Series 36.3 - Tension with Adira Slattery [Designer] (Discussion)

Welcome to the final episode for series 36! We welcome back Adira Slattery and discuss the character creation process for her new game, Tension, a queer cat and mouse game for 2 players! Amelia had to sit this series out, but this episode, Ryan and Adira get into some great discussion and some really amazing fanfic that Ryan can’t stop thinking about! Join us for the finale for the most condensed character creation series to date! Announcements: Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe https://twitch.chimera.games https://youtube.chimera.games A Horror Borealis presents LOSERS: A Love Story: https://a-horror-borealis.simplecast.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: Adira Slattery @AdiraSlattery Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdiraSlattery Itch.io: https://adira.itch.io/ Website: https://adiraslattery.com Games discussed this episode: Tension by Adira Slattery Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adiraslattery/tension-0 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:54 - Reintroductions and Characters 00:05:22 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:08:38 - What is Adira's personal process for creating characters? 00:10:56 - How does character creation in Tension stack up to other games? 00:18:33 - How does the process of character creation reinforce the feel of Tension? 00:28:30 - What is one of the biggest flaws/best parts of character creation in Tension? 00:36:22 - Fanfic! 00:48:35 - Take it up a level! - How does the story advance through play? 00:51:20 - How does a game end? 00:56:18 - Kickstarter details 00:58:05 - Final Thoughts 00:59:22 - Episode Closer 01:01:12 - Call to Action 01:03:36 - Credits 01:05:31 - Show Blurbs: Design Doc 01:06:06 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-363-tension-with-adira-slattery-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: Spy Story: The Agent by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/84-spy-story-the-agent License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Clip 2: Beach Resort Noir Murder Mystery by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7033-beach-resort-noir-murder-mystery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 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