Series 85.4 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Discussion)
Description
Welcome to the final episode of series 85, everyone! In this series, we are covering the retro-clone, mutant animal RPG Mutants in the Now with designer Julian Kay, and in today’s episode, we discuss the process, character sheet design in general amongst other design topics, as well as some fanfic for our characters!
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Website: https://jk-games.square.site/
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Timestamps:
(00:00:00 ) - Announcements
(00:01:27 ) - Reintroductions
(00:11:48 ) - D20 for your thoughts?
(00:18:34 ) - What does Julian like to see in a character creation system?
(00:27:14 ) - Character Sheets
(00:44:24 ) - How did the character creation process go for Mutants in the Now?
(01:03:51 ) - How does this set up expectations for playing?
(01:10:32 ) - Problem areas and Strengths of Character Creation for this game
(01:19:59 ) - Fanfic!
(01:34:46 ) - Take it up a level!
(01:43:00 ) - Episode Closer
(01:45:37 ) - Call to Action
(01:53:20 ) - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Animal Kingdom by Craig Allen FravelOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/11906
Clip 2: Animals by Jessie VillaOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/5771
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
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