Series 17.3 – Mouse Guard 2E with Charlotte and Megan [Tabletop Potluck] (Discussion)

Show Notes

On the last episode of the 17th series, Megan Scharlau and Charlotte Elena from Tabletop Potluck join us to discuss the character creation process for Mouse Guard, a cute as heck RPG from The Burning Wheel, where you play as super adorable mice people in a medieval, semi-fantasy setting.

Announcements:

The Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide by James D’Amato

• Pre order now on Amazon
  • https://amzn.to/2IijdKN

GenCon

• Twitter Thread
  • https://twitter.com/CreationCast/status/1131181309504741377
• Character Creation Cast Panel
  • https://www.gencon.com/events/152269
• Quiztem Mastery
  • https://www.gencon.com/events/152272
• Brewing Strife (Amelia’s L5R Game)
  • https://www.gencon.com/events/152276
• World Building through Character Creation
  • https://www.gencon.com/events/152275
• Chimera Games
  • Still TBD

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• Character Creation Cast on Podchaser:
  • https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
• Character Creation Cast on Stitcher
  • https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr
• Character Creation Cast on Facebook
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Guests and Projects:

Megan Scharlau @Tabletop_Megan

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/tabletop_megan
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletop_megan/
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletop_megan

Charlotte Elena @TheCornbreab

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCornbreab
• Tumblr: https://cornbreab.tumblr.com/

Tabletop Potluck

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TabletopPotluck
• Website: https://tabletoppotluck.com/

Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Announcements

00:03:25 – Episode Intro

00:03:47 – Megan’s Character

00:04:19 – Charlotte’s Character

00:04:46 – Amelia’s Character

00:05:09 – Ryan’s Character

00:05:54 – D20 for your thoughts

00:06:10 – Charlotte’s Gaming Story

00:07:23 – Megan’s Gaming Story

00:08:19 – Megan’s Process

00:09:06 – Charlotte’s Process

00:13:06 – Character Creation in Mouse Guarde

00:18:39 – Mechanics and Character Creation

00:20:20 – Setting Expectations

00:24:56 – Biggest Flaw

00:28:11 – Playing Humans vs. Playing Mice

00:32:19 – Group Cohesion

00:37:23 – Character Growth

00:41:57 – Take It Up A Level

00:46:41 – Advancement

00:50:46 – Plugs

00:51:57 – Episode Closer

00:53:51 – Show Blurbs

00:54:27 – Outtakes

Music:

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

Clip 1: Backyard Adventure (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hans_Hylkema/Backyard_Adventure/Hans_Hylkema_-_Backyard_Adventure) by Hans Hylkema (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Hans_Hylkema/)

Clip 2: Tabletop Potluck main theme (https://tabletoppotluck.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/)

Our characters:

• Ryan
  • https://www.dropbox.com/s/29w4rzqhznr70l8/Ryan%20-%20Tander.pdf?dl=0
• Amelia
  • Unavailable for this release
• Megan
  • https://www.dropbox.com/s/00qwtroav6v5n4d/Megan%20Scharlau%20-%20Character%20Creation%20Duncan.pdf?dl=0
• Charlotte
  • https://www.dropbox.com/s/4b5uvey9xjcebl7/Charlotte%20Elena%20-%20Wilmot%20The%20Patrol%20Leader.pdf?dl=0

Games discussed this episode:

Mouse Guard 2nd Edition Box Set

• https://amzn.to/2I2iBcb

Mouse Guard 2nd Edition PDF

• https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/166655/Mouse-Guard-RPG-2nd-Edition

Our Podcast:

Character Creation Cast:

• Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
• Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/
• Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

Amelia Antrim:

• Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
• Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
• G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)

Ryan Boelter:

• Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
• Website: https://lordneptune.com
• Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)
• Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod)
• Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter

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