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Series 66.1 - AcadeCon 2023 Spotlights - Identeco with Shawn Rourk aka Mallo

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Welcome to the first episode of Series 66, everyone! In this series, we sat down with three different designers live at the AcadeCon 2023 convention in Dayton, Ohio in the US! In today's episode, Ryan was able to sit down with Shawn, aka Mallo, from the team behind Identeco, a cyberpunk RPG with western genre elements blended in!

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    Shawn Rourk aka Mallo

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    Identeco:

    • DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/14491/Humanoid-Games?affiliate_id=1601603
    • Website: https://www.playidenteco.com/
      • Timestamps:
      • 00:00:00 - Announcements
      • 00:01:50 - Introductions
      • 00:03:18 - What's in a game? - Core Concept of Identeco
      • 00:05:13 - Setting
      • 00:06:57 - Materials needed
      • 00:09:20 - What sort of characters can you make in Identeco?
      • 00:12:22 - Let's make some people! - Choosing Backgrounds
      • 00:17:41 - Attributes
      • 00:25:12 - Skills
      • 00:28:50 - Talents
      • 00:32:56 - Cybernetics
      • 00:35:47 - Equipment
      • 00:40:33 - Final Details
      • 00:43:34 - What was the process for creating these character creation mechanics?
      • 00:45:39 - What inspirations were drawn upon for the character creation mechanics?
      • 00:47:38 - Anything special coming up for Identeco?
      • 00:49:04 - Episode Closer
      • 00:49:42 - Call to Action
      • 00:57:24 - Credits
        • Music:
        • Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
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        • Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
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