Everything is Awesome Episode 143 – Brave and Heroic Decisions w/ James D’Amato

[powerpress] In the year and a half since James D'Amato has been on the show, he has become a full time content creator, his network is transitioning one of its flagship shows from a beloved franchise to a built from the ground up universe, and wrote a book! We talk about what it takes to run the One Shot Network and what the future of Campaign is. James also discusses his new book, The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide. ABOUT JAMES D'AMATO James D'Amato is the creator and game master of the One Shot podcast, as well as several spinoff podcasts dedicated to RPG gameplay. He trained at Second City and iO in Chicago in the art of improvisational comedy. He now uses that education to introduce new people to role-playing and incorporates improvisational storytelling techniques to create compelling and entertaining stories for RPG campaigns and one-shot adventures. ABOUT ONE SHOT NETWORK The One Shot Podcast Network is committed to creating the most entertaining actual plays around. We bring improvisers, game designers, and other notable nerds together to record role playing sessions. Every month we feature a new game with a new cast of players. We want to explore every RPG imaginable and share it with the world! ABOUT THE ULTIMATE RPG CHARACTER BACKSTORY GUIDE You’ve chosen your class, bought your weapons, and rolled for your stats, and you’re now the proud owner of your own RPG (role-playing game) avatar. But before you begin your adventure, there’s so much more you can do with your character to make him or her your own! Just how evil is she? What does his dating profile look like? Where did she get that scar? What does he want for his birthday? With fill-in-the blank narratives, prompts, and fun activities to help you customize your character at the start of the game, or build out your backstory as you play, The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide will help you fully imagine your character and bring them to life for the ultimate gaming experience! ABOUT THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST NETWORK That's Entertainment Podcast Network is a group of podcasts with the sole purpose to entertain. From comedy to recaps & reviews to sports to health education and more, we give unique voices a place to be heard. That's Entertainment Podcast Network is committed to making and maintaining an inclusive, welcoming space for podcasters and listeners of all types. To that end, racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, and other related material is unwelcome. SUPPORT We've relaunched our Patreon! With your support, That's Entertainment and Everything is Awesome will be able to make upgrades to provide not only higher quality content, but more of it. Thank you in advance for supporting us; it means the world to Kev and Mike. If you're unable to support us on Patreon, consider subscribing to Everything is Awesome on iTunes. Subscribing, and leaving a 5-star text review, uses Apple math to get us in front of more listeners! Word of mouth recommendations are also a tremendous help! Your support helps us do things like live shows, con appearances, and creating high quality content. Check out