Character Creation Cast

On this episode of Character Evolution Cast, we sit down with… just ourselves? Amelia and Ryan discuss what makes a good session zero and what sorts of things you need to keep in mind as both a player and a GM to help enhance the experience! We even have our own Session Zero worksheet in the show notes for you to follow along with! Announcements: Panda’s Talking Games: Session Zero discussion: htt...

Welcome to the final episode in the 9th series! On today’s episode, we sit down with Grant Howitt, co-creator for Spire, to discuss how character creation went for this amazing game! Announcements: Strata Kickstarter: It's here! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gshowitt/strata-a-spire-rpg-sourcebook AcadeCon: http://www.acadecon.com Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Character...

Welcome to the second episode in the 9th series! On today’s episode, we will be finishing our characters from last episode using the Spire RPG with Grant Howitt, one of the creators of this very game. Announcements: International Podcast Month Website: https://internationalpodcastmonth.com Podcast Feed: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/ Ryan’s All Outta Elder Signs episode: https://iamhear.simplecast...

This episode starts our 9th series! On today’s episode we will be talking with the creator of such games as Honey Heist, One Last Job, and the game we’ll be covering this series, Spire! That’s right, we have Grant Howitt in our virtual studio for some discussion about Spire before we start digging into character creation for this amazing game! Announcements: International Podcast Month Website: ht...

On this episode of Character Evolution Cast, we welcome Amanda McLaughlin, from Join the Party, and Greyson, from Heroes Not Included, to discuss bringing lessons from Actual Play podcasts to our own tables at home. Announced Links: International Podcast Month Website: https://internationalpodcastmonth.com Ryan’s All Outta Elder Signs episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xZtztdIG9OkSV3TqwRlu...

Welcome to the 3rd and final episode of Series 8! In this episode, we discuss our thoughts on the character creation process in Deadlands Reloaded with Caleb, Camron and Alex from the Sounds Like Crowes podcast! Announced Links: International Podcast Month Website: https://internationalpodcastmonth.com Podcast Feed: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/ Ryan’s All Outta Elder Signs episode: https://iamhe...

Welcome to the 2nd episode of Series 8! On this episode, we finish creating our Deadlands Reloaded characters with Caleb, Camron and Alex from the Sounds Like Crowes podcast! Announced Links: International Podcast Month Website: https://internationalpodcastmonth.com Podcast Feed: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/ Ryan’s All Outta Elder Signs episode: https://iamhear.simplecast.fm/84b53f18 Ryan is a g...

This episode starts our 8th series! On this episode, we start to discuss Deadlands Reloaded, a Savage Worlds RPG with a western theme. We are joined by Caleb, Camron and Alex from the Sounds Like Crowes podcast as we begin to create a group fitting for the wild, weird west. Announced Links: Athrabeth Podcast Twitter: @Athrabeth_Cast (https://twitter.com/Athrabeth_Cast) Website: https://podcast.ath...

In this Ryan-Free episode, Amelia and Jude (of the forthcoming Athrabeth Podcast) discuss how to incorporate religion and spirituality to your character’s story. Announced Links: International Podcast Month: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/ Guests and Projects: Jude: @eremiticjude (https://twitter.com/eremiticjude) Athrabeth Podcast Twitter: @Athrabeth_Cast (https://twitter.com/athrabeth...

This is the final episode in our Headspace series! On today’s episode, we welcome back Senda and Phil from Panda’s Talking Games to discuss gaming, their feelings on the system, and our group of characters! Announced Links: International Podcast Month: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/ Domina Magica Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1445739002/domina-magica-a-magical-girl-...

This is the second episode in our Headspace series! On today’s episode, we welcome back Senda and Phil from Panda’s Talking Games and we finish making our tragic characters! Announced Links: One Shot Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Discord Server Invite: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com Guests and Projects: Senda: @IdellaMithlynnd (https://twitter.com/IdellaMithlynnd) Panda...

This is the first episode in our series devoted to covering Headspace! On today’s episode, we welcome Senda and Phil from Panda’s Talking Games and we learn about this amazing system and start making characters for it as well! Announced Links: One Shot Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Discord Server Invite: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com Guests and Projects: Senda: @Idella...

On this special bonus episode, we sit down with Amit Moshe, creator of the City of Mist RPG, to shine a quick spotlight on the game and get a rundown of what sorts of characters we can expect to create in this system. Announcements: One Shot Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Discord Server: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Guest: Amit Moshe - City of Mist Kickstarter: https://ww...

On the third episode of Character Evolution Cast we sit down with Jim McClure, host of the Talking Tabletop podcast, designer of Reflections and Satanic Panic and owner of Third Act Publishing to learn about how the theory of the 8 kinds of fun can help players hone in on their interests and communicate with their GMs for the best play experience. Guest: Jim McClure Twitter: @GMJimMcClure One Shot...

This is the third episode of the 6th series where we will be covering Blue Planet, a science fiction RPG by Biohazard Games. We are joined by Rich Howard and Jeff Barber to discuss character creation in the Blue Planet system, their history with gaming, and why they love this game! Announced Links: One Shot Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Discord Server Invite: http://discord.chara...

This is the second episode of the 6th series where we will be covering Blue Planet, a science fiction RPG by Biohazard Games. We are joined by Rich Howard and Jeff Barber to finish learning about the system, and then we start, and finish, creating characters together! Announced Links: One Shot Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Discord Server Invite: http://discord.charactercreationca...

This episode starts the 6th series where we will be covering Blue Planet, a science fiction RPG by Biohazard Games. We are joined by Rich Howard and Jeff Barber to learn about this system before we start creating characters together. Announced Links: One Shot Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Discord Server Invite: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com Guests and Projects: Jeff Ba...

On today’s episode, we sit down with author, game designer and creative coach John Adamus to discuss what we can do to make our characters more three dimensional when we bring them to the table. Announced Links: Charity for The Void by @OneShotNetwork (https://twitter.com/oneshotnetwork): https://oneshotpodcast.bandcamp.com/album/charity-for-the-void Guests and Projects: John Adamus: @awesome_john...

Announced Links: Charity for The Void by @OneShotNetwork: https://oneshotpodcast.bandcamp.com/album/charity-for-the-void She’s a Super Geek - Everyone is Prince John: http://sasgeek.com/podcasts/82-everyone-is-prince-john/ Trans Language Primer by @Legend0fGreyson: http://bit.ly/TransLanguage Guests and Projects: Chris Burlew: @burlew_chris Redemption Podcast Twitter: @redemptionpod Podcast: http:...

Announced Links: Charity for The Void by @OneShotNetwork: https://oneshotpodcast.bandcamp.com/album/charity-for-the-void Guests and Projects: Chris Burlew: @burlew_chris Redemption Podcast Twitter: @redemptionpod Podcast: http://www.redemptionpodcast.com/ Tales of Blood and Stone Twitter: @tobaspod Podcast: http://tobaspod.blubrry.net/ Michael: @LoserMLW Redemption Podcast Tales of Blood and Stone...

This episode starts the 5th series where we will be covering Edge of the Empire, a Star Wars RPG by Fantasy Flight Games. We are joined by Chris, Emily and Michael from the Redemption podcast to learn about this system and start creating some characters together. Guests and Projects: Chris Burlew: @burlew_chris Redemption Podcast Twitter: @redemptionpod Podcast: http://www.redemptionpodcast.com/ T...

On the very first episode of Character Evolution Cast we sit down with James D’Amato, host of the ONE SHOT podcast, to learn about how incorporating character voices can enhance your play experience. Guest: James D’Amato Twitter: @OneShotRPG One Shot Network Twitter: @OneShotNetwork One Shot Network Website: One Shot Website Dungeon Dome Card Game Twitter: @DungeonDome Dungeon Dome Card Game Websi...

On today’s episode we sit down with Alex Roberts to discuss character creation and much more in regards to Star Crossed! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:03:45 - Reintroductions 00:07:24 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:07:46 - How did Alex get into RPGs? 00:12:10 - Alex’s personal character creation process 00:14:45 - How does Star Crossed compare to other systems for character creation? 00:22:...

On today’s episode we sit down with Alex Roberts to create characters for her new game, Star Crossed! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Cold Open 00:03:27 - Recap 00:03:43 - Amelia and Ryan - What two things about me do I not know is attractive? 00:04:24 - Player agency and X card use 00:09:18 - Back to picking two traits for Amelia and Ryan 00:13:11 - Amelia and Ryan - Why can’t I act on my feelings? Why is...

On today’s episode we sit down with Alex Roberts to learn about and create characters for her new game, Star Crossed!   Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:04:42 - Introductions 00:07:01 - What’s in a Game? 00:07:13 - The Common Thread for Infinite Settings 00:08:45 - What Do Characters Do in Star Crossed? 00:10:42 - What Do You Need to Play Star Crossed? 00:12:55 - What is Unique? 00:16:04 -...