Series 23.3 - Lancer with Tom Parkinson Morgan and Miguel Lopez [Designers] (Discussion)

Character Creation Cast

English - January 20, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 83 ratings
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In the final episode of our Lancer series, Tom joins us as we learn a little bit about our team, talk about the difficulty of managing a lot of options for customization and learn more about Lancer itself.
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Guests and Projects:
Tom Parkinson Morgan @Orbitaldropkick

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Orbitaldropkick

Website: https://killsixbilliondemons.com/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/killsixbilliondemons

Miguel Lopez @The_One_Lopez
Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_One_Lopez

Massif Press @LancerRPG

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lancer_RPG

Website: https://massif-press.itch.io

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:04:20 - Intro

00:04:57 - Tom’s Character

00:06:16 - Ryan’s Character

00:07:39 - Amelia’s Character

00:08:38 - D20 For Your Thoughts

00:08:55 - Tom’s intro to RPGs

00:12:18 - Personal character creation process

00:17:55 - Character creation in this system

00:27:05 - How did you decide to make character creation more open-ended here?

00:30:42 - What does character creation tell us about the game?

00:32:37 - Flaws of character creation

00:36:12 - What are you proudest of?

00:36:51 - Specifics of the game

00:39:32 - Fanfic!

00:47:22 - How would our group do?

00:48:39 - Take it up a level

00:48:48 - How do characters change?

00:50:10 - How does leveling up work?

01:01:11 -How do you gain levels?

01:05:32 - Plugs

01:06:58 - Closer

01:08:31 - Show Blurbs: Design Doc

01:09:06 - Outtakes

Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-233-lancer-with-tom-parkinson-morgan-and-miguel-lopez-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: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Strength Of The Titans" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Clip 2: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Crossing the Chasm" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) 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/)

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Tom Parkinson Morgan @Orbitaldropkick

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Orbitaldropkick

Website: https://killsixbilliondemons.com/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/killsixbilliondemons

Miguel Lopez @The_One_Lopez

Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_One_Lopez

Massif Press @LancerRPG

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lancer_RPG

Website: https://massif-press.itch.io

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:04:20 - Intro
00:04:57 - Tom’s Character
00:06:16 - Ryan’s Character
00:07:39 - Amelia’s Character
00:08:38 - D20 For Your Thoughts
00:08:55 - Tom’s intro to RPGs
00:12:18 - Personal character creation process
00:17:55 - Character creation in this system
00:27:05 - How did you decide to make character creation more open-ended here?
00:30:42 - What does character creation tell us about the game?
00:32:37 - Flaws of character creation
00:36:12 - What are you proudest of?
00:36:51 - Specifics of the game
00:39:32 - Fanfic!
00:47:22 - How would our group do?
00:48:39 - Take it up a level
00:48:48 - How do characters change?
00:50:10 - How does leveling up work?
01:01:11 -How do you gain levels?
01:05:32 - Plugs
01:06:58 - Closer
01:08:31 - Show Blurbs: Design Doc
01:09:06 - Outtakes
Transcriptshttps://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-233-lancer-with-tom-parkinson-morgan-and-miguel-lopez-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: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Strength Of The Titans" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Clip 2: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Crossing the Chasm" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) 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/)
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