July 12, 2021

Series 41.2 - Micro RPGs with Ourselves (It Wants Souls and Van Gogh’s Ear)

1 hour 19 minutes

Welcome to the second 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 Quinn Murphy’s game It Wants Souls and Jenn Ellis and Keith Baker’s game Van Gogh’s Ear, both Micro RPGs from James D’Amato’s book, The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book!

Announcements:

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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

It Wants Souls (pg 53) by Quinn Murphy (@qh_murphy on Twitter https://twitter.com/qh_murphy)

Van Gogh’s Ear (pg 89) by Jenn Ellis (@Twogetherstudio on Twitter https://twitter.com/Twogetherstudio) and Keith Baker (@hellcowkeith on Twitter https://twitter.com/hellcowkeith)

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:03:54 - Introduction

00:05:57 - What's in a game? - It Wants Souls

00:07:11 - Let's make some people! - It Wants Souls

00:08:52 - Role

00:10:20 - Age

00:11:34 - Strengths

00:14:19 - Weaknesses

00:15:58 - Fear

00:17:50 - It Wants Souls - Fanfic!

00:20:11 - Describing the house

00:26:57 - Average night for the family

00:27:58 - What do each character love about the other members of the family?

00:32:23 - What problems are we having?

00:34:08 - First night in the new home

00:38:17 - The Outsider - How long has my soul been trapped here?

00:38:49 - What part of the house is my soul most bound to?

00:39:06 - Do I want a soul to keep here and torment or do I want a soul so I can inhabit a body?

00:39:24 - Who's soul do I most desire?

00:42:07 - CW: Discussion of child death

00:42:41 - Back to Fanfic!

00:43:08 - It Wants Souls - Gameplay summary and discussion

00:47:28 - What's in a game? - Van Gogh's Ear

00:48:27 - The Setting

00:49:41 - Let's make some people! - Van Gogh's Ear

00:50:57 - Amelia's Role, Defining Trait, Love and Prized Possession

00:53:34 - Names

00:54:11 - Finalize Details and Define Connections

00:54:52 - Van Gogh's Ear - Fanfic!

00:57:13 - What does your character have?

00:59:15 - Picking gifts for the other characters

01:04:27 - Van Gogh's Ear - Gameplay summary and discussion

01:07:19 - Episode Closer

01:07:46 - Call to Action

01:13:40 - Credits

01:15:35 - Show Blurbs - System Mastery

Transcripts

https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-412-micro-rpgs-with-ourselves-it-wants-souls-and-van-goghs-ear/transcript

Music:

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

Clip 1: Haunted House Vers. 2 by Frank Schröter

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6616-haunted-house-vers-2

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Clip 2: A Wedding Gift For You by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5477-a-wedding-gift-for-you-

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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