June 02, 2020

Series 28.1 - Numenera with Darcy Ross (Creation)

1 hour 5 minutes

In this first episode of series 28, we welcome Darcy Ross, who is the co-host of the Cypher Speak podcast from the Misdirected Mark Network as well as the Community Relations Coordinator for Monte Cook Games, as we sit down to discuss Numenera, a Science Fantasy RPG. We’ll start building our characters this episode, too, so get ready to start meeting some amazing people in this amazingly unique setting!

Announcements:

Monte Cook Games $5 Off listener promotion:

https://montecookgames.com/store/

Use code “ccc5off” to get $5 off your order!

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

Guests and Projects:

Darcy Ross @DarcyLRoss

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarcyLRoss

Monte Cook Games: @MonteCookGames

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MonteCookGames

Website: https://www.montecookgames.com/

Cypher Speak Podcast:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CypherSpeakPod

Website: https://misdirectedmark.com/category/podcasts/cypherspeak/

Games discussed this episode:

Numenera: Discovery & Destiny

https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/numenera-discovery-and-destiny/

Numenera: Starter Set

https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/numenera-starter-set/

Ashes of the Sea Free Quickstart Rules

https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/ashes-of-the-sea-pdf/

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:03:55 - Introductions

00:06:06 - What’s in a game?

00:07:38 - What do we need to play this game?

00:09:49 - What sorts of stories and themes is Numenera meant to explore?

00:11:12 - What do characters do in this game?

00:12:36 - What is most unique about Numenera?

00:16:38 - The history of Numenera

00:21:59 - Basic terms and concepts

00:29:36 - Let’s make some people!

00:32:26 - Constructing our sentences

00:35:05 - Picking our Types

00:37:23 - Picking our Focuses

00:41:18 - Picking our Descriptors

00:43:49 - Expanding our choices: Type

00:44:31 - Effort

00:45:13 - Edge

00:46:52 - Cypher Use

00:48:47 - Weapons

00:51:07 - Skills

00:55:38 - Abilities

01:00:01 - Episode Closer

01:01:57 - Show Blurb: System Mastery

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-281-numenera-with-darcy-ross-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: History and Future by Sascha Ende

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/67-history-and-future

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

Clip 2: Shiny Tech II by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4348-shiny-tech-ii

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/)

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June 02, 2020

Series 28.1 - Numenera with Darcy Ross (Creation)

1 hour 5 minutes

Announcements:

Monte Cook Games $5 Off listener promotion:

https://montecookgames.com/store/

Use code “ccc5off” to get $5 off your order!

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

Guests and Projects:

Darcy Ross @DarcyLRoss

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarcyLRoss

Monte Cook Games: @MonteCookGames

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MonteCookGames

Website: https://www.montecookgames.com/

Cypher Speak Podcast:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CypherSpeakPod

Website: https://misdirectedmark.com/category/podcasts/cypherspeak/

Games discussed this episode:

Numenera: Discovery & Destiny

https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/numenera-discovery-and-destiny/

Numenera: Starter Set

https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/numenera-starter-set/

Ashes of the Sea Free Quickstart Rules

https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/ashes-of-the-sea-pdf/

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:03:55 - Introductions

00:06:06 - What’s in a game?

00:07:38 - What do we need to play this game?

00:09:49 - What sorts of stories and themes is Numenera meant to explore?

00:11:12 - What do characters do in this game?

00:12:36 - What is most unique about Numenera?

00:16:38 - The history of Numenera

00:21:59 - Basic terms and concepts

00:29:36 - Let’s make some people!

00:32:26 - Constructing our sentences

00:35:05 - Picking our Types

00:37:23 - Picking our Focuses

00:41:18 - Picking our Descriptors

00:43:49 - Expanding our choices: Type

00:44:31 - Effort

00:45:13 - Edge

00:46:52 - Cypher Use

00:48:47 - Weapons

00:51:07 - Skills

00:55:38 - Abilities

01:00:01 - Episode Closer

01:01:57 - Show Blurb: System Mastery

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-281-numenera-with-darcy-ross-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: History and Future by Sascha Ende

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/67-history-and-future

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

Clip 2: Shiny Tech II by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4348-shiny-tech-ii

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/)

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