Series 19.3 - InSpectres with Chris Foster [Play/Test]

In the third part of our small games series, Amelia and Ryan are again joined by Chris Foster of the Play/Test podcast to talk about InSpectres, a game about a ghost hunting start up.
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Website: https://playtest.pub/

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:04:37 - Introductions
00:07:50 - What’s in a game?
00:11:18 - Let’s make some people!
00:13:16 - Naming the characters
00:15:01 - John Longfellow
00:15:42 - Ainsley Wright
00:16:24 - Jackie Smith
00:16:53 - Assigning skill dice
00:19:50 - Picking a talent
00:23:22 - Let’s make a franchise!
00:23:53 - How big is the franchise?
00:25:53 - Main office or start-up?
00:26:33 - Where are you located?
00:27:09 - Who runs the show?
00:27:25 - Who funds this?
00:28:33 - Amenities
00:31:13 - Gear
00:38:19 - Transportation
00:40:59 - Specialty
00:47:29 - Franchise dice
00:50:11 - D20 for your thoughts
00:54:14 - Are characters fleshed out?
00:57:51 - Flaws?
00:59:15 - What does character creation tell us about the game?
01:00:00 - Fan Fic Time!
01:04:01 - Plugs
01:04:58 - Episode Closer
01:06:24 - Show Blurbs
01:07:13 - Outtakes
Music:

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

Clip 1: Play/Test podcast theme song (https://playtest.pub) by Matt Lee (https://twitter.com/NiceWizardMusic)

Clip 2: "Epic Unease" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) from https://filmmusic.io License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)

Games discussed this episode:
InSpectres

Memento Mori Theatrics: http://www.memento-mori.com/rpg/inspectres

Drive Thru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17891/InSpectres

Our Podcast:

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Amelia Antrim:

Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)

Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/

Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)

G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)

Ryan Boelter:

Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)

Website: https://lordneptune.com

Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)

Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod)

Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter

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In the third part of our small games series, Amelia and Ryan are again joined by Chris Foster of the Play/Test podcast to talk about InSpectres, a game about a ghost hunting start up.

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
Character Creation Cast on Stitcher
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr
Character Creation Cast on Facebook
https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast

Guests and Projects:

Chris Foster @Eyolo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Eyolo
Itch.io: https://playtest.itch.io/
Play/Test Podcast @playtestpod
Twitter: https://twitter.com/playtestpod
Website: https://playtest.pub/

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:04:37 - Introductions

00:07:50 - What’s in a game?

00:11:18 - Let’s make some people!

00:13:16 - Naming the characters

00:15:01 - John Longfellow

00:15:42 - Ainsley Wright

00:16:24 - Jackie Smith

00:16:53 - Assigning skill dice

00:19:50 - Picking a talent

00:23:22 - Let’s make a franchise!

00:23:53 - How big is the franchise?

00:25:53 - Main office or start-up?

00:26:33 - Where are you located?

00:27:09 - Who runs the show?

00:27:25 - Who funds this?

00:28:33 - Amenities

00:31:13 - Gear

00:38:19 - Transportation

00:40:59 - Specialty

00:47:29 - Franchise dice

00:50:11 - D20 for your thoughts

00:54:14 - Are characters fleshed out?

00:57:51 - Flaws?

00:59:15 - What does character creation tell us about the game?

01:00:00 - Fan Fic Time!

01:04:01 - Plugs

01:04:58 - Episode Closer

01:06:24 - Show Blurbs

01:07:13 - Outtakes

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Play/Test podcast theme song (https://playtest.pub) by Matt Lee (https://twitter.com/NiceWizardMusic)
Clip 2: "Epic Unease" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) from https://filmmusic.io License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)

Games discussed this episode:

InSpectres

Memento Mori Theatrics: http://www.memento-mori.com/rpg/inspectres
Drive Thru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17891/InSpectres

Our Podcast:

Character Creation Cast:
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/
Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/
Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Website: https://lordneptune.com
Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)
Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod)
Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
Our Website:
http://www.charactercreationcast.com
Our Network:
http://oneshotpodcast.com
Network Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

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