This week's topic: character creation! Matthew makes his debut on the podcast and tells us he always creates the same persona – a silver-haired man with a pencil moustache called “Mr Basil Pesto”. Terrifying. Meanwhile, Brendan makes poetic orcs or misshapen monsters.

We’ve also had time to play things. Matthew is pottering through the first Pillars of Eternity and Brendan is scavenging through the bugs and jank of State of Decay 2. The topic this week was sent in by listener Orlando. Thanks, Orlando. Thorlando.

Links:

Matthew is our video person! https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/05/01/meet-matthew-castle-our-new-video-person/

He makes our videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5bKSAZBvV9AKlBJPG0Py-A

Have you played… Mass Effect 3? https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/03/21/mass-effect-3/

Mr Basil Pesto looks like John Waters: http://i2.cdnds.net/12/44/618x957/wenn436344.jpg

Have you played… Grand Theft Auto Online? https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/01/22/have-you-played-grand-theft-auto-online/

Brendan’s misshapen ‘Blapchap’ in 7 Days to Die: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/11/27/7-days-to-die-diary/

Lauren Morton at PC Gamer investigates the Dark Souls fashion police: https://www.pcgamer.com/in-search-of-the-mysterious-dark-souls-fashion-police/

Tekken 7’s character creator is joyful: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/06/19/tekken-7-outfits/

A very Tekken Christmas: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/12/20/dressing-up-as-santa-in-tekken-7-and-visiting-players/

The Fabsolver community: https://www.reddit.com/r/absolver/search?q=fabsolver&restrict_sr=1

Samuel Beckett or Dishonored NPC? https://twitter.com/Brendy_C/status/802956653704450050

South Park: The Stick of Truth’s character creator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg1XMZCFGZU

South Park avatar creator: http://southpark.cc.com/avatar

Things to celebrate about Divinity Original Sin 2: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/09/22/divinity-original-sin-2-best-things/

Kirk Hamilton of Kotaku on Splinter Cell’s enemy barks: https://kotaku.com/5921878/why-video-game-characters-say-such-ridiculous-things

John’s Pillars of Eternity review: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/03/26/pillars-of-eternity-review/

Pillars of Eternity II review-in-progress: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/05/08/pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire-review-in-progress/

20 minutes of State of Decay 2: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/05/01/video-state-of-decay-2-goes-for-the-jugular-and-jugglers/

Some early impressions of its buggy zombie shopping trip: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/05/17/state-of-decay-2-review-in-progress/

Sad weary science lady with a weak arm: https://twitter.com/Tomi_Tapio/status/997081888887058433

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