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Episode Synopsis
Welcome to the second episode of series 79! In this series, we are going to be going over a different solo RPG every episode, and in today’s episode, Ryan is all by themself again to explore the game Elegy, an urban fantasy vampiric RPG by Miracle M!
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Games/Tools discussed this episode:
Elegy:
Free PDF: https://miraclem.itch.io/elegy
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:27) - Introductions
(00:02:05) - What's in a game? - Core Concepts
(00:03:16) - What setting do you play in?
(00:07:53) - What materials do we need to play Elegy?
(00:10:40) - What stories and themes does this game explore?
(00:12:41) - What do characters do in Elegy?
(00:15:39) - What is unique about Elegy?
(00:16:37) - History of the game
(00:17:04) - Terms and Concepts
(00:19:25) - Let's make some people!
(00:24:04) - World Building Truths
(00:47:16) - Name and Stats
(00:49:23) - Assets
(01:02:54) - Background and Connections
(01:14:54) - Background Elegy
(01:25:36) - Discussion - Character Sheets
(01:27:09) - How does character creation stack up to other games?
(01:27:52) - Fanfic?
(01:32:13) - Episode Closer
(01:32:58) - Call to Action
(01:38:02) - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
Clip 2: Vampires by Andrew Stanton
On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10737
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
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Ryan Boelter:
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Announcements:
Bluesky Starter Pack!
https://go.bsky.app/RBJ971x
Join our Discord!
https://discord.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
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Games/Tools discussed this episode:
Elegy:
Free PDF: https://miraclem.itch.io/elegy
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:27) - Introductions
(00:02:05) - What's in a game? - Core Concepts
(00:03:16) - What setting do you play in?
(00:07:53) - What materials do we need to play Elegy?
(00:10:40) - What stories and themes does this game explore?
(00:12:41) - What do characters do in Elegy?
(00:15:39) - What is unique about Elegy?
(00:16:37) - History of the game
(00:17:04) - Terms and Concepts
(00:19:25) - Let's make some people!
(00:24:04) - World Building Truths
(00:47:16) - Name and Stats
(00:49:23) - Assets
(01:02:54) - Background and Connections
(01:14:54) - Background Elegy
(01:25:36) - Discussion - Character Sheets
(01:27:09) - How does character creation stack up to other games?
(01:27:52) - Fanfic?
(01:32:13) - Episode Closer
(01:32:58) - Call to Action
(01:38:02) - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
Clip 2: Vampires by Andrew Stanton
On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10737
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)
Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast
Amelia Antrim:
BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social)
Ryan Boelter:
BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com)
Our Network:
https://oneshotpodcast.com
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