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Episode Synopsis
On the last episode of our 33rd series, halfway to the evil number, we welcome back Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor from Rowan Rook and Decard, to discuss character creation and world building in Unbound, a scalable action pulp, collaborative world building RPG. We also get to some pretty fantastic fanfiction for our characters, so you’ll want to stick around for that!
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Contact us about an art commission!
https://contact.charactercreationcast.com
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Guests and Projects:
Grant Howitt @gshowitt
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gshowitt
Patreon: https://patreon.com/gshowitt
Chris Taylor @TheMaddigan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMaddigan
Rowan, Rook and Decard
Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com
Games discussed this episode:
Unbound
Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product-category/game-systems/unbound/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:03:06 - ReIntroductions
00:06:33 - D20 for your thoughts?
00:06:54 - Grant and Chris’s favorite part of creating games.
00:08:31 - What was it light to playtest Unbound?
00:14:39 - How does character creation stack up against other games?
00:21:38 - How does the process of character creation set expectations of playing Unbound?
00:27:02 - How does creating a world affect creating characters?
00:31:33 - What is the biggest flaw and the best part of creating characters in Unbound?
00:35:21 - Fanfiction!
00:42:15 - Take it up a level! - Advancement Mechanics
00:48:28 - What effect does this have on the narrative?
00:51:50 - Episode Closer
00:53:32 - Call to Action
00:56:57 - Credits
00:58:52 - Show Blurb: Total Party Kill
00:59:38 - Outtakes
Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-333-unbound-with-grant-howitt-and-chris-taylor-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: Water Of The Moon by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6890-water-of-the-moon
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Clip 2: The Technology Is Here by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6842-the-technology-is-here
License: 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:
Make Georgia Twice as Nice One Shot Act Blue Campaign for Fair Voting:
https://actblue.com/donate/ga69/
Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe
https://twitch.chimera.games
Cape and Blade Live Stream Campaign:
https://capeandblade.chimera.games
Contact us about an art commission!
https://contact.charactercreationcast.com
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:
Grant Howitt @gshowitt
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gshowitt
Patreon: https://patreon.com/gshowitt
Chris Taylor @TheMaddigan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMaddigan
Rowan, Rook and Decard
Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com
Games discussed this episode:
Unbound
Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product-category/game-systems/unbound/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:03:06 - ReIntroductions
00:06:33 - D20 for your thoughts?
00:06:54 - Grant and Chris’s favorite part of creating games.
00:08:31 - What was it light to playtest Unbound?
00:14:39 - How does character creation stack up against other games?
00:21:38 - How does the process of character creation set expectations of playing Unbound?
00:27:02 - How does creating a world affect creating characters?
00:31:33 - What is the biggest flaw and the best part of creating characters in Unbound?
00:35:21 - Fanfiction!
00:42:15 - Take it up a level! - Advancement Mechanics
00:48:28 - What effect does this have on the narrative?
00:51:50 - Episode Closer
00:53:32 - Call to Action
00:56:57 - Credits
00:58:52 - Show Blurb: Total Party Kill
00:59:38 - Outtakes
Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-333-unbound-with-grant-howitt-and-chris-taylor-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: Water Of The Moon by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6890-water-of-the-moon
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Clip 2: The Technology Is Here by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6842-the-technology-is-here
License: 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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