Character Creation Cast

By Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter

Join Amelia and Ryan on a journey to create characters in many different role playing game systems with guests from across the industry.... more

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August 06, 2019Series 19.1 - Love and Justice with Chris Foster [Play/Test]
On today’s episode, series 19 begins with our first small game, Love and Justice by Senda Linaugh, gets a full series crammed into one episode with guest Chris Foster from the Play/Test podcast! Welcome to the first of three small games we’ll be covering this series!
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Guests and Projects:
Chris Foster @Eyolo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Eyolo
Itch.io: https://playtest.itch.io/
Play/Test Podcast @playtestpod
Twitter: https://twitter.com/playtestpod
Website: https://playtest.pub/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:02:13 - Introductions
00:05:33 - What’s in a game?
00:13:50 - What do you do in Love and Justice?
00:18:08 - Lasers and Feelings
00:20:46 - What makes Love and Justice different?
00:22:54 - Terms and Concepts
00:23:14 - Let’s make some people!
00:25:56 - Naming the Group
00:26:58 - Group Power
00:27:49 - Character Creation
00:31:10 - Choosing your number
00:31:59 - Drawback
00:33:16 - Name your power
00:42:33 - Name your character
00:45:10 - Normal, everyday names
00:51:34 - D20 for your thoughts?
00:53:55 - Chris’s personal character creation process
00:58:09 - How do smaller games differ from bigger games?
01:01:04 - How does the process here streamline gameplay?
01:02:16 - Does this process allow for a more fleshed out character?
01:04:18 - What are the flaws?
01:06:18 - Does this process give us an idea of how to play?
01:11:44 - Episode Closer
01:15:35 - Show Blurbs
01:16:29 - Outtakes
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Play/Test podcast theme song (https://playtest.pub) by Matt Lee (https://twitter.com/NiceWizardMusic)
Clip 2: "Epic Unease" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) from https://filmmusic.io License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
Games discussed this episode:
Love and Justice
Itch.io: https://encodeddesigns.itch.io/love-justice
Our Podcast:
Character Creation Cast:
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/
Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Website: https://lordneptune.com
Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)
Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod)
Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
Our Website:
http://www.charactercreationcast.com
Our Network:
http://oneshotpodcast.com
Network Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

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1h 27min
July 29, 2019Our GenCon 2019 Schedule
This week is a week off for us as we prepare for GenCon, but if you’d like a reminder of what our schedule is, look no further!
Announcements:
GenCon
Twitter Thread
https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377
Character Creation Cast Panel
https://www.gencon.com/events/152269
Quiztem Mastery
https://www.gencon.com/events/152272
Brewing Strife (Amelia’s L5R Game)
https://www.gencon.com/events/152276
World Building through Character Creation
https://www.gencon.com/events/152275
Chimera Games
Friday, 9 AM: https://www.gencon.com/events/164873
Sunday, 9 AM: https://www.gencon.com/events/164878
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https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Our Podcast:
Character Creation Cast:
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/
Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Website: https://lordneptune.com
Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)
Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod)
Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com
Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com
Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

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July 22, 2019Character Evolution Cast E14: Convention Survival Guide
In today’s Character Evolution Cast episode, Amelia and Ryan Share their tips for making the most of your convention experience, from putting together your packing list to surviving con drop.
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https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr
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https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:01:34 - Intro
00:03:54 - Getting ready to travel
00:08:26 - Making lists
00:13:05 - Germs
00:14:59 - Bills, pets, kids
00:18:46 - Social time
00:19:32 - Set aside time with friends
00:21:11 - Germs 2
00:21:50 - Respect boundaries
00:23:32 - Gaming at Cons
00:23:50 - Try new things
00:27:47 - Safety tools
00:31:28 - Listen to your needs
00:35:59 - EAT
00:38:59 - Don’t eat granola bars in the bathroom
00:39:21 - DRINK WATER
00:40:11 - GET SLEEP
00:41:44 - TAKE YOUR MEDS
00:45:47 - Con Drop
00:58:29 - Episode Closer
00:59:41 - Show Blurbs
01:00:33 - Outtakes
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Main Theme: Endless Motion (https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/endless-motion-edm-electro) by Ben Sound (https://www.bensound.com/)
Our Podcast:
Character Creation Cast:
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/
Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/charactercreationcast/
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Website: https://lordneptune.com
Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)
Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod)
Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com
Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com
Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

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1h 5min
July 15, 2019Series 18.3 - Descent into Midnight with designers Richard and Taylor (Discussion)
On today’s episode, Series 18 wraps up with Descent into Midnight, a Powered by the Apocalypse game designed by Richard Kreutz-Landry, Taylor LaBresh and Rich Howard. We welcome back Richard and Taylor this episode and plunge into the deep end to discuss the character creation process and even delve into some fanfic with our own characters.
Announcements:
GenCon
Twitter Thread
https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377
Character Creation Cast Panel
https://www.gencon.com/events/152269
Quiztem Mastery
https://www.gencon.com/events/152272
Brewing Strife (Amelia’s L5R Game)
https://www.gencon.com/events/152276
World Building through Character Creation
https://www.gencon.com/events/152275
Chimera Games
Still TBD
Ennie Awards: Vote for Asians Represent and She’s a Super Geek under the Podcast category here:
http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/2019/
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Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us):
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser:
https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Character Creation Cast on Stitcher
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr
Character Creation Cast on Facebook
https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast
Guests and Projects:
Richard Kreutz-Landry @rkreutzlandry
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rkreutzlandry
Website: http://origamigaming.com/
Taylor LaBresh @LeviathanFiles
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeviathanFiles
Website: https://riverhousegames.com/
Itch.io: https://riverhousegames.itch.io/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:04:04 - Intro
00:04:29 - Richard’s Character
00:07:39 - Taylor’s Character
00:08:55 - Amelia’s Character
00:10:57 - Ryan’s Character
00:13:12 - Community
00:46:32 - d20 for your thoughts
01:03:22 - How does it stack up?
01:31:20 - Take it up a level
01:39:29 - Taylor’s Plugs
01:40:41 - Richard’s Plugs
01:42:09 - Episode Closer
01:43:34 - Show Blurbs
01:44:11 - Outtakes
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Ocean Ending (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Soft_and_Furious/Best_Of__Pick_Your_Player/Soft_and_Furious_-Best_Of-Pick_Your_Player-_01_Ocean_Ending) by Soft and Furious (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Soft_and_Furious/)
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
Games discussed this episode:
Descent Into Midnight
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DiMRPG
Website: https://descentintomidnight.com
Our Podcast:
Character Creation Cast:
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/
Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Website: https://lordneptune.com
Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)
Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod)
Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com
Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com
Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

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1h 56min
July 08, 2019Series 18.2 - Descent into Midnight with designers Richard and Taylor (Creation Continued)
On today’s episode, Series 18 continues with the final portion of our character creation for Descent into Midnight, a Powered by the Apocalypse game designed by Richard Kreutz-Landry, Taylor LaBresh and Rich Howard. We welcome back Richard and Taylor this episode and really dive into the abstract with our characters.
Announcements:
GenCon
Twitter Thread
https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377
Character Creation Cast Panel
https://www.gencon.com/events/152269
Quiztem Mastery
https://www.gencon.com/events/152272
Brewing Strife (Amelia’s L5R Game)
https://www.gencon.com/events/152276
World Building through Character Creation
https://www.gencon.com/events/152275
Chimera Games
Still TBD
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:
Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us):
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser:
https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Character Creation Cast on Stitcher
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr
Character Creation Cast on Facebook
https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast
Guests and Projects:
Richard Kreutz-Landry @rkreutzlandry
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rkreutzlandry
Website: http://origamigaming.com/
Taylor LaBresh @LeviathanFiles
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeviathanFiles
Website: https://riverhousegames.com/
Itch.io: https://riverhousegames.itch.io/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:04:32 - Recap
00:04:55 - Gifts, Attitude and Home
00:13:03 - Stats and Moves
00:29:51 - Team Moves
00:32:17 - Names
00:38:08 - Links
00:51:04 - Episode Closer
00:54:51 - Show Blurbs
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Ocean Ending (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Soft_and_Furious/Best_Of__Pick_Your_Player/Soft_and_Furious_-Best_Of-Pick_Your_Player-_01_Ocean_Ending) by Soft and Furious (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Soft_and_Furious/)
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
Games discussed this episode:
Descent Into Midnight
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DiMRPG
Website: https://descentintomidnight.com
Our Podcast:
Character Creation Cast:
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/
Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Website: https://lordneptune.com
Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)
Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod)
Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com
Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com
Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

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59min
July 01, 2019Series 18.1 - Descent into Midnight with Richard and Taylor [Designers] (Creation)
On today’s episode, we start to tackle character creation for a game that has been on our list from the beginning of this podcast: Descent into Midnight! Series 18 begins here with Richard Kreutz-Landry and Taylor LaBresh, co-designers for this very game!
Announcements:
GenCon
Twitter Thread
https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377
Character Creation Cast Panel
https://www.gencon.com/events/152269
Quiztem Mastery
https://www.gencon.com/events/152272
Brewing Strife (Amelia’s L5R Game)
https://www.gencon.com/events/152276
World Building through Character Creation
https://www.gencon.com/events/152275
Chimera Games
Still TBD
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:
Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us):
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser:
https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Character Creation Cast on Stitcher
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr
Character Creation Cast on Facebook
https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast
Guests and Projects:
Richard Kreutz-Landry @rkreutzlandry
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rkreutzlandry
Website: http://origamigaming.com/
Taylor LaBresh @LeviathanFiles
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeviathanFiles
Website: https://riverhousegames.com/
Itch.io: https://riverhousegames.itch.io/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:04:01 - Introductions
00:06:25 - What’s in a game?
00:10:14 - PbtA Mechanics Refresher
00:14:05 - What do you need to play this game?
00:16:56 - What does it feel like to have those 'Ah-ha!' moments?
00:22:11 - What's the difference between collaborating and solo designing?
00:44:20 - Basic terms and concepts
00:47:22 - Let’s make some people!
00:56:34 - Looks
01:04:43 - Episode Closer
01:06:38 - Show Blurbs
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Ocean Ending (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Soft_and_Furious/Best_Of__Pick_Your_Player/Soft_and_Furious_-Best_Of-Pick_Your_Player-_01_Ocean_Ending) by Soft and Furious (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Soft_and_Furious/)
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
Games discussed this episode:
Descent Into Midnight
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DiMRPG
Website: https://descentintomidnight.com
Our Podcast:
Character Creation Cast:
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/
Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Website: https://lordneptune.com
Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)
Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod)
Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com
Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com
Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

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1h 11min
June 24, 2019Character Evolution Cast E13 - Inspiration
In today’s Character Evolution Cast episode, we chat about places to find inspiration for your game. While there are endless sources of ideas, we sit down together to talk about a few of our favorites.
Mentioned in the Episode:
Pinterest:
Character Creation Cast Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/charactercreationcast/
Amelia’s Boards:
Sounds Like Crowes:https://pin.it/zn64qabeowj2cx
L5R: https://pin.it/egvhmiyny566nb
Night’s Black Agents: https://pin.it/edgwmt4csiexbo
Descent into Midnight: https://pin.it/m26levvxj3kfqr
Our Star Crossed Playlists:
Magic School Kids
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nguieqg9s4h9CqQMNifHp?si=TrMf2NU2T3qza6XpooeaFg
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIQvSCMCGGkKn12lcNm8I3thhTK2MFvPt
Magical Girls
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fiectTQbuKO4d1gXOhiFd?si=sGVUAKwBTn2V6NJozWNFxA
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIQvSCMCGGkLN3LhyGuLoBP9bMyNgJCNi
Sexy Spies
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GLObBcZZxfRMjAoH8Tg3n?si=USSovHJPRzKIwcXON8foHw
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIQvSCMCGGkIb1bw9OiDjDpX9ty-l8b7t
Character art by Céli of Iriana Descence from our Edifice series:
https://twitter.com/pianta_/status/1132358420856692736
Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2X42Khy
Amelia and Steve (Session Zero Podcast) do exercises from the book: https://youtu.be/w-zg8dg4CE4
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
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https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:07:42 - Intro
00:08:24 - Why do we need inspiration?
00:08:41 - Translating mechanics to gameplay
00:11:21 - When character generation isn’t enough
00:13:09 - Feeling connected
00:14:40 - Lightbulb moment
00:20:07 - Pinterest
00:30:17 - Playlists
00:41:42 - Genre media
00:56:21 - Commissioning and artist
01:02:12 - Character building exercises
01:06:48 - Writing a backstory
01:13:14 - Character journals
01:15:02 - Closet cosplay
01:22:49 - Ryan’s Plugs
01:23:37 - Amelia’s Plugs
01:24:17 - Episode Closer
01:25:29 - Show Blurbs
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Twisting by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 2: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
Main Theme: Endless Motion (https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/endless-motion-edm-electro) by Ben Sound (https://www.bensound.com/)

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1h 29min
June 17, 2019Series 17.3 - Mouse Guard 2E with Charlotte and Megan [Tabletop Potluck] (Discussion)
On the last episode of the 17th series, Megan Scharlau and Charlotte Elena from Tabletop Potluck join us to discuss the character creation process for Mouse Guard, a cute as heck RPG from The Burning Wheel, where you play as super adorable mice people in a medieval, semi-fantasy setting.
Announcements:
The Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide by James D’Amato
Pre order now on Amazon
https://amzn.to/2IijdKN
GenCon
Twitter Thread
https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377
Character Creation Cast Panel
https://www.gencon.com/events/152269
Quiztem Mastery
https://www.gencon.com/events/152272
Brewing Strife (Amelia’s L5R Game)
https://www.gencon.com/events/152276
World Building through Character Creation
https://www.gencon.com/events/152275
Chimera Games
Still TBD
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:
Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us):
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser:
https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Guests and Projects:
Megan Scharlau @Tabletop_Megan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tabletop_megan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletop_megan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletop_megan
Charlotte Elena @TheCornbreab
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCornbreab
Tumblr: https://cornbreab.tumblr.com/
Tabletop Potluck
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TabletopPotluck
Website: https://tabletoppotluck.com/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:03:25 - Episode Intro
00:03:47 - Megan’s Character
00:04:19 - Charlotte’s Character
00:04:46 - Amelia’s Character
00:05:09 - Ryan’s Character
00:05:54 - D20 for your thoughts
00:06:10 - Charlotte’s Gaming Story
00:07:23 - Megan’s Gaming Story
00:08:19 - Megan’s Process
00:09:06 - Charlotte’s Process
00:13:06 - Character Creation in Mouse Guarde
00:18:39 - Mechanics and Character Creation
00:20:20 - Setting Expectations
00:24:56 - Biggest Flaw
00:28:11 - Playing Humans vs. Playing Mice
00:32:19 - Group Cohesion
00:37:23 - Character Growth
00:41:57 - Take It Up A Level
00:46:41 - Advancement
00:50:46 - Plugs
00:51:57 - Episode Closer
00:53:51 - Show Blurbs
00:54:27 - Outtakes
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Backyard Adventure (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hans_Hylkema/Backyard_Adventure/Hans_Hylkema_-_Backyard_Adventure) by Hans Hylkema (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hans_Hylkema/)
Clip 2: Tabletop Potluck main theme (https://tabletoppotluck.com)
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
Our characters:
Ryan
https://www.dropbox.com/s/29w4rzqhznr70l8/Ryan%20-%20Tander.pdf?dl=0
Amelia
Unavailable for this release
Megan
https://www.dropbox.com/s/00qwtroav6v5n4d/Megan%20Scharlau%20-%20Character%20Creation%20Duncan.pdf?dl=0
Charlotte
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4b5uvey9xjcebl7/Charlotte%20Elena%20-%20Wilmot%20The%20Patrol%20Leader.pdf?dl=0
Games discussed this episode:
Mouse Guard 2nd Edition Box Set
https://amzn.to/2I2iBcb
Mouse Guard 2nd Edition PDF
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/166655/Mouse-Guard-RPG-2nd-Edition

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June 13, 2019Series 17.2 - Mouse Guard 2E with Charlotte and Megan [Tabletop Potluck] (Creation Continued)
On the second episode of the 17th series, we welcome back Megan Scharlau and Charlotte Elena from Tabletop Potluck to finish creating characters for Mouse Guard, a cute as heck RPG from The Burning Wheel, where you play as super adorable mice people in a medieval, semi-fantasy setting.
Announcements:
GenCon
Twitter Thread
https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377
Character Creation Cast Panel
https://www.gencon.com/events/152269
Quiztem Mastery
https://www.gencon.com/events/152272
Brewing Strife (Amelia’s L5R Game)
https://www.gencon.com/events/152276
World Building through Character Creation
https://www.gencon.com/events/152275
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:
Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us):
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser:
https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Guests and Projects:
Megan Scharlau @Tabletop_Megan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tabletop_megan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletop_megan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletop_megan
Charlotte Elena @TheCornbreab
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCornbreab
Tumblr: https://cornbreab.tumblr.com/
Tabletop Potluck @TabletopPotluck
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TabletopPotluck
Website: https://tabletoppotluck.com/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:02:23 - Recap
00:02:40 - Guard Resources
00:03:23 - Guard Circles
00:03:42 - Mouse Traits
00:15:09 - Friends
00:18:37 - Enemies
00:22:11 - Cloak Color
00:24:24 - First Mission, Beliefs, Goals and Instincts
00:27:22 - Gear
00:34:15 - Episode Closer
00:37:02 - Show Blurbs
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Backyard Adventure (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hans_Hylkema/Backyard_Adventure/Hans_Hylkema_-_Backyard_Adventure) by Hans Hylkema (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hans_Hylkema/)
Clip 2: Tabletop Potluck main theme (https://tabletoppotluck.com)
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
Our characters:
Ryan
https://www.dropbox.com/s/29w4rzqhznr70l8/Ryan%20-%20Tander.pdf?dl=0
Amelia
Unavailable for this release
Megan
https://www.dropbox.com/s/00qwtroav6v5n4d/Megan%20Scharlau%20-%20Character%20Creation%20Duncan.pdf?dl=0
Charlotte
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4b5uvey9xjcebl7/Charlotte%20Elena%20-%20Wilmot%20The%20Patrol%20Leader.pdf?dl=0
Games discussed this episode:
Mouse Guard 2nd Edition Box Set
https://amzn.to/2I2iBcb
Mouse Guard 2nd Edition PDF
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/166655/Mouse-Guard-RPG-2nd-Edition

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June 10, 2019Series 17.1 - Mouse Guard 2E with Charlotte and Megan [Tabletop Potluck] (Creation)
On this first episode of the 17th series, we’ll be sitting down with Megan Scharlau and Charlotte Elena from Tabletop Potluck to discuss and create characters for Mouse Guard, a cute as heck RPG from The Burning Wheel, where you play as super adorable mice people in a medieval, semi-fantasy setting.
Announcements:
GenCon
Twitter Thread
https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377
Character Creation Cast Panel
https://www.gencon.com/events/152269
Quiztem Mastery
https://www.gencon.com/events/152272
Brewing Strife (Amelia’s L5R Game)
https://www.gencon.com/events/152276
World Building through Character Creation
https://www.gencon.com/events/152275
Chimera Games
TBD
Host Updates
Garbage of the Five Rings:
http://garbageofthefiverings.com/
Game Closet
https://riverhousegamespodcast.wordpress.com/
Play/Test episode with Amelia
https://playtest.pub/2019/05/16/changelog-amelia-antrim/
Chimera RPG
https://chimera.lordneptune.com
Side Heroes
https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod
RPG Unltd. with Ryan
https://anchor.fm/rpg-unltd/episodes/RPG-Unltd--Podcast-Ryan-Boelter--Chimera-RPG--Character-Creation-Cast-e45r0r/a-ag6ua9
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:
Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us):
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser:
https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Guests and Projects:
Megan Scharlau @Tabletop_Megan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tabletop_megan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletop_megan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletop_megan
Charlotte Elena @TheCornbreab
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCornbreab
Tumblr: https://cornbreab.tumblr.com/
Tabletop Potluck
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TabletopPotluck
Website: https://tabletoppotluck.com/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:10:02 - Introductions
00:11:35 - What’s in a game? - Game Setting
00:12:42 - What do we need to play this game?
00:15:16 - What is unique about this game?
00:17:11 - History of the system
00:18:38 - Terms and concepts for character creation
00:19:54 - Let’s make some people!
00:29:45 - Skills and background
00:31:38 - Where were you born?
00:35:10 - Life Experience
00:38:03 - Parents
00:39:34 - How do you convince others you are right?
00:40:25 - Who did you apprentice with?
00:42:36 - What did your mentor stress in training?
00:44:11 - What is your specialty?
00:45:32 - Double check your work
00:46:33 - Mouse Nature
00:51:49 - Wises
00:56:16 - Episode Closer
00:58:11 - Show Blurbs
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Middle of Opening: News at 11 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Glass_Boy/Jenkins/07_NEWS_AT_11) by Glass Boy (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Glass_Boy/)
Clip 1: Backyard Adventure (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hans_Hylkema/Backyard_Adventure/Hans_Hylkema_-_Backyard_Adventure) by Hans Hylkema (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hans_Hylkema/)
Clip 2: Tabletop Potluck main theme (https://tabletoppotluck.com)
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
Our characters:
Ryan
https://www.dropbox.com/s/29w4rzqhznr70l8/Ryan%20-%20Tander.pdf?dl=0
Amelia
Unavailable for this release
Megan
https://www.dropbox.com/s/00qwtroav6v5n4d/Megan%20Scharlau%20-%20Character%20Creation%20Duncan.pdf?dl=0
Charlotte
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4b5uvey9xjcebl7/Charlotte%20Elena%20-%20Wilmot%20The%20Patrol%20Leader.pdf?dl=0
Games discussed this episode:
Mouse Guard 2nd Edition Box Set
https://amzn.to/2I2iBcb
Mouse Guard 2nd Edition PDF
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/166655/Mouse-Guard-RPG-2nd-Edition

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