February 01, 2021

Series 36.1 - Tension with Adira Slattery [Designer] (Creation)

45 minutes

Welcome to the first episode of our 36th series! We welcome back Adira Slattery, as a guest this time, to discuss her new game, Tension, a queer cat and mouse game for 2 players! Amelia had to sit this series out, but Ryan and Adira create their characters and begin the process of creating the other twenty characters needed to play a session! Join us for the most condensed character creation series to date!

Announcements:

Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe

https://twitch.chimera.games

https://youtube.chimera.games

A Horror Borealis presents LOSERS: A Love Story:

https://a-horror-borealis.simplecast.com/

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:

Adira Slattery @AdiraSlattery

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdiraSlattery

Itch.io: https://adira.itch.io/

Games discussed this episode:

Tension by Adira Slattery

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adiraslattery/tension-0

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:04:05 - Introductions

00:06:32 - What's in a game? - Concept

00:07:40 - What do we need to play this game?

00:07:55 - What sort of stories and themes is this game meant to explore?

00:08:28 - What do characters do Tension?

00:08:58 - What is one of the most unique thing about Tension?

00:10:19 - History of the game.

00:11:23 - Basic Terms and Concepts: Tarot

00:17:26 - The Ensemble

00:19:36 - Orbiting characters

00:20:15 - Let's make some people!

00:21:38 - The Killer

00:21:48 - Type

00:23:03 - Looks

00:24:47 - Pattern

00:26:29 - Name and Pronouns

00:27:05 - The Investigator

00:27:08 - Profession

00:27:25 - Looks

00:28:05 - Obsession

00:28:38 - Name and Pronouns

00:28:55 - Picking our characters' major arcanas

00:32:45 - Creation relationship pairs for 20 NPCs

00:33:43 - The first pair

00:37:48 - Call To Action

00:39:49 - Credits

00:41:44 - Show Blurbs: A Horror Borealis

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-361-tension-with-adira-slattery-designer-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: Spy Story: The Agent by Sascha Ende

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/84-spy-story-the-agent

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Clip 2: Beach Resort Noir Murder Mystery by Brian Holtz Music

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7033-beach-resort-noir-murder-mystery

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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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February 01, 2021

Series 36.1 - Tension with Adira Slattery [Designer] (Creation)

45 minutes

Announcements:

Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe

https://twitch.chimera.games

https://youtube.chimera.games

A Horror Borealis presents LOSERS: A Love Story:

https://a-horror-borealis.simplecast.com/

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:

Adira Slattery @AdiraSlattery

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdiraSlattery

Itch.io: https://adira.itch.io/

Games discussed this episode:

Tension by Adira Slattery

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adiraslattery/tension-0

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:04:05 - Introductions

00:06:32 - What's in a game? - Concept

00:07:40 - What do we need to play this game?

00:07:55 - What sort of stories and themes is this game meant to explore?

00:08:28 - What do characters do Tension?

00:08:58 - What is one of the most unique thing about Tension?

00:10:19 - History of the game.

00:11:23 - Basic Terms and Concepts: Tarot

00:17:26 - The Ensemble

00:19:36 - Orbiting characters

00:20:15 - Let's make some people!

00:21:38 - The Killer

00:21:48 - Type

00:23:03 - Looks

00:24:47 - Pattern

00:26:29 - Name and Pronouns

00:27:05 - The Investigator

00:27:08 - Profession

00:27:25 - Looks

00:28:05 - Obsession

00:28:38 - Name and Pronouns

00:28:55 - Picking our characters' major arcanas

00:32:45 - Creation relationship pairs for 20 NPCs

00:33:43 - The first pair

00:37:48 - Call To Action

00:39:49 - Credits

00:41:44 - Show Blurbs: A Horror Borealis

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-361-tension-with-adira-slattery-designer-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: Spy Story: The Agent by Sascha Ende

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/84-spy-story-the-agent

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Clip 2: Beach Resort Noir Murder Mystery by Brian Holtz Music

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7033-beach-resort-noir-murder-mystery

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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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