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Listen "Series 66.1 - AcadeCon 2023 Spotlights - Identeco with Shawn Rourk aka Mallo"
Episode Synopsis
Welcome to the first episode of Series 66, everyone! In this series, we sat down with three different designers live at the AcadeCon 2023 convention in Dayton, Ohio in the US! In today's episode, Ryan was able to sit down with Shawn, aka Mallo, from the team behind Identeco, a cyberpunk RPG with western genre elements blended in!
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Guests
Shawn Rourk aka Mallo
https://linktr.ee/identeco
Games/Tools discussed this episode:
Identeco:
DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/14491/Humanoid-Games?affiliate_id=1601603
Website: https://www.playidenteco.com/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:01:50 - Introductions
00:03:18 - What's in a game? - Core Concept of Identeco
00:05:13 - Setting
00:06:57 - Materials needed
00:09:20 - What sort of characters can you make in Identeco?
00:12:22 - Let's make some people! - Choosing Backgrounds
00:17:41 - Attributes
00:25:12 - Skills
00:28:50 - Talents
00:32:56 - Cybernetics
00:35:47 - Equipment
00:40:33 - Final Details
00:43:34 - What was the process for creating these character creation mechanics?
00:45:39 - What inspirations were drawn upon for the character creation mechanics?
00:47:38 - Anything special coming up for Identeco?
00:49:04 - Episode Closer
00:49:42 - Call to Action
00:57:24 - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Cowboy Club by Lunareh on Soundstripe:
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Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
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Character Creation Cast Patreon
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Announcements:
Star Crossed: Love Letters Backerkit:
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bully-pulpit-games/Star-Crossed-Love-Letters
Our social media info:
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
Shawn Rourk aka Mallo
https://linktr.ee/identeco
Games/Tools discussed this episode:
Identeco:
DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/14491/Humanoid-Games?affiliate_id=1601603
Website: https://www.playidenteco.com/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:01:50 - Introductions
00:03:18 - What's in a game? - Core Concept of Identeco
00:05:13 - Setting
00:06:57 - Materials needed
00:09:20 - What sort of characters can you make in Identeco?
00:12:22 - Let's make some people! - Choosing Backgrounds
00:17:41 - Attributes
00:25:12 - Skills
00:28:50 - Talents
00:32:56 - Cybernetics
00:35:47 - Equipment
00:40:33 - Final Details
00:43:34 - What was the process for creating these character creation mechanics?
00:45:39 - What inspirations were drawn upon for the character creation mechanics?
00:47:38 - Anything special coming up for Identeco?
00:49:04 - Episode Closer
00:49:42 - Call to Action
00:57:24 - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Cowboy Club by Lunareh on Soundstripe:
https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16034
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
Our Podcast:
Character Creation Cast:
Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com
Contact Us: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com
BlueSky: @CreationCast.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social)
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Amelia Antrim:
BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social)
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Ryan Boelter:
BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com)
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Our Network:
https://oneshotpodcast.com
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