Series 14.1 – Shadowrun with NeoScum (Creation)

Show Notes

This is the first episode of the 14th series, and today we’re going to be tackling character creation for Shadowrun with most of the folks from the NeoScum podcast! We learn a lot about this complex system and split into teams to begin creating some really interesting people!

Announcements:

• Tell us who your favorite character is and we’ll commission an artist to draw them!
  • https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1100242211596312576
• Do you have questions for us? We’re gathering them for a Q&A episode coming soon!
  • https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEB54BK-5mq4XuUgg4fXzn8RMrX34C2jyqvSVrNth9zvxSDg/viewform

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Guests and Projects:

NeoScum

• Website: https://neoscum.com/
• Twitter: @NeoScum (https://twitter.com/NeoScum)

Blair Britt @Blair_Britt

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Blair_Britt
• Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/icepicklesOW

Mike Migdall @ItsMigdallTime

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsMigdallTime
• Twitch: http://twitch.tv/itsmigdalltime

Eleni Sauvageau: @Electriceleni

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Electriceleni
• Twitch: http://twitch.tv/itsmigdalltime

Casey Toney: @CaseyPoney

• Twitter: http://twitter.com/caseyponey

Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Announcements

00:06:13 – Introductions

00:14:11 – What’s in a game? – Setting

00:18:15 – What materials do we need to play?

00:23:55 – What do characters do in Shadowrun?

00:31:21 – What is unique about Shadowrun?

00:38:26 – History of Shadowrun

00:41:43 – What terms do we need to know to create characters?

01:12:52 – Let’s make some people! – Priority

01:13:52 – Character Concepts and diving in with Hero Lab

01:20:02 – Let’s try doing this manually

01:37:41 – Episode Closer

01:40:04 – Show Blurbs

Game systems and materials discussed in this episode:

• Shadowrun 5th Edition:
  • https://amzn.to/2GVk0BT

Music:

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

Clip 1: Space Punk (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KASCHADE/Introduction_1685/Kaschade_-_Introduction_2013_-_09_Space_Punk) by KASCHADE (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KASCHADE/)

Clip 2: NeoScum main theme (https://neoscum.com)

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/)

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