Series 23.1 – Lancer with Tom Parkinson Morgan and Miguel Lopez [Designers] (Creation)

Show Notes

Welcome to the first episode of 2020 and the first episode of series 23! This series we’ll be covering Lancer, a tactics based mech combat RPG by Massif Press, with designers Tom Parkinson Morgan and Miguel Lopez! This episode we’ll be diving into what the game is about as well as a peek behind the curtain at game design as a whole.

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Tom Parkinson Morgan @Orbitaldropkick

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Miguel Lopez @The_One_Lopez

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_One_Lopez

Massif Press @LancerRPG

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lancer_RPG
• Website: https://massif-press.itch.io

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 – Announcements
• 00:02:43 – Introductions
• 00:05:49 – What’s in a game?
• 00:14:30 – What sort of stories and themes does this game explore?
• 00:31:36 – The history of Lancer – Where did the idea come from?
• 00:37:12 – How do you maintain momentum?
• 00:49:19 – Episode Closer
• 00:51:14 – Show Blurbs (Asians Represent)

Transcripts

• https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-231-lancer-with-tom-parkinson-morgan-and-miguel-lopez-designers-creation/transcript

Music:

• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
• Clip 1: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Strength Of The Titans” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
• Clip 2: Music from https://filmmusic.io “Crossing the Chasm” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
• Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)

Games discussed this episode:

Lancer

• Itch.io: https://massif-press.itch.io/corebook-pdf

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