Series 21.3 - Ross Rifles with Daniel Kwan and Patrick Keenan [Designers] (Discussion)

Character Creation Cast

English - October 21, 2019 14:42 - 49 minutes - ★★★★★ - 83 ratings
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Welcome to the final episode of series 21, everyone! Today we welcome back Daniel Kwan and Patrick Keenan from Dundas West Games to discuss the character creation process for their new game, Ross Rifles, a World War 1, Powered by the Apocalypse RPG, kickstarting right now!
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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:01:17 - Intro

00:04:21 - D20 For Your Thoughts

00:04:30 -How Daniel got started

00:06:17 - How Patrick got started

00:07:11 -Personal process for creating characters

00:08:34 - How does this stack up against other PbtA games?

00:12:34 - How did you decide what character types to include?

00:14:06 - Specific character options

00:17:21 - What does character creation teach us about the game?

00:18:24 -What is a flaw and what are you proud of?

00:24:36 - How did you change the system to tell different stories?

00:28:56 - FANFIC (Antonio time!)

00:34:25 - Take it up a level

00:34:32 - How do characters change as people?

00:37:42 - How do you level up?

00:41:26 - Safety Tools

00:43:00 - Patrick’s Plugs

00:43:17 - Daniel’s Plugs

00:44:15 - Episode Closer

00:45:43 - Show Blurbs (Adventure)

00:46:18 - Outtakes

Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-213-ross-rifles-with-daniel-kwan-and-patrick-keenan-designers-discussion/transcript
Music:

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

Clip 1: from https://filmmusic.io "Dark Times" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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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/)

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Daniel Kwan @danielhkwan

Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielhkwan

Level Up Gaming: https://www.levelupgaming.ca/

Patrick Keenan @Keenan_Patrick

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Keenan_Patrick

Dundas West Games @dundaswestgames

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Website: https://www.dundaswestgames.com/

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:01:17 - Intro
00:04:21 - D20 For Your Thoughts
00:04:30 -How Daniel got started
00:06:17 - How Patrick got started
00:07:11 -Personal process for creating characters
00:08:34 - How does this stack up against other PbtA games?
00:12:34 - How did you decide what character types to include?
00:14:06 - Specific character options
00:17:21 - What does character creation teach us about the game?
00:18:24 -What is a flaw and what are you proud of?
00:24:36 - How did you change the system to tell different stories?
00:28:56 - FANFIC (Antonio time!)
00:34:25 - Take it up a level
00:34:32 - How do characters change as people?
00:37:42 - How do you level up?
00:41:26 - Safety Tools
00:43:00 - Patrick’s Plugs
00:43:17 - Daniel’s Plugs
00:44:15 - Episode Closer
00:45:43 - Show Blurbs (Adventure)
00:46:18 - Outtakes
Transcriptshttps://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-213-ross-rifles-with-daniel-kwan-and-patrick-keenan-designers-discussion/transcriptMusic:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: from https://filmmusic.io "Dark Times" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Clip 2: Good Vibes by DJ Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads