Character Creation Cast Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter

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!
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Help Tracy Barnett and family!

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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:

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)

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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
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Announcements:

Help Tracy Barnett and family!

https://gofund.me/742f4f73

Our social media info:

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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)

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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)
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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)

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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
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Announcements:

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https://contact.charactercreationcast.com

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Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
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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:
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Welcome to the first 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 about the game as well as have a great discussion about the game's development process!
Character Creation Cast Patreon
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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)
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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

(00:01:58) - Introductions

(00:07:10) - What's in a game? - Core Concept of AGON

(00:09:39) - What is the setting for AGON?

(00:14:35) - What materials do we need to play the game?

(00:16:17) - What stories and themes is this game meant to explore?

(00:28:29) - What do characters do in the game and how does it play?

(00:45:40) - How did this game come to be?

(00:56:19) - History of the game - How long did it take to design?

(01:05:39) - Call to Action

(01:15:37) - 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)

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Welcome to the final episode of series 70! In this series, we are thrilled to welcome Dillin Apelyan, brand new host of the One Shot Podcast, to talk about their marvelously meta TTRPG, Metalepsis, a game that breaks the 4th wall between a creator and a created character! In today's episode, learn more about Dillin, discuss the character creation process, and get into some really fantastic fanfic before learning how the game normally is resolved!
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:
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Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
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Guests
Dillin Apelyan

Website: https://superdillin.carrd.co/


Itch: https://superdillin.itch.io/


Games/Tools discussed this episode:
Metalepsis:
Itch.io: https://superdillin.itch.io/metalepsis

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements

(00:01:32) - Reintroductions

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

(00:11:01) - What makes for a good character creation systems?

(00:16:53) - What is the best way to keep track of the stories being told

(00:19:20) - How does character creation stack up to other systems?

(00:30:39) - Biggest flaws/Greatest Strengths of the game?

(00:38:09) - Fanfic!

(00:50:33) - Take it up a level!

(00:54:03) - Episode Closer

(00:55:14) - Call to Action

(01:00:57) - Credits

Music:

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

Clip 1: Distant Light by Jed Stark

From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15250


Clip 2: Fractured Light by Stephen Keech

From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9509


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:
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