Series 70.1 - Metalepsis with Dillin Apelyan [Designer] (Creation)

Welcome to the first episode of series 70! In this series, we are thrilled to welcome Dillin Apelyan, brand new host of the One Shot Podcast, to talk about their marvelously meta TTRPG, Metalepsis, a game that breaks the 4th wall between a creator and a created character! In today's episode, learn about the game and just begin diving into the character creation process!

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Guests

Dillin Apelyan

Website: https://superdillin.carrd.co/

Itch: https://superdillin.itch.io/

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Metalepsis:

Itch.io: https://superdillin.itch.io/metalepsis

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements

(00:01:33) - Reintroductions

(00:06:12) - D20 for your thoughts?

(00:08:53) - What makes for a great character creation system?

(00:11:17) - What story do the character sheets tell us?

(00:16:15) - How did the character creation stack up with other games we've played?

(00:23:12) - How does this process set our expectations for play?

(00:28:19) - Flaws and Strengths

(00:32:06) - Fanfic!

(00:43:54) - Take it up a level!

(00:49:32) - Episode Closer

(00:50:53) - Call to Action

(00:57:30) - Credits

Music:

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

Clip 1: Distant Light by Jed Stark

From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15250

Clip 2: Fractured Light by Stephen Keech

From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9509

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

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