October 07, 2019

Series 21.1 - Ross Rifles with Daniel Kwan and Patrick Keenan [Designers] (Creation)

50 minutes

Welcome to the first episode of series 21! Today we welcome Daniel Kwan and Patrick Keenan from Dundas West Games to talk about, and start creating characters for, their new game, Ross Rifles, kickstarting right now!

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Guests and Projects:

Daniel Kwan @danielhkwan

Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielhkwan

Level Up Gaming: https://www.levelupgaming.ca/

Patrick Keenan @Keenan_Patrick

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Keenan_Patrick

Dundas West Games @dundaswestgames

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Website: https://www.dundaswestgames.com/

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:02:40 - Introductions

00:05:28 - What’s in a game?

00:06:03 - What materials do we need for the game?

00:07:00 - What stories and themes does this game explore?

00:11:06 - What do characters do in Ross Rifles?

00:14:06 - What is unique about Ross Rifles?

00:15:59 - What feelings were the designers trying to evoke?

00:17:33 - Playtesting feedback

00:27:05 - Let’s make some people!

00:32:02 - Picking our playbooks

00:38:20 - Uniforms

00:39:39 - Using real war records for inspiration

00:44:39 - Episode Closer

00:46:34 - Show Blurbs (One Shot Podcast)

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-211-ross-rifles-with-daniel-kwan-and-patrick-keenan-designers-creation/transcript

Music:

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

Clip 1: from https://filmmusic.io "Dark Times" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Clip 2: Good Vibes by DJ Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads

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:

Ross Rifles

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dundaswestgames/ross-rifles

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