July 23, 2018

Series 6.3 - Blue Planet with Rich Howard and Jeff Barber (Discussion)

1 hour 20 minutes

This is the third episode of the 6th series where we will be covering Blue Planet, a science fiction RPG by Biohazard Games. We are joined by Rich Howard and Jeff Barber to discuss character creation in the Blue Planet system, their history with gaming, and why they love this game!

Announced Links:

One Shot Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

Discord Server Invite:

http://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Guests and Projects:

Jeff Barber: @BiohazardJeff (https://twitter.com/BiohazardJeff)

Biohazard Games

Rich Howard: @umbralwalker (https://twitter.com/umbralwalker)

Whelmed: The Young Justice Files

Twitter: @theYJFiles (https://twitter.com/theYJFiles)

Website: https://crashingthemode.com/

Podcast: http://crashingthemode.libsyn.com/

Youtube: https://crashingthemode.com/youtube

Descent Into Midnight

Twitter: @DiMRPG (https://twitter.com/DiMRPG)

Alchemist Class for D&D

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/177767/Alchemist-5E?affiliate_id=546217

Rich Howard on Tribality

https://www.tribality.com/author/richhoward/

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:03:27 - Introductions

00:17:31 - D20 For Your Thoughts

00:18:03 - Jeff’s RPG Origin Story

00:18:34 - Rich’s RPG Origin Story

00:20:18 - Jeff Hates Making Characters?!?!

00:21:45 - Rich’s Creation Process

00:23:54 - How Does Blue Planet Stack Up?

00:32:20 - We Scold Jeff

00:33:49 - Changes in Design Philosophy

00:36:39 - Is Everything For Everyone? (No)

00:37:40 - Character Balance

00:40:20 - We Correct Jeff Again

00:44:53 - Simulating Combat

00:47:14 - Jeff’s Game Design Process

00:51:19 - Take It Up A Level

00:57:04 - Character/GM/Game Focus

00:59:01 - 20 Questions

01:00:00 - All The Little Details

01:05:32 - Guest Plugs

01:06:57 - Episode Closer

01:08:35 - Outtakes

01:16:40 - One Shot Network Promo

Game systems and materials discussed in this episode:

Blue Planet V2 by Biohazard Games

Player’s Guide on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2m0R9iT

Moderator’s Guide on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KPi1jZ

Character Sheets:

Due to unforeseen life circumstances, our character sheets have been delayed. We will let you know when they are available!

Music:

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

Clip 1: Hang Ten (The Ocean) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/MindsEye/The_Ocean_1297/MindsEye_-_Hang_Ten_The_Ocean) by Mindseye (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/MindsEye/)

Clip 2: Whelmed: The Young Justice Files (https://crashingthemode.com/) opening theme

Main Theme: Hero (Remix) by Steve Combs

Our Podcast:

Character Creation Cast:

Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)

Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/

Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/

Amelia Antrim: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)

Ryan Boelter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)

Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com

Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com

Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

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