What is Character Creation Cast about?

Character Creation Cast is about tabletop roleplaying games, with each series focused on creating characters in a specific RPG system and discussing how that system works.

Who hosts Character Creation Cast?

Character Creation Cast is hosted by Amelia Antrim and Ryan Boelter, often joined by designers and guests from the tabletop roleplaying industry.

How long are Character Creation Cast episodes?

Most episodes run about 1 to 1.5 hours, with some discussion-heavy episodes going a bit longer.

Where can I listen to Character Creation Cast?

You can listen through podcast apps using the show's RSS feed, on major podcast directories, or through the official website at charactercreationcast.com.

How often does Character Creation Cast release?

The show releases roughly weekly, usually in multi-part series focused on one tabletop RPG at a time.

Character Creation Cast

Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter·Hosted by Amelia Antrim and Ryan Boelter·357 episodes

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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.

Why listen

Character Creation Cast turns tabletop RPG character creation into the main event. Amelia Antrim and Ryan Boelter sit down with designers and industry guests to walk through a game, build characters, and talk about how mechanics, sheets, settings, and player choices shape the story before play even begins. It is especially good for TTRPG fans, designers, and game masters who enjoy learning systems by hearing thoughtful people actually use them.

Series(7)

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Character Creation Cast Q&A - 4 Year Anniversary Edition

3 eps

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C3 2022 Retrospective

2 eps

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Undying Bonds

4 eps

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Strangers on the 'Net with Allison K. Cole

5 eps

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Cosmic Century Knights with James D'Amato

4 eps

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Cosmic Corsairs with Craig Campbell

5 eps

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Ghost in the Shell with Pete Petrusha

Episodes

1 hr 12 min

Nov 24, 2025Episode 5

Ghost in the Shell with Pete Petrusha Part 5

Welcome to the final episode of series 89, everyone! In this series, we are covering Ghost in the Shell, a Forged in the Dark cyberpunk TTRPG set in the world of Ghost in the Shell! In today’s episode, we talk about the character creation process compared to other games, especially other cyberpunk games, before getting into our fanfic and advancement discussions. Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Ghost in the Shell Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manaprojectstudio/ghost-in-the-shell-roleplaying-game Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Pete Petrusha: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imagining_games/ Website: https://imagininggames.com/ Mana Project Studios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mana_project_design/ Website: https://manaprojectstudio.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Ghost in the Shell Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manaprojectstudio/ghost-in-the-shell-roleplaying-game Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:35) - How does this game stack up with other games? (00:17:36) - How does character creation

1 hr 3 min

Nov 17, 2025Episode 4

Ghost in the Shell with Pete Petrusha Part 4

Welcome to the fourth episode of series 89, everyone! In this series, we are covering Ghost in the Shell, a Forged in the Dark cyberpunk TTRPG set in the world of Ghost in the Shell! In today’s episode, we learn a bit more about Pete before talking about the importance of character sheet design as well as how to design for a cyberpunk game to set it apart from others in the genre. Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Ghost in the Shell Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manaprojectstudio/ghost-in-the-shell-roleplaying-game Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Pete Petrusha: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imagining_games/ Website: https://imagininggames.com/ Mana Project Studios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mana_project_design/ Website: https://manaprojectstudio.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Ghost in the Shell Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manaprojectstudio/ghost-in-the-shell-roleplaying-game Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:36) - Reintroductions (00:07:39) - D20 for your thoughts?

47 min

Nov 12, 2025Episode 3

Ghost in the Shell with Pete Petrusha Part 3

Welcome to the third episode of series 89, everyone! In this series, we are covering Ghost in the Shell, a Forged in the Dark cyberpunk TTRPG set in the world of Ghost in the Shell! In today’s episode, we finish our character creation by selecting our Natural Abilities, Cybernetic Enhancements and Signature Gear! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Ghost in the Shell Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manaprojectstudio/ghost-in-the-shell-roleplaying-game Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Pete Petrusha: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imagining_games/ Website: https://imagininggames.com/ Mana Project Studios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mana_project_design/ Website: https://manaprojectstudio.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Ghost in the Shell Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manaprojectstudio/ghost-in-the-shell-roleplaying-game Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:47) - Natural Traits and Cyber Enhancements (00:20:42) - Signatures (00:33:04) - Ghost Memories and Identity <li

1 hr 5 min

Nov 12, 2025Episode 2

Ghost in the Shell with Pete Petrusha Part 2

Welcome to the second episode of series 89, everyone! In this series, we are covering Ghost in the Shell, a Forged in the Dark cyberpunk TTRPG set in the world of Ghost in the Shell! In today’s episode, we finish our Ghost in the Shell history lesson before diving into character creation! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Ghost in the Shell Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manaprojectstudio/ghost-in-the-shell-roleplaying-game Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Pete Petrusha: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imagining_games/ Website: https://imagininggames.com/ Mana Project Studios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mana_project_design/ Website: https://manaprojectstudio.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Ghost in the Shell Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manaprojectstudio/ghost-in-the-shell-roleplaying-game Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:36) - History Continued (00:28:10) - Terms and Concepts (00:32:21) - Let's make some people! - Picking Playbooks (00:40:18) - Gho

1 hr 10 min

Nov 3, 2025Episode 1

Ghost in the Shell with Pete Petrusha Part 1

Welcome to the first episode of series 89, everyone! In this series, we are covering Ghost in the Shell, a Forged in the Dark cyberpunk TTRPG set in the world of Ghost in the Shell! In today’s episode, we learn what this game is all about, including some incredible behind the scenes design discussions with our guest, as well as a brief history of the Ghost in the Shell franchise! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Ghost in the Shell Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manaprojectstudio/ghost-in-the-shell-roleplaying-game Cosmic Corsairs Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/cosmic-corsairs?ref=CharacterCreationCast Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Pete Petrusha: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imagining_games/ Website: https://imagininggames.com/ Mana Project Studios Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mana_project_design/ Website: https://manaprojectstudio.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Ghost in the Shell Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://www.kickstarter.c

1 hr 16 min

Oct 27, 2025Episode 4

Cosmic Corsairs with Craig Campbell Part 4

Welcome to the final episode of series 88, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Corsairs, a space fantasy TTRPG about using the power of the cosmos to topple the oppressive Triarchy! In today’s episode, we discuss how the character creation process went and learn a bit more about Craig! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Cosmic Corsairs Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/cosmic-corsairs?ref=CharacterCreationCast GameHole Con 2025 Panel: https://www.gameholecon.com/events/event/25850 Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Craig Campbell: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/nerdburgercraig.bsky.social Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nerdburgercraig Games/Tools discussed this episode: Cosmic Corsairs Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/cosmic-corsairs?ref=CharacterCreationCast Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:19) - Reintroductions (00:05:50) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:11:17) - Favorite character creation mechanic (00:16:14) - Character Sheets and Layout (00:27:04) - How did character creatio

1 hr 3 min

Oct 20, 2025Episode 3

Cosmic Corsairs with Craig Campbell Part 3

Welcome to the third episode of series 88, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Corsairs, a space fantasy TTRPG about using the power of the cosmos to topple the oppressive Triarchy! In today’s episode, we finish up our characters, including channelings, gear and names. Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Cosmic Corsairs Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/cosmic-corsairs?ref=CharacterCreationCast Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Craig Campbell: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/nerdburgercraig.bsky.social Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nerdburgercraig Games/Tools discussed this episode: Cosmic Corsairs Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/cosmic-corsairs?ref=CharacterCreationCast Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:17) - Anchors (00:03:46) - Mechanics/Tracks/Banks (00:12:45) - Skills (00:15:59) - Channelings (00:26:04) - Secondary Stats and Gear (00:40:29) - Names and Additional Thoughts (00:47:37) - Episode Closer (00:50:17) - Call to Action (00:58:53) - Credits Music:

59 min

Oct 13, 2025Episode 2

Cosmic Corsairs with Craig Campbell Part 2

Welcome to the second episode of series 88, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Corsairs, a space fantasy TTRPG about using the power of the cosmos to topple the oppressive Triarchy! In today’s episode, we start creating our characters starting with a concept, and moving on to species, power affinity and appearance! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Cosmic Corsairs Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/cosmic-corsairs?ref=CharacterCreationCast GameHole Con 2025 Panel: https://www.gameholecon.com/events/event/25850 Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Craig Campbell: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/nerdburgercraig.bsky.social Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nerdburgercraig Games/Tools discussed this episode: Cosmic Corsairs Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/cosmic-corsairs?ref=CharacterCreationCast Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:32) - Let's make some people! - Character Concept (00:12:00) - Species (00:29:20) - Affinity (00:35:47) - Appearance (00:45:45) - Call to Action

1 hr 6 min

Oct 6, 2025Episode 1

Cosmic Corsairs with Craig Campbell Part 1

Welcome to the first episode of series 88, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Corsairs, a space fantasy TTRPG about using the power of the cosmos to topple the oppressive Triarchy! In today’s episode, we learn what this game is all about before diving into the history of the system! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Cosmic Corsairs Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/cosmic-corsairs?ref=CharacterCreationCast GameHole Con 2025 Panel: https://www.gameholecon.com/events/event/25850 Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Craig Campbell: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/nerdburgercraig.bsky.social Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nerdburgercraig Games/Tools discussed this episode: Cosmic Corsairs Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/cosmic-corsairs?ref=CharacterCreationCast Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:36) - Introductions (00:09:53) - What's in a game? - Core Concept (00:16:18) - Setting (00:19:34) - Materials (00:21:33) - Stories and Themes (00:33:45) - What is unique

1 hr 5 min

Sep 25, 2025Episode 5

Series 87.5 - Cosmic Century Knights with James D’Amato [Designer] (Discussion Concluded)

Welcome to the final episode of series 87, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Century Knights, a retro anime and JRPG inspired fantasy TTRPG about wielding one of 100 unique swords to save the world, with designer and returning guest, James D’Amato! In today’s episode, we talk about strengths and flaws in the game, discuss our potential antagonists for this group, and cover the unique and narrative advancement mechanics in the game! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: GameHole Con 2025 Panel: https://www.gameholecon.com/events/event/25850 Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 James D’Amato: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotrpg.bsky.social Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com One Shot Network Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotnetwork.bsky.social Campaign Skyjacks: https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/ Starwhal: https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/ The Ultimate RPG Podcast: https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Cosmic Century Knights Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: <u

56 min

Sep 22, 2025Episode 4

Series 87.4 - Cosmic Century Knights with James D’Amato [Designer] (Discussion)

Welcome to the fourth episode of series 87, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Century Knights, a retro anime and JRPG inspired fantasy TTRPG about wielding one of 100 unique swords to save the world, with designer and returning guest, James D’Amato! In today’s episode, we learn a bit more about James before diving into discussions about character sheets and how things went with this game! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: GameHole Con 2025 Panel: https://www.gameholecon.com/events/event/25850 Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 James D’Amato: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotrpg.bsky.social Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com One Shot Network Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotnetwork.bsky.social Campaign Skyjacks: https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/ Starwhal: https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/ The Ultimate RPG Podcast: https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Cosmic Century Knights Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crum/c

52 min

Sep 15, 2025Episode 3

Series 87.3 - Cosmic Century Knights with James D’Amato [Designer] (Creation Concluded)

Welcome to the third episode of series 87, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Century Knights, a retro anime and JRPG inspired fantasy TTRPG about wielding one of 100 unique swords to save the world, with designer and returning guest, James D’Amato! In today’s episode, we finish off our character aspects and get into all of the unique blessings our swords are capable of! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: GameHole Con 2025 Panel: https://www.gameholecon.com/events/event/25850 Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 James D’Amato: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotrpg.bsky.social Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com One Shot Network Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotnetwork.bsky.social Campaign Skyjacks: https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/ Starwhal: https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/ The Ultimate RPG Podcast: https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Cosmic Century Knights Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crum/cckhcc <

58 min

Sep 8, 2025Episode 2

Series 87.2 - Cosmic Century Knights with James D’Amato [Designer] (Creation Continued)

Welcome to the second episode of series 87, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Century Knights, a retro anime and JRPG inspired fantasy TTRPG about wielding one of 100 unique swords to save the world, with designer and returning guest, James D’Amato! In today’s episode, we start creating our characters and get into defining a few of our character aspects! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Our latest stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2553205626?t=00h11m23s One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 James D’Amato: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotrpg.bsky.social Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com One Shot Network Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotnetwork.bsky.social Campaign Skyjacks: https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/ Starwhal: https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/ The Ultimate RPG Podcast: https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Cosmic Century Knights Crowdfunding Campaign:

56 min

Sep 1, 2025Episode 1

Series 87.1 - Cosmic Century Knights with James D’Amato [Designer] (Creation)

Welcome to the first episode of series 87, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Century Knights, a retro anime and JRPG inspired fantasy TTRPG about wielding one of 100 unique swords to save the world, with designer and returning guest, James D’Amato! In today’s episode, we learn all about the history of this game, including some interesting history on the origins of the JRPG genre of video games! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 James D’Amato: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotrpg.bsky.social Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com One Shot Network Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/oneshotnetwork.bsky.social Campaign Skyjacks: https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/ Starwhal: https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/ The Ultimate RPG Podcast: https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Cosmic Century Knights Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crum/cckhcc

1 hr

Aug 25, 2025Episode 4

Series 86.4 - Strangers on the ‘Net with Allison K. Cole [Designer] (Discussion Concluded)

Welcome to the final episode of series 86, everyone! In this series, we are covering our first LARP, Strangers on the ‘Net, an online live action roleplaying game where you play as 90’s teens pretending to be 90’s teens in an online fandom forum to pretend to be characters from a fandom you all know and love, with previous guest of the show and designer of this game, Allison K. Cole! In today’s episode, finish our discussion with Allison and spill the tea about our characters’ possible interactions in our fanfic portion! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Allison K. Cole: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/prairieeyes.bsky.social Website: https://softchaos.games Soft Chaos Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/softchaos.games Games/Tools discussed this episode: Strangers on the ‘Net Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/softchaos/strangers-on-net Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:31) - Finishing up how we thought character creation went for this game (00:07:00) - How does character creation in this game set expectations for play? (00:18:00) - Flaws and Strengths (00:24:59) - Fanfic! (00:34:32) - Take

1 hr 1 min

Aug 18, 2025Episode 3

Series 86.3 - Strangers on the ‘Net with Allison K. Cole [Designer] (Discussion)

Welcome to the third episode of series 86, everyone! In this series, we are covering our first LARP, Strangers on the ‘Net, an online live action roleplaying game where you play as 90’s teens pretending to be 90’s teens in an online fandom forum to pretend to be characters from a fandom you all know and love, with previous guest of the show and designer of this game, Allison K. Cole! In today’s episode, we talk the business side of TTRPGs with Allison as well as starting to get into our thoughts on how the character creation process went for this game! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Allison K. Cole: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/prairieeyes.bsky.social Website: https://softchaos.games Soft Chaos Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/softchaos.games Games/Tools discussed this episode: Strangers on the ‘Net Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/softchaos/strangers-on-net Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:27) - Reintroductions (00:07:30) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:17:34) - Personal preferences to avoid for character creation (00:22:12) - Working in a cooperative and getting art grants (00:36:

1 hr 22 min

Aug 11, 2025Episode 2

Series 86.2 - Strangers on the ‘Net with Allison K. Cole [Designer] (Creation Concluded)

Welcome to the second episode of series 86, everyone! In this series, we are covering our first LARP, Strangers on the ‘Net, an online live action roleplaying game where you play as 90’s teens pretending to be 90’s teens in an online fandom forum to pretend to be characters from a fandom you all know and love, with previous guest of the show and designer of this game, Allison K. Cole! In today’s episode, we finish creating our characters as well as our character’s characters, as well as our character’s character’s made-up fandom series! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg Want to help with our website and make a little extra cash every month? Contact us here, especially if you have experience with SquareSpace: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Allison K. Cole: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/prairieeyes.bsky.social Website: https://softchaos.games Soft Chaos Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/softchaos.games Games/Tools discussed this episode: Strangers on the ‘Net Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/softchaos/strangers-on-net Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements

1 hr 27 min

Aug 4, 2025Episode 1

Series 86.1 - Strangers on the ‘Net with Allison K. Cole [Designer] (Creation)

Welcome to the first episode of series 86, everyone! In this series, we are covering our first LARP, Strangers on the ‘Net, an online live action roleplaying game where you play as 90’s teens pretending to be 90’s teens in an online fandom forum to pretend to be characters from a fandom you all know and love, with previous guest of the show and designer of this game, Allison K. Cole! In today’s episode, we learn all about the history of this game and dive into character creation by picking our fandom and naming our teens! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Allison K. Cole: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/prairieeyes.bsky.social Website: https://softchaos.games Soft Chaos Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/softchaos.games Games/Tools discussed this episode: Strangers on the ‘Net Crowdfunding Campaign: Website: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/softchaos/strangers-on-net Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:17) - Introductions (00:03:46) - What's in a game? - Core Concept (00:11:44) - What materials do you need to play? (00:14:20) - What stories and themes does this game explore? (00:22:03) - What do you do as characters in th

1 hr 58 min

Jul 28, 2025Episode 4

Series 85.4 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Discussion)

Welcome to the final episode of series 85, everyone! In this series, we are covering the retro-clone, mutant animal RPG Mutants in the Now with designer Julian Kay, and in today’s episode, we discuss the process, character sheet design in general amongst other design topics, as well as some fanfic for our characters! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Julian Kay: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/j-k.games Website: https://jk-games.square.site/ Itch.io: https://arbco.itch.io Games/Tools discussed this episode: Mutants in the Now: Website: https://arbco.itch.io/mutants-in-the-now Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:27) - Reintroductions (00:11:48) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:18:34) - What does Julian like to see in a character creation system? (00:27:14) - Character Sheets (00:44:24) - How did the character creation process go for Mutants in the Now? (01:03:51) - How does this set up expectations for playing? (01:10:32) - Problem areas and Strengths of Character Crea

1 hr 11 min

Jul 21, 2025Episode 3

Series 85.3 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Creation Concluded)

Welcome to the third episode of series 85, everyone! In this series, we are covering the retro-clone, mutant animal RPG Mutants in the Now with designer Julian Kay, and in today’s episode, we finish up our characters with skills, equipment, contacts and more! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Julian Kay: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/j-k.games Website: https://jk-games.square.site/ Itch.io: https://arbco.itch.io Games/Tools discussed this episode: Mutants in the Now: Website: https://arbco.itch.io/mutants-in-the-now Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:24) - Step 7 - Skill Packages (00:19:39) - Step 8 - Get Stuff (00:33:21) - Step 9 - Names, Values and Contacts (00:50:15) - Secondary Attributes and Wrapping Up (00:54:57) - Episode Closer (00:56:35) - Call to Action (01:07:06) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromp

1 hr 8 min

Jul 14, 2025Episode 2

Series 85.2 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Creation Continued)

Welcome to the second episode of series 85, everyone! In this series, we are covering the retro-clone, mutant animal RPG Mutants in the Now with designer Julian Kay, and in today’s episode, we mutate our animals and figure out what sort of fighting style they all have! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Julian Kay: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/j-k.games Website: https://jk-games.square.site/ Itch.io: https://arbco.itch.io Games/Tools discussed this episode: Mutants in the Now: Website: https://arbco.itch.io/mutants-in-the-now Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:29) - Introductions (00:03:18) - What's in a game? - Core Concept (00:10:30) - Setting (00:23:52) - Materials needed to play (00:26:12) - Stories and Themes (00:27:53) - What can characters do in the game? (00:35:15) - What is unique about Mutants in the Now? (00:38:42) - History of the game (00:44:47) - Terms and Concepts (00:47:01) - Let's make

1 hr 24 min

Jul 7, 2025Episode 1

Series 85.1 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Creation)

Welcome to the first episode of series 85, everyone! In this series, we are covering the retro-clone, mutant animal RPG Mutants in the Now with designer Julian Kay, and in today’s episode, we learn all about the history of the game before diving into character creation and find out what sort of animals we are all making! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Julian Kay: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/j-k.games Website: https://jk-games.square.site/ Itch.io: https://arbco.itch.io Games/Tools discussed this episode: Mutants in the Now: Website: https://arbco.itch.io/mutants-in-the-now Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:29) - Introductions (00:03:18) - What's in a game? - Core Concept (00:10:30) - Setting (00:23:52) - Materials needed to play (00:26:12) - Stories and Themes (00:27:53) - What can characters do in the game? (00:35:15) - What is unique about Mutants in the Now? (00:38:42) - History of the game (00:44:47) - Terms and

1 hr 20 min

Jun 30, 2025Episode 5

Series 84.5 - Galactic and Going Rogue with satah (Discussion Concluded)

Welcome to the final episode of series 84, everyone! In this series, we are covering two amazing games in one! Galactic, a Star Wars inspired, Belonging Outside Belonging, GMless TTRPG about relationships, rebellion and war among the stars by Riley Rethal. As well as Going Rogue, a game inspired by Star Wars’ Rogue One and Andor utilizing the same system but geared more towards one shots and shorter campaigns by Jess Levine! Our guest for this series is previous guest on the show, satah, who consulted on both of these games, and in this episode, we discuss the character creation process, how relationships and table positioning can matter in some games, as well as showcase a galaxy brain idea for how to utilize both of these games in tandem! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Kickstarter for Galactic & Going Rogue ends June 30th! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 satah: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online Website: https://gaygothvibes.online Itch.io: https://satah.itch.io

58 min

Jun 23, 2025Episode 4

Series 84.4 - Galactic and Going Rogue with satah (Discussion)

Welcome to the fourth episode of series 84, everyone! In this series, we are covering two amazing games in one! Galactic, a Star Wars inspired, Belonging Outside Belonging, GMless TTRPG about relationships, rebellion and war among the stars by Riley Rethal. As well as Going Rogue, a game inspired by Star Wars’ Rogue One and Andor utilizing the same system but geared more towards one shots and shorter campaigns by Jess Levine! Our guest for this series is previous guest on the show, satah, who consulted on both of these games, and in this episode, we learn more about satah, including some big thoughts on solo RPG character creation mechanics, as well as their ideas on the new electronic character sheets that they are creating for the kickstarter! create characters for Going Rogue! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Kickstarter for Galactic & Going Rogue ends June 30th! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 satah: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online Website: https://gaygothvibes.online Itch.io: <a href="https://satah

1 hr 4 min

Jun 16, 2025Episode 3

Series 84.3 - Galactic and Going Rogue with satah (Creation Concluded)

Welcome to the third episode of series 84, everyone! In this series, we are covering two amazing games in one! Galactic, a Star Wars inspired, Belonging Outside Belonging, GMless TTRPG about relationships, rebellion and war among the stars by Riley Rethal. As well as Going Rogue, a game inspired by Star Wars’ Rogue One and Andor utilizing the same system but geared more towards one shots and shorter campaigns by Jess Levine! Our guest for this series is previous guest on the show, satah, who consulted on both of these games, and in this episode, we add to our world a few more characters and pillars as we create characters for Going Rogue! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Kickstarter for Galactic & Going Rogue ends June 30th! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 satah: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online Website: https://gaygothvibes.online Itch.io: https://satah.itch.io Folio: A Multi-Guest, Solo, Actual-Play Podcast: https://foliopod.carrd.co/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Galactic and Going Rogue: <li

1 hr 31 min

Jun 9, 2025Episode 2

Series 84.2 - Galactic and Going Rogue with satah (Creation Continued)

Welcome to the second episode of series 84, everyone! In this series, we are covering two amazing games in one! Galactic, a Star Wars inspired, Belonging Outside Belonging, GMless TTRPG about relationships, rebellion and war among the stars by Riley Rethal. As well as Going Rogue, a game inspired by Star Wars’ Rogue One and Andor utilizing the same system but geared more towards one shots and shorter campaigns by Jess Levine! Our guest for this series is previous guest on the show, satah, who consulted on both of these games, and in this episode, we hyperjump into Galactic character creation and world building! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Kickstarter for Galactic & Going Rogue ends June 30th! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 satah: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online Website: https://gaygothvibes.online Itch.io: https://satah.itch.io Folio: A Multi-Guest, Solo, Actual-Play Podcast: https://foliopod.carrd.co/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: Galactic and Going Rogue: Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoing

1 hr 9 min

Jun 2, 2025Episode 1

Series 84.1 - Galactic and Going Rogue with satah (Creation)

Welcome to the first episode of series 84, everyone! In this series, we are covering two amazing games in one! Galactic, a Star Wars inspired, Belonging Outside Belonging, GMless TTRPG about relationships, rebellion and war among the stars by Riley Rethal. As well as Going Rogue, a game inspired by Star Wars’ Rogue One and Andor utilizing the same system but geared more towards one shots and shorter campaigns by Jess Levine! Our guest for this series is previous guest on the show, satah, who consulted on both of these games, and in this episode, we dive into learning about both Galactic and Going Rogue before we get to character creation in the next episode! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Kickstarter for Galactic & Going Rogue ends June 30th! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars Kickstarter for Mutants from the Archives: Pet Shop Blues ends June 4th! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arbco/mutants-from-the-archives-pet-shop-blues Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 satah: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online Website: https://gaygothvibes.online Itch.io: https://satah.itch.io Folio: A Multi-Guest, Solo, Actual-Play Podcast: <a href="https://foliopod.car

44 min

May 26, 2025Episode 4

Series 83.4 - Wandering Blades with Daniel Kwan [Designer] (Discussion Concluded)

Welcome to the final episode of series 83, everyone! In this series, we are covering Wandering Blades, an action-packed, wuxia TTRPG, with designer and host of Asians Represent, Daniel Kwan! In today’s episode, we are finishing up our discussion series along with some excellent fanfic! https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Kickstarter for Wandering Blades ends May 30th! https://wanderingblades.com/ Kickstarter for Galactic & Going Rogue ends June 30th! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.com 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 Daniel Kwan: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/danielhkwan.itch.io Itch.io: https://danielhkwan.itch.io Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielhkwan Asians Represent Podcast: https://bsky.app/profile/aznsrepresent.bsky.social Wandering Blades by Daniel Kwan: Kickstarter: https://wanderingblades.com (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:43) - How does character creation in Wandering Blades prepare us for play? (00:04:45) - Flaws and Strengths (00:08:08) - Fanfic! (00:17:26) - Take it up a level! (00:21:17) - Final Thoughts and Episode Closer (00:26:58) - Call to Action (00:39:56) - Credits </

1 hr

May 19, 2025Episode 3

Series 83.3 - Wandering Blades with Daniel Kwan [Designer] (Discussion)

Welcome to the third episode of series 83, everyone! In this series, we are covering Wandering Blades, an action-packed, wuxia TTRPG, with designer and host of Asians Represent, Daniel Kwan! In today’s episode, we learn a bit more about Daniel before diving into discussing Wandering Blades character creation! https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Kickstarter for Wandering Blades launches March 6th! https://wanderingblades.com/ Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.com 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 Daniel Kwan: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/danielhkwan.itch.io Itch.io: https://danielhkwan.itch.io Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielhkwan Asians Represent Podcast: https://bsky.app/profile/aznsrepresent.bsky.social Wandering Blades by Daniel Kwan: Kickstarter: https://wanderingblades.com (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:16) - Reintroductions (00:08:04) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:11:40) - Favoirte Character Creation Mechanics (00:14:17) - Character Sheets (00:25:29) - How does Wandering Blades character creation stack up to other games? (00:45:48) - Call to Action (00:55:21) - Credits Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Flower’s Dance by Dario Benedetti

1 hr 13 min

May 13, 2025Episode 2

Series 83.2 - Wandering Blades with Daniel Kwan [Designer] (Creation Concluded)

Welcome to the second episode of series 83, everyone! In this series, we are covering Wandering Blades, an action-packed, wuxia TTRPG, with designer and host of Asians Represent, Daniel Kwan! In today’s episode, we finish creating our characters, which may make their way into the Wandering Blades official lore! https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Kickstarter for Wandering Blades launches March 6th! https://wanderingblades.com/ Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.com 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 Daniel Kwan: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/danielhkwan.itch.io Itch.io: https://danielhkwan.itch.io Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielhkwan Asians Represent Podcast: https://bsky.app/profile/aznsrepresent.bsky.social Wandering Blades by Daniel Kwan: Kickstarter: https://wanderingblades.com (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:36) - Picking a class (00:04:37) - Drives and Keepsakes and Connections (00:17:54) - Reputation (00:22:06) - Attributes (00:29:43) - Equipment (00:42:01) - Techniques and Class Features (01:00:43) - Episode Closer (01:01:39) - Call to Action (01:08:59) - Credits Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1:

1 hr 8 min

May 5, 2025Episode 1

Series 83.1 - Wandering Blades with Daniel Kwan [Designer] (Creation)

Welcome to the first episode of series 83, everyone! In this series, we are covering Wandering Blades, an action-packed, wuxia TTRPG, with designer and host of Asians Represent, Daniel Kwan! In today’s episode, we get into some fantastic discussion about this game and more before diving into character creation with the importance of a name in the wuxia genre! https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Kickstarter for Wandering Blades launches March 6th! https://wanderingblades.com/ Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.com 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 Daniel Kwan: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/danielhkwan.itch.io Itch.io: https://danielhkwan.itch.io Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielhkwan Asians Represent Podcast: https://bsky.app/profile/aznsrepresent.bsky.social Wandering Blades by Daniel Kwan: Kickstarter: https://wanderingblades.com (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:26) - Introductions (00:07:35) - What's in a game? - Core Concepts of Wandering Blades (00:08:54) - Wandering Blades Setting (00:11:22) - What materials do we need to play? (00:13:20) - What stories and themes does this game explore? (00:24:07) - What can characters do in this game? (00:26:55) - History of the game (00:43:19) - Terms and Concepts (00:46:39) - Let's make some people! - Starting with names?! (00:57:07) - Call to Action (01:03:26) - Credi

59 min

May 2, 2025Episode 4

Series 82.4 - Salvage Union with Aled Lawlor and Panny Lines [Designers] (Discussion)

Welcome to the final episode of series 82, everyone! In this series, we are covering Salvage Union, a hope-core, giant mech TTRPG, with designers Aled Lawlor and Panny Lines! In today’s episode, we finish up our discussion series with some great talk about playtesting, flaws and strengths in game design in general, and of course our fanfic! https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.com 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 Aled Lawlor: Website: https://leyline.press/ Panny Lines: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/unpanny-valley.bsky.social Leyline Press: Website: https://leyline.press/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leylinepress.bsky.social Salvage Union by Leyline Press: Webpage: https://leyline.press/collections/salvage-union Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/salvageunion.bsky.social (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:51) - Playtesting process (00:08:10) - How does the character creation set us up for play? (00:15:16) - Flaws and Strengths (00:29:11) - Fanfic! (00:40:22) - Take it up a level! (00:51:46) - Episode Closer (00:54:25) - Credits Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Get in the Game by C

1 hr 5 min

May 1, 2025Episode 3

Series 82.3 - Salvage Union with Aled Lawlor and Panny Lines [Designers] (Discussion)

Welcome to the third episode of series 82, everyone! In this series, we are covering Salvage Union, a hope-core, giant mech TTRPG, with designers Aled Lawlor and Panny Lines! In today’s episode, start our discussion series by getting to know Aled and Panny a bit better and start talking about how this process went! https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.com 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 Aled Lawlor: Website: https://leyline.press/ Panny Lines: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/unpanny-valley.bsky.social Leyline Press: Website: https://leyline.press/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leylinepress.bsky.social Salvage Union by Leyline Press: Webpage: https://leyline.press/collections/salvage-union Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/salvageunion.bsky.social (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:18) - Introductions (00:03:40) - What's in a game? - Core concept (00:07:18) - The Setting (00:10:37) - What tools do we need to play? (00:13:17) - What stories and themes does this game support? (00:20:05) - What do characters do in this game? (00:23:32) - What is unique about Salvage Union? (00:31:55) - History of Salvage Union (00:35:54) - Terms and Concepts (00:40:00) - Let's make some people! (00:42:46) - Pilot Class (00:56:12) - Class Abilities

1 hr 55 min

Apr 14, 2025Episode 2

Series 82.2 - Salvage Union with Aled Lawlor and Panny Lines [Designers] (Creation Concluded)

Welcome to the second episode of series 82, everyone! In this series, we are covering Salvage Union, a hope-core, giant mech TTRPG, with designers Aled Lawlor and Panny Lines! In today’s episode, we finish our character creation and then create our mobile Crawler community!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGuestsAled Lawlor:Website: https://leyline.press/ Panny Lines:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/unpanny-valley.bsky.social Leyline Press: Website: https://leyline.press/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leylinepress.bsky.social Games/Tools discussed this episode:Salvage Union by Leyline Press: Webpage: https://leyline.press/collections/salvage-union Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/salvageunion.bsky.social Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:18) - Introductions (00:03:40) - What's in a game? - Core concept (00:07:18) - The Setting (00:10:37) - What tools do we need to play? (00:13:17) - What stories and themes does this game support? (00:20:05) - What do characters do in this game? (00:23:32) - What is unique about Salvage Union? (00:31:55) - History of Salvage Union (00:35:54) - Terms and Concepts (00:40:00) - Let's make some people! (00:42:46) - Pilot Class (00:56:12) - Class Abilities (01:04:24) - Pilot Equipment (01:10:12) - Call Signs! (01:14:12) - Call to Action (01:21:49) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditatio

1 hr 26 min

Apr 14, 2025Episode 1

Series 82.1 - Salvage Union with Aled Lawlor and Panny Lines [Designers] (Creation)

Welcome to the first episode of series 82, everyone! In this series, we are covering Salvage Union, a hope-core, giant mech TTRPG, with designers Aled Lawlor and Panny Lines! In today’s episode, learn all about the game and begin creating our characters together!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGuestsAled Lawlor:Website: https://leyline.press/ Panny Lines:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/unpanny-valley.bsky.social Leyline Press: Website: https://leyline.press/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leylinepress.bsky.social Games/Tools discussed this episode:Salvage Union by Leyline Press: Webpage: https://leyline.press/collections/salvage-union Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/salvageunion.bsky.social Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:18) - Introductions (00:03:40) - What's in a game? - Core concept (00:07:18) - The Setting (00:10:37) - What tools do we need to play? (00:13:17) - What stories and themes does this game support? (00:20:05) - What do characters do in this game? (00:23:32) - What is unique about Salvage Union? (00:31:55) - History of Salvage Union (00:35:54) - Terms and Concepts (00:40:00) - Let's make some people! (00:42:46) - Pilot Class (00:56:12) - Class Abilities (01:04:24) - Pilot Equipment (01:10:12) - Call Signs! (01:14:12) - Call to Action (01:21:49) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu

52 min

Apr 2, 2025Episode 5

Series 81.5 - Shadowdark with Kelsey Dionne [Designer] (Discussion Concluded)

Welcome to the final episode of series 81, everyone! In this series, we are covering Shadowdark with designer Kelsey Dionne! In today’s episode, we finish our discussion series with getting into some more great discussion about the nuts and bolts of Shadowdark. We even get into some pretty great fanfic for these loveable misfits!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Shadowdark RPG: The Western Reaches Setting Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadowdarkrpg/western-reaches?ref=22atax Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGuestsKelsey Dionne:Website: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode:Shadowdark RPG by Kelsey Dionne:Webpage: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark?srsltid=AfmBOoqTizFAaP1O3Wi-_ot1xAuDRVei-y6xImnjWS1zv42Z8dGTi5Nx Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:40) - How character creation prepares us for play (00:08:00) - Flaws and Strengths (00:13:20) - Fanfic! (00:27:21) - Take it up a level! (00:40:38) - Call to Action (00:48:00) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Twilight Mist by Druid Falls On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/17679 Clip 2: Dark Places by Wicked Cinema On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/1732

59 min

Mar 26, 2025Episode 4

Series 81.4 - Shadowdark with Kelsey Dionne [Designer] (Discussion)

Welcome to the fourth episode of series 81, everyone! In this series, we are covering Shadowdark with designer Kelsey Dionne! In today’s episode, we begin our discussion series with learning more about Kelsey as well as getting into some great discussion about the nuts and bolts of Shadowdark.Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Shadowdark RPG: The Western Reaches Setting Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadowdarkrpg/western-reaches?ref=22atax Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGuestsKelsey Dionne:Website: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode:Shadowdark RPG by Kelsey Dionne:Webpage: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark?srsltid=AfmBOoqTizFAaP1O3Wi-_ot1xAuDRVei-y6xImnjWS1zv42Z8dGTi5Nx Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:28) - Reintroductions (00:06:40) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:10:37) - Favorite Character Creation Mechanic (00:15:50) - Shadowdark Character Sheets (00:22:38) - Shadowdark Book Layout (00:32:41) - How does character creation for Shadowdark stack up to other games? (00:46:54) - Call to Action (00:54:51) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Twilight Mist by Druid Falls On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/17679 Clip 2: Dark Places by Wicked Cinema On So

36 min

Mar 21, 2025Episode 3

Series 81.3 - Shadowdark with Kelsey Dionne [Designer] (Creation Continued)

Welcome to the third episode of series 81, everyone! In this series, we are covering Shadowdark with designer Kelsey Dionne, and Amelia is back with us in the studio for this one! And in today’s episode, we finish up our characters for Shadowdark and talk a bit about how non-optimal characters can bring a different sort of challenge and fun to a game like Shadowdark!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Help Lex Olden from Gamewoven: http://helplex.charactercreationcast.com/ Roleplay Retcon’s FLOP Kickstarter is live: https://tinyurl.com/flopsgame Jef and Jon have a sticker book: https://amzn.to/4gWrwJc Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGuestsKelsey Dionne:Website: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode:Shadowdark RPG by Kelsey Dionne:Webpage: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark?srsltid=AfmBOoqTizFAaP1O3Wi-_ot1xAuDRVei-y6xImnjWS1zv42Z8dGTi5Nx Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:56) - Let's make some people! (00:03:11) - Rolling stats (00:10:34) - Ancestry (00:12:58) - Class (00:17:10) - Class Talents and Spells and Titles and HP (00:26:53) - Call to Action (00:32:56) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Twilight Mist by Druid Falls On Soundstripe: <a href="

37 min

Mar 10, 2025Episode 2

Series 81.2 - Shadowdark with Kelsey Dionne [Designer] (Creation Continued)

Welcome to the second episode of series 81, everyone! In this series, we are covering Shadowdark with designer Kelsey Dionne, and Amelia is back with us in the studio for this one! And in today’s episode, we start making our hyper-competent characters for Shadowdark!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Help Lex Olden from Gamewoven: http://helplex.charactercreationcast.com/ Roleplay Retcon’s FLOP Kickstarter is live: https://tinyurl.com/flopsgame Jef and Jon have a sticker book: https://amzn.to/4gWrwJc Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGuestsKelsey Dionne:Website: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode:Shadowdark RPG by Kelsey Dionne:Webpage: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark?srsltid=AfmBOoqTizFAaP1O3Wi-_ot1xAuDRVei-y6xImnjWS1zv42Z8dGTi5Nx Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:56) - Let's make some people! (00:03:11) - Rolling stats (00:10:34) - Ancestry (00:12:58) - Class (00:17:10) - Class Talents and Spells and Titles and HP (00:26:53) - Call to Action (00:32:56) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Twilight Mist by Druid Falls On Soundstripe: <a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/

37 min

Mar 3, 2025Episode 1

Series 81.1 - Shadowdark with Kelsey Dionne [Designer] (Creation)

Welcome to the first episode of series 81, everyone! In this series, we are covering Shadowdark with designer Kelsey Dionne, and Amelia is back with us in the studio for this one! And in today’s episode, we learn about Shadowdark from Kelsey, along with her Wisconsin roots!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Help Lex Olden from Gamewoven with funds to escape their Nazi parent: http://helplex.charactercreationcast.com/ Roleplay Retcon’s FLOP Kickstarter is live: https://tinyurl.com/flopsgame Jef and Jon have a sticker book: https://amzn.to/4gWrwJc Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGuestsKelsey Dionne:Website: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode:Shadowdark RPG by Kelsey Dionne:Webpage: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark?srsltid=AfmBOoqTizFAaP1O3Wi-_ot1xAuDRVei-y6xImnjWS1zv42Z8dGTi5Nx Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:40) - Introductions (00:04:49) - What's in a game? - Core concept of Shadowdark (00:05:37) - The Setting (00:06:27) - Materials Needed (00:07:29) - Stories and Themes (00:08:40) - What do characters do in the game? (00:11:09) - What is unique about Shadowdark? (00:15:48) - History of the game (00:20:10) - How did the playtesting go for the game? (00:24:26) - Terms and Concepts (00:25:14) - Call to Action (00:32:51) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impro

48 min

Feb 28, 2025Episode 4

Series 80.4 - Airship Amour with Ryan Boelter

Welcome to the final episode of series 80, everyone! In this series, we are going to cover different duo or solo romance RPGs every episode, and in today’s episode, we are continuing the solo train and finishing up the series with a game by Sylvie the Dragon Games called Airship Amour, a lesbian dating sim that takes place on a steampunk airship!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Help Lex Olden from Gamewoven with funds to escape their Nazi parent: http://helplex.charactercreationcast.com/ Roleplay Retcon’s FLOP Kickstarter is live: https://tinyurl.com/flopsgame Jef and Jon have a sticker book: https://amzn.to/4gWrwJc Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGames/Tools discussed this episode:Airship Amour by Sylvie the Dragon Games:Itch.io: https://sylviethedragon.itch.io/airship-amour Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:02:15) - Introductions (00:02:52) - Marker 94 (00:02:58) - What's in a game? - Core Concept (00:03:34) - The Setting (00:04:20) - The Tools (00:04:51) - Stories and Themes (00:06:09) - What do characters do? (00:07:30) - What is unique about Airship Amour? and History (00:09:11) - Let's make some people! (00:10:06) - Backgrounds and Character Traits (00:14:45) - Choosing a Station (00:17:12) - First Impressions (00:23:43) - Name and Recap (00:27:01) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:28:45) - How does character creation stack up to other games? (00:30:31) - Fanfic? (00:32:23) - Take it up a level! (00:35:27) - Episode Closer (00:36:32) - Call

58 min

Feb 24, 2025Episode 3

Series 80.3 - Reincarnated as the Unlovable Villainess with Ryan Boelter

Welcome to the third episode of series 80, everyone! In this series, we are going to cover different duo or solo romance RPGs every episode, and in today’s episode, we step back down to solo RPGs and are covering an isekai-style dating named Reincarneted as the Unlovable Villainess by Wym Lawson!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Help Lex Olden from Gamewoven with funds to escape their Nazi parent: http://helplex.charactercreationcast.com/ Roleplay Retcon’s FLOP Kickstarter is live: https://tinyurl.com/flopsgame Jef and Jon have a sticker book: https://amzn.to/4gWrwJc Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGames/Tools discussed this episode:Reincarnated as the Unlovable Villainess by Wym Lawson: Itch.io: https://wym-lawson.itch.io/reincarnated-as-the-unlovable-villainess Wym Lawson on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wym-lawson.itch.io Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:02:06) - Introductions (00:02:47) - What's in a game? - Core concept (00:04:47) - The setting (00:05:52) - Tools and Rules (00:06:39) - Stories and Themes (00:07:17) - What do characters do in the game? (00:07:47) - What is unique about the game? (00:08:21) - History of the game (00:09:11) - Let's make some people! (00:15:59) - Making the Love Interests (00:24:22) - Protagonist (00:25:15) - The Hearts (00:27:19) - D20 for your thoughts? - Character sheets and how it went (00:30:17) - Fanfic? (00:33:53) - Take it up a level! <l

1 hr 45 min

Feb 11, 2025Episode 2

Series 80.2 - You Never Told Me with Senda Linaugh and Ryan Boelter

Welcome to the second episode of series 80, everyone! In this series, we are going to be going to cover different duo or solo romance RPGs every episode, and in today’s episode, Ryan is joined by guest co-host Senda Linaugh from Panda’s Talking Games to cover our first letter writing game, You Never Told Me by Senda herself!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGuestsSenda Linaugh: Polygamerous Podcast Network: https://polygamero.us Panda’s Talking Games: https://polygamero.us/panda/ She’s a Super Geek: http://sasgeek.com itch.io: https://idellamithlynnd.itch.io Gnome Stew: https://gnomestew.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/senda.bsky.social Games/Tools discussed this episode:You Never Told Me by Senda Linaugh:Itch.io: https://idellamithlynnd.itch.io/you-never-told-me Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:44) - Introductions (00:03:23) - What's in a Game? - Core Concept (00:05:44) - What setting do we play in? (00:06:52) - What sort of materials do we need to play? (00:09:04) - What stories and themes do you play with in this game? (00:11:46) - What do characters do in the game? (00:15:19) - What is unique about this game? (00:16:51) - History of the game (00:22:43) - Let's make some people! - Lines and Veils (00:26:37) - Questions about our immortality (00:47:15) - How old are we questions (00:51:31) - Names and Pronouns (00:55:08) - What is the present time?</

1 hr 32 min

Feb 3, 2025Episode 1

Series 80.1 - Breaking the Ice with Senda Linaugh and Ryan Boelter

Welcome to the first episode of series 80, everyone! In this series, we are going to be going to cover different duo or solo romance RPGs every episode, and in today’s episode, Ryan is joined by guest co-host Senda Linaugh from Panda’s Talking Games to explore and create characters for the romantic two player game Breaking the Ice by Emily Care Boss!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Adventure Capitalists https://open.spotify.com/show/1GVcnON9T3zHcQ9cmhe7Xs?si=e093c4dbabf24984 Campaign Skyjacks https://open.spotify.com/show/2Rpw9eKVdpgiYRVPwjGe1U?si=b3dc8b5fb561444b Starwhal https://open.spotify.com/show/0CrArFeAPbTFm871oLtmrU?si=2e72dc21257c4a3a Skyjoust!! https://open.spotify.com/show/67illcOMVsb6YCtbuzYnJT?si=06d77ef7189341f9 Join our Discord! https://discord.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGuestsSenda Linaugh: Polygamerous Podcast Network: https://polygamero.us Panda’s Talking Games: https://polygamero.us/category/podcasts/panda/ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/senda.bsky.social Games/Tools discussed this episode:The Romance Trilogy by Emily Care Boss:DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191871/romance-trilogy-bgg010pdf?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:39) - Introductions (00:03:36) - What's in a game? - Core Concep

1 hr 13 min

Jan 27, 2025Episode 4

Series 79.4 - Solo RPGs - Colostle with Ryan Boelter

Welcome to the final episode of series 79! In this series, we are going to be going over a different solo RPG every episode, and in today’s episode, Ryan is all by themself again to explore the game Colostle, a fantasy solo RPG by Nich Angell that takes place in an impossibly big castle!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Adventure Capitalists https://open.spotify.com/show/1GVcnON9T3zHcQ9cmhe7Xs?si=e093c4dbabf24984 Campaign Skyjacks https://open.spotify.com/show/2Rpw9eKVdpgiYRVPwjGe1U?si=b3dc8b5fb561444b Starwhal https://open.spotify.com/show/0CrArFeAPbTFm871oLtmrU?si=2e72dc21257c4a3a Skyjoust!! https://open.spotify.com/show/67illcOMVsb6YCtbuzYnJT?si=06d77ef7189341f9 Join our Discord! https://discord.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGames/Tools discussed this episode:Colostle:Website: https://www.colostle.com/ Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:26) - Introductions (00:02:09) - What's in a game? - Core concept (00:02:58) - What setting do you play in? (00:04:16) - What tools do we need to play and what are the primary mechanics? (00:06:22) - What are Colostle's stories and themes? (00:09:03) - What do characters do in the game? (00:10:44) - What is unique about Colostle? (00:11:45) - History of Colostle (00:13:34) - Terms and Concepts (00:17:06) - Let's make some people! - Calling and Nature (00:21:35) - Picking a class (00:24:48) - Class Features (00:30:57) - Class Prompts (00:41:05) - Name and Look (00:43:58) - Creating a city <li

50 min

Jan 20, 2025Episode 3

Series 79.3 - Solo RPGs - Reap with Ryan Boelter

Welcome to the third episode of series 79! In this series, we are going to be going over a different solo RPG every episode, and in today’s episode, Ryan is all by themself again to explore the game Reap, a necromantic fantasy solo RPG by multi-guest and friend of the show Spencer Campbell!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Bluesky Starter Pack! https://go.bsky.app/RBJ971x Join our Discord! https://discord.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGames/Tools discussed this episode:Reap:Website: https://gilarpgs.com/#reap Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:27) - Introductions (00:02:05) - What's in a game? - Core Concept of Reap (00:02:53) - The Setting (00:03:45) - Materials Needed (00:04:51) - What stories and themes does this game support? (00:06:26) - What do characters do in this game? (00:09:10) - What is unique about Reap? (00:10:30) - History of the game (00:11:14) - Terms and concepts (00:15:22) - Let's make some people! - Creating the Reaper (00:25:17) - Realms (00:27:45) - What story do the character sheets tell us? (00:29:59) - How does character creation stack up to others? (00:30:40) - Fanfic? (00:31:57) - Take it up a level! (00:35:19) - How resurrection works (00:36:30) - Combat and other things to keep in mind (00:38:11) - Episode closer (00:39:08) - Call to Action (00:45:44) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs Clip 2: Re

1 hr 42 min

Jan 13, 2025Episode 2

Series 79.2 - Solo RPGs - Elegy with Ryan Boelter

Welcome to the second episode of series 79! In this series, we are going to be going over a different solo RPG every episode, and in today’s episode, Ryan is all by themself again to explore the game Elegy, an urban fantasy vampiric RPG by Miracle M!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Bluesky Starter Pack! https://go.bsky.app/RBJ971x Join our Discord! https://discord.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGames/Tools discussed this episode:Elegy:Free PDF: https://miraclem.itch.io/elegy Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:27) - Introductions (00:02:05) - What's in a game? - Core Concepts (00:03:16) - What setting do you play in? (00:07:53) - What materials do we need to play Elegy? (00:10:40) - What stories and themes does this game explore? (00:12:41) - What do characters do in Elegy? (00:15:39) - What is unique about Elegy? (00:16:37) - History of the game (00:17:04) - Terms and Concepts (00:19:25) - Let's make some people! (00:24:04) - World Building Truths (00:47:16) - Name and Stats (00:49:23) - Assets (01:02:54) - Background and Connections (01:14:54) - Background Elegy (01:25:36) - Discussion - Character Sheets (01:27:09) - How does character creation stack up to other games? (01:27:52) - Fanfic? (01:32:13) - Episode Closer (01:32:58) - Call to Action (01:38:02) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs Clip 2: Vampires by A

1 hr 27 min

Jan 6, 2025Episode 1

Series 79.1 - Solo RPGs - Ironsworn with Ryan Boelter

Welcome to the first episode of series 79! In this series, we are going to be going over a different solo RPG every episode, and in today’s episode, Ryan is all by themself to explore the game Ironsworn, a dark fantasy RPG about vows and perilous quests!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Bluesky Starter Pack! https://go.bsky.app/RBJ971x Join our Discord! https://discord.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGames/Tools discussed this episode:Ironsworn: Free PDF: https://tomkinpress.com/collections/products-for-ironsworn/products/ironsworn-digital-edition Website: https://ironswornrpg.com Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:02:08) - Introductions (00:02:53) - What's in a game? - Core Concepts of Ironsworn (00:04:37) - Setting - Ironlands (00:08:31) - Materials needed to play (00:10:05) - What stories and themes is this game meant to explore? (00:12:10) - What do characters do in this game? (00:14:30) - What is unique about Ironsworn? (00:16:04) - History of Ironsworn (00:18:04) - Basic terms and concepts - Assets (00:22:29) - Vows (00:24:14) - World Building Truths (00:25:03) - Let's make some people! - Concept and Name (00:27:17) - Stats and Momentum (00:34:52) - Vows, Bonds, Dibilities, Conditions, Banes and Burdens (00:37:19) - Asset Selection (00:47:34) - Equipment and other notes (00:52:14) - World Building Truths (01:06:21) - Second Vow and Background Bonds (01:10:51) - Discussion - How were the character sheets? (01:12:06) - How did character creation stack up to other games? (01:13:15) - Fanfic? (01:14:22) - Take it up a level! (01:16:53) - Episode Closer (01:17:42) - Call to Action (01:22:50) - Credits Music: Opening:

47 min

Dec 30, 2024Episode 5

Series 78.5 - Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme with Brian Saliba [Designer] (Discussion Concluded)

Welcome to the final episode of series 78! In this series, we sat down with Brian Saliba, creator of the game we are covering this series, Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme, the officially licensed role-playing game lovingly ripped off from the complete works of Monty Python! This episode, we finish our discussion about the game before diving into some very serious fanfic!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Bluesky Starter Pack! https://go.bsky.app/RBJ971x Join our Discord! https://discord.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGuestsBrian Saliba Crowbar Creative: https://crwbr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/crowbarcreative Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crowbarcreative/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4XLlAumcHxnVS5JBw4NVEg Games/Tools discussed this episode:Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme:Pre-order: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/monty-pythons-cocurricular-mediaeval-reenactment-programme Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:02:04) - How does the character creation set up your expectations for play? (00:06:43) - What is the biggest flaw/strength of character creation in this system? (00:13:57) - Fanfic! (00:27:27) - Take it up a level! - How does one gather new accouterments? (00:35:40) - Episode Closer (00:37:30) - Call to Action (00:43:03) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Med

40 min

Dec 26, 2024Episode 4

Series 78.4 - Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme with Brian Saliba [Designer] (Discussion)

Welcome to the fourth episode of series 78! In this series, we sat down with Brian Saliba, creator of the game we are covering this series, Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme, the officially licensed role-playing game lovingly ripped off from the complete works of Monty Python! This episode, we learn more about Brian before analyzing both the character sheets as well as how the character creation stacks up to other games!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Bluesky Starter Pack! https://go.bsky.app/RBJ971x Join our Discord! https://discord.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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGuestsBrian Saliba Crowbar Creative: https://crwbr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/crowbarcreative Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crowbarcreative/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4XLlAumcHxnVS5JBw4NVEg Games/Tools discussed this episode:Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme:Pre-order: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/monty-pythons-cocurricular-mediaeval-reenactment-programme Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:35) - Reintroductions (00:09:30) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:10:53) - What character creation mechanic does Brian like to see in a system? (00:13:15) - What story does the character sheet tell in this game? (00:21:35) - How does the character creation for Monty Python stack up to other games? (00:32:39) - Call to Action (00:36:04) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_0