Series 85.2 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Creation Continued)

14/07/2025 1h 8min Temporada 85 Episodio 2
Series 85.2 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Creation Continued)

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Welcome to the second episode of series 85, everyone! In this series, we are covering the retro-clone, mutant animal RPG Mutants in the Now with designer Julian Kay, and in today’s episode, we mutate our animals and figure out what sort of fighting style they all have!

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Website: https://arbco.itch.io/mutants-in-the-now




Timestamps:



(00:00:00) - Announcements




(00:01:29) - Introductions




(00:03:18) - What's in a game? - Core Concept




(00:10:30) - Setting




(00:23:52) - Materials needed to play




(00:26:12) - Stories and Themes




(00:27:53) - What can characters do in the game?




(00:35:15) - What is unique about Mutants in the Now?




(00:38:42) - History of the game




(00:44:47) - Terms and Concepts




(00:47:01) - Let's make some people! - Steps 1 and 2




(00:49:56) - Step 3 - What you're good at




(00:59:15) - Step 4 - Origin Story




(01:03:15) - Call to Action




(01:20:02) - Credits




Music:



Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod




Clip 1: Animal Kingdom by Craig Allen FravelOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/11906




Clip 2: Animals by Jessie VillaOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/5771




Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs




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