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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.

Character Creation Cast Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter

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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.

    Series 72.3 - Mörk Borg with Pelle Nilsson [Designer] (Discussion)

    Series 72.3 - Mörk Borg with Pelle Nilsson [Designer] (Discussion)

    Welcome to the third 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 learn more about Pelle as well as discuss how the character creation process went for this game!
    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

    (00:01:26) - Reintroductions

    (00:07:39) - D20 for your thoughts?

    (00:09:12) - What makes for a great character creation system?

    (00:10:59) - What story do these character sheets tell us about the game?

    (00:14:25) - How does Mork Borg character creation stack up to other games?

    (00:20:18) - How does this process set expectations for play?

    (00:26:11) - Flaws and Strengths

    (00:29:39) - Call to Action

    (00:33:09) - 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

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

    • 39 min
    Series 72.2 - Mörk Borg with Pelle Nilsson [Designer] (Creation Continued)

    Series 72.2 - Mörk Borg with Pelle Nilsson [Designer] (Creation Continued)

    Welcome to the second 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 finish creating our characters including utilizing the optional random tables for character creation!
    Character Creation Cast Patreon
    https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
    Announcements:

    Help Tracy Barnett and family!

    https://gofund.me/742f4f73

    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

    (00:01:30) - Recap

    (00:01:55) - Equipment, Silver, Hit Points, Omens and Background

    (00:20:06) - Scrolls

    (00:20:41) - Optional Tables - Terrible Traits, Broken Body, Bad Habits and Troubling Tails

    (00:27:40) - Episode Closer

    (00:29:03) - Call to Action

    (00:33:43) - 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

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

    • 40 min
    Series 72.1 - Mörk Borg with Pelle Nilsson [Designer] (Creation)

    Series 72.1 - Mörk Borg with Pelle Nilsson [Designer] (Creation)

    Welcome to the first 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 so she can recover from being sick. In today's episode, we learn all about Mörk Borg and even start making our people!
    Character Creation Cast Patreon
    https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
    Announcements:

    Help Tracy Barnett and family!

    https://gofund.me/742f4f73

    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

    (00:01:32) - Introductions

    (00:04:47) - What's in a game? - Core Concept

    (00:06:11) - What setting do you play in?

    (00:07:48) - What materials do you need to play?

    (00:09:12) - What sorts of stories and themes does this game explore?

    (00:10:58) - What do characters do in this game?

    (00:12:21) - What is unique about Mork Borg and what inspired the creation of the game?

    (00:16:41) - History of the game

    (00:19:06) - Terms and Concepts

    (00:21:13) - Let's make some people! - Classes

    (00:26:22) - Random Names

    (00:27:58) - Rolling Classes

    (00:30:17) - Abilities

    (00:37:49) - Call to Action

    (00:42:39) - 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

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

    • 49 min
    Series 71.4 - AGON with Sean Nittner [Designer] (Discussion Continued)

    Series 71.4 - AGON with Sean Nittner [Designer] (Discussion Continued)

    Welcome to the final episode of series 71! In this series, we are thrilled to welcome Sean Nittner, Director of Projects at Evil Hat Productions and co-designer for the game we are covering in this series, AGON, a game where you play as heroes of myth and legend, prove the glory of your name, and win your way back home! In today's episode, we finish up our discussion and cover some really interesting game design points along the way!
    Character Creation Cast Patreon
    https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
    Announcements:

    Help Tracy Barnett and family!

    https://gofund.me/742f4f73

    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
    Sean Nittner
    Website: https://evilhat.com

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:
    AGON:

    Website: https://evilhat.com/product/agon/


    DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/328661/agon?affiliate_id=1601603


    Timestamps:

    (00:00:00) - Announcements

    (00:01:42) - Recap

    (00:02:05) - How does character creation in AGON stack up to other games?

    (00:08:03) - How does the process of character creation set us up for playing the game?

    (00:16:44) - What's the biggest flaw of character creation in AGON?

    (00:19:56) - What is the best part of character creation in AGON?

    (00:23:28) - Why does the narration come after the rolls?

    (00:28:12) - Why no D20 and playtesting?

    (00:36:18) - Take it up a level!

    (00:41:31) - Episode Closer

    (00:47:59) - Call to Action

    (00:55:17) - Credits

    Music:

    Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod

    Clip 1: Great Beyond by Roze Sound

    From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591


    Clip 2: Heroes Are Back by Adam Saban

    From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15113


    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

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Series 71.3 - AGON with Sean Nittner [Designer] (Discussion)

    Series 71.3 - AGON with Sean Nittner [Designer] (Discussion)

    Welcome to the third episode of series 71! In this series, we are thrilled to welcome Sean Nittner, Director of Projects at Evil Hat Productions and co-designer for the game we are covering this series, AGON, a game where you play as heroes of myth and legend, prove the glory of your name, and win your way back home! In today's episode, we learn a bit about Sean before diving into some really great design discussion about AGON!
    Character Creation Cast Patreon
    https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
    Announcements:

    For the Queen by Alex Roberts:

    https://darringtonpress.com/forthequeen/

    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
    Sean Nittner
    Website: https://evilhat.com

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:
    AGON:

    Website: https://evilhat.com/product/agon/


    DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/328661/agon?affiliate_id=1601603


    Timestamps:

    (00:00:00) - Announcements

    (00:01:23) - Reintroductions

    (00:07:30) - The Leadership Challenge Micro AP(?!?!)

    (00:28:02) - D20 for your thoughts?

    (00:31:07) - What makes for a great character creation system?

    (00:35:22) - What story does the character sheet tell?

    (00:43:41) - Call to Action

    (00:49:30) - Credits

    Music:

    Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod

    Clip 1: Great Beyond by Roze Sound

    From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591


    Clip 2: Heroes Are Back by Adam Saban

    From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15113


    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

    • 56 min
    Series 71.2 - AGON with Sean Nittner [Designer] (Creation Continued)

    Series 71.2 - AGON with Sean Nittner [Designer] (Creation Continued)

    Welcome to the second episode of series 71! In this series, we are thrilled to welcome Sean Nittner, Director of Projects at Evil Hat Productions and co-designer for the game we are covering this series, AGON, a game where you play as heroes of myth and legend, prove the glory of your name, and win your way back home! In today's episode, we get to the character creation and make a fantastic and dynamic group of epic heroes!
    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
    Sean Nittner
    Website: https://evilhat.com

    Games/Tools discussed this episode:
    AGON:

    Website: https://evilhat.com/product/agon/


    DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/328661/agon?affiliate_id=1601603


    Timestamps:

    (00:00:00) - Announcements

    (00:01:08) - Recap

    (00:01:27) - Terms and Concepts

    (00:04:53) - Let's make some people! - Introduction

    (00:06:24) - Epithet

    (00:09:25) - Names

    (00:14:25) - Lineage

    (00:24:01) - Honored God, Bonds and Divine Favor

    (00:31:51) - Style

    (00:37:04) - Final details

    (00:41:34) - The secret missing part that was taken out of AGON

    (00:47:13) - The next steps before play begins

    (00:48:35) - Episode Closer

    (00:49:52) - Call to Action

    (00:55:32) - Credits

    Music:

    Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod

    Clip 1: Great Beyond by Roze Sound

    From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591


    Clip 2: Heroes Are Back by Adam Saban

    From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15113


    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

    • 1 hr 2 min

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