Character Creation Cast – Details, episodes & analysis

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