February 15, 2021

Series 36.3 - Tension with Adira Slattery [Designer] (Discussion)

1 hour 10 minutes

Welcome to the final episode for series 36! We welcome back Adira Slattery and discuss the character creation process for her new game, Tension, a queer cat and mouse game for 2 players! Amelia had to sit this series out, but this episode, Ryan and Adira get into some great discussion and some really amazing fanfic that Ryan can’t stop thinking about! Join us for the finale 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/

Website: https://adiraslattery.com

Games discussed this episode:

Tension by Adira Slattery

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

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:02:54 - Reintroductions and Characters

00:05:22 - D20 for your thoughts?

00:08:38 - What is Adira's personal process for creating characters?

00:10:56 - How does character creation in Tension stack up to other games?

00:18:33 - How does the process of character creation reinforce the feel of Tension?

00:28:30 - What is one of the biggest flaws/best parts of character creation in Tension?

00:36:22 - Fanfic!

00:48:35 - Take it up a level! - How does the story advance through play?

00:51:20 - How does a game end?

00:56:18 - Kickstarter details

00:58:05 - Final Thoughts

00:59:22 - Episode Closer

01:01:12 - Call to Action

01:03:36 - Credits

01:05:31 - Show Blurbs: Design Doc

01:06:06 - Outtakes

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-363-tension-with-adira-slattery-designer-discussion/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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By Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter

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February 15, 2021

Series 36.3 - Tension with Adira Slattery [Designer] (Discussion)

1 hour 10 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/

Website: https://adiraslattery.com

Games discussed this episode:

Tension by Adira Slattery

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

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:02:54 - Reintroductions and Characters

00:05:22 - D20 for your thoughts?

00:08:38 - What is Adira's personal process for creating characters?

00:10:56 - How does character creation in Tension stack up to other games?

00:18:33 - How does the process of character creation reinforce the feel of Tension?

00:28:30 - What is one of the biggest flaws/best parts of character creation in Tension?

00:36:22 - Fanfic!

00:48:35 - Take it up a level! - How does the story advance through play?

00:51:20 - How does a game end?

00:56:18 - Kickstarter details

00:58:05 - Final Thoughts

00:59:22 - Episode Closer

01:01:12 - Call to Action

01:03:36 - Credits

01:05:31 - Show Blurbs: Design Doc

01:06:06 - Outtakes

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-363-tension-with-adira-slattery-designer-discussion/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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