Series 47.1 - Thirsty Sword Lesbians with April Kit Walsh [Designer] (Creation)
Character Creation Cast
English - February 07, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsGames Leisure character creation creation cast player advice polygamerous Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome to the first episode of series 47, everyone! This series, we welcome April Kit Walsh, to learn about her game, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a Powered by the Apocalypse game where swords cross and hearts race! This episode we learn all about the game and then create a setting together before starting character creation.
Announcements:
Kill Every Monster - Amelia’s Undead Horde Episode
https://killeverymonster.com/2022/01/undeadhorde/
Girl Scout Cookies!
https://bit.ly/eleanorcookie
One Shot Network Patreon
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Truths of Heart Bundle
https://itch.io/b/1252/truths-of-heart-powered-by-lesbians-bundle
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Guests and Projects:
April Kit Walsh @GaySpaceshipGms
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaySpaceshipGms
Website: https://gayspaceship.com
Games discussed this episode:
Thirsty Sword Lesbians
Website: http://sword.gay
DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348096/Thirsty-Sword-Lesbians?term=Thirsty+Sword?affiliate_id=1601603
Advanced Lovers & Lesbians Preorder
https://advanced-lovers-and-lesbians.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/387544
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:09:02 - Introductions
00:11:34 - What's in a game? - Core concept of Thirsty Sword Lesbians
00:12:29 - What kind of setting do you play in this game?
00:13:29 - What tools do we need to play this game?
00:14:08 - What kind of stories and themes
00:16:17 - What do characters do in this game?
00:22:25 - What does this game do to encourage celebratory queer stories?
00:28:08 - What is unique about Thirsty Sword Lesbians?
00:28:08 - PROMO - Smitten
00:30:20 - History of the system - When did this project start?
00:38:17 - Basic Terms and Concepts - Attributes
00:40:08 - Strings
00:41:56 - Conditions
00:43:10 - Safety exercise and world building worksheet
00:44:37 - Let's make a place! - Wants and Do Not Wants
00:46:59 - World Building Worksheets - Genre
00:48:15 - Tone
00:49:03 - Scope of the community
00:49:57 - What's especially positive about this community?
00:50:26 - What NPC epitomizes that positivity and what do they want from the PCs?
00:52:08 - What is a serious flaw of the community?
00:53:18 - What NPC epitomizes that flaw?
00:54:48 - Location and where is a dramatic place for a sword fight?
00:56:31 - Location Name
00:59:45 - Defining a toxic power
01:00:57 - What does it want from us?
01:01:20 - What makes it so dangerous?
01:01:50 - What's so appealing about it?
01:02:14 - Define its location
01:02:23 - What NPC is the face of this toxic power?
01:03:52 - Let's make some people! - Picking Playbooks
01:14:02 - Call to Action
01:18:55 - Credits
01:20:50 - Show Blurbs - Backstory
Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-471-thirsty-sword-lesbians-with-april-kit-walsh-designer-creation/transcript
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Love Trip by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/2969-love-trip
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Clip 2: Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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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Welcome to the first episode of series 47, everyone! This series, we welcome April Kit Walsh, to learn about her game, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a Powered by the Apocalypse game where swords cross and hearts race! This episode we learn all about the game and then create a setting together before starting character creation.
Announcements:Kill Every Monster - Amelia’s Undead Horde Episode
https://killeverymonster.com/2022/01/undeadhorde/
Girl Scout Cookies!
https://bit.ly/eleanorcookie
One Shot Network Patreon
https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast
Truths of Heart Bundle
https://itch.io/b/1252/truths-of-heart-powered-by-lesbians-bundle
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 Podchaser
https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastCharacter Creation Cast on Stitcher
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stprCharacter Creation Cast on Facebook
https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCastGuests and Projects:April Kit Walsh @GaySpaceshipGms
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaySpaceshipGms
Website: https://gayspaceship.com
Games discussed this episode:
Thirsty Sword Lesbians
Website: http://sword.gay
DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348096/Thirsty-Sword-Lesbians?term=Thirsty+Sword?affiliate_id=1601603
Advanced Lovers & Lesbians Preorder
https://advanced-lovers-and-lesbians.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/387544Timestamps:00:00:00 - Announcements
00:09:02 - Introductions
00:11:34 - What's in a game? - Core concept of Thirsty Sword Lesbians
00:12:29 - What kind of setting do you play in this game?
00:13:29 - What tools do we need to play this game?
00:14:08 - What kind of stories and themes
00:16:17 - What do characters do in this game?
00:22:25 - What does this game do to encourage celebratory queer stories?
00:28:08 - What is unique about Thirsty Sword Lesbians?
00:28:08 - PROMO - Smitten
00:30:20 - History of the system - When did this project start?
00:38:17 - Basic Terms and Concepts - Attributes
00:40:08 - Strings
00:41:56 - Conditions
00:43:10 - Safety exercise and world building worksheet
00:44:37 - Let's make a place! - Wants and Do Not Wants
00:46:59 - World Building Worksheets - Genre
00:48:15 - Tone
00:49:03 - Scope of the community
00:49:57 - What's especially positive about this community?
00:50:26 - What NPC epitomizes that positivity and what do they want from the PCs?
00:52:08 - What is a serious flaw of the community?
00:53:18 - What NPC epitomizes that flaw?
00:54:48 - Location and where is a dramatic place for a sword fight?
00:56:31 - Location Name
00:59:45 - Defining a toxic power
01:00:57 - What does it want from us?
01:01:20 - What makes it so dangerous?
01:01:50 - What's so appealing about it?
01:02:14 - Define its location
01:02:23 - What NPC is the face of this toxic power?
01:03:52 - Let's make some people! - Picking Playbooks
01:14:02 - Call to Action
01:18:55 - Credits
01:20:50 - Show Blurbs - Backstory
Transcriptshttps://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-471-thirsty-sword-lesbians-with-april-kit-walsh-designer-creation/transcriptMusic:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Love Trip by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/2969-love-trip
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Clip 2: Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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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