Series 22.1 – Questlandia 2 with Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland [Designers] (Creation)
November 4, 2019
Show Notes
Welcome to the first episode of series 22, everyone! This episode we cover character creation for Questlandia 2, get into some great discussion about game design and collaboration, and stumble into a really flattering design decision with Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland, designers of the game and hosts of the Design Doc podcast, also part of the One Shot Podcast Network!
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Hannah Shaffer @hanbandit
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Evan Rowland @adrawnnovel
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- Website: http://smallflygames.com/
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – Announcements
- 00:02:38 – Introductions
- 00:05:00 – What’s in a game?
- 00:07:37 – What do we need to play this game?
- 00:10:44 – Is there a reason to go with custom materials?
- 00:15:38 – What sort of stories and themes does this game explore?
- 00:22:44 – The history of Questlandia
- 00:28:07 – How is it collaborating vs not?
- 00:33:31 – Playtesting
- 00:40:53 – Terms and Concepts
- 00:43:16 – Let’s make some people!
- 00:56:41 – Our Choices
- 01:00:02 – Episode Closer
- 01:01:57 – Show Blurbs (Session Zero)
Transcripts
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 “With a Creation” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Clip 2: Design Doc Intro/outro theme by Pat King (https://www.woodpenny.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/)
Games discussed this episode:
Questlandia
Questlandia 2
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