Character Creation Cast

Welcome to the final episode of series 70! In this series, we are thrilled to welcome Dillin Apelyan, brand new host of the One Shot Podcast, to talk about their marvelously meta TTRPG, Metalepsis, a game that breaks the 4th wall between a creator and a created character! In today's episode, learn more about Dillin, discuss the character creation process, and get into some really fantastic fanfic before learning how the game normally is resolved! 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 Dillin Apelyan Website: https://superdillin.carrd.co/ Itch: https://superdillin.itch.io/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Metalepsis: Itch.io: https://superdillin.itch.io/metalepsis Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:32) - Reintroductions (00:07:00) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:11:01) - What makes for a good character creation systems? (00:16:53) - What is the best way to keep track of the stories being told (00:19:20) - How does character creation stack up to other systems? (00:30:39) - Biggest flaws/Greatest Strengths of the game? (00:38:09) - Fanfic! (00:50:33) - Take it up a level! (00:54:03) - Episode Closer (00:55:14) - Call to Action (01:00:57) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Distant Light by Jed Stark From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15250 Clip 2: Fractured Light by Stephen Keech From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9509 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 70! In this series, we are thrilled to welcome Dillin Apelyan, brand new host of the One Shot Podcast, to talk about their marvelously meta TTRPG, Metalepsis, a game that breaks the 4th wall between a creator and a created character! In today's episode, we create our characters and find out how we first make contact with one another! 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 Dillin Apelyan Website: https://superdillin.carrd.co/ Itch: https://superdillin.itch.io/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Metalepsis: Itch.io: https://superdillin.itch.io/metalepsis Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:27) - Recap (00:01:56) - Creating the Protagonist (00:07:08) - What is the protagonist's primary goal? (00:08:07) - What matters most to them now? (00:09:02) - Has the protagonist ever thought something else is controlling their fate? (00:10:44) - Author name and story name (00:12:13) - Why is this story being created? (00:13:22) - Has the author ever regretted a decision to their creation? (00:14:43) - What has the protagonist already lost so far? (00:16:01) - What does the protagonist still have left? (00:17:34) - Setting the stage (00:23:13) - How does the 4th wall break happen? (00:27:19) - Episode Closer (00:29:56) - Call to Action (00:36:25) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Distant Light by Jed Stark From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15250 Clip 2: Fractured Light by Stephen Keech From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9509 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 70! In this series, we are thrilled to welcome Dillin Apelyan, brand new host of the One Shot Podcast, to talk about their marvelously meta TTRPG, Metalepsis, a game that breaks the 4th wall between a creator and a created character! In today's episode, learn about the game and just begin diving into the character creation process! 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 Dillin Apelyan Website: https://superdillin.carrd.co/ Itch: https://superdillin.itch.io/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Metalepsis: Itch.io: https://superdillin.itch.io/metalepsis Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:33) - Reintroductions (00:06:12) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:08:53) - What makes for a great character creation system? (00:11:17) - What story do the character sheets tell us? (00:16:15) - How did the character creation stack up with other games we've played? (00:23:12) - How does this process set our expectations for play? (00:28:19) - Flaws and Strengths (00:32:06) - Fanfic! (00:43:54) - Take it up a level! (00:49:32) - Episode Closer (00:50:53) - Call to Action (00:57:30) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Distant Light by Jed Stark From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15250 Clip 2: Fractured Light by Stephen Keech From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9509 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 extra nice final episode of Series 69! In this series, we are delighted to welcome Haley Gordon, one half of the Storybrewers, to talk about their remarkable sports drama RPG, Fight With Spirit, a game where relationships are as important as the intense sports action! In today's episode, we get to discuss the character creation process, find out about Haley's boardgame origins, and come up with some truly inspired fanfic for these folks! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Skyjoust: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/skyjoust/?v=7516fd43adaa 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 Haley Gordon Twitter: https://twitter.com/storybrewers Website: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Fight With Spirit!: Storybrewer’s Page: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/fight-with-spirit-sports-drama-rpg/?v=7516fd43adaa Itch.io: https://storybrewers.itch.io/fight-with-spirit Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:33) - Reintroductions (00:06:12) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:08:53) - What makes for a great character creation system? (00:11:17) - What story do the character sheets tell us? (00:16:15) - How did the character creation stack up with other games we've played? (00:23:12) - How does this process set our expectations for play? (00:28:19) - Flaws and Strengths (00:32:06) - Fanfic! (00:43:54) - Take it up a level! (00:49:32) - Episode Closer (00:50:53) - Call to Action (00:57:30) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: This is my Time by Ivy States From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15902 Clip 2: Motivation by Ivy Bakes From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15955 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.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 extra nice second episode of Series 69! In this series, we are delighted to welcome Haley Gordon, one half of the Storybrewers, to talk about their remarkable sports drama RPG, Fight With Spirit, a game where relationships are as important as the intense sports action! In today's episode, we finish up creating our characters as well as a pool of other connections in our character's lives! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Skyjoust: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/skyjoust/?v=7516fd43adaa 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 Haley Gordon Twitter: https://twitter.com/storybrewers Website: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Fight With Spirit!: Storybrewer’s Page: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/fight-with-spirit-sports-drama-rpg/?v=7516fd43adaa Itch.io: https://storybrewers.itch.io/fight-with-spirit Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:53) - Character Details (00:03:38) - Connections and finishing up details (00:36:36) - Character Summaries (00:50:23) - Picking connections (00:52:23) - Team Special (00:55:06) - Episode Closer (00:56:23) - Call to Action (01:04:48) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: This is my Time by Ivy States From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15902 Clip 2: Motivation by Ivy Bakes From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15955 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.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 extra nice beginning of Series 69! In this series, we are delighted to welcome Haley Gordon, one half of the Storybrewers, to talk about their remarkable sports drama RPG, Fight With Spirit, a game where relationships are as important as the intense sports action! In today's episode, we will be learning about the game and creating our team before starting to dive into character creation! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Skyjoust: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/skyjoust/?v=7516fd43adaa 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 Haley Gordon Twitter: https://twitter.com/storybrewers Website: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Fight With Spirit!: Storybrewer’s Page: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/fight-with-spirit-sports-drama-rpg/?v=7516fd43adaa Itch.io: https://storybrewers.itch.io/fight-with-spirit Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:35) - Introductions (00:03:08) - What's in a game? - Core Concept (00:04:05) - What setting do we play in? (00:05:36) - What materials do we need to play Fight with Spirit? (00:07:06) - What kinds of stories and themes does this game explore? (00:08:37) - What do characters do in this game? (00:14:03) - What makes Fight With Spirit unique? (00:18:00) - History of the game (00:20:44) - Terms and Concepts (00:21:26) - Let's make some people! - What sport are we playing? (00:27:02) - What heart will our story have? (00:29:29) - Not like this! (00:30:54) - How much detail will we include for sports descriptions? (00:33:37) - High school or college level? (00:34:46) - Picking our team (00:38:45) - Individual preferences and safety (00:42:27) - Team creation - Picking our coach (00:46:43) - What is our practice area like? (00:48:24) - Relationships to the other teams (00:53:06) - Character Creation! Picking traits and Relationships (01:07:06) - Call to Action (01:12:42) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: This is my Time by Ivy States From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15902 Clip 2: Motivation by Ivy Bakes From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15955 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.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 our special February series, everyone! February is the month of love, romance and relationships, so we're excited to invite Maso Perez to the studio in order to look at their new game Life on the Edge, the official Boyfriend Dungeon TTRPG from Kitfox Games, that lets you explore your inner psyche, confront your fears, and also smooch swords! In today's episode, we discuss the character creation process, learn more about our guest, and get into some fantastic fanfic as well as character advancement discussions! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Dillin on the One Shot Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Oxc13QX2II5wHXWLWqefe?si=2bcf8629590a4850 Our social media info: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com C3 on YouTube https://youtube.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 Maso Perez Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/trumoi Itch.io: https://trumoi.itch.io/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Boyfriend Dungeon: Life on the Edge: Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2677740/Boyfriend_Dungeon_TTRPG_Life_On_the_Edge/ Itch.io: https://trumoi.itch.io/boyfriend-dungeon-life-on-the-edge DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/461467/boyfriend-dungeon-ttrpg-life-on-the-edge?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:13) - Reintroductions (00:10:40) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:17:40) - What makes for a great character creation system? (00:22:00) - What do the character sheets tell us about the game? (00:29:31) - How does character creation in Life on the Edge stack up to other games? (00:39:16) - How does this process reinforce expectations of play? (00:51:38) - Flaws and Strengths of the character creation (00:58:41) - Fanfic! (01:20:20) - Take it up a level! (01:42:07) - Episode Closer (01:46:43) - Call to Action (01:52:57) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Whisper by Reveille From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13611 Clip 2: Those Lost by Moments From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14084 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.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 our special February series, everyone! February is the month of love, romance and relationships, so we're excited to invite Maso Perez to the studio in order to look at their new game Life on the Edge, the official Boyfriend Dungeon TTRPG from Kitfox Games, that lets you explore your inner psyche, confront your fears, and also smooch swords! In today's episode, we finish our characters and figure out what sort of scenario we would likely be playing in. Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Dillin on the One Shot Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Oxc13QX2II5wHXWLWqefe?si=2bcf8629590a4850 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 Maso Perez Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/trumoi Itch.io: https://trumoi.itch.io/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Boyfriend Dungeon: Life on the Edge: Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2677740/Boyfriend_Dungeon_TTRPG_Life_On_the_Edge/ Itch.io: https://trumoi.itch.io/boyfriend-dungeon-life-on-the-edge DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/461467/boyfriend-dungeon-ttrpg-life-on-the-edge?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:41) - Recap (00:02:27) - How do you feel about being a weapon? (00:04:20) - What's your preferred way to tackle a challenge? (00:06:15) - What is one of the things your character is dealing with? (00:11:37) - What is your relationship with each of the other PCs? (00:18:45) - Figuring out Links (00:25:15) - Your character's Vibe (00:30:57) - Names (00:35:26) - Assigning Stats (00:41:56) - Edges, Flaws and Ambit (00:52:24) - Weapon Moves (01:03:47) - Character creation done (01:07:02) - Episode Closer (01:08:20) - Call to Action (01:14:41) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Whisper by Reveille From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13611 Clip 2: Those Lost by Moments From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14084 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.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 our special February series, everyone! February is the month of love, romance and relationships, so we're excited to invite Maso Perez to the studio in order to look at their new game Life on the Edge, the official Boyfriend Dungeon TTRPG from Kitfox Games, that lets you explore your inner psyche, confront your fears, and also smooch swords! In today's episode, we learn about the game, its unique release on Steam, and start getting into character creation. 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 Maso Perez Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/trumoi Itch.io: https://trumoi.itch.io/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Boyfriend Dungeon: Life on the Edge: Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2677740/Boyfriend_Dungeon_TTRPG_Life_On_the_Edge/ Itch.io: https://trumoi.itch.io/boyfriend-dungeon-life-on-the-edge DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/461467/boyfriend-dungeon-ttrpg-life-on-the-edge?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:25) - Introductions (00:04:25) - What's in a game? - Core Concept (00:07:04) - What is the setting like? (00:11:30) - What tools do we need to play this game? (00:13:43) - What stories and themes does this game explore? (00:22:49) - What do characters do in the game? (00:27:51) - What is unique about Life on the Edge? (00:35:18) - How does the game treat platonic vs romantic relationships? (00:38:55) - History of Life on the Edge (00:46:31) - Terms and Concepts (00:55:15) - Let's make some people! (00:56:31) - Wielder and Weapon Forms (01:03:25) - Call to Action (01:12:28) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Whisper by Reveille From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13611 Clip 2: Those Lost by Moments From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14084 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.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 67, everyone! This series we're excited to welcome Taylor Curreysmith from Whimsy Machine Media to discuss his holiday themed game, The Santa Corps, a festive holiday TTRPG about dismantling systemic greed. This episode discuss the creation process, learn about Taylor's LARP origins, and get into some truly wonderful fanfic! 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 Taylor Curreysmith Social Media Links: https://whimsymachinegames.com/contact/ Website: https://whimsymachinegames.com/ Itch.io: https://whimsy-machine.itch.io/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: The Santa Corps: https://whimsy-machine.itch.io/the-santa-corps Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:18 - Reintroductions 00:05:56 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:11:09 - What makes for a good character creation system? 00:24:39 - How does it feel to work through the list structure? 00:31:28 - How do the milestones affect the pacing of the game? 00:40:28 - How did this session zero go? 00:46:46 - How does this set expectations for play? 00:56:07 - Flaws/best part of the character creation 00:57:57 - Fanfic! 01:08:46 - Take it up a level! - Failing Milestones 01:14:56 - Episode Closer 01:16:20 - Call to Action 01:22:28 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Mistletoe Magic by Avocado Junkie on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8279 Clip 2: Pumpkin Spiced Sunrise by Desert Dive on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15147 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.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 67, everyone! This series we're excited to welcome Taylor Curreysmith from Whimsy Machine Media to discuss his holiday themed game, The Santa Corps, a festive holiday TTRPG about dismantling systemic greed. This episode we finally create our characters and get to discover what sort of scenario this trio find themselves in! 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 Taylor Curreysmith Social Media Links: https://whimsymachinegames.com/contact/ Website: https://whimsymachinegames.com/ Itch.io: https://whimsy-machine.itch.io/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: The Santa Corps: https://whimsy-machine.itch.io/the-santa-corps Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:19 - Recap 00:01:38 - Choosing Archetypes 00:18:34 - Creating the scenario 00:30:56 - Setting Milestones 00:51:52 - How play normally would start 01:00:54 - Episode Closer 01:03:12 - Call to Action 01:09:44 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Mistletoe Magic by Avocado Junkie on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8279 Clip 2: Pumpkin Spiced Sunrise by Desert Dive on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15147 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.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 67, everyone! This series we're excited to welcome Taylor Curreysmith from Whimsy Machine Media to discuss his holiday themed game, The Santa Corps, a festive holiday TTRPG about dismantling systemic greed. This episode we learn about the game and start diving into the character creation process, while having some really great discussion about game design in the process! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Star Crossed: Love Letters Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bully-pulpit-games/Star-Crossed-Love-Letters Star Crossed and I Have the High Ground on Party of One: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1dPXHo5a4B6RZ9lYZT2Cqz?si=ZggG5sTqTzym9qRGec-n4w Star Crossed: Love Letters Solo play on One Shot: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LuhTT5Yc7Ji9q5388MQje?si=7c1641cb37724d47 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 Taylor Curreysmith Social Media Links: https://whimsymachinegames.com/contact/ Website: https://whimsymachinegames.com/ Itch.io: https://whimsy-machine.itch.io/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: The Santa Corps: https://whimsy-machine.itch.io/the-santa-corps Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:43 - Introductions 00:03:38 - What's in a game? Core concept of The Santa Corps 00:05:33 - What is the setting? 00:09:10 - What tools do we need to play this game? 00:12:57 - What stories and themes does this game explore? 00:18:00 - What do characters do in this game? 00:20:22 - What is unique about this game? 00:30:22 - History of the game 00:38:24 - Terms and Concepts 00:39:54 - Let's make some people! 00:42:11 - Archetypes 00:45:47 - Abominables 00:46:43 - Critters 00:48:24 - Elves 00:49:44 - Frosts 00:51:21 - Ghosts 00:53:17 - Reindeer 00:56:29 - Sweeties 00:58:44 - Humans 01:01:28 - Call to Action 01:09:04 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Mistletoe Magic by Avocado Junkie on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8279 Clip 2: Pumpkin Spiced Sunrise by Desert Dive on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15147 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.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 66, everyone! In this series, we sat down with three different designers live at the AcadeCon 2023 convention in Dayton, Ohio in the US! In today's episode, Ryan was able to sit down with the head of the AcadeCon convention as well as the RPG Academy, Michael Ross, to learn about Action 12 Cinema, an action movie RPG where you play as characters in a B-style action movie! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Star Crossed: Love Letters Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bully-pulpit-games/Star-Crossed-Love-Letters Star Crossed and I Have the High Ground on Party of One: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1dPXHo5a4B6RZ9lYZT2Cqz?si=ZggG5sTqTzym9qRGec-n4w 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 Michael Ross Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRpgAcademy Website: https://therpgacademy.com/ Acadecon: https://acadecon.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Action 12 Cinema: https://therpgacademy.com/action-12-cinema/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:24 - Introductions 00:04:01 - What's in a game? - Core concept of Action 12 Cinema 00:07:16 - What setting do we play in? 00:12:33 - What do characters do in this game? 00:15:19 - What materials do we need to play? 00:16:13 - What sort of characters can people make in the game? 00:21:06 - Let's make some people! 00:23:38 - World Building - Setting the rating 00:25:00 - Genre 00:27:20 - Plot 00:32:10 - 6 Obstacles and putting together Acts 00:41:14 - Locations 00:43:12 - Worst possible outcome 00:44:43 - Supporting characters 00:46:35 - Main Characters 00:48:03 - Skills 00:50:55 - Relationships 00:52:05 - Heroic Trait, Achilles Heel and Personal Crisis 00:56:29 - Tropes 01:01:55 - What happens going into the game 01:10:11 - What was the process of developing these character creation mechanics? 01:13:34 - What inspirations were drawn upon for this? 01:14:58 - How long has AcadeCon been going on for? 01:17:15 - How have things been going at AcadeCon 2023 so far? 01:23:09 - Outtakes 01:25:28 - Call to Action 01:31:47 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Insidious by Cody Martin on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14479 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.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 66, everyone! In this series, we sat down with three different designers live at the AcadeCon 2023 convention in Dayton, Ohio in the US! In today's episode, Ryan was able to sit down with Carlos Salazar to talk about his brand-new game still in development, Under and Above, an isekai RPG where you play as people interacting with a world adjacent to ours! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Star Crossed: Love Letters Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bully-pulpit-games/Star-Crossed-Love-Letters 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 Carlos Salazar https://linktr.ee/carlos.makes.games Games/Tools discussed this episode: Under and Above: https://linktr.ee/carlos.makes.games Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:23 - Introductions 00:03:53 - What's in a game? - Core concept for Under and Above 00:05:05 - What is the setting? 00:06:04 - What do characters do in the game? 00:08:17 - What materials do we need to play Under and Above? 00:11:18 - What sorts of characters can you make in this game? 00:14:27 - Let's make some people! 00:17:06 - Choosing our kin 00:20:26 - Kin Questions 00:23:42 - Names and Appearance 00:25:17 - Signature Move 00:29:00 - Banes and Drawbacks 00:30:08 - Worldbuilding - What is the Above? 00:31:03 - How is the Above and Below separated? 00:31:48 - What is it like between the two? 00:33:13 - What is the Below? 00:43:33 - Why is your group together and how does the adventure start? 00:48:14 - Choosing our kith playbooks 00:49:41 - Kith signature moves, solo moves and group moves 00:51:59 - Attributes 00:54:16 - Gear and weapons 00:55:22 - Touchstones 01:02:41 - Connections 01:04:42 - Finishing Touches 01:05:57 - What was the process like developing these mechanics? 01:08:35 - What inspirations were pulled from for the character creation in this game? 01:10:20 - Episode closer 01:11:34 - Call to Action 01:19:46 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Journey Into a New World by Adam Saban on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15114 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.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 66, everyone! In this series, we sat down with three different designers live at the AcadeCon 2023 convention in Dayton, Ohio in the US! In today's episode, Ryan was able to sit down with Shawn, aka Mallo, from the team behind Identeco, a cyberpunk RPG with western genre elements blended in! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Star Crossed: Love Letters Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bully-pulpit-games/Star-Crossed-Love-Letters 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 Shawn Rourk aka Mallo https://linktr.ee/identeco Games/Tools discussed this episode: Identeco: DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/14491/Humanoid-Games?affiliate_id=1601603 Website: https://www.playidenteco.com/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:50 - Introductions 00:03:18 - What's in a game? - Core Concept of Identeco 00:05:13 - Setting 00:06:57 - Materials needed 00:09:20 - What sort of characters can you make in Identeco? 00:12:22 - Let's make some people! - Choosing Backgrounds 00:17:41 - Attributes 00:25:12 - Skills 00:28:50 - Talents 00:32:56 - Cybernetics 00:35:47 - Equipment 00:40:33 - Final Details 00:43:34 - What was the process for creating these character creation mechanics? 00:45:39 - What inspirations were drawn upon for the character creation mechanics? 00:47:38 - Anything special coming up for Identeco? 00:49:04 - Episode Closer 00:49:42 - Call to Action 00:57:24 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Cowboy Club by Lunareh on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16034 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.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 65, everyone! This series we’ve been covering progressively spookier micro RPGs to help you find the perfect game for your own personal Halloween Special! In today’s episode, Amelia and Ryan sit down to talk about and do the setup for Lycantree by Beau Jágr Sheldon and A Green Hour: The Dying Land by Jeeyon Shim! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Roar Cat Reads Streamathon Website: https://roarcatreads.com/charityevent/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roarcatreads/ AcadeCon Events: Magical Bee-ch Episode Event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/145 Game: https://lordneptune.itch.io/magical-bee-ch-episode Our Final Gathering Event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/100 Game: https://lordneptune.itch.io/our-final-gathering Character Creation Cast Panel:  Event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/144 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 Games/Tools discussed this episode: Lycantree by Beau Jágr Sheldon and A Green Hour: The Dying Land by Jeeyon Shim [Ultimate Micro RPG Book]: Simon and Schuster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ultimate-Micro-RPG-Book/James-D-Amato/The-Ultimate-RPG-Guide-Series/9781507212868  Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Micro-RPG-Book-Tabletop-Games/dp/1507212860  Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:18 - Introductions 00:02:07 - What's in a game? - Lycantree 00:05:02 - Let's make some people! - Lycantree 00:07:57 - Naming the family 00:15:27 - Learning about our pack 00:17:28 - Answering Questions about Ourselves 00:28:21 - Solo Prompts 00:30:17 - Pack Questions 00:37:08 - Pack Prompts 00:39:10 - What's in a game? - A Green Hour 00:41:37 - Let's make some people! - A Green Hour 00:43:24 - Name your Scion and Choose your Old God 00:45:29 - Temptations and Tensions 00:50:27 - Rolling for your Mantle 00:53:18 - Gameplay 00:56:40 - What is your family in charge of? What are you in charge of? 00:59:12 - Meeting 01:02:47 - Part 2 and 3 - Making your new god together and Ending the game 01:07:20 - Episode Closer 01:09:03 - Call to Action 01:19:51 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: The Hunted by JCar on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14964 Clip 2: Rewritten Destiny by Cody Martin on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15508 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 BlueSky: @CreationCast.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 65, everyone! This series will be covering varying degrees of spooky micro RPGs from various sources so that you can have a good heap of options for your own groups if you are hoping to do an RPG one shot this Halloween! In today’s episode, Amelia and Ryan sit down to talk about and do the setup for It Takes a Child to Raze a Village by Ursidice and Absolution in Brass by Sharang Biswas! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Roar Cat Reads Streamathon Website: https://roarcatreads.com/charityevent/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roarcatreads/ AcadeCon Events: Magical Bee-ch Episode Event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/145 Game: https://lordneptune.itch.io/magical-bee-ch-episode Our Final Gathering Event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/100 Game: https://lordneptune.itch.io/our-final-gathering Character Creation Cast Panel:  Event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/144 Our social media info: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Games/Tools discussed this episode: It Takes a Child to Raze a Village (Ursidice): DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/317712/it-takes-a-child-to-raze-a-village?affiliate_id=1601603 Itch: https://ursidice.itch.io/village Ursidice Website: https://ursidice.com/village/ Absolution in Brass (Sharang Biswas) [Ultimate Micro RPG Book]: Simon and Schuster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ultimate-Micro-RPG-Book/James-D-Amato/The-Ultimate-RPG-Guide-Series/9781507212868  Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:22 - Introduction 00:02:46 - What's in a game? - It Takes a Child to Raze a Village 00:05:48 - Let's make some people! - It Takes a Child to Raze a Village 00:08:49 - How the stats work 00:09:40 - Demands and Suspicion 00:11:33 - Defining our rituals ahead of time 00:21:34 - Creating a Village 00:33:42 - Figuring out items needed for each ritual. 00:44:46 - What's in a game? - Absolution In Brass 00:49:40 - Let's make some people! - Absolution in Brass - What fueled your character's life? 00:53:20 - Occupation 00:54:18 - Fuel 00:56:55 - What one possession from your life do you still carry? 00:57:11 - What physical limitation does your undead brass form impose on you? 00:57:32 - What is the first initial of your character's name? 00:58:40 - Describe your character 01:02:03 - How the game plays 01:05:09 - Proximal Shard 01:16:50 - Medial Shard 01:35:15 - Ending the Game 01:36:41 - Episode Closer 01:38:07 - Call to Action 01:49:47 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Meditation yltsA kciR yb pU Impromptu uoY eviG annoG reveN 03 Clip 2: Dystopia by Ian Kelosky on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15186 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 BlueSky: @CreationCast.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) 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 65, everyone! This series will be covering varying degrees of spooky micro RPGs from various sources so that you can have a good heap of options for your own groups if you are hoping to do an RPG one shot this Halloween! In today’s episode, Amelia and Ryan sit down to talk about and do the setup for It’s Not Us Meddling Kids! by Ursidice and Object Kilo by Jason Morningstar! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Roar Cat Reads Streamathon Website: https://roarcatreads.com/charityevent/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roarcatreads/ AcadeCon Events: Magical Bee-ch Episode Event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/145 https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/146 Game: https://lordneptune.itch.io/magical-bee-ch-episode Our Final Gathering Event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/100 Game: https://lordneptune.itch.io/our-final-gathering Character Creation Cast Panel:  Event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/144 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 Games/Tools discussed this episode: It Wasn’t Us Meddling Kids (Ursidice): DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/368019/It-Wasnt-Us-Meddling-Kids?affiliate_id=1601603  Itch: https://ursidice.itch.io/scooby  Ursidice Website: https://ursidice.com/scooby/  Object Kilo (Jason Morningstar) [Ultimate Micro RPG Book]: Simon and Schuster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ultimate-Micro-RPG-Book/James-D-Amato/The-Ultimate-RPG-Guide-Series/9781507212868  Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:20 - Introductions 00:03:05 - What's in a game? - It Wasn't Us Meddling Kids! 00:06:12 - Let's make some people! 00:08:33 - Defining the Look, History and a Tension Relationship - Doggy Doo 00:16:10 - Greg 00:22:50 - Wilma 00:28:42 - P:heobe 00:33:31 - Location, Monster, Supporting Cast 00:39:02 - Supporting Cast 00:56:33 - How the game normally plays 01:00:44 - It Wasn't Us Meddling Kids! - Recap 01:07:41 - What's in a game? - Object Kilo 01:10:37 - Let's make some people! 01:15:57 - Actual Play fanfic 01:50:08 - Final Thoughts and Episode Closer 01:52:04 - Call to Action 02:05:43 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Drama Dee by Rhythm Scott on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8671 Clip 2: The Invaders by Lunareh on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15484 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 BlueSky: @CreationCast.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Mastodon: @gingerreckoning@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Mastodon: @lordneptune@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the final episode of our Flabbergasted series! On this series we are joined by the sister duo behind The Wanderer’s Tome, Fleur and Chelsea Sciortino, joining us all the way from Malta! Flabbergasted is a comedic TTRPG set in the roaring 20’s. In today’s episode, we discuss the character creation process and get into some really good fanfic for our characters! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Our social media info: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com Newsletter Signups: https://newsletter.charactercreationcast.com/ 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 Games/Tools discussed this episode: DIE RPG: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/417563/DIE-The-Roleplaying-Game?affiliate_id=1601603 Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/die-the-roleplaying-game/ Pasión de las Pasiones: Website: https://magpiegames.com/pages/pasion DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/409558/Pasion-de-las-Pasiones?affiliate_id=1601603 Fiasco Website: https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/fiasco DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/335287/fiasco?affiliate_id=1601603 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3L9IiYb Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:18 - Reintroductions 00:10:32 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:14:17 - What makes for great character creation? 00:16:34 - What story do these character sheets tell us? 00:27:47 - How does character creation in Flabbergasted stack up to other games? 00:37:07 - How does this process set up expectations for play? 00:43:17 - Flaws and strengths 00:49:11 - Fanfic! 00:59:04 - Take it up a level! 01:08:14 - Final Thoughts 01:11:29 - Episode Closer 01:13:47 - Call to Action 01:23:06 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Evolution Cast Theme: Our Imperfect Place by Strength To Last on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9966 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 BlueSky: @CreationCast.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Mastodon: @gingerreckoning@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Mastodon: @lordneptune@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of our Flabbergasted series! On this series we are joined by the sister duo behind The Wanderer’s Tome, Fleur and Chelsea Sciortino, joining us all the way from Malta! Flabbergasted is a comedic TTRPG set in the roaring 20’s. In today’s episode, we finish making our characters and create a really amazing social club that ties all of our characters together! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: AcadeCon Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/therpgacademy/acadecon-2023-daytons-own-3-day-tabletop-convention Our Final Gathering Actual Play: https://youtu.be/lyjAzPTsb5A Our social media info: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com Newsletter Signups: https://newsletter.charactercreationcast.com/ 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 Games/Tools discussed this episode: DIE RPG: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/417563/DIE-The-Roleplaying-Game?affiliate_id=1601603 Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/die-the-roleplaying-game/ Pasión de las Pasiones: Website: https://magpiegames.com/pages/pasion DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/409558/Pasion-de-las-Pasiones?affiliate_id=1601603 Fiasco Website: https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/fiasco DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/335287/fiasco?affiliate_id=1601603 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3L9IiYb Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:22 - Recap 00:01:54 - Character Traits and Scene Cues 00:12:28 - Money and its purpose 00:15:26 - Final character details 00:16:37 - Nicknames 00:18:29 - Let's make a social club! - Club Theme 00:20:43 - Picking the name 00:23:05 - Description and location of the club 00:25:21 - Club Slogan 00:26:46 - Rivals 00:28:33 - Public Challenge 00:31:09 - Big Trouble 00:34:24 - Club Rooms 00:36:33 - Club Roles 00:39:23 - Additional Club Members 00:44:37 - Club Renown 00:47:02 - Episode Closer 00:50:38 - Call to Action 01:00:19 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Evolution Cast Theme: Our Imperfect Place by Strength To Last on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9966 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 BlueSky: @CreationCast.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Mastodon: @gingerreckoning@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Mastodon: @lordneptune@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices