April 08, 2020

Series 26.1 - Genesys and Skyjacks with James D’Amato (Creation)

58 minutes

We’re very excited to welcome you to the beginning of series 26! This series we welcome our very own network president, James D’Amato, to learn about Genesys, a setting neutral RPG by Fantasy Flight Games, as well as begin creating characters in the Campaign Skyjacks world of Speir!

Announcements:

Courier’s Call Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oneshotpodcast/skyjacks-couriers-call-season-1

Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:

Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)

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Character Creation Cast on Podchaser

https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

Character Creation Cast on Stitcher

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr

Character Creation Cast on Facebook

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Guests and Projects:

James D’Amato @OneShotRPG

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OneShotRPG

Network: @OneShotNetwork https://twitter.com/OneShotNetwork

Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com

Campaign @CampaignPod

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CampaignPod

Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/

The Ultimate Micro RPG Book

Website: http://bit.ly/ultimatemicrorpg

Games discussed this episode:

Genesys

DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/228813/Genesys-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2xVSH7a

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:04:07 - Introductions

00:11:06 - What’s in a game?

00:13:51 - How the dice work in Genesys

00:21:37 - Building worlds in Genesys

00:23:29 - Discussing Speir

00:27:45 - Materials Needed

00:28:58 - What sorts of stories and themes are explored in Speir?

00:32:23 - What inspired you to make this setting to begin with?

00:34:04 - Basic Terms of Genesys

00:36:25 - Let’s make some people!

00:36:46 - The Luminaries

00:38:01 - Ryan’s Luminaries

00:43:05 - Amelia’s Luminaries

00:46:55 - James’s Luminaries

00:51:06 - Our Archetypes

00:52:16 - Episode Closer

00:54:11 - Show Blurbs: A Horror Borealis

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-261-genesys-and-skyjacks-with-james-damato-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: Pirates Of The Quarantine by Alexander Nakarada

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6030-pirates-of-the-quarantine

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Clip 2: Land Of Pirates by Alexander Nakarada

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4961-land-of-pirates

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/

Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

Amelia Antrim:

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

Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/

Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)

G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)

Ryan Boelter:

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

Website: https://lordneptune.com

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

Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod)

Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter

Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io

Our Website:

http://www.charactercreationcast.com

Our Network:

http://oneshotpodcast.com

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https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

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April 08, 2020

Series 26.1 - Genesys and Skyjacks with James D’Amato (Creation)

58 minutes

Announcements:

Courier’s Call Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oneshotpodcast/skyjacks-couriers-call-season-1

Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:

Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1

Character Creation Cast on Podchaser

https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

Character Creation Cast on Stitcher

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr

Character Creation Cast on Facebook

https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast

Guests and Projects:

James D’Amato @OneShotRPG

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OneShotRPG

Network: @OneShotNetwork https://twitter.com/OneShotNetwork

Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com

Campaign @CampaignPod

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CampaignPod

Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/

The Ultimate Micro RPG Book

Website: http://bit.ly/ultimatemicrorpg

Games discussed this episode:

Genesys

DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/228813/Genesys-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2xVSH7a

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:04:07 - Introductions

00:11:06 - What’s in a game?

00:13:51 - How the dice work in Genesys

00:21:37 - Building worlds in Genesys

00:23:29 - Discussing Speir

00:27:45 - Materials Needed

00:28:58 - What sorts of stories and themes are explored in Speir?

00:32:23 - What inspired you to make this setting to begin with?

00:34:04 - Basic Terms of Genesys

00:36:25 - Let’s make some people!

00:36:46 - The Luminaries

00:38:01 - Ryan’s Luminaries

00:43:05 - Amelia’s Luminaries

00:46:55 - James’s Luminaries

00:51:06 - Our Archetypes

00:52:16 - Episode Closer

00:54:11 - Show Blurbs: A Horror Borealis

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-261-genesys-and-skyjacks-with-james-damato-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: Pirates Of The Quarantine by Alexander Nakarada

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6030-pirates-of-the-quarantine

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Clip 2: Land Of Pirates by Alexander Nakarada

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4961-land-of-pirates

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/

Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

Amelia Antrim:

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

Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/

Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)

G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)