Character Creation Cast

Character Creation Cast

By Amelia Antrim, Ryan BoelterLeisureGames
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Character Creation Cast episodes

  • Series 19.3 - InSpectres with Chris Foster [Play/Test]

    In the third part of our small games series, Amelia and Ryan are again joined by Chris Foster of the Play/Test podcast to talk about InSpectres, a game about a ghost hunting start up.

    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:

      • 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

        00:04:37 - Introductions

        00:07:50 - What’s in a game?

        00:11:18 - Let’s make some people!

        00:13:16 - Naming the characters

        00:15:01 - John Longfellow

        00:15:42 - Ainsley Wright

        00:16:24 - Jackie Smith

        00:16:53 - Assigning skill dice

        00:19:50 - Picking a talent

        00:23:22 - Let’s make a franchise!

        00:23:53 - How big is the franchise?

        00:25:53 - Main office or start-up?

        00:26:33 - Where are you located?

        00:27:09 - Who runs the show?

        00:27:25 - Who funds this?

        00:28:33 - Amenities

        00:31:13 - Gear

        00:38:19 - Transportation

        00:40:59 - Specialty

        00:47:29 - Franchise dice

        00:50:11 - D20 for your thoughts

        00:54:14 - Are characters fleshed out?

        00:57:51 - Flaws?

        00:59:15 - What does character creation tell us about the game?

        01:00:00 - Fan Fic Time!

        01:04:01 - Plugs

        01:04:58 - Episode Closer

        01:06:24 - Show Blurbs

        01:07:13 - 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:

          InSpectres

          • Memento Mori Theatrics: http://www.memento-mori.com/rpg/inspectres
          • Drive Thru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17891/InSpectres

            • 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)
            • Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/
            • Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
            • G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)
            • Ryan Boelter:
            • Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
            • Website: https://lordneptune.com
            • 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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              1 hr 14 min
            • Character Creation Spotlight E05 - Fiasco with Jason Morningstar

              On this special bonus episode, Amelia sits down with game designer Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games to talk about the new edition of Fiasco, a game about criminal plans gone terribly wrong.

              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
              Guest:

              Jason Morningstar

              • Twitter: @jmstar (https://twitter.com/jmstar)

              Bully Pulpit Games

              • Twitter: @bullypulpit_hq (https://twitter.com/bullypulpit_hq)
              • Website: https://bullypulpitgames.com/

                • Fiasco Kickstarter

                • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bullypulpitgames/fiasco-the-cinematic-game-of-plans-gone-wrong

                Fiasco (2009)

                • https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Fiasco-Print-PDF.html
                Music:
                • Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
                Our Podcast:

                Character Creation Cast:

                • 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)
                  • Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/
                  • Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
                  • G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)

                    • Ryan Boelter:

                    • Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
                    • Website: https://lordneptune.com
                    • 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

                      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

                      45 min
                    • Series 19.2 - One Last Job with Chris Foster [Play/Test]

                      On today’s episode, we’re continuing our small games series with Chris Foster, covering character creation for One Last Job, created by former guest of the show, Grant Howitt.

                      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:

                      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
                          • 00:01:46 - Introductions
                          • 00:04:13 - What’s in a game?
                          • 00:06:58 - What do you do in One Last Job?
                          • 00:08:08 - Collaborative nature of creating characters
                          • 00:10:14 - Terms and Concepts
                          • 00:12:53 - Let’s make some people!
                          • 00:16:35 - Thinking of a job together
                          • 00:18:36 - One terrible thing that went wrong last job
                          • 00:22:13 - Who is the boss?
                          • 00:23:17 - Starting to define someone else’s character
                          • 00:24:11 - Wait, we have to actually play this game?!
                          • 00:25:50 - What have you been up to and explain why you’d take the job.
                          • 00:27:35 - It’s not so simple, we’re going to need...
                          • 00:32:49 - Starting the game
                          • 00:33:31 - Establishing facts about the characters
                          • 00:47:40 - D20 for your thoughts? - How did it feel to not create our own characters?
                          • 00:54:41 - Does this process allow for a character that feels fleshed out?
                          • 00:59:33 - Does the character creation process give us an idea of how the game plays?
                          • 01:02:37 - Episode Closer
                          • 01:05:14 - Show Blurbs
                          • 01:05:55 - 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:

                              One Last Job

                              • Itch.io: https://gshowitt.itch.io/one-last-job
                              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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                                    1 hr 12 min
                                  • Series 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!

                                    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:

                                    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

                                                  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

                                                  1 hr 27 min
                                                • Our 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
                                                    • 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
                                                    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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                                                          8 min
                                                        • Character 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.

                                                          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
                                                          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

                                                                    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

                                                                    1 hr 5 min
                                                                  • Series 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/
                                                                    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
                                                                        • 00:04:04 - 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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                                                                                    1 hr 56 min
                                                                                  • Series 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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                                                                                                    59 min
                                                                                                  • Series 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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                                                                                                                    1 hr 11 min
                                                                                                                  • Character 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
                                                                                                                              • 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
                                                                                                                              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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                                                                                                                                  1 hr 29 min

                                                                                                                                About Character Creation Cast

                                                                                                                                From the publisher's feed

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