May 17, 2021

Series 39.3 - Chimera with Amr Ammourazz and Ryan Boelter [Designer] (Discussion)

1 hour 52 minutes

Welcome to the final episode of Series 39, everyone! This series, we’re finally tackling the game that Ryan has been talking about for ages, Chimera, a Powered by the Apocalypse game that allows you to blend genres together and create unique worlds and people. Today, Ryan again takes a backseat as a guest along with co-designer Amr Ammourazz, while Senda from Panda’s Talking Games, Gnome Stew and She’s a Super Geek takes over co-host duties with Amelia! We discuss the character creation process, get into some fantastic fanfic, and even hear a sneak peek at some potential upcoming genres!

Announcements:

Chimera RPG Itch.io Page:

https://play.chimera.games/

You Are The Dungeon Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/you-are-the-dungeon-diary-of-despair

Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog:

https://twitch.chimera.games/

Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog:

https://capeandblade.chimera.games/

Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter:

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

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Guests and Projects:

Amr Ammourazz @ammourazz

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ammourazz

Itch: https://ammourazz.itch.io/

Ryan Boelter @lordneptune

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lordneptune

Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter

Itch: https://lordneptune.itch.io

Website: https://lordneptune.com

Side Heroes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod

Senda @IdellaMithlynnd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdellaMithlynnd

Panda’s Talking Games: https://twitter.com/PandasTalkGames

Gnome Stew: https://twitter.com/GnomeStew

She’s a Super Geek: https://twitter.com/SASGeekPodcast

Games discussed this episode:

Chimera Playtest by Ryan Boelter and Amr Ammourazz

Itch: https://play.chimera.games

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:02:08 - Reintroductions

00:09:05 - D20 for your thoughts? - Where do our best ideas come from?

00:12:16 - What do you as designers look for in character creation systems?

00:17:50 - How does Chimera stack up to other games, especially to PbtA games?

00:26:39 - How does character creation in Chimera set expectations for play?

00:31:47 - Talking about the character sheets!

00:39:50 - Biggest flaws and best parts?

00:47:02 - Fanfic!

00:58:18 - Take it up a level! - How do characters level up mechanically?

01:01:56 - How does this play out narratively?

01:06:35 - What genres might be coming next?

01:11:49 - Final thoughts

01:16:03 - Episode closer

01:20:13 - Call to Action

01:22:57 - Credits

01:24:52 - Show Blurbs: A Horror Borealis

01:26:00 - Outtakes

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-393-chimera-with-amr-ammourazz-and-ryan-boelter-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: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)

Clip 2: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)

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/)

On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you

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

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