July 05, 2021

Series 41.1 - Micro RPGs with Ourselves (Pyrewaltz and Going Dark)

1 hour 6 minutes

Welcome to the first episode of series 41, everyone! This series will be a bit different than our normal series. We will be covering two micro RPGs each episode with just Amelia and Ryan at the helm! This episode, we’re going in cold with character creation for Soup’s Pyrewaltz and Daniel Kwan and Angus Macpherson’s Going Dark, both Micro RPGs from James D’Amato’s book, The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book!

Announcements:

Skyjacks: Courier’s Call:

https://twitter.com/CourierCall

LOSERS: A Love Story Finale

https://a-horror-borealis.simplecast.com/episodes/losers-a-love-story-part-16

Chimera RPG Itch.io Page:

https://play.chimera.games/

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

Games discussed this episode:

The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book by James D’Amato

Website: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ultimate-Micro-RPG-Book/James-D-Amato/The-Ultimate-RPG-Guide-Series/9781507212868

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OneShotRPG

Pyrewaltz (pg 73) by Soup (@LiteralSoup on Twitter https://twitter.com/LiteralSoup)

Going Dark (pg 43) by Daniel Kwan (@DanielHKwan on Twitter https://twitter.com/danielhkwan) and Angus Macpherson (@ThePrimeAngus on Twitter https://twitter.com/ThePrimeAngus)

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:04:01 - Introduction

00:08:14 - What's in a game? - Pyrewaltz

00:08:24 - Let's make some people! - Pyrewaltz

00:08:32 - Answering prompts to name our mechs - 1) One adjective to describe the last dream you remember.

00:10:48 - 2) One adjective to describe what you admire about the other player

00:10:56 - 3) One weapon to symbolize your last failure

00:12:20 - 4) One adjective to describe the last promise you made.

00:13:19 - 5) One noun that makes you feel validated

00:13:34 - 6) One flower or plant that represents your strength

00:15:00 - 7) One noun that describes your ideals

00:16:06 - Revealing our Mech names

00:17:02 - Finishing move names

00:18:44 - Three questions for each player

00:21:24 - What does your faction seek to burn?

00:21:51 - Who was the Kindler of your spirit's flame, and why?

00:22:34 - What threatens to extinguish your fire?

00:22:59 - Pyrewaltz - Gameplay summary and discussion

00:26:29 - Pyrewaltz Fanfic!

00:29:58 - Pyrewaltz Micro-discussion

00:31:24 - Going Dark by Daniel Kwan and Angus Macpherson

00:31:34 - What's in a game? - Going Dark

00:33:08 - Let's make some people! - Going Dark

00:34:17 - Attributes

00:36:55 - Start with one Weapon, Attachment and Equipment

00:38:37 - Naming our agents

00:40:51 - Designing your agency

00:44:16 - Agency Name and Setting

00:46:15 - Pick 2 Specializations

00:47:05 - Designing a mission

00:52:10 - Going Dark - Gameplay summary and discussion

00:53:04 - Going Dark Fanfic!

00:53:30 - Episode Closer

00:54:41 - Call to Action

01:00:15 - Credits

01:02:11 - Show Blurbs - Neoscum

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-411-micro-rpgs-with-ourselves-pyrewaltz-and-going-dark/transcript

Music:

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

Clip 1: Waltz Primordial (feat. Alexander Nakarada) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7929-waltz-primordial

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

Clip 2: Spy Story: The Agent by Sascha Ende®

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

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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July 05, 2021

Series 41.1 - Micro RPGs with Ourselves (Pyrewaltz and Going Dark)

1 hour 6 minutes

Announcements:

Skyjacks: Courier’s Call:

https://twitter.com/CourierCall

LOSERS: A Love Story Finale

https://a-horror-borealis.simplecast.com/episodes/losers-a-love-story-part-16

Chimera RPG Itch.io Page:

https://play.chimera.games/

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

Games discussed this episode:

The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book by James D’Amato

Website: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ultimate-Micro-RPG-Book/James-D-Amato/The-Ultimate-RPG-Guide-Series/9781507212868

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OneShotRPG

Pyrewaltz (pg 73) by Soup (@LiteralSoup on Twitter https://twitter.com/LiteralSoup)

Going Dark (pg 43) by Daniel Kwan (@DanielHKwan on Twitter https://twitter.com/danielhkwan) and Angus Macpherson (@ThePrimeAngus on Twitter https://twitter.com/ThePrimeAngus)

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:04:01 - Introduction

00:08:14 - What's in a game? - Pyrewaltz

00:08:24 - Let's make some people! - Pyrewaltz

00:08:32 - Answering prompts to name our mechs - 1) One adjective to describe the last dream you remember.

00:10:48 - 2) One adjective to describe what you admire about the other player

00:10:56 - 3) One weapon to symbolize your last failure

00:12:20 - 4) One adjective to describe the last promise you made.

00:13:19 - 5) One noun that makes you feel validated

00:13:34 - 6) One flower or plant that represents your strength

00:15:00 - 7) One noun that describes your ideals

00:16:06 - Revealing our Mech names

00:17:02 - Finishing move names

00:18:44 - Three questions for each player

00:21:24 - What does your faction seek to burn?

00:21:51 - Who was the Kindler of your spirit's flame, and why?

00:22:34 - What threatens to extinguish your fire?

00:22:59 - Pyrewaltz - Gameplay summary and discussion

00:26:29 - Pyrewaltz Fanfic!

00:29:58 - Pyrewaltz Micro-discussion

00:31:24 - Going Dark by Daniel Kwan and Angus Macpherson

00:31:34 - What's in a game? - Going Dark

00:33:08 - Let's make some people! - Going Dark

00:34:17 - Attributes

00:36:55 - Start with one Weapon, Attachment and Equipment

00:38:37 - Naming our agents

00:40:51 - Designing your agency

00:44:16 - Agency Name and Setting

00:46:15 - Pick 2 Specializations

00:47:05 - Designing a mission

00:52:10 - Going Dark - Gameplay summary and discussion

00:53:04 - Going Dark Fanfic!

00:53:30 - Episode Closer

00:54:41 - Call to Action

01:00:15 - Credits

01:02:11 - Show Blurbs - Neoscum

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-411-micro-rpgs-with-ourselves-pyrewaltz-and-going-dark/transcript

Music:

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

Clip 1: Waltz Primordial (feat. Alexander Nakarada) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7929-waltz-primordial

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

Clip 2: Spy Story: The Agent by Sascha Ende®

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

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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