June 24, 2019

Character Evolution Cast E13 - Inspiration

1 hour 28 minutes

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://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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By Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter

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