Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter

Character Creation Cast

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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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Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter

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Series 20.1 - Heart with Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor [Designers] (Creation) 02.09.2019 51:12

Welcome to the first part of series 20, everyone! Today we have Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor on to discuss their latest game, Heart, which will be kickstarting soon! This game combines the setting and mechanics of Spire with some good old fashioned dungeon crawling, mixed with some truly horrifying implications, so hold onto your hats and get ready for a really interesting series! Leave us review...

GenCon 2019 Recap 26.08.2019 1:28:55

On today’s episode, Amelia and Ryan recap their experience at GenCon as well as reveal some details for our current contest! 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.co...

Series 19.3 - InSpectres with Chris Foster [Play/Test] 19.08.2019 1:13:35

In the third part of our small games series, Amelia and Ryan are again joined by Chris Foster of the Play/Test podcast to talk about InSpectres, a game about a ghost hunting start up. 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 Spotlight E05 - Fiasco with Jason Morningstar 16.08.2019 44:39

On this special bonus episode, Amelia sits down with game designer Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games to talk about the new edition of Fiasco, a game about criminal plans gone terribly wrong. 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/id1363822...

Series 19.2 - One Last Job with Chris Foster [Play/Test] 12.08.2019 1:11:57

On today’s episode, we’re continuing our small games series with Chris Foster, covering character creation for One Last Job, created by former guest of the show, Grant Howitt. 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 Charact...

Series 19.1 - Love and Justice with Chris Foster [Play/Test] 06.08.2019 1:26:41

On today’s episode, series 19 begins with our first small game, Love and Justice by Senda Linaugh, gets a full series crammed into one episode with guest Chris Foster from the Play/Test podcast! Welcome to the first of three small games we’ll be covering this series! Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)...

Our GenCon 2019 Schedule 29.07.2019 7:30

This week is a week off for us as we prepare for GenCon, but if you’d like a reminder of what our schedule is, look no further! Announcements: GenCon Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377 Character Creation Cast Panel https://www.gencon.com/events/152269 Quiztem Mastery https://www.gencon.com/events/152272 Brewing Strife (Amelia’s L5R Game) https://www.gencon.c...

Character Evolution Cast E14: Convention Survival Guide 22.07.2019 1:04:49

In today’s Character Evolution Cast episode, Amelia and Ryan Share their tips for making the most of your convention experience, from putting together your packing list to surviving con drop. 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?m...

Series 18.3 - Descent into Midnight with designers Richard and Taylor (Discussion) 15.07.2019 1:55:43

On today’s episode, Series 18 wraps up with Descent into Midnight, a Powered by the Apocalypse game designed by Richard Kreutz-Landry, Taylor LaBresh and Rich Howard. We welcome back Richard and Taylor this episode and plunge into the deep end to discuss the character creation process and even delve into some fanfic with our own characters. Announcements: GenCon Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/...

Series 18.2 - Descent into Midnight with designers Richard and Taylor (Creation Continued) 08.07.2019 58:19

On today’s episode, Series 18 continues with the final portion of our character creation for Descent into Midnight, a Powered by the Apocalypse game designed by Richard Kreutz-Landry, Taylor LaBresh and Rich Howard. We welcome back Richard and Taylor this episode and really dive into the abstract with our characters. Announcements: GenCon Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131...

Series 18.1 - Descent into Midnight with Richard and Taylor [Designers] (Creation) 01.07.2019 1:10:20

On today’s episode, we start to tackle character creation for a game that has been on our list from the beginning of this podcast: Descent into Midnight! Series 18 begins here with Richard Kreutz-Landry and Taylor LaBresh, co-designers for this very game! Announcements: GenCon Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377 Character Creation Cast Panel https://www.genco...

Character Evolution Cast E13 - Inspiration 24.06.2019 1:28:54

In today’s Character Evolution Cast episode, we chat about places to find inspiration for your game. While there are endless sources of ideas, we sit down together to talk about a few of our favorites. Mentioned in the Episode: Pinterest: Character Creation Cast Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/charactercreationcast/ Amelia’s Boards: Sounds Like Crowes:https://pin.it/zn64qabeowj2cx L5R: https:...

Series 17.3 - Mouse Guard 2E with Charlotte and Megan [Tabletop Potluck] (Discussion) 17.06.2019 1:01:03

On the last episode of the 17th series, Megan Scharlau and Charlotte Elena from Tabletop Potluck join us to discuss the character creation process for Mouse Guard, a cute as heck RPG from The Burning Wheel, where you play as super adorable mice people in a medieval, semi-fantasy setting. Announcements: The Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide by James D’Amato Pre order now on Amazon https://amzn.to/2IijdKN...

Series 17.2 - Mouse Guard 2E with Charlotte and Megan [Tabletop Potluck] (Creation Continued) 13.06.2019 40:43

On the second episode of the 17th series, we welcome back Megan Scharlau and Charlotte Elena from Tabletop Potluck to finish creating characters for Mouse Guard, a cute as heck RPG from The Burning Wheel, where you play as super adorable mice people in a medieval, semi-fantasy setting. Announcements: GenCon Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377 Character Creati...

Series 17.1 - Mouse Guard 2E with Charlotte and Megan [Tabletop Potluck] (Creation) 10.06.2019 1:01:44

On this first episode of the 17th series, we’ll be sitting down with Megan Scharlau and Charlotte Elena from Tabletop Potluck to discuss and create characters for Mouse Guard, a cute as heck RPG from The Burning Wheel, where you play as super adorable mice people in a medieval, semi-fantasy setting. Announcements: GenCon Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377 Ch...

Special Announcements - Brief Hiatus and More! 03.06.2019 11:13

In this special announcements episode, we go over a few important announcements for us, GenCon and even get to read a review again! Announcements: GenCon Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377 Character Creation Cast Panel https://www.gencon.com/events/152269 Quiztem Mastery https://www.gencon.com/events/152272 Brewing Strife (Amelia’s L5R Game) https://www.genc...

Bonus Episode - No Thank You Evil with Amelia's Kids 27.05.2019 33:57

In this special bonus episode of Character Creation Cast, Amelia sits down with her favorite people in the world (most of the time), her kids, Nathan and Eleanor. They create characters for their favorite game, “No Thank You, Evil!” by Monte Cook Games. Announcements: GenCon Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377 Character Creation Cast Panel https://www.gencon....

Series 16.3 - Hearts of Wulin with Lowell Francis [The Gauntlet] and Agatha Cheng [Asians Represent] (Discussion) 20.05.2019 1:25:26

This is the final of the 16th series, and we’ll be discussing Hearts of Wulin, a Powered by the Apocalypse wuxia RPG with creators Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast and Lowell Francis from The Gauntlet podcast. We are also joined by a guest co-host, Adira Slattery, fellow One Shot Network individual from the A Woman With Hollow Eyes twitch stream and podcast. Announcements: Hearts of...

Series 16.2 - Hearts of Wulin with Lowell Francis [The Gauntlet] and Agatha Cheng [Asians Represent] (Creation Continued) 13.05.2019 49:14

This is the second episode of the 16th series, and we’ll be finishing up character creation for Hearts of Wulin, a Powered by the Apocalypse wuxia RPG with creators Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast and Lowell Francis from The Gauntlet podcast. We are also joined by a guest co-host, Adira Slattery, fellow One Shot Network individual from the A Woman With Hollow Eyes twitch stream and...

Series 16.1 - Hearts of Wulin with Lowell Francis [The Gauntlet] and Agatha Cheng [Asians Represent] (Creation) 06.05.2019 1:09:37

This is the first episode of the 16th series, and we’ll be covering Hearts of Wulin, a Powered by the Apocalypse wuxia RPG with creators Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast and Lowell Francis from The Gauntlet podcast. We are also joined by a new guest co-host, Adira Slattery, fellow One Shot Network individual from the A Woman With Hollow Eyes twitch stream and podcast. Leave us review...

Character Evolution Cast E12 - Psychology of AI with Marie-Claire Gould 29.04.2019 1:28:52

In today’s Character Evolution Cast episode, Marie-Claire Gould, host of the What The Force? Podcast and creator of the new Fan Girls audio drama podcast, sits down with Ryan to discuss artificial intelligence and how we can better play these types of characters at the table. Announcements: One Shot Podcast Network Patreon https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast Leave us reviews in any, or all, of thes...

Character Evolution Cast E11 - Established Settings with Victoria Rogers 22.04.2019 1:16:40

In today’s Character Evolution Cast episode, Victoria Rogers (The Broadswords DM) joins Ryan and guest co-host Marie-Claire Gould (What The Force? Host and Fan Girls Creator) to talk about the pros and cons of playing in an established setting. Announcements: Questions for us? Submit them here for a future Q&A episode: https://questions.charactercreationcast.com/ Leave us reviews in any, or all, o...

Series 15.3 - Iron Edda Accelerated with Tracy Barnett (Discussion) 15.04.2019 1:45:21

Welcome to the final episode of series 15! In this episode, we discuss our fanfic and talk game design and mechanics with Tracy Barnett, creator of Iron Edda and the newer version, which we covered this series, Iron Edda Accelerated! Announcements: AcadeCon Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/therpgacademy/acadecon-2019-ours-goes-to-seven Submit your questions to us here: https://que...

Series 15.2 - Iron Edda Accelerated with Tracy Barnett (Creation Continued) 08.04.2019 1:22:22

Welcome to the second episode of series 15! In this episode, we’ll be finishing our Holdfast and finally start character creation with Tracy Barnett, creator of Iron Edda and the newer version, which we start covering this series, Iron Edda Accelerated! Announcements: AcadeCon Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/therpgacademy/acadecon-2019-ours-goes-to-seven Submit your questions to...

Series 15.1 - Iron Edda Accelerated with Tracy Barnett (Creation) 01.04.2019 1:30:22

Welcome to the first series of series 15! In this series, we’ll be talking with Tracy Barnett, creator of Iron Edda and the newer version, which we start covering this series, Iron Edda Accelerated! We learn a lot about the Fate Accelerated system along with this game before we start diving into the creation of our Holdfast. Announcements: AcadeCon Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...