Series 85.2 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Creation Continued) episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 14, 2025 · 1H 8M

Series 85.2 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Creation Continued)

from Character Creation Cast · host Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter

Welcome to the second episode of series 85, everyone! In this series, we are covering the retro-clone, mutant animal RPG Mutants in the Now with designer Julian Kay, and in today’s episode, we mutate our animals and figure out what sort of fighting style they all have! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Julian Kay: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/j-k.games Website: https://jk-games.square.site/ Itch.io: https://arbco.itch.io Games/Tools discussed this episode: Mutants in the Now: Website: https://arbco.itch.io/mutants-in-the-now Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:29) - Introductions (00:03:18) - What's in a game? - Core Concept (00:10:30) - Setting (00:23:52) - Materials needed to play (00:26:12) - Stories and Themes (00:27:53) - What can characters do in the game? (00:35:15) - What is unique about Mutants in the Now? (00:38:42) - History of the game (00:44:47) - Terms and Concepts (00:47:01) - Let's make some people! - Steps 1 and 2 (00:49:56) - Step 3 - What you're good at (00:59:15) - Step 4 - Origin Story (01:03:15) - Call to Action (01:20:02) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Animal Kingdom by Craig Allen FravelOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/11906 Clip 2: Animals by Jessie VillaOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/5771 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 Contact Us: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second episode of series 85, everyone! In this series, we are covering the retro-clone, mutant animal RPG Mutants in the Now with designer Julian Kay, and in today’s episode, we mutate our animals and figure out what sort of fighting style they all have! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.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 Julian Kay: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/j-k.games Website: https://jk-games.square.site/ Itch.io: https://arbco.itch.io Games/Tools discussed this episode: Mutants in the Now: Website: https://arbco.itch.io/mutants-in-the-now Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:29) - Introductions (00:03:18) - What's in a game? - Core Concept (00:10:30) - Setting (00:23:52) - Materials needed to play (00:26:12) - Stories and Themes (00:27:53) - What can characters do in the game? (00:35:15) - What is unique about Mutants in the Now? (00:38:42) - History of the game (00:44:47) - Terms and Concepts (00:47:01) - Let's make some people! - Steps 1 and 2 (00:49:56) - Step 3 - What you're good at (00:59:15) - Step 4 - Origin Story (01:03:15) - Call to Action (01:20:02) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Animal Kingdom by Craig Allen FravelOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/11906 Clip 2: Animals by Jessie VillaOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/5771 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 Contact Us: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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