September 17, 2018

Series 8.3 - Deadlands Reloaded with Caleb, Camron and Alex (Discussion)

1 hour 17 minutes

Welcome to the 3rd and final episode of Series 8! In this episode, we discuss our thoughts on the character creation process in Deadlands Reloaded with Caleb, Camron and Alex from the Sounds Like Crowes podcast!

Announced Links:

International Podcast Month

Website: https://internationalpodcastmonth.com

Podcast Feed: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/

Ryan’s All Outta Elder Signs episode: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/84b53f18

Ryan's Side Heroes Audio Drama episode: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/d63c6d62

Ryan is a guest on Interference: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/dcc0b4ba

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

Guests and Projects:

Caleb

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

Camron

Twitter: @cjreed211 (https://twitter.com/cjreed211)

Alex

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

Sounds Like Crowes

Twitter: @SoundsOfCrowes (https://twitter.com/SoundsofCrowes)

Website: http://www.soundslikecrowes.com/

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:04:33 - Camron’s character

00:05:02 - Caleb’s character

00:05:25 - Alex’s character

00:05:51 - Amelia’s character

00:06:07 - Ryan’s character

00:06:55 - D20 for your thoughts

00:07:06 - How did you get into RPGs?

00:10:05 - Your character creation process

00:14:53 - Is it harder to play a good guy?

00:16:08 - Alex’s Friday night

00:16:16 - Comparing Deadlands character creation

00:19:56 - Playing characters with flaws

00:21:47 - The lack of classes

00:24:34 - How do mechanics of character creation reinforce the feel of the game?

00:25:43 - Deadliness of the system

00:26:56 - You aren’t great at stuff

00:28:20 - The wild die

00:31:54 - The biggest flaw? THE RULEBOOK

00:34:32 - How balanced are the character types?

00:39:17 - Creating NPCs

00:41:30 - How would our group do?

00:43:53 - Character development in Deadlands Reloaded

00:47:13 - Character Advancement (Take it up a level)

00:54:04 - Harrowed (Look it up at your own risk!)

00:55:23 - Guest info and plugs!

00:57:50 - Show closer

00:59:16 - Outtakes

01:14:20 - One Shot Network Show Promo

Game systems and materials discussed in this episode:

Deadlands Reloaded by Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Savage Worlds: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/92743/Savage-Worlds-Deluxe

Deadlands Reloaded Players Guide: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/82745/Deadlands-Reloaded-Players-Guide?term=Deadlands+Reloaded&test_epoch=0

Music:

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

Clip 1: Western Firefight 2 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/MC_Cullah/Pack_-A-Clones_Sweet/14-_Western_Firefight_2) by Cullah (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/MC_Cullah/)

Clip 2: Theme from Sounds Like Crowes by Rudy Zuniga (https://www.facebook.com/rudy.zuniga.3576)

(https://www.youtube.com/user/Anthropomancist)

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/)

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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