In today’s Character Evolution Cast episode, we chat about places to find inspiration for your game. While there are endless sources of ideas, we sit down together to talk about a few of our favorites.
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- Pinterest:
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- Amelia’s Boards:
- Sounds Like Crowes:https://pin.it/zn64qabeowj2cx
- L5R: https://pin.it/egvhmiyny566nb
- Night’s Black Agents: https://pin.it/edgwmt4csiexbo
- Descent into Midnight: https://pin.it/m26levvxj3kfqr
- Our Star Crossed Playlists:
- Magic School Kids
- Magical Girls
- Sexy Spies
- Character art by Céli of Iriana Descence from our Edifice series:
- Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide
- Amazon: https://amzn.to/2X42Khy
- Amelia and Steve (Session Zero Podcast) do exercises from the book: https://youtu.be/w-zg8dg4CE4
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 – Announcements
00:07:42 – Intro
00:08:24 – Why do we need inspiration?
00:08:41 – Translating mechanics to gameplay
00:11:21 – When character generation isn’t enough
00:13:09 – Feeling connected
00:14:40 – Lightbulb moment
00:20:07 – Pinterest
00:30:17 – Playlists
00:41:42 – Genre media
00:56:21 – Commissioning and artist
01:02:12 – Character building exercises
01:06:48 – Writing a backstory
01:13:14 – Character journals
01:15:02 – Closet cosplay
01:22:49 – Ryan’s Plugs
01:23:37 – Amelia’s Plugs
01:24:17 – Episode Closer
01:5:29 – Show Blurbs
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Twisting by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 2: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
Main Theme: Endless Motion (https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/endless-motion-edm-electro) by Ben Sound (https://www.bensound.com/)
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