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Series 47.1 - Thirsty Sword Lesbians with April Kit Walsh [Designer] (Creation)

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Welcome to the first episode of series 47, everyone! This series, we welcome April Kit Walsh, to learn about her game, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a Powered by the Apocalypse game where swords cross and hearts race! This episode we learn all about the game and then create a setting together before starting character creation.

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    Guests and Projects:

    April Kit Walsh @GaySpaceshipGms

    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaySpaceshipGms
    • Website: https://gayspaceship.com
      • Games discussed this episode:

      Thirsty Sword Lesbians

      • Website: http://sword.gay
      • DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348096/Thirsty-Sword-Lesbians?term=Thirsty+Sword?affiliate_id=1601603

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        Timestamps:
        • 00:00:00 - Announcements
        • 00:09:02 - Introductions
        • 00:11:34 - What's in a game? - Core concept of Thirsty Sword Lesbians
        • 00:12:29 - What kind of setting do you play in this game?
        • 00:13:29 - What tools do we need to play this game?
        • 00:14:08 - What kind of stories and themes
        • 00:16:17 - What do characters do in this game?
        • 00:22:25 - What does this game do to encourage celebratory queer stories?
        • 00:28:08 - What is unique about Thirsty Sword Lesbians?
        • 00:28:08 - PROMO - Smitten
        • 00:30:20 - History of the system - When did this project start?
        • 00:38:17 - Basic Terms and Concepts - Attributes
        • 00:40:08 - Strings
        • 00:41:56 - Conditions
        • 00:43:10 - Safety exercise and world building worksheet
        • 00:44:37 - Let's make a place! - Wants and Do Not Wants
        • 00:46:59 - World Building Worksheets - Genre
        • 00:48:15 - Tone
        • 00:49:03 - Scope of the community
        • 00:49:57 - What's especially positive about this community?
        • 00:50:26 - What NPC epitomizes that positivity and what do they want from the PCs?
        • 00:52:08 - What is a serious flaw of the community?
        • 00:53:18 - What NPC epitomizes that flaw?
        • 00:54:48 - Location and where is a dramatic place for a sword fight?
        • 00:56:31 - Location Name
        • 00:59:45 - Defining a toxic power
        • 01:00:57 - What does it want from us?
        • 01:01:20 - What makes it so dangerous?
        • 01:01:50 - What's so appealing about it?
        • 01:02:14 - Define its location
        • 01:02:23 - What NPC is the face of this toxic power?
        • 01:03:52 - Let's make some people! - Picking Playbooks
        • 01:14:02 - Call to Action
        • 01:18:55 - Credits
        • 01:20:50 - Show Blurbs - Backstory
          • Transcripts
          • https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-471-thirsty-sword-lesbians-with-april-kit-walsh-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: Love Trip by Sascha Ende®
          • Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/2969-love-trip
          • License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
          • Clip 2: Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod
          • Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love
          • 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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