Series 6.2 – Blue Planet with Rich Howard and Jeff Barber (Creation Continued)

Show Notes

This is the second episode of the 6th series where we will be covering Blue Planet, a science fiction RPG by Biohazard Games. We are joined by Rich Howard and Jeff Barber to finish learning about the system, and then we start, and finish, creating characters together!

Announced Links:
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One Shot Patreon:

– https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

Discord Server Invite:

– http://discord.charactercreationcast.com

Guests and Projects:
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Jeff Barber: @BiohazardJeff (https://twitter.com/BiohazardJeff)

– Biohazard Games

Rich Howard: @umbralwalker (https://twitter.com/umbralwalker)

– Whelmed: The Young Justice Files
– – Twitter: @theYJFiles (https://twitter.com/theYJFiles)
– – Website: https://crashingthemode.com/
– – Podcast: http://crashingthemode.libsyn.com/
– – Youtube: https://crashingthemode.com/youtube
– Descent Into Midnight
– – Twitter: @DiMRPG (https://twitter.com/DiMRPG)
– Alchemist Class for D&D
– – http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/177767/Alchemist-5E?affiliate_id=546217
– Rich Howard on Tribality
– – https://www.tribality.com/author/richhoward/

Timestamps:
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– 00:00:00 – Announcements
– 00:04:51 – Abilities
– 00:05:35 – Aptitudes
– 00:07:33 – Body Mods
– 00:08:37 – Other points before character creation
– 00:09:52 – Let’s make some people!
– 00:10:26 – Setting the power level of the game
– 00:12:56 – More about Aptitudes
– 00:14:47 – Modified Humans
– 00:22:36 – Building up your backgrounds
– 00:25:31 – Character attributes and their relation to skills
– 00:29:12 – Awareness Attribute
– 00:32:24 – How the backgrounds blend to build your skill repertoire
– 00:36:07 – Ryan’s Character and more origin information
– 00:41:47 – Amelia’s Character
– 00:43:06 – Rich’s Character
– 00:46:13 – Picking origins and backgrounds
– 00:55:22 – Jeff’s Character
– 00:55:47 – How our group got together
– 00:58:21 – Profiles and character descriptions
– 01:06:00 – Episode Closer
– 01:08:56 – One Shot Network Promo

Game systems and materials discussed in this episode:
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Blue Planet V2 by Biohazard Games

– Player’s Guide on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2m0R9iT
– Moderator’s Guide on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KPi1jZ

Character Sheets:
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– Due to unforeseen circumstances, our character sheets have been delayed until 6.3.

Music:
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– Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
– Clip 1: Hang Ten (The Ocean) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/MindsEye/The_Ocean_1297/MindsEye_-_Hang_Ten_The_Ocean) by Mindseye (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/MindsEye/)
– Clip 2: Whelmed: The Young Justice Files (https://crashingthemode.com/) opening theme
– Main Theme: Hero (Remix) by Steve Combs

Our Podcast:
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– Character Creation Cast:
– – Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
– – Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/
– – Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
– Amelia Antrim: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
– Ryan Boelter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
– Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com
– Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com/
– Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast