December 03, 2018

Series 11.1 - Blades in the Dark with Rhi, Josie and Minna (Creation)

1 hour 5 minutes

Welcome to the firsts episode of series 11! In this episode, we will be going over the Blades in the Dark system with Rhi, Josie and Minna from the Blades in the Dark actual play, The Magpies, and start creating a crew of amazing people together!

Announcements:

Our Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Midwinter Gaming Convention in Milwaukee, WI:

Main Site: http://www.midwintergamingconvention.com/

Chimera Game 1: https://tabletop.events/conventions/midwinter-gaming-convention-2019/schedule/331

Chimera Game 2: https://tabletop.events/conventions/midwinter-gaming-convention-2019/schedule/332

Chimera Twitter: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)

Garbage of the Five Rings:

Twitter: @G5RPodcast (https://twitter.com/G5RPodcast)

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Character Creation Cast on Facebook

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Guests and Projects:

Rhi: @Rhiannon42 (https://twitter.com/Rhiannon42)

Josie: @DragonGirlJosie (https://twitter.com/DragonGirlJosie)

Minna: @mynaminnarr (https://twitter.com/mynaminnarr)

The Magpies:

Website: https://themagpies.simplecast.fm/

Twitter: @magpies_pod (https://twitter.com/magpies_pod)

Iron Hides

Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/iron-hides/

Twitter: @IronHidesPod (https://twitter.com/IronHidesPod)

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:03:54 - Introductions

00:06:31 - What’s in a game? - Setting

00:10:19 - Materials needed

00:11:30 - What do characters do in this game?

00:13:56 - What’s unique about the game?

00:18:47 - History of the system

00:21:40 - Forged in the Dark

00:24:30 - Other things to know?

00:33:36 - Let’s make some people! - Available Playbooks

00:36:15 - Picking our crew type

00:39:27 - Picking playbooks

00:43:34 - Picking heritage - Background locations

00:53:21 - Picking backgrounds

00:59:42 - Episode Closer

01:01:35 - Show Blurbs!

Game systems and materials discussed in this episode:

Blades in the Dark Core Rulebook

https://amzn.to/2Pg2Yhs

Music:

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

Clip 1: Bankrupt (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Onus/Bankrupt_master) by Jahzzar (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/)

Clip 2: The Magpies main theme (https://themagpies.simplecast.fm/)

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/

Amelia Antrim: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)

Ryan Boelter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)

Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com

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