Character Creation Cast

Series 66.2 - AcadeCon 2023 Spotlights - Under and Above with Carlos Salazar

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Welcome to the second 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 Carlos Salazar to talk about his brand-new game still in development, Under and Above, an isekai RPG where you play as people interacting with a world adjacent to ours!

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    Timestamps:
    • 00:00:00 - Announcements
    • 00:01:23 - Introductions
    • 00:03:53 - What's in a game? - Core concept for Under and Above
    • 00:05:05 - What is the setting?
    • 00:06:04 - What do characters do in the game?
    • 00:08:17 - What materials do we need to play Under and Above?
    • 00:11:18 - What sorts of characters can you make in this game?
    • 00:14:27 - Let's make some people!
    • 00:17:06 - Choosing our kin
    • 00:20:26 - Kin Questions
    • 00:23:42 - Names and Appearance
    • 00:25:17 - Signature Move
    • 00:29:00 - Banes and Drawbacks
    • 00:30:08 - Worldbuilding - What is the Above?
    • 00:31:03 - How is the Above and Below separated?
    • 00:31:48 - What is it like between the two?
    • 00:33:13 - What is the Below?
    • 00:43:33 - Why is your group together and how does the adventure start?
    • 00:48:14 - Choosing our kith playbooks
    • 00:49:41 - Kith signature moves, solo moves and group moves
    • 00:51:59 - Attributes
    • 00:54:16 - Gear and weapons
    • 00:55:22 - Touchstones
    • 01:02:41 - Connections
    • 01:04:42 - Finishing Touches
    • 01:05:57 - What was the process like developing these mechanics?
    • 01:08:35 - What inspirations were pulled from for the character creation in this game?
    • 01:10:20 - Episode closer
    • 01:11:34 - Call to Action
    • 01:19:46 - Credits
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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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