December 30, 2019

New Years 2019 Special & ReCast - Character Evolution Cast E06 - Session Zero

2 hours 4 minutes

This is a special episode of Character Creation ReCast where we spend an extended cold open reminiscing on 2019 and looking forward to 2020. After that, we dive into a bonus ReCast episode where we discuss what makes a good session zero and what sorts of things you need to keep in mind as both a player and a GM to help enhance the experience! We even have our own Session Zero worksheet in the show notes for you to follow along with!

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Announcements:

Play/Test Guest Appearance by Amelia and Ryan:

https://playtest.pub/2019/08/05/hsh-athenapus-character-creation/

Garbage of the Five Rings Podcast:

http://garbageofthefiverings.com/

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Ryan’s Itch.io Page:

https://lordneptune.itch.io

A Horror Borealis:

https://a-horror-borealis.simplecast.com/

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:24:39 - Intro

00:25:20 - Ryan’s favorite part of session zero

00:26:45 - Amelia’s favorite part of session zero

00:27:36 - What is a session zero?

00:29:20 - How does it feel different when you create characters together?

00:32:17 - Building relationships between characters

00:34:03 - Never go adventuring with strangers

00:34:57 - The elevator pitch

00:35:44 - Your inner power gamer

00:36:30 - Say what you want

00:38:05 - Your RPG first date

00:40:00 - Why you should have a session zero

00:41:06 - Safety and saying what you do(n’t) want

00:27:27 - Establishing characters and relationships

00:59:59 - A half-hearted apology to Caleb

01:00:47 - Setting expectations

01:05:05 - Our session zero guide

01:09:30 - Meta game discussions

01:11:54 - GM expectations of players

01:26:18 - Player expectations of GMs

01:29:56 - Safety guide

01:32:54 - You don’t have to explain

01:35:16 - NO MEANS NO (the X Card)

01:39:07 - Soft no and checking in

01:48:04 - Out of game logistics

01:52:09 - Creating characters (or GO LISTEN TO OUR SHOW)

01:55:08 - Let us tell people why session zero is great!

01:58:53 - Closer

02:00:11 - Show Blurb - A Horror Borealis

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/new-years-2019-special-recast-character-evolution-cast-e06-session-zero/transcript

Music:

Opening 1: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Relaxing Piano Music" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Opening 2: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)

Clip 1: Short Mission (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tagirijus/Hard_2018/manuel_senfft_-_short_mission_1889) By Tagirijus (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tagirijus/)

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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