Series 74.4 - Orbital Blues with Sam Sleney [Designer] (Discussion)

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!

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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

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