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    Character Creation Cast

    Join Amelia and Ryan on a journey to create characters in many different role playing game systems with guests from across the industry.

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    Series 76.1 - Monster of the Week with Tyler Samples [Mystery County] (Creation) Oct 07, 2024
    Show notes

    Welcome to the first episode of series 76, everyone! In this series, we sat down with Tyler Samples, the Keeper from the One Shot Network show, Mystery County Monster Hunters Club, to learn about Monster of the Week, an urban-fantasy horror PbtA game from Evil Hat Productions that lets you play out your favorite monster of the week style shows like Buffy, Supernatural and so much more! This episode, Tyler tells us all about the game and his podcast before setting us up for character creation.

    Character Creation Cast Patreon

    • https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

    Announcements:

    • Herald’s Horn - New show on the One Shot Network!
    • https://linktr.ee/herladshorn
    • One Shot Oberfest - Live streams on Twitch October 15-30th!
    • https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg
    • One Shot Patreon
    • https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast
    • Athraplay Podcast
    • https://athraplay.simplecast.com/episodes
    • USA Folks - Voter information and Registration for every state
    • https://vote.gov
    • What Am I Rolling? - New show on the One Shot Network!
    • https://www.wairpodcast.com/
    • Roleplay Retcon - New show on the One Shot Network!
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/roleplayretcon/
    • Gamewoven - New show on the One Shot Network!
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/gamewoven/
    • The Ultimate RPG Podcast
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
    • Starwhal Odyssey
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
    • Join our Discord!
    • https://discord.charactercreationcast.com

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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

    Tyler Samples

    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/tlrsmpls
    • Mystery County Podcast: https://mysterycounty.com

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:

    Monster of the Week Revised Edition:

    • Evil Hat Productions: https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/
    • DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/143518/monster-of-the-week?affiliate_id=1601603
    • Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dynB3z

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00:00) - Announcements
    • (00:01:38) - What is one of the biggest flaws of character creation? What is its biggest strengths?
    • (00:10:52) - Fanfic!
    • (00:29:52) - Take it up a level! - Lessons and Seasons
    • (00:37:32) - Final Thoughts
    • (00:38:26) - Episode Closer
    • (00:39:55) - Call to Action
    • (00:47:06) - Credits

    Music:

    • Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
    • Clip 1: Mystery County Monster Hunters Club Theme Music by Tyler Samples
    • https://mysterycounty.com
    • Clip 2: Waffles by Dresden, The Flamingo
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14879
    • 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)

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    Series 75.4 - Rangers of a Broken World with Cat McDonald [Designer] (Discussion Continued) Sep 30, 2024
    Show notes

    Welcome to the final episode of series 75, everyone! In this series, we sat down with game designer Cat McDonald about their brand new post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG, Rangers of a Broken World. In today’s episodes, we finish our discussion series with some remarkable fanfic before taking things up a level and learning about the lessons and seasons of advancement in this system!

    Character Creation Cast Patreon

    • https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

    Announcements:

    • What Am I Rolling? - New show on the One Shot Network!
    • https://www.wairpodcast.com/
    • Roleplay Retcon - New show on the One Shot Network!
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/roleplayretcon/
    • Gamewoven - New show on the One Shot Network!
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/gamewoven/
    • Rangers of a Broken World Playtest Signup
    • https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest
    • The Ultimate RPG Podcast
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
    • Starwhal Odyssey
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
    • Join our Discord!
    • https://discord.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

    Cat McDonald

    • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/catlinggun.bsky.social
    • Peach Garden Games: https://www.peachgardengames.com/
    • Itch.io: https://peachgardengames.itch.io/
    • Sword of Symphonies Podcast: https://www.peachgardengames.com/episodes

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:

    Rangers of a Broken World:

    • Playtest Signup: https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00:00) - Announcements
    • (00:01:38) - What is one of the biggest flaws of character creation? What is its biggest strengths?
    • (00:10:52) - Fanfic!
    • (00:29:52) - Take it up a level! - Lessons and Seasons
    • (00:37:32) - Final Thoughts
    • (00:38:26) - Episode Closer
    • (00:39:55) - Call to Action
    • (00:47:06) - Credits

    Music:

    • Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
    • Clip 1: Sword of Symphonies Podcast Opening Music by Kathleen Childs
    • Clip 2: Great Beyond by Roze Sound
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591
    • 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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    Series 75.3 - Rangers of a Broken World with Cat McDonald [Designer] (Discussion) Sep 23, 2024
    Show notes

    Welcome to the third episode of series 75, everyone! In this series, we sat down with game designer Cat McDonald about their brand new post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG, Rangers of a Broken World. In today’s episodes, begin our discussion block by learning a bit more about Cat before getting into our thoughts about how character creation went in this series!

    Character Creation Cast Patreon

    • https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

    Announcements:

    • Roleplay Retcon - New show on the One Shot Network!
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/roleplayretcon/
    • Gamewoven - New show on the One Shot Network!
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/gamewoven/
    • Rangers of a Broken World Playtest Signup
    • https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest
    • The Ultimate RPG Podcast
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
    • Starwhal Odyssey
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
    • Join our Discord!
    • https://discord.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

    Cat McDonald

    • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/catlinggun.bsky.social
    • Peach Garden Games: https://www.peachgardengames.com/
    • Itch.io: https://peachgardengames.itch.io/
    • Sword of Symphonies Podcast: https://www.peachgardengames.com/episodes

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:

    Rangers of a Broken World:

    • Playtest Signup: https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00:00) - Announcements
    • (00:01:24) - Discussion
    • (00:05:53) - D20 for your thoughts?
    • (00:10:30) - What sort of process or mechanic does Cat like to see in character creation?
    • (00:14:08) - What story do these character sheets tell?
    • (00:21:14) - What do we think about how character creation went for this game?
    • (00:32:04) - How does character creation set you up for playing the game?
    • (00:40:19) - Call to Action
    • (00:44:35) - Credits

    Music:

    • Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
    • Clip 1: Sword of Symphonies Podcast Opening Music by Kathleen Childs
    • Clip 2: Great Beyond by Roze Sound
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591
    • 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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    Series 75.2 - Rangers of a Broken World with Cat McDonald [Designer] (Creation Continued) Sep 16, 2024
    Show notes

    Welcome to the second episode of series 75, everyone! In this series, we sat down with game designer Cat McDonald about their brand new post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG, Rangers of a Broken World. In today’s episodes, we finish up our characters with Cat, including figuring out our signature spells!

    Character Creation Cast Patreon

    • https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

    Announcements:

    • Gamewoven - New show on the One Shot Network!
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/gamewoven/
    • Rangers of a Broken World Playtest Signup
    • https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest
    • The Ultimate RPG Podcast
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
    • Starwhal Odyssey
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
    • Join our Discord!
    • https://discord.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

    Cat McDonald

    • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/catlinggun.bsky.social
    • Peach Garden Games: https://www.peachgardengames.com/
    • Itch.io: https://peachgardengames.itch.io/
    • Sword of Symphonies Podcast: https://www.peachgardengames.com/episodes

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:

    Rangers of a Broken World:

    • Playtest Signup: https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00:00) - Announcements
    • (00:01:45) - Choosing additional skills
    • (00:08:19) - Crisis Specialty
    • (00:11:58) - Key and Signature Spell
    • (00:19:23) - More character details
    • (00:24:38) - Character origins
    • (00:28:32) - Scatter
    • (00:31:22) - Background Questions
    • (00:40:12) - You might have...
    • (00:45:42) - Names and stuff
    • (00:51:40) - Episode Closer
    • (00:54:54) - Call to Action
    • (01:00:14) - Credits

    Music:

    • Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
    • Clip 1: Sword of Symphonies Podcast Opening Music by Kathleen Childs
    • Clip 2: Great Beyond by Roze Sound
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591
    • 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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    Series 75.1 - Rangers of a Broken World with Cat McDonald [Designer] (Creation) Sep 09, 2024
    Show notes

    Welcome to the first episode of series 75, everyone! In this series, we sat down with game designer Cat McDonald about their brand new post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG, Rangers of a Broken World. In today’s episodes, Cat walks us through what the game is all about before starting to get us into character creation, and we have a lot of fun all along the way!

    Character Creation Cast Patreon

    • https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

    Announcements:

    • Rangers of a Broken World Playtest Signup
    • https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest
    • The Ultimate RPG Podcast
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
    • Starwhal Odyssey
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
    • Join our Discord!
    • https://discord.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

    Cat McDonald

    • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/catlinggun.bsky.social
    • Peach Garden Games: https://www.peachgardengames.com/
    • Itch.io: https://peachgardengames.itch.io/
    • Sword of Symphonies Podcast: https://www.peachgardengames.com/episodes

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:

    Rangers of a Broken World:

    • Playtest Signup: https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00:00) - Announcements
    • (00:01:16) - Introductions
    • (00:04:47) - What's in a game? - Core Concept
    • (00:05:52) - What is the setting like for Rangers of a Broken World?
    • (00:07:58) - What materials do we need to play the game?
    • (00:10:24) - What stories and themes does this game explore?
    • (00:12:38) - What do characters do in this game?
    • (00:13:54) - What is unique about Rangers of a Broken World?
    • (00:16:48) - History of the game
    • (00:22:05) - Terms and Concepts
    • (00:25:42) - Let's make some people! - Class Selection
    • (00:36:59) - Spell Notes
    • (00:40:07) - Season One Abilities
    • (00:45:27) - Special Ally
    • (00:51:48) - Starting Skills
    • (00:52:59) - Assigning Facets
    • (00:59:36) - Call to Action
    • (01:07:27) - Credits

    Music:

    • Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
    • Clip 1: Sword of Symphonies Podcast Opening Music by Kathleen Childs
    • Clip 2: Great Beyond by Roze Sound
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591
    • 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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    Series 74.5 - Orbital Blues with Sam Sleney [Designer] (Discussion Continued) Sep 02, 2024
    Show notes

    Welcome to the fifth and final episode of series 74! This series welcomed Sam Sleney, one of the three designers behind Orbital Blues, the space western RPG we are covering this month! This episode, we finish up our discussion with more industry chat about the review process and how it’s ok to like things that are objectively bad, we make some fantastic fanfic for our characters, and do a deep dive into inspiration and being true to your games that you design or run!

    Character Creation Cast Patreon

    • https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

    Announcements:

    • The Ultimate RPG Podcast
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
    • Starwhal Odyssey
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
    • Join our Discord!
    • https://discord.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

    Sam Sleney

    • Twitter: https://x.com/samsleney
    • Soul Muppet Publishing: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:

    Orbital Blues:

    • Website: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/collections/orbital-blues
    • DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/365815/Orbital-Blues-A-Space-Western-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603
    • Itch.io: https://soulmuppetpublishing.itch.io/orbital-blues

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00:00) - Announcements
    • (00:01:42) - The state of reviews in the RPG industry
    • (00:17:08) - How does the process of creating characters for Orbital Blues stack up to other games?
    • (00:30:32) - Fanfic!
    • (00:44:04) - Take it up a level....?
    • (00:52:44) - Episode Closer
    • (00:54:43) - Call to Action
    • (00:59:44) - Credits

    Music:

    • Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
    • Clip 1: Orbit by Ender
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9540
    • Clip 2: Blues for Miss D by The Realist
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10938
    • 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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    Series 74.4 - Orbital Blues with Sam Sleney [Designer] (Discussion) Aug 26, 2024
    Show notes

    Welcome to the fourth episode of series 74! This series welcomed Sam Sleney, one of the three designers behind Orbital Blues, the space western RPG we are covering this month! This episode, we begin the discussion series with learning a bit more about Sam’s RPG origins and continue the industry talk with layout design and issues with the RPG review process in the community!

    Character Creation Cast Patreon

    • https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

    Announcements:

    • The Ultimate RPG Podcast
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
    • Starwhal Odyssey
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
    • The OSN: Book Club Anthology Volume 1 Kickstarter
    • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oneshotpodcast/osn-book-club-anthology-vol-1
    • Join our Discord!
    • https://discord.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

    Sam Sleney

    • Twitter: https://x.com/samsleney
    • Soul Muppet Publishing: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:

    Orbital Blues:

    • Website: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/collections/orbital-blues
    • DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/365815/Orbital-Blues-A-Space-Western-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603
    • Itch.io: https://soulmuppetpublishing.itch.io/orbital-blues

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00:00) - Announcements
    • (00:01:19) - Reintroductions
    • (00:08:07) - D20 for your thoughts?
    • (00:21:44) - What character creation process or mechanic is Sam's favorite?
    • (00:31:49) - What story do the character sheets tell?
    • (00:52:23) - Call to Action
    • (00:59:45) - Credits

    Music:

    • Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
    • Clip 1: Orbit by Ender
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9540
    • Clip 2: Blues for Miss D by The Realist
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10938
    • 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

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

    Series 74.3 - Orbital Blues with Sam Sleney [Designer] (Creation Concluded) Aug 19, 2024
    Show notes

    Welcome to the third episode of series 74! This series welcomed Sam Sleney, one of the three designers behind Orbital Blues, the space western RPG we are covering this month! This episode, we finish our characters by selecting Troubles and Gambits, our inventory, and even create the ship that we have!

    Character Creation Cast Patreon

    • https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

    Announcements:

    • The Ultimate RPG Podcast
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
    • Starwhal Odyssey
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
    • The OSN: Book Club Anthology Volume 1 Kickstarter
    • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oneshotpodcast/osn-book-club-anthology-vol-1
    • You Are The Tavern by Tracy Barnett
    • https://theothertracy.itch.io/you-are-the-tavern
    • Join our Discord!
    • https://discord.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

    Sam Sleney

    • Twitter: https://x.com/samsleney
    • Soul Muppet Publishing: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:

    Orbital Blues:

    • Website: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/collections/orbital-blues
    • DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/365815/Orbital-Blues-A-Space-Western-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603
    • Itch.io: https://soulmuppetpublishing.itch.io/orbital-blues

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00:00) - Announcements
    • (00:02:10) - Heart and Blues
    • (00:03:18) - Troubles and Gambits
    • (00:24:38) - Mementos and Inventory
    • (00:34:15) - Your Soundtrack
    • (00:38:21) - Our ship
    • (00:57:59) - Wrapping up
    • (01:05:06) - Episode Closer
    • (01:09:07) - Call to Action
    • (01:16:45) - Credits

    Music:

    • Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
    • Clip 1: Orbit by Ender
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9540
    • Clip 2: Blues for Miss D by The Realist
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10938
    • 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

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

    Series 74.2 - Orbital Blues with Sam Sleney [Designer] (Creation Continued) Aug 12, 2024
    Show notes

    Welcome to the second episode of series 74! This series welcomed Sam Sleney, one of the three designers behind Orbital Blues, the space western RPG we are covering this month! This episode, learn about the history (and future) of Orbital Blues before diving into the start of character creation!

    Character Creation Cast Patreon

    • https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

    Announcements:

    • Starwhal Odyssey Public Feed
    • https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/starwhal
    • The Ultimate RPG Podcast
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
    • The OSN: Book Club Anthology Volume 1 Kickstarter
    • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oneshotpodcast/osn-book-club-anthology-vol-1
    • Join our Discord!
    • https://discord.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

    Sam Sleney

    • Twitter: https://x.com/samsleney
    • Soul Muppet Publishing: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:

    Orbital Blues:

    • Website: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/collections/orbital-blues
    • DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/365815/Orbital-Blues-A-Space-Western-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603
    • Itch.io: https://soulmuppetpublishing.itch.io/orbital-blues

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00:00) - Announcements
    • (00:01:51) - History and future of the game
    • (00:32:23) - Let's make some people! - Character Names
    • (00:34:45) - Character Concept
    • (00:39:13) - The Stats
    • (00:47:23) - The Crew
    • (00:58:29) - Call to Action
    • (01:05:14) - Credits

    Music:

    • Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
    • Clip 1: Orbit by Ender
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9540
    • Clip 2: Blues for Miss D by The Realist
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10938
    • 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

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

    Series 74.1 - Orbital Blues with Sam Sleney [Designer] (Creation) Aug 05, 2024
    Show notes

    Welcome to the first episode of series 74! This series welcomed Sam Sleney, one of the three designers behind Orbital Blues, the space western RPG we are covering this month! This episode, we get introduced to the game by Sam and get into some fantastic discussion about game design and the industry itself!

    Character Creation Cast Patreon

    • https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

    Announcements:

    • The Ultimate RPG Podcast
    • https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
    • Join our Discord!
    • https://discord.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

    Sam Sleney

    • Twitter: https://x.com/samsleney
    • Soul Muppet Publishing: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:

    Orbital Blues:

    • Website: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/collections/orbital-blues
    • DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/365815/Orbital-Blues-A-Space-Western-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603
    • Itch.io: https://soulmuppetpublishing.itch.io/orbital-blues

    Timestamps:

    • (00:00:00) - Announcements
    • (00:01:20) - Introductions
    • (00:09:54) - What's in a game? - Core Concept
    • (00:11:43) - The setting for Orbital Blues
    • (00:21:40) - What materials do we need to play Orbital Blues?
    • (00:24:58) - What do characters do in this game?
    • (00:36:09) - What is unique about Orbital Blues?
    • (01:01:54) - Call to Action
    • (01:09:23) - Credits

    Music:

    • Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
    • Clip 1: Orbit by Ender
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9540
    • Clip 2: Blues for Miss D by The Realist
    • From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10938
    • 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

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

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