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Episode Synopsis
Welcome to the fifth and final episode of series 74! This series welcomed Sam Sleney, one of the three designers behind Orbital Blues, the space western RPG we are covering this month! This episode, we finish up our discussion with more industry chat about the review process and how it’s ok to like things that are objectively bad, we make some fantastic fanfic for our characters, and do a deep dive into inspiration and being true to your games that you design or run!
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Guests
Sam Sleney
Twitter: https://x.com/samsleney
Soul Muppet Publishing: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/
Games/Tools discussed this episode:
Orbital Blues:
Website: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/collections/orbital-blues
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/365815/Orbital-Blues-A-Space-Western-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603
Itch.io: https://soulmuppetpublishing.itch.io/orbital-blues
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:42) - The state of reviews in the RPG industry
(00:17:08) - How does the process of creating characters for Orbital Blues stack up to other games?
(00:30:32) - Fanfic!
(00:44:04) - Take it up a level....?
(00:52:44) - Episode Closer
(00:54:43) - Call to Action
(00:59:44) - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Orbit by Ender
From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9540
Clip 2: Blues for Miss D by The Realist
From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10938
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
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BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social)
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Announcements:
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Join our Discord!
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Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Guests
Sam Sleney
Twitter: https://x.com/samsleney
Soul Muppet Publishing: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/
Games/Tools discussed this episode:
Orbital Blues:
Website: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/collections/orbital-blues
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/365815/Orbital-Blues-A-Space-Western-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603
Itch.io: https://soulmuppetpublishing.itch.io/orbital-blues
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:42) - The state of reviews in the RPG industry
(00:17:08) - How does the process of creating characters for Orbital Blues stack up to other games?
(00:30:32) - Fanfic!
(00:44:04) - Take it up a level....?
(00:52:44) - Episode Closer
(00:54:43) - Call to Action
(00:59:44) - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Orbit by Ender
From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9540
Clip 2: Blues for Miss D by The Realist
From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10938
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.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net)
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:
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