June 07, 2021

Series 40.1 - Phoenix Dawn Command with Neal Powell (Creation)

1 hour 16 minutes

Welcome to the first episode of series 40, everyone! This series we welcome Neal Powell, co-host from DMNastics, Dungeon Master’s Block and Whelmed: The Young Justice Files, to talk about Phoenix Dawn Command, a card based, fantasy TTRPG by Keith Baker that is all about coming back from death stronger than before. This episode, we learn about the game and begin creating our characters!

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

Courier’s Call Season 2 Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oneshotpodcast/skyjacks-couriers-call-season-2

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/

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Guests and Projects:

Neal Powell @joatmoniac

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joatmoniac

Website: http://www.thestruggleisneal.com/

DMNastics: https://anchor.fm/dm-nastics

DMs Block: https://dungeonmasterblock.podbean.com/

Whelmed: The Young Justice Files: https://crashingthemode.com

Games discussed this episode:

Phoenix Dawn Command by Keith Baker of Two-gether Studios

Website: https://phoenixdawncommand.com/

DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/195768/Phoenix-Dawn-Command-Manual?affiliate_id=1601603

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3x2wttt

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:04:34 - Introductions

00:06:55 - What's in a game? - Setting

00:08:30 - What sort of tools do we need to play Phoenix Dawn Command?

00:12:33 - What kind of stories and themes does this game explore?

00:14:20 - What do characters do in the game?

00:16:07 - What is unique about this game?

00:18:53 - History of the Game

00:21:38 - Terms and Concepts - Crucible

00:24:20 - The Flame

00:24:49 - Sparks

00:25:27 - School, Wing, Rank

00:26:35 - Let's make some people!

00:27:36 - Selecting Schools

00:34:20 - Intro Text Discussion

00:38:00 - Naming Characters (not yet!)

00:40:03 - Finding our Core cards for our School

00:43:08 - Core Combat Style

00:45:51 - Core Skill Specialties

00:47:33 - Core Talents

00:48:47 - Rank 1 Cards

00:56:33 - Rank 1 Traits added

01:04:02 - Call to Action

01:10:59 - Credits

01:12:54 - Show Blurbs: Asians Represent

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-401-phoenix-dawn-command-with-neal-powell-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: DMNastics Theme Music by bombardedcast.com

Clip 2: Rise Phoenix by Mikael Hellman

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5863-rise-phoenix

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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