April 05, 2021

Series 38.1 - Blue Planet: Recontact with Jeff Barber [Designer] (Creation)

1 hour 48 minutes

Welcome to the first episode of Series 38! This series we welcome Jeff Barber back to the studio to cover the brand new version of a game we covered 32 series ago, Blue Planet: Recontact, a sci-fi game about life on an alien, ocean world. This episode we find out what this game is all about and start diving into the character creation process! Also, make sure to check the show notes for the Kickstarter page as well as the #Reviews4Good campaign that Podchaser is doing this whole month of April!

Announcements:

Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact

Podchaser #Reviews4Good Campaign:

https://www.podchaser.com/articles/reviews4good/reviews4good-2021

Character Creation Cast Podchaser Page:

https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

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:

Jeff Barber @BiohazardJeff

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BiohazardJeff

Website: https://www.biohazardgamespublishing.com/

Games discussed this episode:

Blue Planet: Recontact by Jeff Barber

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:02:54 - Introductions

00:06:53 - What's in a game?

00:10:34 - What was the most surprising/interesting change?

00:13:23 - What sort of tools do we need to play this game?

00:13:54 - What kind of stories and themes does this game explore?

00:19:13 - What do characters do in this game?

00:24:33 - What is unique about Blue Planet?

00:25:49 - History of the system

00:32:23 - What is it like working on a new version of this game?

00:38:03 - Terms and Concepts

00:38:40 - Character Concept

00:40:07 - Power Levels

00:41:45 - Attributes and Focus Attributes

00:47:25 - Skill Sets

00:57:34 - Tags, Tracks and Ties

01:06:05 - Anything else we need to know before going into character creation?

01:07:28 - Let's make some people!

01:08:23 - Campaign Concept and Character Concept

01:16:29 - Powerlevel

01:20:49 - Species

01:21:37 - Unmodified/Modified Humans

01:22:03 - Aquaforms

01:22:49 - Cognitive Synergists

01:25:00 - Hybrids

01:26:35 - Composites

01:27:08 - Spacers

01:27:33 - Survivor Mods

01:27:50 - Transhumans

01:28:49 - Cetaceans

01:34:20 - Choosing our species

01:40:50 - Call to Action

01:42:46 - Credits

01:44:41 - Show Blurb: One Shot

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-381-blue-planet-recontact-with-jeff-barber-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: Diving In The Oceans Of Kepler by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7062-diving-in-the-oceans-of-kepler

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

Clip 2: Beyond The Known Space by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6835-beyond-the-known-space

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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April 05, 2021

Series 38.1 - Blue Planet: Recontact with Jeff Barber [Designer] (Creation)

1 hour 48 minutes

Announcements:

Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact

Podchaser #Reviews4Good Campaign:

https://www.podchaser.com/articles/reviews4good/reviews4good-2021

Character Creation Cast Podchaser Page:

https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

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:

Jeff Barber @BiohazardJeff

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BiohazardJeff

Website: https://www.biohazardgamespublishing.com/

Games discussed this episode:

Blue Planet: Recontact by Jeff Barber

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:02:54 - Introductions

00:06:53 - What's in a game?

00:10:34 - What was the most surprising/interesting change?

00:13:23 - What sort of tools do we need to play this game?

00:13:54 - What kind of stories and themes does this game explore?

00:19:13 - What do characters do in this game?

00:24:33 - What is unique about Blue Planet?

00:25:49 - History of the system

00:32:23 - What is it like working on a new version of this game?

00:38:03 - Terms and Concepts

00:38:40 - Character Concept

00:40:07 - Power Levels

00:41:45 - Attributes and Focus Attributes

00:47:25 - Skill Sets

00:57:34 - Tags, Tracks and Ties

01:06:05 - Anything else we need to know before going into character creation?

01:07:28 - Let's make some people!

01:08:23 - Campaign Concept and Character Concept

01:16:29 - Powerlevel

01:20:49 - Species

01:21:37 - Unmodified/Modified Humans

01:22:03 - Aquaforms

01:22:49 - Cognitive Synergists

01:25:00 - Hybrids

01:26:35 - Composites

01:27:08 - Spacers

01:27:33 - Survivor Mods

01:27:50 - Transhumans

01:28:49 - Cetaceans

01:34:20 - Choosing our species

01:40:50 - Call to Action

01:42:46 - Credits

01:44:41 - Show Blurb: One Shot

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-381-blue-planet-recontact-with-jeff-barber-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: Diving In The Oceans Of Kepler by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7062-diving-in-the-oceans-of-kepler

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

Clip 2: Beyond The Known Space by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6835-beyond-the-known-space

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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