Character Creation Cast

Series 28.1 - Numenera with Darcy Ross (Creation)

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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!

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    Guests and Projects: 

    Darcy Ross @DarcyLRoss

    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarcyLRoss

    Monte Cook Games: @MonteCookGames

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

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        • 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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