Character Creation Spotlight E15 – Deimos Academy with Austin Taylor and Amanda Kahl [Designers]

Show Notes

Welcome to a bonus Character Creation Spotlight episode 15, everyone! This episode, we welcome Austin Taylor and Amanda Kahl, to learn about the game they are designing along with Banana Chan, Deimos Academy, a horror RPG set in a spooky boarding school that is played with a coloring book and paper dolls! This episode we learn about the game, figure out some details about our school, and make our supernaturally powered students returning for a mysterious 15 year reunion!

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• TTRPG Bundle for Trans Rights Texas on Itch
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Austin Taylor @SailorSctAustin

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Amanda Kahl @AgeOfNight

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• Website: https://ageofnight.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandakahlart/
• Patreon: https://patreon.com/ageofnight

Games discussed this episode:

Deimos Academy Kickstarter

• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gameandacurry/deimos-academy?ref=clipboard-prelaunch

Timestamps:

• 00:00:20 – Introductions
• 00:03:26 – What’s in a game?
• 00:04:16 – What is the setting?
• 00:05:33 – What sort of materials do we need?
• 00:07:54 – What sort of characters can be created?
• 00:10:21 – Let’s make some people!
• 00:10:46 – Consumed character types
• 00:14:01 – Picking Archetypes
• 00:15:55 – Creating the Boarding School with an Alumni Letter
• 00:17:06 – Determining the year
• 00:17:38 – The reason for the reunion
• 00:18:36 – Time of year
• 00:19:31 – Location of the Academy
• 00:20:59 – Sender of the letter
• 00:23:17 – Names and Pronouns
• 00:23:45 – Where did your parents live while you were going to school?
• 00:24:38 – What was your reputation in High School?
• 00:26:26 – How do you define yourself now?
• 00:29:17 – How did you discover your powers?
• 00:32:01 – What is your fear?
• 00:34:37 – Why do you decide to go to the union?
• 00:37:24 – Final steps of character creation
• 00:38:12 – Kickstarter Information
• 00:40:01 – Episode Closer
• 00:41:13 – Credits
• 00:43:08 – Show Blurbs – All My Fantasy Children
• 00:43:45 – Outtakes

Transcripts

• https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/character-creation-spotlight-e15-austin-taylor-and-amanda-kahl-designers/transcript

Music:

• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
• Clip 1: Reunited by Kevin MacLeod
  Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4282-reunited
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• Clip 2: Darkest Child var A by Kevin MacLeod
  Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3614-darkest-child-var-a
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• 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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