September 09, 2024

Series 75.1 - Rangers of a Broken World with Cat McDonald [Designer] (Creation)

1 hour 14 minutes

Welcome to the first episode of series 75, everyone! In this series, we sat down with game designer Cat McDonald about their brand new post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG, Rangers of a Broken World. In today’s episodes, Cat walks us through what the game is all about before starting to get us into character creation, and we have a lot of fun all along the way!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

Rangers of a Broken World Playtest Signup

https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest

The Ultimate RPG Podcast

https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/

Starwhal Odyssey

https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/

Join our Discord!

https://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:

Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1

Character Creation Cast on Podchaser

https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

Guests

Cat McDonald

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/catlinggun.bsky.social

Peach Garden Games: https://www.peachgardengames.com/

Itch.io: https://peachgardengames.itch.io/

Sword of Symphonies Podcast: https://www.peachgardengames.com/episodes

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Rangers of a Broken World:

Playtest Signup: https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements

(00:01:16) - Introductions

(00:04:47) - What's in a game? - Core Concept

(00:05:52) - What is the setting like for Rangers of a Broken World?

(00:07:58) - What materials do we need to play the game?

(00:10:24) - What stories and themes does this game explore?

(00:12:38) - What do characters do in this game?

(00:13:54) - What is unique about Rangers of a Broken World?

(00:16:48) - History of the game

(00:22:05) - Terms and Concepts

(00:25:42) - Let's make some people! - Class Selection

(00:36:59) - Spell Notes

(00:40:07) - Season One Abilities

(00:45:27) - Special Ally

(00:51:48) - Starting Skills

(00:52:59) - Assigning Facets

(00:59:36) - Call to Action

(01:07:27) - Credits

Music:

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

Clip 1: Sword of Symphonies Podcast Opening Music by Kathleen Childs

Clip 2: Great Beyond by Roze Sound

From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591

Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs

Our Podcast:

Character Creation Cast:

Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com

BlueSky: @CreationCast.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net)

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

Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/

Amelia Antrim:

BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social)

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

Ryan Boelter:

BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com)

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

Our Network:

https://oneshotpodcast.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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September 09, 2024

Series 75.1 - Rangers of a Broken World with Cat McDonald [Designer] (Creation)

1 hour 14 minutes

Character Creation Cast Patreon

https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

Rangers of a Broken World Playtest Signup

https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest

The Ultimate RPG Podcast

https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/

Starwhal Odyssey

https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/

Join our Discord!

https://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:

Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1

Character Creation Cast on Podchaser

https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

Guests

Cat McDonald

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/catlinggun.bsky.social

Peach Garden Games: https://www.peachgardengames.com/

Itch.io: https://peachgardengames.itch.io/

Sword of Symphonies Podcast: https://www.peachgardengames.com/episodes

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Rangers of a Broken World:

Playtest Signup: https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements

(00:01:16) - Introductions

(00:04:47) - What's in a game? - Core Concept

(00:05:52) - What is the setting like for Rangers of a Broken World?

(00:07:58) - What materials do we need to play the game?

(00:10:24) - What stories and themes does this game explore?

(00:12:38) - What do characters do in this game?

(00:13:54) - What is unique about Rangers of a Broken World?

(00:16:48) - History of the game

(00:22:05) - Terms and Concepts

(00:25:42) - Let's make some people! - Class Selection

(00:36:59) - Spell Notes

(00:40:07) - Season One Abilities

(00:45:27) - Special Ally

(00:51:48) - Starting Skills

(00:52:59) - Assigning Facets

(00:59:36) - Call to Action

(01:07:27) - Credits

Music:

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

Clip 1: Sword of Symphonies Podcast Opening Music by Kathleen Childs

Clip 2: Great Beyond by Roze Sound

From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591

Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs

Our Podcast:

Character Creation Cast:

Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com

BlueSky: @CreationCast.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net)

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

Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/

Amelia Antrim:

BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social)

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

Ryan Boelter:

BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com)

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

Our Network:

https://oneshotpodcast.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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