Character Creation Cast

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Series 87.4 - Cosmic Century Knights with James D’Amato [Designer] (Discussion) Sep 22, 2025

Show notes

Welcome to the fourth episode of series 87, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Century Knights, a retro anime and JRPG inspired fantasy TTRPG about wielding one of 100 unique swords to save the world, with designer and returning guest, James D’Amato! In today’s episode, we learn a bit more about James before diving into discussions about character sheets and how things went with this game!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

GameHole Con 2025 Panel:

https://www.gameholecon.com/events/event/25850

Join our Discord!

https://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Check out other great shows on the network:

https://oneshotpodcast.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

James D’Amato:

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotrpg.bsky.social
Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com
One Shot Network Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotnetwork.bsky.social
Campaign Skyjacks: https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/
Starwhal: https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
The Ultimate RPG Podcast: https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Cosmic Century Knights Crowdfunding Campaign:

Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crum/cckhcc

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:33) - Reintroductions
(00:08:32) - D20 for your thoughts? - Character inspiration
(00:12:31) - What is James's favorite character creation mechanic?
(00:14:31) - Character Sheets
(00:23:43) - How do we think character creation for Cosmic Century Knights went?
(00:41:01) - How does character creation set expectations for play?
(00:43:22) - Call to Action
(00:52:05) - Credits

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Back to the End by Strength To LastOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15269
Clip 2: Chaos Knight by AllexOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16443
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)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast

Amelia Antrim:

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

Ryan Boelter:

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

Our Network:

https://oneshotpodcast.com

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

Series 87.3 - Cosmic Century Knights with James D’Amato [Designer] (Creation Concluded) Sep 15, 2025

Show notes

Welcome to the third episode of series 87, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Century Knights, a retro anime and JRPG inspired fantasy TTRPG about wielding one of 100 unique swords to save the world, with designer and returning guest, James D’Amato! In today’s episode, we finish off our character aspects and get into all of the unique blessings our swords are capable of!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

GameHole Con 2025 Panel:

https://www.gameholecon.com/events/event/25850

Join our Discord!

https://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Check out other great shows on the network:

https://oneshotpodcast.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

James D’Amato:

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotrpg.bsky.social
Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com
One Shot Network Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotnetwork.bsky.social
Campaign Skyjacks: https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/
Starwhal: https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
The Ultimate RPG Podcast: https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Cosmic Century Knights Crowdfunding Campaign:

Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crum/cckhcc

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:57) - Lineage of the Blade
(00:07:29) - Appearance of the Blade
(00:09:14) - Miraculous Blessings
(00:19:36) - Major Blessings
(00:24:50) - Minor Blessings
(00:27:24) - Summary of our characters
(00:36:32) - Names and Episode Closer
(00:41:05) - Call to Action
(00:48:18) - Credits

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Back to the End by Strength To LastOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15269
Clip 2: Chaos Knight by AllexOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16443
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)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast

Amelia Antrim:

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

Ryan Boelter:

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

Our Network:

https://oneshotpodcast.com

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

Series 87.2 - Cosmic Century Knights with James D’Amato [Designer] (Creation Continued) Sep 08, 2025

Show notes

Welcome to the second episode of series 87, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Century Knights, a retro anime and JRPG inspired fantasy TTRPG about wielding one of 100 unique swords to save the world, with designer and returning guest, James D’Amato! In today’s episode, we start creating our characters and get into defining a few of our character aspects!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

Our latest stream:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2553205626?t=00h11m23s

One Shot Network Twitch:

https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg

Join our Discord!

https://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Check out other great shows on the network:

https://oneshotpodcast.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

James D’Amato:

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotrpg.bsky.social
Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com
One Shot Network Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotnetwork.bsky.social
Campaign Skyjacks: https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/
Starwhal: https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
The Ultimate RPG Podcast: https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Cosmic Century Knights Crowdfunding Campaign:

Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crum/cckhcc

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:35) - Let's make some people! World Building
(00:16:22) - Rolling for our results
(00:18:21) - The Aspects of our Character
(00:22:25) - Birth of the Weilder
(00:30:37) - Desire of the Knight and Blade
(00:35:25) - Style of the Blade
(00:40:53) - Background of the Knight
(00:44:28) - Call to Action
(00:53:42) - Credits

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Back to the End by Strength To LastOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15269
Clip 2: Chaos Knight by AllexOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16443
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)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast

Amelia Antrim:

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

Ryan Boelter:

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

Our Network:

https://oneshotpodcast.com

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

Series 87.1 - Cosmic Century Knights with James D’Amato [Designer] (Creation) Sep 01, 2025

Show notes

Welcome to the first episode of series 87, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Century Knights, a retro anime and JRPG inspired fantasy TTRPG about wielding one of 100 unique swords to save the world, with designer and returning guest, James D’Amato! In today’s episode, we learn all about the history of this game, including some interesting history on the origins of the JRPG genre of video games!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

One Shot Network Twitch:

https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg

Join our Discord!

https://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Check out other great shows on the network:

https://oneshotpodcast.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

James D’Amato:

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotrpg.bsky.social
Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com
One Shot Network Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotnetwork.bsky.social
Campaign Skyjacks: https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/
Starwhal: https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
The Ultimate RPG Podcast: https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Cosmic Century Knights Crowdfunding Campaign:

Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crum/cckhcc

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:31) - Introductions
(00:04:47) - What's in a game? - Core Concept
(00:09:07) - The Setting
(00:14:43) - Materials needed for play
(00:15:30) - Stories and Themes
(00:19:38) - What can characters do in this game?
(00:29:52) - What is unique?
(00:32:06) - History of the game
(00:39:07) - Kickstarter Details
(00:41:20) - Terms and Concepts
(00:43:37) - Cold Open
(00:51:55) - Credits

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Back to the End by Strength To LastOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15269
Clip 2: Chaos Knight by AllexOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16443
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)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast

Amelia Antrim:

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

Ryan Boelter:

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

Our Network:

https://oneshotpodcast.com

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

Series 86.4 - Strangers on the ‘Net with Allison K. Cole [Designer] (Discussion Concluded) Aug 25, 2025

Show notes

Welcome to the final episode of series 86, everyone! In this series, we are covering our first LARP, Strangers on the ‘Net, an online live action roleplaying game where you play as 90’s teens pretending to be 90’s teens in an online fandom forum to pretend to be characters from a fandom you all know and love, with previous guest of the show and designer of this game, Allison K. Cole! In today’s episode, finish our discussion with Allison and spill the tea about our characters’ possible interactions in our fanfic portion!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

One Shot Network Twitch:

https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg

Join our Discord!

https://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Check out other great shows on the network:

https://oneshotpodcast.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

Allison K. Cole:

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/prairieeyes.bsky.social
Website: https://softchaos.games
Soft Chaos Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/softchaos.games

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Strangers on the ‘Net Crowdfunding Campaign:

Website: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/softchaos/strangers-on-net

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:31) - Finishing up how we thought character creation went for this game
(00:07:00) - How does character creation in this game set expectations for play?
(00:18:00) - Flaws and Strengths
(00:24:59) - Fanfic!
(00:34:32) - Take it up a level!
(00:42:41) - Episode Closer
(00:44:47) - Call to Action
(00:56:03) - Credits

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Just for Kicks by GhostOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/7666
Clip 2: Black Crown by Andrew SantonOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8359
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)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast

Amelia Antrim:

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

Ryan Boelter:

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

Our Network:

https://oneshotpodcast.com

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

Series 86.3 - Strangers on the ‘Net with Allison K. Cole [Designer] (Discussion) Aug 18, 2025

Show notes

Welcome to the third episode of series 86, everyone! In this series, we are covering our first LARP, Strangers on the ‘Net, an online live action roleplaying game where you play as 90’s teens pretending to be 90’s teens in an online fandom forum to pretend to be characters from a fandom you all know and love, with previous guest of the show and designer of this game, Allison K. Cole! In today’s episode, we talk the business side of TTRPGs with Allison as well as starting to get into our thoughts on how the character creation process went for this game!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

One Shot Network Twitch:

https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg

Join our Discord!

https://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Check out other great shows on the network:

https://oneshotpodcast.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

Allison K. Cole:

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/prairieeyes.bsky.social
Website: https://softchaos.games
Soft Chaos Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/softchaos.games

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Strangers on the ‘Net Crowdfunding Campaign:

Website: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/softchaos/strangers-on-net

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:27) - Reintroductions
(00:07:30) - D20 for your thoughts?
(00:17:34) - Personal preferences to avoid for character creation
(00:22:12) - Working in a cooperative and getting art grants
(00:36:34) - How did the character creation process go for this game?
(00:48:39) - Call to Action
(00:56:53) - Credits

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Just for Kicks by GhostOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/7666
Clip 2: Black Crown by Andrew SantonOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8359
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)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast

Amelia Antrim:

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

Ryan Boelter:

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

Our Network:

https://oneshotpodcast.com

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

Series 86.2 - Strangers on the ‘Net with Allison K. Cole [Designer] (Creation Concluded) Aug 11, 2025

Show notes

Welcome to the second episode of series 86, everyone! In this series, we are covering our first LARP, Strangers on the ‘Net, an online live action roleplaying game where you play as 90’s teens pretending to be 90’s teens in an online fandom forum to pretend to be characters from a fandom you all know and love, with previous guest of the show and designer of this game, Allison K. Cole! In today’s episode, we finish creating our characters as well as our character’s characters, as well as our character’s character’s made-up fandom series!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

One Shot Network Twitch:

https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg

Want to help with our website and make a little extra cash every month? Contact us here, especially if you have experience with SquareSpace:

https://contact.charactercreationcast.com

Join our Discord!

https://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Check out other great shows on the network:

https://oneshotpodcast.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

Allison K. Cole:

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/prairieeyes.bsky.social
Website: https://softchaos.games
Soft Chaos Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/softchaos.games

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Strangers on the ‘Net Crowdfunding Campaign:

Website: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/softchaos/strangers-on-net

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:17) - Introductions
(00:03:46) - What's in a game? - Core Concept
(00:11:44) - What materials do you need to play?
(00:14:20) - What stories and themes does this game explore?
(00:22:03) - What do you do as characters in this game?
(00:26:46) - What sparked the creation of this game?
(00:31:57) - History of the Game
(00:37:03) - Terms and Concepts
(00:38:14) - Let's make some people! - Picking a Fandom
(00:53:02) - Safety Survey
(00:59:57) - Our Teens - Names
(01:04:29) - A/S/L
(01:15:17) - Call to Action
(01:23:12) - Credits

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Just for Kicks by GhostOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/7666
Clip 2: Black Crown by Andrew SantonOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8359
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)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast

Amelia Antrim:

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

Ryan Boelter:

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

Our Network:

https://oneshotpodcast.com

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

Series 86.1 - Strangers on the ‘Net with Allison K. Cole [Designer] (Creation) Aug 04, 2025

Show notes

Welcome to the first episode of series 86, everyone! In this series, we are covering our first LARP, Strangers on the ‘Net, an online live action roleplaying game where you play as 90’s teens pretending to be 90’s teens in an online fandom forum to pretend to be characters from a fandom you all know and love, with previous guest of the show and designer of this game, Allison K. Cole! In today’s episode, we learn all about the history of this game and dive into character creation by picking our fandom and naming our teens!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

One Shot Network Twitch:

https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg

Join our Discord!

https://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Check out other great shows on the network:

https://oneshotpodcast.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

Allison K. Cole:

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/prairieeyes.bsky.social
Website: https://softchaos.games
Soft Chaos Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/softchaos.games

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Strangers on the ‘Net Crowdfunding Campaign:

Website: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/softchaos/strangers-on-net

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:17) - Introductions
(00:03:46) - What's in a game? - Core Concept
(00:11:44) - What materials do you need to play?
(00:14:20) - What stories and themes does this game explore?
(00:22:03) - What do you do as characters in this game?
(00:26:46) - What sparked the creation of this game?
(00:31:57) - History of the Game
(00:37:03) - Terms and Concepts
(00:38:14) - Let's make some people! - Picking a Fandom
(00:53:02) - Safety Survey
(00:59:57) - Our Teens - Names
(01:04:29) - A/S/L
(01:15:17) - Call to Action
(01:23:12) - Credits

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Just for Kicks by GhostOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/7666
Clip 2: Black Crown by Andrew SantonOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8359
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)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast

Amelia Antrim:

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Series 85.4 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Discussion) Jul 28, 2025

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Welcome to the final episode of series 85, everyone! In this series, we are covering the retro-clone, mutant animal RPG Mutants in the Now with designer Julian Kay, and in today’s episode, we discuss the process, character sheet design in general amongst other design topics, as well as some fanfic for our characters!

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Itch.io: https://arbco.itch.io

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Mutants in the Now:

Website: https://arbco.itch.io/mutants-in-the-now

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:27) - Reintroductions
(00:11:48) - D20 for your thoughts?
(00:18:34) - What does Julian like to see in a character creation system?
(00:27:14) - Character Sheets
(00:44:24) - How did the character creation process go for Mutants in the Now?
(01:03:51) - How does this set up expectations for playing?
(01:10:32) - Problem areas and Strengths of Character Creation for this game
(01:19:59) - Fanfic!
(01:34:46) - Take it up a level!
(01:43:00) - Episode Closer
(01:45:37) - Call to Action
(01:53:20) - Credits

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Animal Kingdom by Craig Allen FravelOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/11906
Clip 2: Animals by Jessie VillaOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/5771
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs

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Series 85.3 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Creation Concluded) Jul 21, 2025

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Welcome to the third episode of series 85, everyone! In this series, we are covering the retro-clone, mutant animal RPG Mutants in the Now with designer Julian Kay, and in today’s episode, we finish up our characters with skills, equipment, contacts and more!

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