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

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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Carlos Salazar

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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

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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