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Episode Synopsis
This is the final episode of our Visigoths vs Mall Goths series, a game where you play time displaced Visigoths in a 90’s mall where, naturally, you are enemies with the mall goths that inhabit said mall. We welcome back special guest Lucian Kahn, designer of Visigoths vs Mall Goths and much more, to discuss this game with us!
Announcements:
Descent into Midnight Kickstarter Watch:
https://dimrpg.io/ks
A Horror Borealis/The Cryptid Keeper Year of the Moth Patreon Drive:
https://patreon.com/TheCryptidKeeper
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
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Guests and Projects:
Lucian Kahn @oh_theogony
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oh_theogony
Website: https://necromancy.itch.io
Dead Friend: A Game of Necromancy
https://necromancy.itch.io/dead-friend-a-game-of-necromancy
Grandma’s Drinking Song - Doikayt: A Jewish RPG Anthology
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/5527230/doikayt-a-jewish-ttrpg-anthology
Honey and Hot Wax - Pelgrane Press
https://necromancy.itch.io/best-of-lucian-kahn
Games discussed this episode:
Visigoths vs Mall Goths
Backer-Kit Pre Order: https://goths.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:03:22 - Reintroductions
00:06:13 - D20 for your thoughts?
00:13:54 - Lucian’s process for creating characters
00:16:32 - How does character creation in this game stack up against others?
00:22:47 - How was it decided which characters to include?
00:24:42 - Is there anything that absolutely needed to be there for character options?
00:26:08 - What does the process of character creation tell us about playing the game?
00:30:11 - What is one of the biggest flaws of character creation in this game?
00:37:07 - Fanfiction!
00:42:48 - Take it up a level!
00:47:09 - Episode Closer
00:51:10 - Show Blurbs (The Broadswords)
Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-243-visigoths-vs-mall-goths-with-lucian-kahn-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: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Gothamlicious" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Clip 2: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Eighties Action" 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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Announcements:
Descent into Midnight Kickstarter Watch:
https://dimrpg.io/ks
A Horror Borealis/The Cryptid Keeper Year of the Moth Patreon Drive:
https://patreon.com/TheCryptidKeeper
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
Guests and Projects:
Lucian Kahn @oh_theogony
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oh_theogony
Website: https://necromancy.itch.io
Dead Friend: A Game of Necromancy
https://necromancy.itch.io/dead-friend-a-game-of-necromancy
Grandma’s Drinking Song - Doikayt: A Jewish RPG Anthology
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/5527230/doikayt-a-jewish-ttrpg-anthology
Honey and Hot Wax - Pelgrane Press
https://necromancy.itch.io/best-of-lucian-kahn
Games discussed this episode:
Visigoths vs Mall Goths
Backer-Kit Pre Order: https://goths.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:03:22 - Reintroductions
00:06:13 - D20 for your thoughts?
00:13:54 - Lucian’s process for creating characters
00:16:32 - How does character creation in this game stack up against others?
00:22:47 - How was it decided which characters to include?
00:24:42 - Is there anything that absolutely needed to be there for character options?
00:26:08 - What does the process of character creation tell us about playing the game?
00:30:11 - What is one of the biggest flaws of character creation in this game?
00:37:07 - Fanfiction!
00:42:48 - Take it up a level!
00:47:09 - Episode Closer
00:51:10 - Show Blurbs (The Broadswords)
Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-243-visigoths-vs-mall-goths-with-lucian-kahn-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: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Gothamlicious" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Clip 2: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Eighties Action" 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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