Character Creation Cast

Welcome to the first episode of series 47, everyone! This series, we welcome April Kit Walsh, to learn about her game, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a Powered by the Apocalypse game where swords cross and hearts race! This episode we learn all about the game and then create a setting together before starting character creation.

Announcements:

• Kill Every Monster - Amelia’s Undead Horde Episode
• https://killeverymonster.com/2022/01/undeadhorde/
• Girl Scout Cookies!
• https://bit.ly/eleanorcookie
• One Shot Network Patreon
• https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast
• Truths of Heart Bundle
• https://itch.io/b/1252/truths-of-heart-powered-by-lesbians-bundle

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• https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

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• https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr

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• https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast

Guests and Projects:

April Kit Walsh @GaySpaceshipGms

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaySpaceshipGms
• Website: https://gayspaceship.com

Games discussed this episode:

Thirsty Sword Lesbians

• Website: http://sword.gay
• DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348096/Thirsty-Sword-Lesbians?term=Thirsty+Sword?affiliate_id=1601603

Advanced Lovers & Lesbians Preorder

• https://advanced-lovers-and-lesbians.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/387544

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Announcements
• 00:09:02 - Introductions
• 00:11:34 - What's in a game? - Core concept of Thirsty Sword Lesbians
• 00:12:29 - What kind of setting do you play in this game?
• 00:13:29 - What tools do we need to play this game?
• 00:14:08 - What kind of stories and themes
• 00:16:17 - What do characters do in this game?
• 00:22:25 - What does this game do to encourage celebratory queer stories?
• 00:28:08 - What is unique about Thirsty Sword Lesbians?
• 00:28:08 - PROMO - Smitten
• 00:30:20 - History of the system - When did this project start?
• 00:38:17 - Basic Terms and Concepts - Attributes
• 00:40:08 - Strings
• 00:41:56 - Conditions
• 00:43:10 - Safety exercise and world building worksheet
• 00:44:37 - Let's make a place! - Wants and Do Not Wants
• 00:46:59 - World Building Worksheets - Genre
• 00:48:15 - Tone
• 00:49:03 - Scope of the community
• 00:49:57 - What's especially positive about this community?
• 00:50:26 - What NPC epitomizes that positivity and what do they want from the PCs?
• 00:52:08 - What is a serious flaw of the community?
• 00:53:18 - What NPC epitomizes that flaw?
• 00:54:48 - Location and where is a dramatic place for a sword fight?
• 00:56:31 - Location Name
• 00:59:45 - Defining a toxic power
• 01:00:57 - What does it want from us?
• 01:01:20 - What makes it so dangerous?
• 01:01:50 - What's so appealing about it?
• 01:02:14 - Define its location
• 01:02:23 - What NPC is the face of this toxic power?
• 01:03:52 - Let's make some people! - Picking Playbooks
• 01:14:02 - Call to Action
• 01:18:55 - Credits
• 01:20:50 - Show Blurbs - Backstory

Transcripts

• https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-471-thirsty-sword-lesbians-with-april-kit-walsh-designer-creation/transcript

Music:

• Opening: Meditati...

Welcome to our inaugural episode! Here we will be discussing what this show is all about, what you can expect from any given episode, a little about ourselves, and where we see this podcast going in the future. We’ll include links to what we can in the show notes, so be sure check those out after you give us a listen!

Timestamps:

00:00:40 - Introduction

00:01:23 - What to Expect From This Show

00:03:12 - Who We Are

00:08:13 - Outtro and Thanks

00:13:33 - Closer

Music:

Clip 1: Cambodean Odessy by Kevin MacLeod

Clip 2: Parisian by Kevin MacLeod

Clip 3: Quasi Motion by Kevin MacLeod

Clip 4: Action Epic by Komiku

Clip 5: BMX Hero by Pierlo

Main Theme: Hero (Remix) by Steve Combs

Character Creation Cast: @CreationCast

Amelia Antrim: @gingerreckoning

Ryan Boelter: @lordneptune

Our Website: https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/charactercreationcast

Transcripts: https://otter.ai/s/8e42f4e742894732aaef82a4e322312c

Kickstarters Mentioned in this Episode:

Erika Chappel: @Open_Sketchbook

Flying Circus Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/310174564/flying-circus-a-roleplaying-game-of-high-flying-ad

Craig Campbell: @NerdBurgerCraig

Capers Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/capers-rpg

AcadeCon: @AcadeCon

The RPG Academy: @TheRPGAcademy

AcadeCon Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/therpgacademy/acadecon-2018-tabletop-gaming-convention-in-dayton

Welcome to the first 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 Shawn, aka Mallo, from the team behind Identeco, a cyberpunk RPG with western genre elements blended in!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

• https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

• Star Crossed: Love Letters Backerkit:
• https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bully-pulpit-games/Star-Crossed-Love-Letters
• Our social media info:
• https://contact.charactercreationcast.com

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

Character Creation Cast on Podchaser

• https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

Guests

Shawn Rourk aka Mallo

• https://linktr.ee/identeco

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Identeco:

• DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/14491/Humanoid-Games?affiliate_id=1601603
• Website: https://www.playidenteco.com/

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Announcements
• 00:01:50 - Introductions
• 00:03:18 - What's in a game? - Core Concept of Identeco
• 00:05:13 - Setting
• 00:06:57 - Materials needed
• 00:09:20 - What sort of characters can you make in Identeco?
• 00:12:22 - Let's make some people! - Choosing Backgrounds
• 00:17:41 - Attributes
• 00:25:12 - Skills
• 00:28:50 - Talents
• 00:32:56 - Cybernetics
• 00:35:47 - Equipment
• 00:40:33 - Final Details
• 00:43:34 - What was the process for creating these character creation mechanics?
• 00:45:39 - What inspirations were drawn upon for the character creation mechanics?
• 00:47:38 - Anything special coming up for Identeco?
• 00:49:04 - Episode Closer
• 00:49:42 - Call to Action
• 00:57:24 - Credits

Music:

• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
• Clip 1: Cowboy Club by Lunareh on Soundstripe:
• https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16034
• 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
• Contact Us: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com
• BlueSky: @CreationCast.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social)
• 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

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Welcome to the fourth episode of series 73! This series, Amelia agreed to cover TMNT for Ryan's birthday month! So we invited Jef and Jon from the System Mastery podcast to join us and help us through the experience. Since TMNT is so small, we are also covering Palladium's After the Bomb to give us more options and a more robust setting! This episode, we start to discuss the character creation process after learning a bit more about Jef and Jon!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

• https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

• Kickstarter for Hunter/Hunted by Dillin Apelyon and Meghan Cross:
• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/meghanlynnftw/hunter-ed?ref=profile_created
• Skyjacks: Courier’s Call Season 3:
• https://open.spotify.com/episode/4mxQq9K2eVYJZF5VwDHyjC?si=4065fbd461eb49ee
• The Düngeonmeister Random Monster Generator: A Mix-and-Match RPG Flipbook
• Pre-order: https://amzn.to/3VQ4tHB
• Product Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Dungeonmeister-Random-Monster-Generator/Jef-Aldrich/Dungeonmeister-Series/9781507222539
• Düngeonmeister: A Drink Master’s Guide
• Product Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dungeonmeister/Jef-Aldrich/Dungeonmeister/9781507214657

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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

Jef Aldrich

• Twitter: https://x.com/systemmastery
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/systemmastery.bsky.social

Jon Taylor

• Twitter: https://x.com/Gurglespasm
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gurglespasm.bsky.social

System Mastery

• Website: https://systemmasterypodcast.com/

Düngeonmeister Series:

• Website: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Jef-Aldrich/165085026

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

TMNT and Other Strangenesses:

• Backerkit for latest version: https://teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

After the Bomb 2nd Edition:

• Amazon: https://amzn.to/3W1eenv
• DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/61133/After-the-BombR-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603

Timestamps:

• (00:01:15) - Re-introductions
• (00:24:07) - D20 for your thoughts? - Favorite Archetypes
• (00:28:00) - What Ninja Turtle are you and why is Amelia Raphael?
• (00:31:05) - These character sheets, though....
• (00:39:32) - How does this stack up to other character creation systems?
• (00:45:20) - How well has this process prepared us for play?
• (00:47:29) - Call to Action
• (00:56:35) - Credits

Music:

• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
• Clip 1: Mutations by Cast of Characters
• From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15126
• Clip 2: System Mastery Podcast Intro:
• From the System Mast...

Welcome to the final episode of series 72! In this series, we welcome Pelle Nilsson to discuss his game, Mörk Borg, a pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy RPG about lost souls and fools seeking redemption, forgiveness or the last remaining riches in a bleak and dying world. We also have a guest co-host on this series, Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast is filling in for Amelia. In today's episode, we get to the phenomenal fanfic about our characters, take a peek at the apocalypse, and learn how characters both get better (or not) in our advancement discussion!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

• https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

• Our social media info:
• https://contact.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

Pelle Nilsson

• Discord: https://discord.gg/rKgAKAj
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MORKBORGRPG

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Mörk Borg:

• Website: https://morkborg.com
• DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/295910/moerk-borg-english?affiliate_id=1601603

Timestamps:

• (00:00:00) - Announcements
• (00:01:55) - Fanfic!
• (00:09:12) - Apocalypse Rules
• (00:20:34) - Take it up a level!
• (00:33:36) - Episode Closer
• (00:36:05) - Call to Action
• (00:40:54) - Credits

Music:

• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
• Clip 1: Cold Dead World by Bobo Renthlei
• From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14501
• Clip 2: Armageddon by Bobo Renthlei
• From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13396
• 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
• Contact Us: https://contact.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

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