Series 63.3 - DIE RPG with Aram Vartian and Alex V [Replay] (Discussion)

Welcome to the third episode of our DIE RPG series! This series, we have Aram Vartian and Alex V, from the upcoming Replay DIE RPG Actual Play podcast, joining us to teach us about DIE RPG, a meta fantasy TTRPG by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans. In today’s episode, we discuss the creation process, what morality means in RPGs, and dive into some really amazing fanfic for our characters. Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Our social media info: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com Newsletter Signups: https://newsletter.charactercreationcast.com/ Discord: https://discord.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: Aram Vartian @AramVartian / @vartian Twitter: https://twitter.com/AramVartian BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/vartian.bsky.social Website: https://aramvartian.com Alex V @alexv_fyi / @alexvalente.fyi Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexv_fyi BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexvalente.fyi Website: https://sasgeek.com/linktree/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: DIE RPG: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/417563/DIE-The-Roleplaying-Game?affiliate_id=1601603 Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/die-the-roleplaying-game/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:35 - Reintroductions 00:12:41 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:16:33 - What makes for great character creation in any system? 00:30:50 - How do players getting assigned character types affect the game? 00:41:29 - What do the character sheets tell us about the game? 00:48:45 - How does character creation in DIE stack up to other systems? 01:03:19 - What is one of the biggest flaws of DIE character creation? What is the best part? 01:09:21 - Fanfic 01:24:44 - Take it up a level! 01:27:58 - Final Thoughts 01:30:24 - Episode Closer 01:32:14 - Call to Action 01:41:44 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Venturer’s Call by Lincoln Davis on Soundstripe (https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15882) Clip 2: Replay Theme Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Mastodon: @[email protected] (https://dice.camp/@gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.bsky.social) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Mastodon: @[email protected] (https://dice.camp/@lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices