Series 39.3 – Chimera with Amr Ammourazz and Ryan Boelter [Designer] (Discussion)

Show Notes

Welcome to the final episode of Series 39, everyone! This series, we’re finally tackling the game that Ryan has been talking about for ages, Chimera, a Powered by the Apocalypse game that allows you to blend genres together and create unique worlds and people. Today, Ryan again takes a backseat as a guest along with co-designer Amr Ammourazz, while Senda from Panda’s Talking Games, Gnome Stew and She’s a Super Geek takes over co-host duties with Amelia! We discuss the character creation process, get into some fantastic fanfic, and even hear a sneak peek at some potential upcoming genres!

Announcements:

• Chimera RPG Itch.io Page:
  • https://play.chimera.games/
• You Are The Dungeon Kickstarter:
  • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/you-are-the-dungeon-diary-of-despair
• Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog:
  • https://twitch.chimera.games/
• Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog:
  • https://capeandblade.chimera.games/
• Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter:
  • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact

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Amr Ammourazz @ammourazz

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ammourazz
• Itch: https://ammourazz.itch.io/

 

Ryan Boelter @lordneptune

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• Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
• Itch: https://lordneptune.itch.io
• Website: https://lordneptune.com
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Senda @IdellaMithlynnd

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdellaMithlynnd
• Panda’s Talking Games: https://twitter.com/PandasTalkGames
• Gnome Stew: https://twitter.com/GnomeStew
• She’s a Super Geek: https://twitter.com/SASGeekPodcast

Games discussed this episode:

Chimera Playtest by Ryan Boelter and Amr Ammourazz

• Itch: https://play.chimera.games
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 – Announcements
• 00:02:08 – Reintroductions
• 00:09:05 – D20 for your thoughts? – Where do our best ideas come from?
• 00:12:16 – What do you as designers look for in character creation systems?
• 00:17:50 – How does Chimera stack up to other games, especially to PbtA games?
• 00:26:39 – How does character creation in Chimera set expectations for play?
• 00:31:47 – Talking about the character sheets!
• 00:39:50 – Biggest flaws and best parts?
• 00:47:02 – Fanfic!
• 00:58:18 – Take it up a level! – How do characters level up mechanically?
• 01:01:56 – How does this play out narratively?
• 01:06:35 – What genres might be coming next?
• 01:11:49 – Final thoughts
• 01:16:03 – Episode closer
• 01:20:13 – Call to Action
• 01:22:57 – Credits
• 01:24:52 – Show Blurbs: A Horror Borealis
• 01:26:00 – Outtakes

Transcripts

• https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-393-chimera-with-amr-ammourazz-and-ryan-boelter-designer-discussion/transcript

Music:

• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
• Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
• Clip 2: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.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/)
• On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod
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  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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