227 episodes
Character Creation Cast Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter
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4.7 • 75 Ratings
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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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Series 58.1 - Pasión de las Pasiones with Brandon Leon-Gambetta and Elsbeth Denman (Creation)
Welcome to the first episode of our Pasión de las Pasiones series, everyone! In this series we have the game's designer, Brandon Leon-Gambetta (he/him) joining us with his good friend, and Magpie Games GM Elsbeth Denman (she/her) to look at this phenomenal Powered by the Apocalypse game about playing out your very own Telenovela. In this episode, we learn all about the game and get into some really fantastic discussions that, somehow, left us no time to actually start creating our characters yet! But trust us, you'll want to listen to this episode for the discussion, as it leads into some brilliant character creation in the next episode.
Character Creation Cast Patreon
https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
Announcements:
Pre-Order Pasión de las Pasiones!:
https://magpiegames.com/pages/pasion?m
Girl Scout Cookies!:
https://cookies.charactercreationcast.com/
Undying Bonds Session 2:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/undying-bonds-2-77740925
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Guests and Projects:
Brandon Leon-Gambetta @bleongambetta
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bleongambetta
Website: https://brandonleongambetta.com
Itch.io: https://bleongambetta.itch.io/
Elsbeth Denman @elsbethdz
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elsbethdz/
Dark Valley: https://darkvalleypod.com
Magpie Games Curated Play: https://magpiegames.com/pages/elsbeth
Stop, Hack and Roll @StopHackAndRoll
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stophackandroll
Website: https://stop-hack-and-roll-podcast.pinecast.co/
Games/Tools discussed this episode:
Pasión de las Pasiones:
Website: https://magpiegames.com/pages/pasion?m
Timestamps:
00:01:24 - Announcements
00:09:09 - What's in a Game? - Core Concept
00:13:44 - What is the setting for this game?
00:18:43 - What materials do we need to play?
00:28:25 - What stories and themes is this game meant to play?
00:33:54 - What makes the game unique and roll with questions?
00:43:55 - What sorts of thigns do characters do in this game?
01:05:50 - What else is unique about Pasion de las Pasiones?
01:11:24 - History for PdlP
01:26:44 - Terms and Concepts
01:35:29 - Call to Action
01:44:00 - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: There It Is by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4519-there-it-is
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Clip 2: Catalina by True Genesis
From SoundStripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8030
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
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Mastodon: @gingerreckoning@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@gingerreckoning)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Mastodon: @lordneptune@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@lordneptune)
Our Network:
https://oneshotpodcast.com
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C3 2022 Retrospective - Part 3
Join our hosts, Amelia Antrim and Ryan Boelter, as they take a look back at 2022 in this special bonus series! In this episode we talk about our favorite things as well as what we're looking forward to in this new year!
Character Creation Cast Patreon
https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
Announcements:
Newsletter Signups!
https://newsletter.charactercreationcast.com
Assist with Mr. Peaches’ final expenses:
https://paypal.me/lordneptune
One Shot Network Bad Ads Reporting Form:
https://bit.ly/osnbadads
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
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:01:09 - Introductions
00:01:40 - Favorite Game of 2022
00:08:15 - Favorite Characters of 2022
00:13:57 - Favorite Moments with Guests in 2022
00:22:16 - Favorite Mechanic of 2022
00:28:29 - Favorite World Building Detail of 2022
00:37:48 - Favorite Behind the Scenes Thing in 2022
00:50:02 - What are we looking forward to in 2023?
01:03:24 - What is one non-podcast thing we're looking forward to in 2023?
01:09:33 - Podcast Recommendations
01:16:49 - Episode Closer
01:20:26 - Call to Action
01:28:00 - Credits
01:29:54 - Outtakes
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
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
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Our Network:
https://oneshotpodcast.com
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C3 2022 Retrospective - Clip Show
Enjoy these clips from each of our series this last year. We had a lot of fun listening to these as we prepped for the Retrospective series, so we are presenting them to you so you may enjoy them as well!
Character Creation Cast Patreon
https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
Announcements:
Assist with Mr. Peaches’ final expenses:
https://paypal.me/lordneptune
One Shot Network Bad Ads Reporting Form:
https://bit.ly/osnbadads
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
Music:
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
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Our Network:
https://oneshotpodcast.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
C3 2022 Retrospective - Part 2
Join our hosts, Amelia Antrim and Ryan Boelter, as they take a look back at 2022 in this special bonus series! In this episode, we discuss the games covered in our primary series releases between September and December as well as all of the Character Creation Spotlight episodes we released this year, with a little mention of our Q&A bonus series as well!
Character Creation Cast Patreon
https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
Announcements:
Assist with Mr. Peaches’ final expenses:
https://paypal.me/lordneptune
One Shot Network Bad Ads Reporting Form:
https://bit.ly/osnbadads
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
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:01:15 - Recap
00:01:33 - The One Ring
00:05:53 - Delta Green
00:09:56 - Sleepaway
00:15:30 - Ryuutama
00:23:28 - Deimos Academy
00:26:27 - Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast
00:28:32 - Broken
00:36:38 - I Have the High Ground
00:41:47 - Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes
00:46:32 - Q&A Series
00:47:25 - Episode Closer
00:48:40 - Call to Action
00:57:31 - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
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
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Our Network:
https://oneshotpodcast.com
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C3 2022 Retrospective - Part 1
Join our hosts, Amelia Antrim and Ryan Boelter, as they take a look back at 2022 in this special bonus series! In this episode, we discuss the games covered in our primary series releases between January and August!
Character Creation Cast Patreon
https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
Announcements:
One Shot Network Bad Ads Reporting Form:
https://bit.ly/osnbadads
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
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:01:07 - Introduction
00:03:12 - Trash Mob!
00:08:09 - Thirsty Sword Lesbians
00:14:14 - Kids on Brooms
00:20:09 - Marvel Super Heroes
00:26:52 - Dungeons & Dragons 5E Supplements
00:32:06 - Alchemistresses
00:37:12 - Under the Neighborhood
00:44:50 - Nova/Lumen
00:48:31 - Call to Action
00:57:12 - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
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
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Our Network:
https://oneshotpodcast.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Series 57.3 - Ryuutama with Amber Seger [Tabletop Babble] (Discussion)
Welcome to the final episode of our Ryuutama series, everyone! This series we have Amber Seger from the Tabletop Babble and Shapeshift podcasts, joining us to discuss and create characters for Ryuutama by Atsuhiro Okada, a cozy game about travel in a fantasy world. This episode we have an excellent discussion with Amber about character sheets and accessibility, talk about how the process went with the character creation, and try to make sense of everything in our fanfic segment!
Character Creation Cast Patreon
https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast
Announcements:
Regarding Ads on the network:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1tiUCVvh9HJSV0I6vH5fNS?si=245d84e493b64829
One Shot Network Bad Ads Reporting Form:
https://bit.ly/osnbadads
One Shot Network Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast
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 and Projects:
Amber Seger @rocketorca
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rocketorca
Website: https://rocketorca.com
Tabletop Babble @TableTopBabble
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TableTopBabble
Website: https://geekspective.com/show/table-top-babble/
Shapeshift
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shapeshiftcast
Website: https://geekspective.com/show/shapeshift/
Games/Tools discussed this episode:
Ryuutama:
Website:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/161432/Ryuutama?affiliate_id=1601603
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:01:48 - Reintroductions
00:05:43 - D20 for your thoughts?
00:08:28 - What makes for a really great character creation system?
00:10:58 - Let's talk about these character sheets.
00:32:06 - How does the character creation of Ryuutama stack up to other systems?
00:39:53 - Favorite part of character creation?
00:41:58 - Fanfic!
00:59:28 - Take it up a level!
01:06:28 - Final thoughts about Ryuutama
01:12:04 - Episode Closer
01:14:41 - Call to Action
01:23:49 - Credits
01:25:44 - Outtakes
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: TableTop Babble Theme Music
Clip 2: Shapeshift Theme Music
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
Our Podcast:
Character Creation Cast:
Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Our Network:
https://oneshotpodcast.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Customer Reviews
The best show
This podcast has two excellent cohosts who have some of the best chemistry in podcasting. It is great to hear them become better and better friends over the course of the show. The discussions are always lively and informative, the guests always offer brilliant insights, and the games they cover show the depth and breadth of the TTRPG hobby. They have so much helpful advice on making your home games as great as possible, and the deep dives into game design and the relationship between mechanics and narrative is fascinating. Character creation is usually the first contact people have with a game but so many actual play shows don’t share their process. This is a niche that definitely needed to be filled and they do a fantastic job!
Character
Good show!!! From:Nate
Thoughtful and Entertaining
Prior to finding this show, I assumed I was a bit unusual in thinking that character creation was the best part of RPGs (in fact I made characters for several years before playing my first game). It's nice to find others with the same passion. However, this is not merely a show about describing compelling & entertaining characters (though Amelia & Ryan are certainly skilled at coming up with those) — character creation serves as a lens through which they and their guests break down how a system ticks, and how the fun has been intentionally made. It's been an unexpected education in game design theory. And it comes with the bonus that it's brought to me by fellow Wisconsinites.
In recent months I've been rapidly binging my way through the archive, and while I'm starting to run out of material, I've hopefully timed this review such that I can hear it on air by the time I catch up to the present.