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November 11, 2024Series 77.2 - Crucible of Aether with Mike Macagnone [Designer] (Creation Concluded) Welcome to the second episode of series 77, everyone! In this series, we sat down with Mike Macagnone, writer on the game we are covering this series, Crucible of Aether by Living Metal Games, a mystic-industrial TTRPG where you hone your skills, explore the world and forge a life in the tumultuous Odayan Empire! This episode, we finish creating our characters together.
Character Creation Cast Patreon- https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
- Crucible of Aether Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/366614887/crucible-of-aether-a-mystic-industrial-ttrpg
- Chimera Worldbuilding:
- https://www.patreon.com/posts/oneshotobefest-114437335?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share
- Chimera Character Creation
- https://www.patreon.com/posts/oneshotobefest-114936141?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share
- Bluesky Starter Pack!
- https://go.bsky.app/RBJ971x
- 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
Mike Macagnone
- Crucible of Aether on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/crucibleofaether.bsky.social
- Crucible of Aether Discord: https://discord.gg/NMsN2VSzNr
- Crucible of Aether Linktree: https://linktr.ee/livingmetalgames
Games/Tools discussed this episode:Crucible of Aether:
- Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/366614887/crucible-of-aether-a-mystic-industrial-ttrpg
Timestamps:- (00:00:00) - Announcements
- (00:01:47) - Backgrounds
- (00:06:48) - Skills and the resolution mechanics
- (00:16:49) - Inventory
- (00:26:45) - Starting Careers
- (00:31:24) - Final Details
- (00:48:24) - Initial post-creation thoughts and Episode Closer
- (00:51:55) - Call to Action
- (01:03:16) - Credits
Music:- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
- Clip 1: Into the Unknown by Hill
- On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/11006
- Clip 2:The Games By LNDÖ
- On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15948
- 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)
- Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast
Amelia Antrim:
- BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social)
Ryan Boelter:
- BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com)
Our Network:
- https://oneshotpodcast.com
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...more November 04, 2024Series 77.1 - Crucible of Aether with Mike Macagnone [Designer] (Creation) Welcome to the first episode of series 77, everyone! In this series, we sat down with Mike Macagnone, writer on the game we are covering this series, Crucible of Aether by Living Metal Games, a mystic-industrial TTRPG where you hone your skills, explore the world and forge a life in the tumultuous Odayan Empire! This episode, we learn all about this game and start creating our characters using this lifepath adjacent character creation system.
Character Creation Cast Patreon- https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
- Crucible of Aether Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/366614887/crucible-of-aether-a-mystic-industrial-ttrpg
- Chimera Worldbuilding:
- https://www.patreon.com/posts/oneshotobefest-114437335?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share
- Chimera Character Creation
- https://www.patreon.com/posts/oneshotobefest-114936141?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share
- Bluesky Starter Pack!
- https://go.bsky.app/RBJ971x
- USA Folks - Voter information and Registration for every state
- https://vote.gov
- 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
Mike Macagnone
- Crucible of Aether on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/crucibleofaether.bsky.social
- Crucible of Aether Discord: https://discord.gg/NMsN2VSzNr
- Crucible of Aether Linktree: https://linktr.ee/livingmetalgames
Games/Tools discussed this episode:Crucible of Aether:
- Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/366614887/crucible-of-aether-a-mystic-industrial-ttrpg
Timestamps:- (00:00:00) - Announcements
- (00:01:31) - Introductions
- (00:03:21) - What's in a game? - Core Concept
- (00:04:54) - What is the setting for Crucible of Aether?
- (00:05:47) - What materials do we need to play?
- (00:07:42) - What stories and themes is this game meant to explore?
- (00:09:30) - What do characters do in the game?
- (00:13:55) - What makes the game unique?
- (00:16:10) - History of the game
- (00:21:29) - Terms and Concepts
- (00:25:16) - Let's make some people!
- (00:25:23) - Fantastical Origins
- (00:28:52) - History of the world
- (00:30:52) - Selecting our Fantastical Origin
- (00:33:10) - Home Nations
- (00:40:28) - Attribute Arrays
- (00:46:16) - Mental and Physical Traits
- (00:50:54) - Call to Action
- (00:59:55) - Credits
Music:- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
- Clip 1: Into the Unknown by Hill
- On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/11006
- Clip 2:The Games By LNDÖ
- On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15948
- 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)
- Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Amelia Antrim:
- BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social)
Ryan Boelter:
- BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com)
Our Network:
- https://oneshotpodcast.com
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...more October 28, 2024Series 76.4 - Monster of the Week with Tyler Samples [Mystery County] (Discussion) Welcome to the final episode of series 76, everyone! In this series, we sat down with Tyler Samples, the Keeper from the One Shot Network show, Mystery County Monster Hunters Club, to learn about Monster of the Week, an urban-fantasy horror PbtA game from Evil Hat Productions that lets you play out your favorite monster of the week style shows like Buffy, Supernatural and so much more! This episode, we discuss the process and get into some truly inspired fanfic for our unhinged world we created together.
Character Creation Cast Patreon- https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
- One Shot Patreon
- https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast
- Chimera Worldbuilding:
- https://www.patreon.com/posts/oneshotobefest-114437335?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share
- One Shot Oberfest - Live streams on Twitch October 15-30th!
- https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg
- Bluesky Starter Pack!
- https://go.bsky.app/RBJ971x
- USA Folks - Voter information and Registration for every state
- https://vote.gov
- Join our Discord!
- https://discord.charactercreationcast.com
New Shows on the One Shot Network:- Herald’s Horn
- https://linktr.ee/herladshorn
- What Am I Rolling?
- https://www.wairpodcast.com/
- Roleplay Retcon
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/roleplayretcon/
- Gamewoven
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/gamewoven/
- The Ultimate RPG Podcast
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
- Starwhal Odyssey
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
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
Tyler Samples
- Mystery County Podcast: https://mysterycounty.com
Games/Tools discussed this episode:Monster of the Week Revised Edition:
- Evil Hat Productions: https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/
- DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/143518/monster-of-the-week?affiliate_id=1601603
- Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dynB3z
Timestamps:- (00:00:00) - Announcements
- (00:01:34) - Reintroductions
- (00:09:10) - D20 for your thoughts?
- (00:14:55) - What sort of character creation mechanic/process does Tyler love?
- (00:17:08) - What story do the character sheets tell?
- (00:21:14) - How does the character creation for Monster of the Week stack up to other games?
- (00:28:19) - How does the process of character creation in this system set us up for play?
- (00:31:34) - What is the biggest flaw in the character creation here? What is the best part?
- (00:39:37) - Fanfic!
- (00:55:57) - Take it up a level!
- (01:03:26) - Episode Closer
- (01:05:29) - Call to Action
- (01:22:10) - Credits
Music:- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
- Clip 1: Mystery County Monster Hunters Club Theme Music by Tyler Samples
- https://mysterycounty.com
- Clip 2: Waffles by Dresden, The Flamingo
- From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14879
- 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)
- Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Amelia Antrim:
- BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social)
Ryan Boelter:
- BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com)
Our Network:
- https://oneshotpodcast.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more October 21, 2024Series 76.3 - Monster of the Week with Tyler Samples [Mystery County] (Creation Concluded) Welcome to the third episode of series 76, everyone! In this series, we sat down with Tyler Samples, the Keeper from the One Shot Network show, Mystery County Monster Hunters Club, to learn about Monster of the Week, an urban-fantasy horror PbtA game from Evil Hat Productions that lets you play out your favorite monster of the week style shows like Buffy, Supernatural and so much more! This episode, we finish up our characters and try to make sense of the bizarre way that we are all related.
Character Creation Cast Patreon- https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
- One Shot Patreon
- https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast
- One Shot Oberfest - Live streams on Twitch October 15-30th!
- https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg
- USA Folks - Voter information and Registration for every state
- https://vote.gov
- Join our Discord!
- https://discord.charactercreationcast.com
New Shows on the One Shot Network:- Herald’s Horn
- https://linktr.ee/herladshorn
- What Am I Rolling?
- https://www.wairpodcast.com/
- Roleplay Retcon
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/roleplayretcon/
- Gamewoven
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/gamewoven/
- The Ultimate RPG Podcast
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
- Starwhal Odyssey
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
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
Tyler Samples
- Mystery County Podcast: https://mysterycounty.com
Games/Tools discussed this episode:Monster of the Week Revised Edition:
- Evil Hat Productions: https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/
- DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/143518/monster-of-the-week?affiliate_id=1601603
- Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dynB3z
Timestamps:- (00:00:00) - Announcements
- (00:01:45) - Playbook Specific Picks - Continued
- (00:08:13) - History for our characters
- (00:09:56) - Whoops, Back to Playbook Picks
- (00:13:52) - Moves
- (00:26:14) - NOW we get to do History/Relationships
- (00:53:00) - Episode Closer
- (00:54:14) - Call to Action
- (01:01:20) - Credits
Music:- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
- Clip 1: Mystery County Monster Hunters Club Theme Music by Tyler Samples
- https://mysterycounty.com
- Clip 2: Waffles by Dresden, The Flamingo
- From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14879
- 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)
- Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Amelia Antrim:
- BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social)
Ryan Boelter:
- BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com)
Our Network:
- https://oneshotpodcast.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more October 14, 2024Series 76.2 - Monster of the Week with Tyler Samples [Mystery County] (Creation Continued) Welcome to the second episode of series 76, everyone! In this series, we sat down with Tyler Samples, the Keeper from the One Shot Network show, Mystery County Monster Hunters Club, to learn about Monster of the Week, an urban-fantasy horror PbtA game from Evil Hat Productions that lets you play out your favorite monster of the week style shows like Buffy, Supernatural and so much more! This episode, we finally begin our character creation for the series and Ryan chooses violence with his choices.
Character Creation Cast Patreon- https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
- One Shot Oberfest - Live streams on Twitch October 15-30th!
- https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg
- One Shot Patreon
- https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast
- Athraplay Podcast
- https://athraplay.simplecast.com/episodes
- USA Folks - Voter information and Registration for every state
- https://vote.gov
- Join our Discord!
- https://discord.charactercreationcast.com
New Shows on the One Shot Network:- Herald’s Horn
- https://linktr.ee/herladshorn
- What Am I Rolling?
- https://www.wairpodcast.com/
- Roleplay Retcon
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/roleplayretcon/
- Gamewoven
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/gamewoven/
- The Ultimate RPG Podcast
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
- Starwhal Odyssey
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
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
Tyler Samples
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/tlrsmpls
- Mystery County Podcast: https://mysterycounty.com
Games/Tools discussed this episode:Monster of the Week Revised Edition:
- Evil Hat Productions: https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/
- DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/143518/monster-of-the-week?affiliate_id=1601603
- Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dynB3z
Timestamps:- (00:00:00) - Announcements
- (00:01:38) - What is one of the biggest flaws of character creation? What is its biggest strengths?
- (00:10:52) - Fanfic!
- (00:29:52) - Take it up a level! - Lessons and Seasons
- (00:37:32) - Final Thoughts
- (00:38:26) - Episode Closer
- (00:39:55) - Call to Action
- (00:47:06) - Credits
Music:- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
- Clip 1: Mystery County Monster Hunters Club Theme Music by Tyler Samples
- https://mysterycounty.com
- Clip 2: Waffles by Dresden, The Flamingo
- From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14879
- 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
...more October 07, 2024Series 76.1 - Monster of the Week with Tyler Samples [Mystery County] (Creation) Welcome to the first episode of series 76, everyone! In this series, we sat down with Tyler Samples, the Keeper from the One Shot Network show, Mystery County Monster Hunters Club, to learn about Monster of the Week, an urban-fantasy horror PbtA game from Evil Hat Productions that lets you play out your favorite monster of the week style shows like Buffy, Supernatural and so much more! This episode, Tyler tells us all about the game and his podcast before setting us up for character creation.
Character Creation Cast Patreon- https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
- Herald’s Horn - New show on the One Shot Network!
- https://linktr.ee/herladshorn
- One Shot Oberfest - Live streams on Twitch October 15-30th!
- https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg
- One Shot Patreon
- https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast
- Athraplay Podcast
- https://athraplay.simplecast.com/episodes
- USA Folks - Voter information and Registration for every state
- https://vote.gov
- What Am I Rolling? - New show on the One Shot Network!
- https://www.wairpodcast.com/
- 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/
- 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
Tyler Samples
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/tlrsmpls
- Mystery County Podcast: https://mysterycounty.com
Games/Tools discussed this episode:Monster of the Week Revised Edition:
- Evil Hat Productions: https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/
- DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/143518/monster-of-the-week?affiliate_id=1601603
- Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dynB3z
Timestamps:- (00:00:00) - Announcements
- (00:01:38) - What is one of the biggest flaws of character creation? What is its biggest strengths?
- (00:10:52) - Fanfic!
- (00:29:52) - Take it up a level! - Lessons and Seasons
- (00:37:32) - Final Thoughts
- (00:38:26) - Episode Closer
- (00:39:55) - Call to Action
- (00:47:06) - Credits
Music:- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
- Clip 1: Mystery County Monster Hunters Club Theme Music by Tyler Samples
- https://mysterycounty.com
- Clip 2: Waffles by Dresden, The Flamingo
- From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14879
- 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
...more September 30, 2024Series 75.4 - Rangers of a Broken World with Cat McDonald [Designer] (Discussion Continued) Welcome to the final 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 our discussion series with some remarkable fanfic before taking things up a level and learning about the lessons and seasons of advancement in this system!
Character Creation Cast Patreon- https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
- What Am I Rolling? - New show on the One Shot Network!
- https://www.wairpodcast.com/
- 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
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
- (00:01:38) - What is one of the biggest flaws of character creation? What is its biggest strengths?
- (00:10:52) - Fanfic!
- (00:29:52) - Take it up a level! - Lessons and Seasons
- (00:37:32) - Final Thoughts
- (00:38:26) - Episode Closer
- (00:39:55) - Call to Action
- (00:47:06) - 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
...more September 23, 2024Series 75.3 - Rangers of a Broken World with Cat McDonald [Designer] (Discussion) 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
- 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
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- https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
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
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...more September 16, 2024Series 75.2 - Rangers of a Broken World with Cat McDonald [Designer] (Creation Continued) 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
- 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
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
...more September 09, 2024Series 75.1 - Rangers of a Broken World with Cat McDonald [Designer] (Creation) Welcome to the first 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, Cat walks us through what the game is all about before starting to get us into character creation, and we have a lot of fun all along the way!
Character Creation Cast Patreon- https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
- 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
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
- (00:01:16) - Introductions
- (00:04:47) - What's in a game? - Core Concept
- (00:05:52) - What is the setting like for Rangers of a Broken World?
- (00:07:58) - What materials do we need to play the game?
- (00:10:24) - What stories and themes does this game explore?
- (00:12:38) - What do characters do in this game?
- (00:13:54) - What is unique about Rangers of a Broken World?
- (00:16:48) - History of the game
- (00:22:05) - Terms and Concepts
- (00:25:42) - Let's make some people! - Class Selection
- (00:36:59) - Spell Notes
- (00:40:07) - Season One Abilities
- (00:45:27) - Special Ally
- (00:51:48) - Starting Skills
- (00:52:59) - Assigning Facets
- (00:59:36) - Call to Action
- (01:07:27) - 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
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