Series 47.3 - Thirsty Sword Lesbians with April Kit Walsh [Designer] (Discussion)

Welcome to the final 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 discuss the creation process, get into some amazing fanfic, and then stick around for the outtakes!
Announcements:

Truths of Heart Bundle

https://itch.io/b/1252/truths-of-heart-powered-by-lesbians-bundle

Advanced Lovers & Lesbians Preorder

https://advanced-lovers-and-lesbians.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/387544

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https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast

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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
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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:03:42 - Reintroductions

00:13:34 - D20 for your thoughts? - How did April get into RPGs?

00:15:10 - What makes for a good character creation system?

00:20:28 - How does character creation in this game stack up to others?

00:35:35 - How does character creation set expectations for play?

00:43:55 - What story do the character sheets tell us?

00:52:50 - What is one of the biggest flaws/best parts of character creation in this system?

00:57:07 - Fanfic

01:12:56 - Take it up a level!

01:19:08 - Final Thoughts

01:20:10 - Episode Closer

01:22:46 - Call to Action

01:26:19 - Credits

01:28:14 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children

01:28:51 - Outtakes

Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-473-thirsty-sword-lesbians-with-april-kit-walsh-designer-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: 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 final 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 discuss the creation process, get into some amazing fanfic, and then stick around for the outtakes!

Announcements:
Truths of Heart Bundle
https://itch.io/b/1252/truths-of-heart-powered-by-lesbians-bundle
Advanced Lovers & Lesbians Preorder
https://advanced-lovers-and-lesbians.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/387544
One Shot Network Patreon
https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast
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/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
00:03:42 - Reintroductions
00:13:34 - D20 for your thoughts? - How did April get into RPGs?
00:15:10 - What makes for a good character creation system?
00:20:28 - How does character creation in this game stack up to others?
00:35:35 - How does character creation set expectations for play?
00:43:55 - What story do the character sheets tell us?
00:52:50 - What is one of the biggest flaws/best parts of character creation in this system?
00:57:07 - Fanfic
01:12:56 - Take it up a level!
01:19:08 - Final Thoughts
01:20:10 - Episode Closer
01:22:46 - Call to Action
01:26:19 - Credits
01:28:14 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children
01:28:51 - Outtakes
Transcriptshttps://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-473-thirsty-sword-lesbians-with-april-kit-walsh-designer-discussion/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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