcome Austin Taylor and Amanda Kahl, to learn about the game they are designing along with Banana Chan, Deimos Academy, a horror RPG set in a spooky boarding school that is played with a coloring book and paper dolls! This episode we learn about the game, figure out some details about our school, and make our supernaturally powered students returning for a mysterious 15 year reunion! Announcements: TTRPG Bundle for Trans Rights Texas on Itch https://itch.io/b/1308/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-in-texas Deimos Academy Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gameandacurry/deimos-academy?ref=clipboard-prelaunch Character Creation Cast TikTok https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast?lang=en Girl Scout Cookies from Amelia’s Daughter: https://bit.ly/eleanorcookie One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Austin Taylor @SailorSctAustin Twitter: https://twitter.com/SailorSctAustin Amanda Kahl @AgeOfNight Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgeOfNight Website: https://ageofnight.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandakahlart/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/ageofnight Games discussed this episode: Deimos Academy Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gameandacurry/deimos-academy?ref=clipboard-prelaunch Timestamps: 00:00:20 - Introductions 00:03:26 - What's in a game? 00:04:16 - What is the setting? 00:05:33 - What sort of materials do we need? 00:07:54 - What sort of characters can be created? 00:10:21 - Let's make some people! 00:10:46 - Consumed character types 00:14:01 - Picking Archetypes 00:15:55 - Creating the Boarding School with an Alumni Letter 00:17:06 - Determining the year 00:17:38 - The reason for the reunion 00:18:36 - Time of year 00:19:31 - Location of the Academy 00:20:59 - Sender of the letter 00:23:17 - Names and Pronouns 00:23:45 - Where did your parents live while you were going to school? 00:24:38 - What was your reputation in High School? 00:26:26 - How do you define yourself now? 00:29:17 - How did you discover your powers? 00:32:01 - What is your fear? 00:34:37 - Why do you decide to go to the union? 00:37:24 - Final steps of character creation 00:38:12 - Kickstarter Information 00:40:01 - Episode Closer 00:41:13 - Credits 00:43:08 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children 00:43:45 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/character-creation-spotlight-e15-austin-taylor-and-amanda-kahl-designers/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Reunited by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4282-reunited License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Darkest Child var A by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3614-darkest-child-var-a License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of series 47, everyone! This series, we welcome April Kit Walsh, to learn about her game, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a Powered by the Apocalypse game where swords cross and hearts race! This episode we discuss the creation process, get into some amazing fanfic, and then stick around for the outtakes! Announcements: Truths of Heart Bundle https://itch.io/b/1252/truths-of-heart-powered-by-lesbians-bundle Advanced Lovers & Lesbians Preorder https://advanced-lovers-and-lesbians.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/387544 One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: April Kit Walsh @GaySpaceshipGms Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaySpaceshipGms Website: https://gayspaceship.com Games discussed this episode: Thirsty Sword Lesbians Website: http://sword.gay DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348096/Thirsty-Sword-Lesbians?term=Thirsty+Sword?affiliate_id=1601603 Advanced Lovers & Lesbians Preorder https://advanced-lovers-and-lesbians.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/387544 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:03:42 - Reintroductions 00:13:34 - D20 for your thoughts? - How did April get into RPGs? 00:15:10 - What makes for a good character creation system? 00:20:28 - How does character creation in this game stack up to others? 00:35:35 - How does character creation set expectations for play? 00:43:55 - What story do the character sheets tell us? 00:52:50 - What is one of the biggest flaws/best parts of character creation in this system? 00:57:07 - Fanfic 01:12:56 - Take it up a level! 01:19:08 - Final Thoughts 01:20:10 - Episode Closer 01:22:46 - Call to Action 01:26:19 - Credits 01:28:14 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children 01:28:51 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-473-thirsty-sword-lesbians-with-april-kit-walsh-designer-discussion/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Love Trip by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/2969-love-trip License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 47, everyone! This series, we welcome April Kit Walsh, to learn about her game, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a Powered by the Apocalypse game where swords cross and hearts race! This episode we create our characters and determine their relationships and find out how many characters we are smitten with before we’re even done! Announcements: Kill Every Monster - Amelia’s Undead Horde Episode https://killeverymonster.com/2022/01/undeadhorde/ Truths of Heart Bundle https://itch.io/b/1252/truths-of-heart-powered-by-lesbians-bundle One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: April Kit Walsh @GaySpaceshipGms Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaySpaceshipGms Website: https://gayspaceship.com Games discussed this episode: Thirsty Sword Lesbians Website: http://sword.gay DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348096/Thirsty-Sword-Lesbians?term=Thirsty+Sword?affiliate_id=1601603 Advanced Lovers & Lesbians Preorder https://advanced-lovers-and-lesbians.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/387544 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:03:05 - Recap 00:03:57 - Picking Stats 00:10:46 - Playbook Features 00:16:10 - Playbook Moves 00:22:12 - Default Playbook Moves 00:26:18 - Aesthetics and Random Tables 00:36:21 - Introducing our characters 00:40:38 - Relationship Questions 00:52:55 - Handing out strings 00:56:03 - Episode Closer 00:57:46 - Call to Action 01:01:29 - Credits 01:03:24 - Show Blurbs - Warda Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-472-thirsty-sword-lesbians-with-april-kit-walsh-designer-creation-continued/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Love Trip by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/2969-love-trip License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/ Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of series 47, everyone! This series, we welcome April Kit Walsh, to learn about her game, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a Powered by the Apocalypse game where swords cross and hearts race! This episode we learn all about the game and then create a setting together before starting character creation. Announcements: Kill Every Monster - Amelia’s Undead Horde Episode https://killeverymonster.com/2022/01/undeadhorde/ Girl Scout Cookies! https://bit.ly/eleanorcookie One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Truths of Heart Bundle https://itch.io/b/1252/truths-of-heart-powered-by-lesbians-bundle Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: April Kit Walsh @GaySpaceshipGms Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaySpaceshipGms Website: https://gayspaceship.com Games discussed this episode: Thirsty Sword Lesbians Website: http://sword.gay DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348096/Thirsty-Sword-Lesbians?term=Thirsty+Sword?affiliate_id=1601603 Advanced Lovers & Lesbians Preorder https://advanced-lovers-and-lesbians.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/387544 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:09:02 - Introductions 00:11:34 - What's in a game? - Core concept of Thirsty Sword Lesbians 00:12:29 - What kind of setting do you play in this game? 00:13:29 - What tools do we need to play this game? 00:14:08 - What kind of stories and themes 00:16:17 - What do characters do in this game? 00:22:25 - What does this game do to encourage celebratory queer stories? 00:28:08 - What is unique about Thirsty Sword Lesbians? 00:28:08 - PROMO - Smitten 00:30:20 - History of the system - When did this project start? 00:38:17 - Basic Terms and Concepts - Attributes 00:40:08 - Strings 00:41:56 - Conditions 00:43:10 - Safety exercise and world building worksheet 00:44:37 - Let's make a place! - Wants and Do Not Wants 00:46:59 - World Building Worksheets - Genre 00:48:15 - Tone 00:49:03 - Scope of the community 00:49:57 - What's especially positive about this community? 00:50:26 - What NPC epitomizes that positivity and what do they want from the PCs? 00:52:08 - What is a serious flaw of the community? 00:53:18 - What NPC epitomizes that flaw? 00:54:48 - Location and where is a dramatic place for a sword fight? 00:56:31 - Location Name 00:59:45 - Defining a toxic power 01:00:57 - What does it want from us? 01:01:20 - What makes it so dangerous? 01:01:50 - What's so appealing about it? 01:02:14 - Define its location 01:02:23 - What NPC is the face of this toxic power? 01:03:52 - Let's make some people! - Picking Playbooks 01:14:02 - Call to Action 01:18:55 - Credits 01:20:50 - Show Blurbs - Backstory Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-471-thirsty-sword-lesbians-with-april-kit-walsh-designer-creation/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Love Trip by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/2969-love-trip License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of series 46, everyone! This series, we welcome Melody from Mother Multiverse Media, to learn about her game, Trash Mob!, a d4 based, isekai RPG about dying and then waking up as a weak monster in a fantasy world, eventually becoming an OP god! This episode we discuss the process, learn a bit more about Melody, figure out whatever is left over for the fanfic section, and leave you with some oversized amounts of outtakes! Announcements: One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Melody - Mother Multiverse @gamskee Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamskee Itch.io: https://mothermultiverse.itch.io/ Website: https://mothermultiversemedia.carrd.co/ Games discussed this episode: Trash Mob! Website: https://mothermultiverse.itch.io/trash-mob Timestamps: 00:04:13 - Reintroductions and Characters 00:12:23 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:15:32 - What does Melody look for in a game for great character creation to happen? 00:20:09 - How does character creation in Trash Mob stack up to other games? 00:27:03 - How does the process of character creation set expectations for play? 00:31:21 - What story do these character sheets tell about the game? 00:40:20 - What's the of the biggest flaws and what's one of the best parts? 00:49:41 - Fanfic! 01:02:40 - Take it up a level! 01:13:35 - Final Thoughts 01:15:16 - Episode Closer 01:18:44 - Call to Action 01:24:10 - Credits 01:26:05 - Show Blurbs - One Shot 01:26:53 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-463-trash-mob-with-melody-mother-multiverse-discussion/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Fantastic World by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7042-fantastic-world License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Overworld by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4189-overworld License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/ Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 46, everyone! This series, we welcome Melody from Mother Multiverse Media, to learn about her game, Trash Mob!, a d4 based, isekai RPG about dying and then waking up as a weak monster in a fantasy world, eventually becoming an OP god! This episode we finish creating our people, create the world we ended up in, and break format a bit and learn about advancement early! Announcements: One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Melody - Mother Multiverse @gamskee Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamskee Itch.io: https://mothermultiverse.itch.io/ Website: https://mothermultiversemedia.carrd.co/ Games discussed this episode: Trash Mob! Website: https://mothermultiverse.itch.io/trash-mob Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:41 - Recap 00:03:48 - Creating our setting 00:05:53 - Starter Space 00:07:53 - Initial character creation done, what happens next? 00:09:29 - New Names 00:10:51 - Take it up a level!? 00:11:24 - A quick leveling primer 00:13:03 - Our first level up - New Skill 00:13:58 - Level 2 - Skill Boost 00:14:51 - Level 3 - Skill Unlock 00:18:57 - Level 4 - Another Skill Unlock! 00:20:30 - Level 5 - New Resist Skill and Research 00:22:24 - Skill Grinding, Mystery Skills and New Professions 00:30:47 - Level 6 - Skill Boost and Improved Skills 00:32:18 - Level 7 -Resist Skill 00:33:32 - Level 8 - Skill Bonus 00:35:11 - Level 9 - New Category 00:39:48 - Level 10 - Basic Skill Bonus 00:40:17 - Level 11 - Level Grind - Power Level - Master Chart/New Form 00:46:58 - Levels 12/13 - Two big skill boosts 00:48:28 - Level 14 - Magic Word - Naming Everyone 00:50:15 - Evolutions 00:52:22 - Crown Skills and Apex 00:57:07 - Wrapping things up 00:59:31 - Call to Action 01:03:12 - Credits 01:05:07 - Show Blurbs - System Mastery Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-462-trash-mob-with-melody-mother-multiverse-creation-continued/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Fantastic World by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7042-fantastic-world License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Overworld by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4189-overworld License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of series 46, everyone! This series, we welcome Melody from Mother Multiverse Media, to learn about her game, Trash Mob!, a d4 based, isekai RPG about dying and then waking up as a weak monster in a fantasy world, eventually becoming an OP god! This episode we learn about the game and begin creating our people! Announcements: One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Melody - Mother Multiverse @gamskee Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamskee Itch.io: https://mothermultiverse.itch.io/ Website: https://mothermultiversemedia.carrd.co/ Games discussed this episode: Trash Mob! Website: https://mothermultiverse.itch.io/trash-mob Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:06:29 - Introductions 00:09:21 - What's in a game? - Core Concept of Trash Mob! 00:11:37 - What settings are possible in Trash Mob? 00:16:34 - What materials do we need to play? 00:22:08 - What kind of stories and themes does this game lend it self to? 00:30:34 - What do characters do in this game? 00:31:12 - What is unique about Trash Mob? 00:36:51 - History of Trash Mob! 00:38:43 - Basic Terms and Concepts - Skills 00:40:43 - Skill Tiers 00:41:36 - Skill Types - Attack, Defense, Boost, Movement 00:43:33 - Let's make some people! - Who were we in the real world? 00:45:16 - Occupations and Names 00:52:05 - How you died chart 00:55:46 - Who we are now - Base Type and Sub Type 00:58:41 - Skills from Type plus one extra skill 01:06:28 - Call to Action 01:09:28 - Credits 01:11:23 - Show Blurbs - Neoscum Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-461-trash-mob-with-melody-mother-multiverse-creation/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Fantastic World by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7042-fantastic-world License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Overworld by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4189-overworld License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/ Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of series 45, everyone! This series, we welcome Danny Dellinger from Pod of Wonder, to learn about their game, A Christmas Belonging, a Belonging Outside Belonging/No Dice No Masters RPG about creating your own Hallmark style Christmas movie! This episode we discuss how the character creation process went, learn more about Danny, get into some phenomenal fanfic, talk about the end of the year as well as get some great outtakes! Announcements: One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Waukesha Foundation Community Fund https://waukeshafoundation.org/united-for-waukesha-community-fund/ AudioVerse Awards Voting https://audioverseawards.net/vote/ Amelia’s and Ryan’s Christmas Recipes https://docs.google.com/document/d/103apQ_Ys3JofoMFRaVWdXzid8Jsc-_mWFA0oiQUo9pE/edit?usp=sharing Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Danny Dellinger @DannyPlaysRPGs Twitter: https://twitter.com/DannyPlaysRPGs Itch.io: https://dannymakesrpgs.itch.io/ Pod of Wonder: https://podofwonder.com Games discussed this episode: A Christmas Belonging Website: https://dannymakesrpgs.itch.io/a-christmas-belonging Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:51 - Reintroductions and Characters 00:08:05 - D20 for your thoughts? - How'd you get into RPGs? 00:10:48 - What makes for a good character creation system? 00:14:50 - How does character creation in this game stack up to other games? 00:18:41 - How does the process of character creation set expectations for play? 00:22:56 - How did the playbooks get distilled down to these specific ones? 00:27:42 - What is one of the biggest flaws and one of the best parts of character creation in this game? 00:29:19 - Fanfic! 00:37:58 - Take it up a level! 00:44:59 - Final Thoughts 00:47:07 - Episode closer 00:47:58 - Call to Action - Year Recap 01:05:52 - Credits 01:07:47 - Show Blurbs - Asians Represent 01:08:28 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-453-a-christmas-belonging-with-danny-dellinger-pod-of-wonder-discussion/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: It's Christmas Time by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7183-it-s-christmas-time License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Happy Christmas Inspiring by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7179-happy-christmas-inspiring License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Outtakes Stinger: Rock Guitar Intro 02 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6699-rock-guitar-intro-02 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 45, everyone! This series, we welcome Danny Dellinger from Pod of Wonder, to learn about their game, A Christmas Belonging, a Belonging Outside Belonging/No Dice No Masters RPG about creating your own Hallmark style Christmas movie! This episode we create our characters and somehow make our movie even more weird! Announcements: One Shot Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Waukesha Foundation Community Fund https://waukeshafoundation.org/united-for-waukesha-community-fund/ Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Danny Dellinger @DannyPlaysRPGs Twitter: https://twitter.com/DannyPlaysRPGs Itch.io: https://dannymakesrpgs.itch.io/ Pod of Wonder: https://podofwonder.com Games discussed this episode: A Christmas Belonging Website: https://dannymakesrpgs.itch.io/a-christmas-belonging Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:30 - Recap 00:03:13 - Let's make some people! 00:04:29 - Small Town vs Big City characters 00:09:03 - Picking Roles 00:13:05 - Create the following for your character - Names and Pronouns 00:15:57 - Our character's personal questions 00:18:33 - What do people notice about you? 00:20:32 - Props! 00:23:22 - Some choices for each of our characters 00:29:32 - Final character questions 00:31:22 - Relationships 00:43:08 - We did it! 00:43:32 - Episode Closer 00:44:28 - Call to Action 00:51:33 - Credits 00:53:28 - Show Blurbs - A Horror Borealis Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-452-a-christmas-belonging-with-danny-dellinger-pod-of-wonder-creation-continued/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: It's Christmas Time by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7183-it-s-christmas-time License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Happy Christmas Inspiring by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7179-happy-christmas-inspiring License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/ Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the start of series 73! This series, Amelia agreed to cover TMNT for Ryan's birthday month! So we invited Jef and Jon from the System Mastery podcast to join us and help us through the experience. Since TMNT is so small, we are also covering Palladium's After the Bomb to give us more options and a more robust setting! This episode, we learn all about these two games, including a really interesting history for the TMNT game itself. Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Dungeonmeister: A Drink Master’s Guide Product Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dungeonmeister/Jef-Aldrich/Dungeonmeister/9781507214657 The Düngeonmeister Random Monster Generator: A Mix-and-Match RPG Flipbook Pre-order: https://amzn.to/3VQ4tHB Product Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Dungeonmeister-Random-Monster-Generator/Jef-Aldrich/Dungeonmeister-Series/9781507222539 Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests Jef Aldrich Twitter: https://x.com/systemmastery Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/systemmastery.bsky.social Jon Taylor Twitter: https://x.com/Gurglespasm Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gurglespasm.bsky.social System Mastery Website: https://systemmasterypodcast.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: TMNT and Other Strangenesses: Backerkit for latest version: https://teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders After the Bomb 2nd Edition: Amazon: https://amzn.to/3W1eenv DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/61133/After-the-BombR-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:25) - Introductions (00:06:32) - What's in a game? - Core Concepts of TMNT and After the Bomb (00:13:53) - What is the setting? (00:22:54) - What tools do we need to play? (00:26:24) - What stories can you tell with TMNT or After the Bomb? (00:32:19) - What do characters do in these games? (00:37:05) - What is unique about this system? (00:47:29) - History of TMNT and After the Bomb (00:51:05) - Terms and Concepts - Bio-E (00:54:42) - Call to Action (01:01:08) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Mutations by Cast of Characters From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15126 Clip 2: System Mastery Podcast Intro: From the System Mastery Podcast: https://systemmasterypodcast.com Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com Contact Us: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of series 45, everyone! This series, we welcome Danny Dellinger from Pod of Wonder, to learn about their game, A Christmas Belonging, a Belonging Outside Belonging/No Dice No Masters RPG about creating your own Hallmark style Christmas movie! This episode we find out what this game is all about and create our setting together! Announcements: One Shot Network Secret Archive Bonus Episode https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-character-57679646?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Danny Dellinger @DannyPlaysRPGs Twitter: https://twitter.com/DannyPlaysRPGs Itch.io: https://dannymakesrpgs.itch.io/ Pod of Wonder: https://podofwonder.com Games discussed this episode: A Christmas Belonging Website: https://dannymakesrpgs.itch.io/a-christmas-belonging Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:30 - Introductions 00:07:10 - What's in a game? - Core Concept 00:08:08 - What is Belonging Outside Belonging/No Dice No Masters all about? 00:12:41 - What materials do we need to play this game? 00:14:32 - What kinds of stories and themes is this game meant to explore? 00:18:49 - What do characters do in this game? 00:20:43 - What is unique about A Chrismas Belonging 00:25:46 - History of the system - When did the idea for this come to fruition? 00:31:36 - Terms and concepts - Roles 00:32:07 - Moves 00:32:45 - Props 00:33:31 - Setting Elements 00:34:49 - Primary vs Supporting Roles 00:36:24 - Let's make some people! 00:38:04 - Let's make a place! - Creating the small town 00:39:38 - Town Name 00:40:02 - Natural Landmark 00:41:37 - Town Name Revisited 00:43:28 - Town Mascot 00:44:53 - Struggling Industry or Threatened Asset 00:45:59 - 3 Businesses on Main Street 00:49:47 - Upcoming Event 00:50:52 - The most important thing that has happened here 00:52:31 - A thing the town has in abundance 00:53:24 - A thing the town desperately lacks 00:58:47 - Call to Action 01:06:09 - Credits 01:08:04 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-451-a-christmas-belonging-with-danny-dellinger-pod-of-wonder-creation/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: It's Christmas Time by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7183-it-s-christmas-time License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Happy Christmas Inspiring by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7179-happy-christmas-inspiring License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of series 44, everyone! This series, we welcome James Coquillat, member of the Chaosium Digital Content team and cast member of the Stream of Chaos, to discuss Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition), a game of investigation and cosmic horror, from Chaosium, Inc! This episode we discuss the character creation process, learn a bit about James, and get into some really great outtakes at the end! Announcements: Haunted Hill Academy Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/351992582/haunted-hill-academy/ Questlandia Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/turtlebun/questlandia-updated-and-expanded One Shot Network Secret Archive Bonus Episode https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-character-57679646?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare COVID-19 Vaccines CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/index.html Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: James Coquillat Twitter: https://twitter.com/robopelican Website: https://jamescoquillat.com/ Twitch (Stream of Chaos): https://www.twitch.tv/chaosiuminc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChaosiumInc Games discussed this episode: Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium Inc Website: https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chaosium_Inc Keeper Rulebook on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3oP35WB Keeper Rulebook on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150997/Call-of-Cthulhu-7th-Edition--Keepers-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603 Investigator’s Handbook on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iPlZc5 Investigator's Handbook on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/167631/Call-of-Cthulhu-Investigator-Handbook-7th-Edition?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:06:47 - Reintroductions and Characters 00:09:50 - D20 for your thoughts? - How did James get into RPGs? 00:12:45 - What does a system need for great character creation? 00:14:45 - How does Call of Cthulhu character creation stack up against other games? 00:21:18 - How does the character creation process reinforce the feel of playing the game? 00:31:59 - What is the biggest flaw of character creation in Call of Cthulhu, and what is one of the best parts? 00:37:18 - Fanfic! 00:47:03 - Take it up a level! - Mechanical Advancement 00:50:04 - Narrative Advancement 00:52:33 - Final Thoughts 00:54:17 - Episode Closer 00:54:53 - Call to Action 01:01:29 - Credits 01:03:24 - Show Blurbs - NeoScum 01:04:33 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-443-call-of-cthulhu-with-james-coquillat-chaosium-stream-of-chaos-discussion/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Loose Pipes (Loopable) by Dave Deville Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8255-loose-pipes-loopable- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Summer Swing 2018 by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3160-summer-swing-2018 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 44, everyone! This series, we welcome James Coquillat, member of the Chaosium Digital Content team and cast member of the Stream of Chaos, to discuss Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition), a game of investigation and cosmic horror, from Chaosium, Inc! This episode we finish creating our characters! Announcements: Haunted Hill Academy Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/351992582/haunted-hill-academy/ Spotlight Episode: https://oneshotpodcast.com/character-creation-cast/character-creation-spotlight-haunted-hill-academy-with-jeffrey-hayes-designer/ AcadeCon https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2021 COVID-19 Vaccines CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/index.html Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: James Coquillat Twitter: https://twitter.com/robopelican Website: https://jamescoquillat.com/ Twitch (Stream of Chaos): https://www.twitch.tv/chaosiuminc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChaosiumInc Games discussed this episode: Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium Inc Website: https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chaosium_Inc Keeper Rulebook on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3oP35WB Keeper Rulebook on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150997/Call-of-Cthulhu-7th-Edition--Keepers-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603 Investigator’s Handbook on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iPlZc5 Investigator's Handbook on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/167631/Call-of-Cthulhu-Investigator-Handbook-7th-Edition?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:49 - Recap 00:03:05 - Meaningful Locations 00:04:06 - Treasured Possessions 00:05:50 - Traits 00:06:26 - Occupations 00:13:32 - Assign Skill Points 00:22:09 - Credit Rating 00:24:41 - Adding Hobbiest Skills 00:32:27 - Final Calculations 00:32:53 - Age Effects 00:35:56 - Names and Residence 00:40:17 - Luck and Starting Sanity 00:41:23 - Characters done! 00:42:31 - Episode Closer 00:43:07 - Call to Action 00:45:36 - Credits 00:47:31 - Show Blurbs - Design Doc Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-442-call-of-cthulhu-with-james-coquillat-chaosium-stream-of-chaos-creation-continued/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Loose Pipes (Loopable) by Dave Deville Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8255-loose-pipes-loopable- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Summer Swing 2018 by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3160-summer-swing-2018 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a bonus episode of Character Creation Spotlight! This episode we will be sitting down with Jeffrey Hayes to learn about, and create characters for, Haunted Hill Academy, a Fate based RPG about being a student at a mysterious boarding school! Announcements: Haunted Hill Academy Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/351992582/haunted-hill-academy Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Jeffrey Hayes @JeffreyJeffrawr Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffreyJeffrawr Website: https://criticalgrowthgames.com Haunted Hill Academy Twitter: https://twitter.com/HauntedHillAcad Critical Growth Games Twitter: https://twitter.com/CritGrowthGames Games discussed this episode: Haunted Hill Academy by Jeffrey Hayes Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/351992582/haunted-hill-academy Our Characters Amelia: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10bpkQ9hg3i0gkgWfxei90XzHq4AY0-BNWM6UnIwrekA/edit?usp=sharing Ryan: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1umYeZsa7a4OYEXhJnXiAvucy6i4V6xLF36uSA1Ssuls/edit?usp=sharing Jeffrey:  Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Opening Music 00:00:16 - Introductions 00:02:08 - What's in a game? - Core Concept 00:03:29 - What is the setting and what are characters doing in the game? 00:05:13 - What materials do we need to play? 00:05:48 - What kind of characters can you create in this game? 00:06:48 - Let's make some people! - Rumors 00:09:54 - Aspects! 00:12:15 - Core Beliefs 00:13:09 - Why Haunted Hill Academy? 00:15:23 - Greatest Desires 00:17:37 - Plaguing Questions 00:19:37 - Identities 00:24:30 - Academic Tracker 00:26:04 - Optional Multiplayer Rules - Shared Secret Aspect 00:32:18 - Names 00:33:29 - Final Details 00:36:55 - Character Creation Commentary 00:38:53 - Kickstarter Highlights 00:40:05 - Episode Closer 00:41:07 - Credits 00:43:02 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children 00:43:39 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/character-creation-spotlight-haunted-hill-academy-with-jeffrey-hayes-designer/transcript Music: Clip 1: The Ghost Castle by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6602-the-ghost-castle License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/ Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of series 44, everyone! This series, we welcome James Coquillat, member of the Chaosium Digital Content team and cast member of the Stream of Chaos, to discuss Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition), a game of investigation and cosmic horror, from Chaosium, Inc! This episode we learn about the game, its robust history, and begin creating our characters! Announcements: Iron Edda Reforged Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/iron-edda-reforged-season-one One Shot Twitch: https://m.twitch.tv/oneshotrpg COVID-19 Vaccines CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/index.html Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: James Coquillat Twitter: https://twitter.com/robopelican Website: https://jamescoquillat.com/ Twitch (Stream of Chaos): https://www.twitch.tv/chaosiuminc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChaosiumInc Games discussed this episode: Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium Inc Website: https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chaosium_Inc Keeper Rulebook on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3oP35WB Keeper Rulebook on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150997/Call-of-Cthulhu-7th-Edition--Keepers-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603 Investigator’s Handbook on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iPlZc5 Investigator's Handbook on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/167631/Call-of-Cthulhu-Investigator-Handbook-7th-Edition?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:10 - Introductions 00:05:23 - What's in a game? 00:10:03 - What sort of tools do we need to play Call of Cthulhu? 00:12:34 - What kind of stories and themes does this game explore best? 00:14:01 - What do characters do in this game? 00:15:18 - What makes Call of Cthulhu unique? 00:21:12 - History of Call of Cthulhu 00:27:47 - Basic Terms and Concepts - Characteristics 00:28:42 - Skill mechanics 00:31:48 - Sanity 00:33:53 - Let's make some people! 00:34:28 - Generating characteristics 00:37:40 - Characteristics - Strength, Consititution and Dexterity 00:39:28 - Characteristics - Appearance and Power 00:41:35 - Characteristics - Size 00:42:50 - Characteristics - Intelligence and Education 00:44:40 - Basic overview of the character 00:46:03 - Background Tables! - Ideology 00:47:21 - Significant People 00:49:46 - Call to Action 00:54:47 - Credits 00:56:42 - Show Blurbs - A Horror Borealis Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-441-call-of-cthulhu-with-james-coquillat-chaosium-stream-of-chaos-creation/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Loose Pipes (Loopable) by Dave Deville Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8255-loose-pipes-loopable- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Summer Swing 2018 by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3160-summer-swing-2018 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a bonus episode of Character Creation Spotlight! This episode we will be sitting down with Pete Petruscha to learn about, and create characters for, CHEW, a Forged in the Dark, food-based, crime drama RPG! Announcements: CHEW Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peteyp/chew-the-roleplaying-game Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Pete Petrusha @IG_Pete Twitter: https://twitter.com/IG_Pete Website: https://www.imagininggames.com/ Games discussed this episode: CHEW by Imagining Games Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peteyp/chew-the-roleplaying-game Our Characters: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z1-pkTxqhe7y6t56rd8a4-2BYsTpo5nPGFeJAN5QQFE/edit?usp=sharing Timestamps: 00:00:19 - Introductions 00:03:30 - What's in a game? - Core concept for CHEW 00:08:49 - What materials do we need to play CHEW? 00:12:42 - What kinds of characters can people play? 00:15:12 - Let's make some people! - Picking Playbooks 00:16:31 - Attributes 00:20:52 - Quirks 00:24:25 - Approaches 00:27:14 - Perks 00:31:34 - Conditions 00:35:46 - Trouble 00:40:37 - Gear 00:43:16 - Name, Beat, Look, Bio 00:49:22 - Post Creation Thoughts 00:51:55 - Kickstarter Details 00:54:22 - Episode closer 00:55:18 - Credits 00:57:13 - Show Blurbs - System Mastery 00:58:03 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/character-creation-spotlight-chew-with-pete-petruscha-designer/transcript Music: Clip 1: Netherworld Shanty by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4119-netherworld-shanty License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Special Agent None by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4794-special-agent-none License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/ Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a bonus episode of Character Creation Spotlight! This episode we will be sitting down with Tracy Barnett to learn about, and create characters for, Iron Edda Reforged, a cyberpunk RPG where you are Ragnarok! Announcements: Iron Edda Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/iron-edda-reforged-season-one Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Tracy Barnett @TheOtherTracy Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheOtherTracy Itch.io: https://theothertracy.itch.io/ Website: http://www.theothertracy.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theothertracy Games discussed this episode: Iron Edda Reforged by Tracy Barnett Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/iron-edda-reforged-season-one Our Characters: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mYABVpuQf-XUZyXfrvYtPIsOaPp03UBsmv0MnPyJBmM/edit?usp=sharing Timestamps: 00:00:20 - Introductions 00:04:10 - What's in a game? - Core concept of Iron Edda Reforged 00:05:11 - What is the setting and what sort of characters can we play? 00:06:58 - Where did this idea come from? 00:11:11 - What sort of materials do we need to play this game? 00:13:36 - What sort of characters can we make in this game? 00:17:30 - Let's make some people! - Start with a neighborhood 00:19:03 - Amelia's Question 00:21:02 - Ryan's Question 00:23:18 - Tracy's Question 00:25:23 - Creating our characters 00:27:25 - Choosing Clans 00:31:27 - Writing our three "aspect" details 00:35:50 - Gear 00:38:11 - Clan Ways and Abilities 00:40:09 - Glitch Dice 00:44:37 - Afterthoughts 00:47:07 - Kickstarter highlights 00:52:24 - Final Thoughts 00:53:46 - Episode Closer 00:54:17 - Credits 00:56:12 - Show Blurbs - Neoscum 00:57:21 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/character-creation-spotlight-iron-edda-reforged-with-tracy-barnett-designer/transcript Music: Clip 1: Wonderful by Scott Buckley (https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/wonderful/) Clip 2: Epic Giants by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5346-epic-giants- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/ Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of series 43, everyone! This series we welcome Cam Banks to discuss his game, Cortex Prime, an RPG Toolkit for creating ANY game you want! This episode we discuss the character creation process, learn a bit more about Cam Banks, talk about the game design process, and get into the few outtakes that came out of this series! Announcements: International Podcast Month Website: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/podmonth Our new site: https://charactercreationcast.com Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Cam Banks (Designer) @boymonster Twitter: https://twitter.com/boymonster Instagram: https://instagram.com/rustysellsword Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cambanks Games discussed this episode: Cortex Prime Website: https://www.cortexrpg.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CortexRPG Amazon: https://amzn.to/3tpJmwZ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:11 - Reintroductions 00:07:50 - D20 for your thoughts? - How did Cam get into playing and then designing RPGs? 00:11:18 - What does Cam look for in a good character creation system? 00:15:44 - How do you keep the marriage of mechanics and story telling when designing a game? 00:22:26 - How does the process of character creation in Cortex Prime set expectations for play? 00:25:12 - What sort of things make for a good Cortext Prime character sheet? 00:28:43 - What is the biggest flaw of Cortex Prime character creation and what is one of the best things about it? 00:33:48 - Was there an "Aha" moment when putting together the game that made the game stand out? 00:35:10 - Fanfic! 00:42:36 - Take it up a level! - How does a character level up mechanically in Cortex Prime? 00:47:13 - How does this mechanical benefit affect the narrative? 00:51:47 - Final thoughts from Cam about Cortex Prime 00:53:37 - Episode Closer 00:54:50 - Call to Action 00:56:41 - Credits 00:58:36 - Show Blurbs - Asians Represent 00:59:16 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-433-cortex-prime-with-cam-banks-designer-discussion/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Magic Drops by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5685-magic-drops- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Schools Out by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/501-schools-out License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 43, everyone! This series we welcome Cam Banks to discuss his game, Cortex Prime, an RPG Toolkit for creating ANY game you want! This episode we finish making our characters and hear a bit about Cam’s character concept as well! Announcements: International Podcast Month Website: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/podmonth Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Cam Banks (Designer) @boymonster Twitter: https://twitter.com/boymonster Instagram: https://instagram.com/rustysellsword Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cambanks Games discussed this episode: Cortex Prime Website: https://www.cortexrpg.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CortexRPG Amazon: https://amzn.to/3tpJmwZ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:02 - Recap 00:04:27 - Choosing Distinctions 00:10:34 - Distinction SFX 00:11:24 - Relationships 00:16:59 - Assets and Resources 00:26:20 - Biographical Info 00:34:11 - We made people! 00:38:24 - Episode Closer 00:39:25 - Call to Action 00:41:27 - Credits 00:43:22 - Show Blurbs - A Horror Borealis Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-432-cortex-prime-with-cam-banks-designer-creation-continued/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Magic Drops by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5685-magic-drops- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Schools Out by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/501-schools-out License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/ Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of series 43, everyone! This series we welcome Cam Banks to discuss his game, Cortex Prime, an RPG Toolkit for creating ANY game you want! We talk game design, working with a “generic” game, and start making our characters! Announcements: International Podcast Month Website: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/podmonth Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Cam Banks (Designer) @boymonster Twitter: https://twitter.com/boymonster Instagram: https://instagram.com/rustysellsword Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cambanks Games discussed this episode: Cortex Prime Website: https://www.cortexrpg.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CortexRPG Amazon: https://amzn.to/3tpJmwZ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:53 - Introductions 00:04:37 - What's in a game? 00:05:15 - What materials do we need to play the game? 00:12:54 - The history of Cortex 00:25:56 - Basic terms and concepts 00:27:32 - Traits 00:29:22 - Let's make a... system! - Selecting genres 00:33:16 - Prime Sets 00:38:12 - Distinctions 00:41:17 - Additional Rules 00:45:57 - Additional Traits - Resources, Specialties, Assets 00:50:16 - Let's make some people! 00:50:39 - Three forms of character creation 00:51:23 - Scratch build method - Prime traits - Values 00:57:01 - Call to Action 00:58:36 - Credits 01:00:32 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-431-cortex-prime-with-cam-banks-designer-creation/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Magic Drops by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5685-magic-drops- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Schools Out by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/501-schools-out License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/ Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of series 72! In this series, we welcome Pelle Nilsson to discuss his game, Mörk Borg, a pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy RPG about lost souls and fools seeking redemption, forgiveness or the last remaining riches in a bleak and dying world. We also have a guest co-host on this series, Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast is filling in for Amelia. In today's episode, we get to the phenomenal fanfic about our characters, take a peek at the apocalypse, and learn how characters both get better (or not) in our advancement discussion! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Our social media info: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests Pelle Nilsson Discord: https://discord.gg/rKgAKAj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MORKBORGRPG Games/Tools discussed this episode: Mörk Borg: Website: https://morkborg.com DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/295910/moerk-borg-english?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:55) - Fanfic! (00:09:12) - Apocalypse Rules (00:20:34) - Take it up a level! (00:33:36) - Episode Closer (00:36:05) - Call to Action (00:40:54) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Cold Dead World by Bobo Renthlei From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14501 Clip 2: Armageddon by Bobo Renthlei From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13396 Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com Contact Us: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of series 42, everyone! This series, we welcome back Jef and Jon from the System Mastery podcast, to learn about Sentinel Comics, the Role Playing Game, a superhero RPG by Greater Than Games. In this episode, we discuss the character creation process! Stick around for the plethora of outtakes as well! Announcements: Ennies Nominations: https://ennie-awards.com/2021-nominees/ One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Jef and Jon (System Mastery) @SystemMastery Twitter: https://twitter.com/SystemMastery Website: https://systemmasterypodcast.com/ Games discussed this episode: Sentinel Comics the Role Playing Game Website: https://store.greaterthangames.com/sentinel-comics-the-roleplaying-game-core-rulebook.html DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/341539/Sentinel-Comics-The-Roleplaying-Game-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3yp4XaQ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:53 - Reintroductions and characters 00:08:28 - D20 For Your Thoughts? 00:09:27 - What draws Jef and Jon to Superhero games? 00:11:53 - What makes a great character creation experience for Jef and Jon? 00:16:01 - How does character creation in Sentinel Comics stack up against other games? 00:20:23 - How does the process of character creation her set expectations for play? 00:23:25 - What story does the character sheet tell us? 00:29:01 - What is one of the biggest flaws and what is one of the best parts? 00:34:14 - Fanfic! 00:44:49 - Take it up a level! 00:50:37 - Final thoughts 00:54:23 - Episode Closer 00:55:44 - Call to Action 01:02:38 - Credits 01:04:33 - Show Blurbs - Session Zero 01:05:16 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-423-sentinel-comics-with-jef-and-jon-system-mastery-discussion/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: The Final Battle Of Superheroes by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7418-the-final-battle-of-superheroes License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: System Mastery theme music (https://systemmasterypodcast.com/) Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 42, everyone! This series, we welcome back Jef and Jon from the System Mastery podcast, to learn about Sentinel Comics, the Role Playing Game, a superhero RPG by Greater Than Games. In this episode, we finish creating our superheroes! Announcements: Avatar Legends: The Role Playing Game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/avatar-legends-the-roleplaying-game One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Jef and Jon (System Mastery) @SystemMastery Twitter: https://twitter.com/SystemMastery Website: https://systemmasterypodcast.com/ Games discussed this episode: Sentinel Comics the Role Playing Game Website: https://store.greaterthangames.com/sentinel-comics-the-roleplaying-game-core-rulebook.html DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/341539/Sentinel-Comics-The-Roleplaying-Game-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3yp4XaQ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:37 - Recap 00:05:01 - Archetypes 00:08:40 - Archetype Powers and Qualities 00:12:33 - Archetype Abilities 00:20:04 - 2nd Principle Category 00:20:25 - Personality 00:24:40 - Personality Quality 00:28:46 - Personality Red Abilities 00:36:51 - Principles 00:45:18 - Retcon 00:49:10 - Calculating Health 00:52:16 - Finishing Touches - Attributes 01:01:20 - We're done with our characters! 01:03:19 - Episode Closer 01:05:41 - Call to Action 01:09:22 - Credits 01:11:17 - Show Blurbs - Campaign Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-422-sentinel-comics-with-jef-and-jon-system-mastery-creation-continued/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: The Final Battle Of Superheroes by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7418-the-final-battle-of-superheroes License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: System Mastery theme music (https://systemmasterypodcast.com/) Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/ Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of series 42, everyone! This series we welcome back Jef and Jon from the System Mastery podcast, to talk about Sentinel Comics, the Role Playing Game, a superhero RPG by Greater Than Games. In this episode, we learn about the game and begin creating our superheroes! Announcements: One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Jef and Jon (System Mastery) @SystemMastery Twitter: https://twitter.com/SystemMastery Website: https://systemmasterypodcast.com/ Games discussed this episode: Sentinel Comics the Role Playing Game Website: https://store.greaterthangames.com/sentinel-comics-the-roleplaying-game-core-rulebook.html DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/341539/Sentinel-Comics-The-Roleplaying-Game-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3yp4XaQ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:39 - Introductions 00:08:04 - What's in a game? - Sentinel Comics 00:11:24 - What tools do we need to play? 00:15:51 - What kind of stories and themes does this game tell? 00:19:06 - What do characters do in this game? 00:21:00 - What is unique about Sentinel Comics? 00:24:27 - History of Sentinel Comics 00:25:19 - Terms and Concepts - Attributes 00:26:52 - Characteristics 00:28:04 - Principles and Twists 00:30:56 - Hero Points 00:32:25 - Powers, Qualities and Abilities 00:38:24 - Green Yellow Red Out (GYRO) status system 00:39:50 - Let's make some people! 00:40:23 - Character Background 00:42:43 - Assigning Dice for Background Qualities 00:46:05 - Rolling for Power Source 00:49:35 - Assigning Dice for Powers 00:56:12 - Selecting Power Source Abilities 01:05:37 - Call to Action 01:08:40 - Credits 01:10:35 - Show Blurbs - One Shot Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-421-sentinel-comics-with-jef-and-jon-system-mastery-creation/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: The Final Battle Of Superheroes by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7418-the-final-battle-of-superheroes License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: System Mastery theme music (https://systemmasterypodcast.com/) Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of series 41, everyone! This series will be a bit different from our normal series. We will be covering two micro RPGs each episode with just Amelia and Ryan at the helm! This episode, we’re going in cold with character creation for Keith Baker and Jenn Ellis’s game Heartbeats and James Mendez Hodes’ game Post-Match Interview, both Micro RPGs from James D’Amato’s book, The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book! Then stick around for the outtakes at the end! Announcements: AcadeCon Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/therpgacademy/acadecon-2021-fellowship-of-the-con One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Games discussed this episode: The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book by James D’Amato Website: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ultimate-Micro-RPG-Book/James-D-Amato/The-Ultimate-RPG-Guide-Series/9781507212868 Twitter: https://twitter.com/OneShotRPG Heartbeats (pg 49) by Jenn Ellis (@Twogetherstudio on Twitter https://twitter.com/Twogetherstudio) and Keith Baker (@hellcowkeith on Twitter https://twitter.com/hellcowkeith)https://twitter.com/qh_murphy) Post-Match Interview (pg 71) by James Mendez Hodez (@LulaVampiro on Twitter https://twitter.com/LulaVampiro) Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:03 - Introduction 00:06:02 - What's in a game? - Heartbeats 00:08:03 - Let's make some people! - Heartbeats 00:09:32 - Specialty 00:09:58 - Defining Trait 00:10:39 - Determine Relationships 00:16:21 - Names and Looks 00:18:46 - How long have we been at the hospital? 00:20:21 - Create a patient! 00:25:30 - Heartbeats - Gameplay summary and Discussion 00:27:52 - Heartbeats - Fanfic! 00:34:17 - Heartbeats - Micro Discussion 00:36:21 - What's in a game? - Post-Match Interview 00:38:06 - Let's make some people! - Post-Match Interview 00:38:31 - Create an athlete! 00:39:07 - What sport are we playing? 00:40:37 - What position do we play? 00:42:19 - What is the name of this team? 00:43:51 - General outline of how the sporting event went. 00:46:01 - Athlete Name 00:49:25 - Reporters! 00:52:56 - Questions! 00:54:37 - First Questions 00:56:35 - Second Questions 00:58:01 - Third Questions 00:59:13 - Fourth Questions 01:00:25 - Post-Match Interview - Micro Discussion 01:02:26 - Post-Match Interview - Gameplay summary and Discussion 01:04:19 - Episode Closer 01:05:29 - Call to Action 01:10:30 - Credits 01:12:26 - Show Blurbs - Total Party Kill 01:13:12 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-413-micro-rpgs-with-ourselves-heartbeats-and-post-match-interview/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Medicine by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6256-medicine License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Action Sport Breakbeat by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6391-action-sport-breakbeat License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 41, everyone! This series will be a bit different than our normal series. We will be covering two micro RPGs each episode with just Amelia and Ryan at the helm! This episode, we’re going in cold with character creation for Quinn Murphy’s game It Wants Souls and Jenn Ellis and Keith Baker’s game Van Gogh’s Ear, both Micro RPGs from James D’Amato’s book, The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book! Announcements: AcadeCon Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/therpgacademy/acadecon-2021-fellowship-of-the-con One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Chimera RPG Itch.io Page: https://play.chimera.games/ Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Games discussed this episode: The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book by James D’Amato Website: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ultimate-Micro-RPG-Book/James-D-Amato/The-Ultimate-RPG-Guide-Series/9781507212868 Twitter: https://twitter.com/OneShotRPG It Wants Souls (pg 53) by Quinn Murphy (@qh_murphy on Twitter https://twitter.com/qh_murphy) Van Gogh’s Ear (pg 89) by Jenn Ellis (@Twogetherstudio on Twitter https://twitter.com/Twogetherstudio) and Keith Baker (@hellcowkeith on Twitter https://twitter.com/hellcowkeith) Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:03:54 - Introduction 00:05:57 - What's in a game? - It Wants Souls 00:07:11 - Let's make some people! - It Wants Souls 00:08:52 - Role 00:10:20 - Age 00:11:34 - Strengths 00:14:19 - Weaknesses 00:15:58 - Fear 00:17:50 - It Wants Souls - Fanfic! 00:20:11 - Describing the house 00:26:57 - Average night for the family 00:27:58 - What do each character love about the other members of the family? 00:32:23 - What problems are we having? 00:34:08 - First night in the new home 00:38:17 - The Outsider - How long has my soul been trapped here? 00:38:49 - What part of the house is my soul most bound to? 00:39:06 - Do I want a soul to keep here and torment or do I want a soul so I can inhabit a body? 00:39:24 - Who's soul do I most desire? 00:42:07 - CW: Discussion of child death 00:42:41 - Back to Fanfic! 00:43:08 - It Wants Souls - Gameplay summary and discussion 00:47:28 - What's in a game? - Van Gogh's Ear 00:48:27 - The Setting 00:49:41 - Let's make some people! - Van Gogh's Ear 00:50:57 - Amelia's Role, Defining Trait, Love and Prized Possession 00:53:34 - Names 00:54:11 - Finalize Details and Define Connections 00:54:52 - Van Gogh's Ear - Fanfic! 00:57:13 - What does your character have? 00:59:15 - Picking gifts for the other characters 01:04:27 - Van Gogh's Ear - Gameplay summary and discussion 01:07:19 - Episode Closer 01:07:46 - Call to Action 01:13:40 - Credits 01:15:35 - Show Blurbs - System Mastery Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-412-micro-rpgs-with-ourselves-it-wants-souls-and-van-goghs-ear/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Haunted House Vers. 2 by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6616-haunted-house-vers-2 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Clip 2: A Wedding Gift For You by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5477-a-wedding-gift-for-you- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of series 41, everyone! This series will be a bit different than our normal series. We will be covering two micro RPGs each episode with just Amelia and Ryan at the helm! This episode, we’re going in cold with character creation for Soup’s Pyrewaltz and Daniel Kwan and Angus Macpherson’s Going Dark, both Micro RPGs from James D’Amato’s book, The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book! Announcements: Skyjacks: Courier’s Call: https://twitter.com/CourierCall LOSERS: A Love Story Finale https://a-horror-borealis.simplecast.com/episodes/losers-a-love-story-part-16 Chimera RPG Itch.io Page: https://play.chimera.games/ Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Games discussed this episode: The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book by James D’Amato Website: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ultimate-Micro-RPG-Book/James-D-Amato/The-Ultimate-RPG-Guide-Series/9781507212868 Twitter: https://twitter.com/OneShotRPG Pyrewaltz (pg 73) by Soup (@LiteralSoup on Twitter https://twitter.com/LiteralSoup) Going Dark (pg 43) by Daniel Kwan (@DanielHKwan on Twitter https://twitter.com/danielhkwan) and Angus Macpherson (@ThePrimeAngus on Twitter https://twitter.com/ThePrimeAngus) Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:01 - Introduction 00:08:14 - What's in a game? - Pyrewaltz 00:08:24 - Let's make some people! - Pyrewaltz 00:08:32 - Answering prompts to name our mechs - 1) One adjective to describe the last dream you remember. 00:10:48 - 2) One adjective to describe what you admire about the other player 00:10:56 - 3) One weapon to symbolize your last failure 00:12:20 - 4) One adjective to describe the last promise you made. 00:13:19 - 5) One noun that makes you feel validated 00:13:34 - 6) One flower or plant that represents your strength 00:15:00 - 7) One noun that describes your ideals 00:16:06 - Revealing our Mech names 00:17:02 - Finishing move names 00:18:44 - Three questions for each player 00:21:24 - What does your faction seek to burn? 00:21:51 - Who was the Kindler of your spirit's flame, and why? 00:22:34 - What threatens to extinguish your fire? 00:22:59 - Pyrewaltz - Gameplay summary and discussion 00:26:29 - Pyrewaltz Fanfic! 00:29:58 - Pyrewaltz Micro-discussion 00:31:24 - Going Dark by Daniel Kwan and Angus Macpherson 00:31:34 - What's in a game? - Going Dark 00:33:08 - Let's make some people! - Going Dark 00:34:17 - Attributes 00:36:55 - Start with one Weapon, Attachment and Equipment 00:38:37 - Naming our agents 00:40:51 - Designing your agency 00:44:16 - Agency Name and Setting 00:46:15 - Pick 2 Specializations 00:47:05 - Designing a mission 00:52:10 - Going Dark - Gameplay summary and discussion 00:53:04 - Going Dark Fanfic! 00:53:30 - Episode Closer 00:54:41 - Call to Action 01:00:15 - Credits 01:02:11 - Show Blurbs - Neoscum Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-411-micro-rpgs-with-ourselves-pyrewaltz-and-going-dark/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Waltz Primordial (feat. Alexander Nakarada) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7929-waltz-primordial License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Spy Story: The Agent by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/84-spy-story-the-agent License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of series 40, everyone! This series we welcome Neal Powell, co-host from DMNastics, Dungeon Master’s Block and Whelmed: The Young Justice Files, to talk about Phoenix Dawn Command, a card based, fantasy TTRPG by Keith Baker that is all about coming back from death stronger than before. This episode, we discuss the process and give our thoughts about the game and how it compares to other games! Then, stick around after the show for the outtakes. Announcements: Chimera RPG Itch.io Page: https://play.chimera.games/ Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog: https://twitch.chimera.games/ Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog: https://capeandblade.chimera.games/ A Horror Borealis Presents: LOSERS: A Love Story Part 15 https://a-horror-borealis.simplecast.com/episodes/losers-a-love-story-part-15 Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Neal Powell @joatmoniac Twitter: https://twitter.com/joatmoniac Website: http://www.thestruggleisneal.com/ DMNastics: https://anchor.fm/dm-nastics DMs Block: https://dungeonmasterblock.podbean.com/ Whelmed: The Young Justice Files: https://crashingthemode.com Games discussed this episode: Phoenix Dawn Command by Keith Baker of Two-gether Studios Website: https://phoenixdawncommand.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/195768/Phoenix-Dawn-Command-Manual?affiliate_id=1601603 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3x2wttt Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:38 - Reintroductions 00:07:35 - D20 for your thoughts? - Where do Neal's ideas come from? 00:13:28 - What does Neal like to see in character creation? 00:15:45 - How do we feel character creation in Phoenix Dawn Command stacks up against other games? 00:20:32 - How does the process of character creation in this game prepare us for play? 00:23:40 - What story does the character sheets for this game tell us? 00:25:55 - Biggest flaw, best part 00:28:32 - Fanfiction! 00:37:32 - Take it up a level! - How do you level up and what happens mechanically? 00:40:29 - How does this affect the narrative? 00:43:52 - Final Thoughts 00:44:47 - Episode Closer 00:46:08 - Call to Action 00:48:38 - Credits 00:50:33 - Show Blurbs - Modifier 00:51:07 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-403-phoenix-dawn-command-with-neal-powell-discussion/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: DMNastics Theme Music by bombardedcast.com Clip 2: Rise Phoenix by Mikael Hellman Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5863-rise-phoenix License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 40, everyone! This series we welcome Neal Powell, co-host from DMNastics, Dungeon Master’s Block and Whelmed: The Young Justice Files, to talk about Phoenix Dawn Command, a card based, fantasy TTRPG by Keith Baker that is all about coming back from death stronger than before. This episode, we finish creating our characters and learn how each of us first died! Announcements: Chimera RPG Itch.io Page: https://play.chimera.games/ Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog: https://twitch.chimera.games/ Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog: https://capeandblade.chimera.games/ Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Neal Powell @joatmoniac Twitter: https://twitter.com/joatmoniac Website: http://www.thestruggleisneal.com/ DMNastics: https://anchor.fm/dm-nastics DMs Block: https://dungeonmasterblock.podbean.com/ Whelmed: The Young Justice Files: https://crashingthemode.com Games discussed this episode: Phoenix Dawn Command by Keith Baker of Two-gether Studios Website: https://phoenixdawncommand.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/195768/Phoenix-Dawn-Command-Manual?affiliate_id=1601603 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3x2wttt Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:59 - More Traits - Grace, Strength and Intellect 00:14:50 - Ryan's Extra Traits 00:15:47 - Neal's Extra Traits 00:16:55 - Amelia's Extra Traits 00:21:48 - Fleshing out our characters more 00:23:31 - Who were you in your first life? How did you die? How does your school reflect this? 00:27:02 - Why did you come back? 00:28:54 - What is the person, place or thing that is most important to you? 00:30:49 - What is your greatest fear? 00:32:45 - Which member of the wing do you feel the strongest connection to and why? 00:34:51 - What is the most distinctive element of your uniform? 00:36:56 - What is your talon? 00:39:29 - What is the vision of your self that you show the world? 00:42:35 - Naming ourselves and our wing 00:46:11 - Character Creation Done 00:46:36 - Episode Closer 00:47:46 - Call to Action 00:51:33 - Credits 00:53:29 - Show Blurb: Design Doc Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-402-phoenix-dawn-command-with-neal-powell-creation-continued/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: DMNastics Theme Music by bombardedcast.com Clip 2: Rise Phoenix by Mikael Hellman Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5863-rise-phoenix License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of series 40, everyone! This series we welcome Neal Powell, co-host from DMNastics, Dungeon Master’s Block and Whelmed: The Young Justice Files, to talk about Phoenix Dawn Command, a card based, fantasy TTRPG by Keith Baker that is all about coming back from death stronger than before. This episode, we learn about the game and begin creating our characters! Announcements: Chimera RPG Itch.io Page: https://play.chimera.games/ You Are The Dungeon Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/you-are-the-dungeon-diary-of-despair Courier’s Call Season 2 Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oneshotpodcast/skyjacks-couriers-call-season-2 Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog: https://twitch.chimera.games/ Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog: https://capeandblade.chimera.games/ Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Neal Powell @joatmoniac Twitter: https://twitter.com/joatmoniac Website: http://www.thestruggleisneal.com/ DMNastics: https://anchor.fm/dm-nastics DMs Block: https://dungeonmasterblock.podbean.com/ Whelmed: The Young Justice Files: https://crashingthemode.com Games discussed this episode: Phoenix Dawn Command by Keith Baker of Two-gether Studios Website: https://phoenixdawncommand.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/195768/Phoenix-Dawn-Command-Manual?affiliate_id=1601603 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3x2wttt Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:34 - Introductions 00:06:55 - What's in a game? - Setting 00:08:30 - What sort of tools do we need to play Phoenix Dawn Command? 00:12:33 - What kind of stories and themes does this game explore? 00:14:20 - What do characters do in the game? 00:16:07 - What is unique about this game? 00:18:53 - History of the Game 00:21:38 - Terms and Concepts - Crucible 00:24:20 - The Flame 00:24:49 - Sparks 00:25:27 - School, Wing, Rank 00:26:35 - Let's make some people! 00:27:36 - Selecting Schools 00:34:20 - Intro Text Discussion 00:38:00 - Naming Characters (not yet!) 00:40:03 - Finding our Core cards for our School 00:43:08 - Core Combat Style 00:45:51 - Core Skill Specialties 00:47:33 - Core Talents 00:48:47 - Rank 1 Cards 00:56:33 - Rank 1 Traits added 01:04:02 - Call to Action 01:10:59 - Credits 01:12:54 - Show Blurbs: Asians Represent Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-401-phoenix-dawn-command-with-neal-powell-creation/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: DMNastics Theme Music by bombardedcast.com Clip 2: Rise Phoenix by Mikael Hellman Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5863-rise-phoenix License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of Series 39, everyone! This series, we’re finally tackling the game that Ryan has been talking about for ages, Chimera, a Powered by the Apocalypse game that allows you to blend genres together and create unique worlds and people. Today, Ryan again takes a backseat as a guest along with co-designer Amr Ammourazz, while Senda from Panda’s Talking Games, Gnome Stew and She’s a Super Geek takes over co-host duties with Amelia! We discuss the character creation process, get into some fantastic fanfic, and even hear a sneak peek at some potential upcoming genres! Announcements: Chimera RPG Itch.io Page: https://play.chimera.games/ You Are The Dungeon Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/you-are-the-dungeon-diary-of-despair Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog: https://twitch.chimera.games/ Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog: https://capeandblade.chimera.games/ Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Amr Ammourazz @ammourazz Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ammourazz Itch: https://ammourazz.itch.io/ Ryan Boelter @lordneptune Twitter: https://twitter.com/lordneptune Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch: https://lordneptune.itch.io Website: https://lordneptune.com Side Heroes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod Senda @IdellaMithlynnd Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdellaMithlynnd Panda’s Talking Games: https://twitter.com/PandasTalkGames Gnome Stew: https://twitter.com/GnomeStew She’s a Super Geek: https://twitter.com/SASGeekPodcast Games discussed this episode: Chimera Playtest by Ryan Boelter and Amr Ammourazz Itch: https://play.chimera.games Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:08 - Reintroductions 00:09:05 - D20 for your thoughts? - Where do our best ideas come from? 00:12:16 - What do you as designers look for in character creation systems? 00:17:50 - How does Chimera stack up to other games, especially to PbtA games? 00:26:39 - How does character creation in Chimera set expectations for play? 00:31:47 - Talking about the character sheets! 00:39:50 - Biggest flaws and best parts? 00:47:02 - Fanfic! 00:58:18 - Take it up a level! - How do characters level up mechanically? 01:01:56 - How does this play out narratively? 01:06:35 - What genres might be coming next? 01:11:49 - Final thoughts 01:16:03 - Episode closer 01:20:13 - Call to Action 01:22:57 - Credits 01:24:52 - Show Blurbs: A Horror Borealis 01:26:00 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-393-chimera-with-amr-ammourazz-and-ryan-boelter-designer-discussion/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Clip 2: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the third episode of series 72! In this series, we welcome Pelle Nilsson to discuss his game, Mörk Borg, a pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy RPG about lost souls and fools seeking redemption, forgiveness or the last remaining riches in a bleak and dying world. We also have a guest co-host on this series, Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast is filling in for Amelia. In today's episode, we learn more about Pelle as well as discuss how the character creation process went for this game! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Our social media info: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests Pelle Nilsson Discord: https://discord.gg/rKgAKAj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MORKBORGRPG Games/Tools discussed this episode: Mörk Borg: Website: https://morkborg.com DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/295910/moerk-borg-english?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:26) - Reintroductions (00:07:39) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:09:12) - What makes for a great character creation system? (00:10:59) - What story do these character sheets tell us about the game? (00:14:25) - How does Mork Borg character creation stack up to other games? (00:20:18) - How does this process set expectations for play? (00:26:11) - Flaws and Strengths (00:29:39) - Call to Action (00:33:09) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Cold Dead World by Bobo Renthlei From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14501 Clip 2: Armageddon by Bobo Renthlei From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13396 Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com Contact Us: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of Series 39, everyone! This series, we’re finally tackling the game that Ryan has been talking about for ages, Chimera, a Powered by the Apocalypse game that allows you to blend genres together and create unique worlds and people. Today, Ryan again takes a backseat as a guest along with co-designer Amr Ammourazz, while Senda from Panda’s Talking Games, Gnome Stew and She’s a Super Geek takes over co-host duties with Amelia! We’ll be finishing up character creation and world building for our group in this episode, and it’s quite a lengthy one at that! Announcements: Chimera RPG Itch.io Page: https://play.chimera.games/ Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog: https://twitch.chimera.games/ Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog: https://capeandblade.chimera.games/ Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Amr Ammourazz @ammourazz Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ammourazz Itch: https://ammourazz.itch.io/ Ryan Boelter @lordneptune Twitter: https://twitter.com/lordneptune Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch: https://lordneptune.itch.io Website: https://lordneptune.com Side Heroes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod Senda @IdellaMithlynnd Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdellaMithlynnd Panda’s Talking Games: https://twitter.com/PandasTalkGames Gnome Stew: https://twitter.com/GnomeStew She’s a Super Geek: https://twitter.com/SASGeekPodcast Games discussed this episode: Chimera Playtest by Ryan Boelter and Amr Ammourazz Itch: https://play.chimera.games Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:48 - Recap 00:03:51 - Populating character sheets 00:08:29 - Name/Looks/Gender/Ancestry/Age 00:19:28 - Abilities 00:25:14 - Assigning Attitudes and Chimera Dice 00:34:25 - Secondary Archetype Attitude Adjustments 00:35:36 - Our Attitude Choices 00:39:45 - Moves 00:53:48 - Our move choices 01:03:58 - Backstory Questions 01:04:36 - Amelia's Questions 01:15:28 - Senda's Questions 01:23:12 - Amr's Questions 01:26:20 - Ryan's Questions 01:30:25 - Relationships 02:00:56 - Genre Team Questions 02:08:43 - Individual Team Questions 02:21:08 - Why do we care about the team? 02:27:51 - We did it! - Episode Closer 02:34:27 - Call to Action 02:36:28 - Credits 02:38:23 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-392-chimera-with-amr-ammourazz-and-ryan-boelter-designer-creation-continued/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Clip 2: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of Series 39, everyone! This series, we’re finally tackling the game that Ryan has been talking about for ages, Chimera, a Powered by the Apocalypse game that allows you to blend genres together and create unique worlds and people. Today, Ryan takes a backseat as a guest along with co-designer Amr Ammourazz, while Senda from Panda’s Talking Games, Gnome Stew and She’s a Super Geek takes over co-host duties with Amelia! We’ll be discussing what this game is all about and then dive into world building before we figure out what characters we’re going to be making together! Announcements: Chimera RPG Itch.io Page: https://play.chimera.games/ Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog: https://twitch.chimera.games/ Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog: https://capeandblade.chimera.games/ Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Amr Ammourazz @ammourazz Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ammourazz Itch: https://ammourazz.itch.io/ Ryan Boelter @lordneptune Twitter: https://twitter.com/lordneptune Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch: https://lordneptune.itch.io Website: https://lordneptune.com Side Heroes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod Senda @IdellaMithlynnd Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdellaMithlynnd Panda’s Talking Games: https://twitter.com/PandasTalkGames Gnome Stew: https://twitter.com/GnomeStew She’s a Super Geek: https://twitter.com/SASGeekPodcast Games discussed this episode: Chimera Playtest by Ryan Boelter and Amr Ammourazz Itch: https://play.chimera.games Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:03:11 - Introductions 00:08:44 - What's in a game? 00:14:46 - What do we need to play this game? 00:18:13 - What kinds of stories and themes is this game meant to explore? 00:19:44 - What do characters do in this game? 00:27:56 - Why did we start with these three genres? 00:30:49 - What is unique about Chimera? 00:35:49 - History of Chimera 00:45:05 - Under-design vs Over-design 00:49:43 - Terms and Concepts - Worldbuilding 00:51:30 - Genre Modules 00:52:33 - Playbooks 00:58:24 - Signature Moves vs Default Moves vs Additional Moves 01:00:13 - Fellowship Pool 01:01:13 - Let's make some people! 01:01:37 - Let's make a place! - Picking Genres 01:04:33 - Picking Genre World Tropes 01:10:48 - World Building Questions - What is the shape of this world? 01:15:44 - What is the typical technology level of this world? 01:18:52 - What sort of transportation is readily available? 01:24:03 - What does the typical civilization look like in this world? 01:27:57 - Who populates this world? 01:31:58 - How are people governed and how do people feel about it? 01:35:09 - Let's make some people (for real this time)! - Archetypes 01:41:02 - Senda picks her Archetypes 01:42:10 - Amelia picks her Archetypes 01:45:10 - Ryan picks their Archetypes 01:46:27 - Amr picks their Archetypes 01:46:39 - Call to Action 01:49:53 - Credits 01:51:48 - Show Blurbs: A Woman With Hollow Eyes Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Clip 2: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of Series 38! This series we welcome Jeff Barber back to the studio to cover the brand new version of a game we covered 32 series ago, Blue Planet: Recontact, a sci-fi game about life on an alien, ocean world. This episode we have some remarkable discussion about the character creation process as well as some very insightful design discussion! Also, make sure to check the show notes for the Blue Planet Kickstarter page as well as the #Reviews4Good campaign that Podchaser is doing this whole month of April! And don’t forget to stick around for the super sized outtakes! Announcements: Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact Podchaser #Reviews4Good Campaign: https://www.podchaser.com/articles/reviews4good/reviews4good-2021 Character Creation Cast Podchaser Page: https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Jeff Barber @BiohazardJeff Twitter: https://twitter.com/BiohazardJeff Website: https://www.biohazardgamespublishing.com/ Games discussed this episode: Blue Planet: Recontact by Jeff Barber Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:01 - Reintroductions and Characters 00:08:40 - D20 for your thoughts? - Where do your best design ideas come from? 00:12:16 - What do you look for in a system for character creation? 00:15:19 - How does character creation in this game stack up to other games, especially the original? 00:27:44 - How did the tracks come about? 00:30:27 - How does the process of character creation set expectations for play? 00:41:21 - Discussing the intention behind the design of the character sheets. 00:49:50 - Biggest flaws/best parts of character creation? 00:53:53 - Fanfic! 01:02:28 - Take it up a level! - How does a character level up? 01:09:42 - What sort of effect do these mechanics have on the narrative? 01:10:49 - Final thoughts and Kickstarter Details 01:13:50 - Episode Closer 01:14:44 - Call to Action 01:22:34 - Credits 01:24:29 - Show Blurbs - Session Zero 01:25:12 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-383-blue-planet-recontact-with-jeff-barber-designer-discussion/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Diving In The Oceans Of Kepler by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7062-diving-in-the-oceans-of-kepler License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Beyond The Known Space by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6835-beyond-the-known-space License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices