EPISODE · Nov 16, 2020 · 1H 12M
Series 33.3 - Unbound with Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor (Discussion)
from Character Creation Cast · host Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter
On the last episode of our 33rd series, halfway to the evil number, we welcome back Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor from Rowan Rook and Decard, to discuss character creation and world building in Unbound, a scalable action pulp, collaborative world building RPG. We also get to some pretty fantastic fanfiction for our characters, so you’ll want to stick around for that! Announcements: Make Georgia Twice as Nice One Shot Act Blue Campaign for Fair Voting: https://actblue.com/donate/ga69/ Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe https://twitch.chimera.games Cape and Blade Live Stream Campaign: https://capeandblade.chimera.games Contact us about an art commission! https://contact.charactercreationcast.com Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Grant Howitt @gshowitt Twitter: https://twitter.com/gshowitt Patreon: https://patreon.com/gshowitt Chris Taylor @TheMaddigan Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMaddigan Rowan, Rook and Decard Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com Games discussed this episode: Unbound Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product-category/game-systems/unbound/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:03:06 - ReIntroductions 00:06:33 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:06:54 - Grant and Chris’s favorite part of creating games. 00:08:31 - What was it light to playtest Unbound? 00:14:39 - How does character creation stack up against other games? 00:21:38 - How does the process of character creation set expectations of playing Unbound? 00:27:02 - How does creating a world affect creating characters? 00:31:33 - What is the biggest flaw and the best part of creating characters in Unbound? 00:35:21 - Fanfiction! 00:42:15 - Take it up a level! - Advancement Mechanics 00:48:28 - What effect does this have on the narrative? 00:51:50 - Episode Closer 00:53:32 - Call to Action 00:56:57 - Credits 00:58:52 - Show Blurb: Total Party Kill 00:59:38 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-333-unbound-with-grant-howitt-and-chris-taylor-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: Water Of The Moon by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6890-water-of-the-moon License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Clip 2: The Technology Is Here by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6842-the-technology-is-here License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On the last episode of our 33rd series, halfway to the evil number, we welcome back Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor from Rowan Rook and Decard, to discuss character creation and world building in Unbound, a scalable action pulp, collaborative world building RPG. We also get to some pretty fantastic fanfiction for our characters, so you’ll want to stick around for that! Announcements: Make Georgia Twice as Nice One Shot Act Blue Campaign for Fair Voting: https://actblue.com/donate/ga69/ Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe https://twitch.chimera.games Cape and Blade Live Stream Campaign: https://capeandblade.chimera.games Contact us about an art commission! https://contact.charactercreationcast.com Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Grant Howitt @gshowitt Twitter: https://twitter.com/gshowitt Patreon: https://patreon.com/gshowitt Chris Taylor @TheMaddigan Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMaddigan Rowan, Rook and Decard Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com Games discussed this episode: Unbound Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product-category/game-systems/unbound/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:03:06 - ReIntroductions 00:06:33 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:06:54 - Grant and Chris’s favorite part of creating games. 00:08:31 - What was it light to playtest Unbound? 00:14:39 - How does character creation stack up against other games? 00:21:38 - How does the process of character creation set expectations of playing Unbound? 00:27:02 - How does creating a world affect creating characters? 00:31:33 - What is the biggest flaw and the best part of creating characters in Unbound? 00:35:21 - Fanfiction! 00:42:15 - Take it up a level! - Advancement Mechanics 00:48:28 - What effect does this have on the narrative? 00:51:50 - Episode Closer 00:53:32 - Call to Action 00:56:57 - Credits 00:58:52 - Show Blurb: Total Party Kill 00:59:38 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-333-unbound-with-grant-howitt-and-chris-taylor-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: Water Of The Moon by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6890-water-of-the-moon License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Clip 2: The Technology Is Here by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6842-the-technology-is-here License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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