Character Evolution Cast E13 – Inspiration

Show Notes

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.

Mentioned in the Episode:

• Pinterest:
  • Character Creation Cast Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/charactercreationcast/
  • 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
    • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nguieqg9s4h9CqQMNifHp?si=TrMf2NU2T3qza6XpooeaFg
    • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIQvSCMCGGkKn12lcNm8I3thhTK2MFvPt
  • Magical Girls
    • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fiectTQbuKO4d1gXOhiFd?si=sGVUAKwBTn2V6NJozWNFxA
    • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIQvSCMCGGkLN3LhyGuLoBP9bMyNgJCNi
  • Sexy Spies
    • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GLObBcZZxfRMjAoH8Tg3n?si=USSovHJPRzKIwcXON8foHw
    • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIQvSCMCGGkIb1bw9OiDjDpX9ty-l8b7t
• Character art by Céli of Iriana Descence from our Edifice series:
  • https://twitter.com/pianta_/status/1132358420856692736
• 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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• Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
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Ryan Boelter:

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• Website: https://lordneptune.com
• Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)
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