Series 85.4 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Discussion) episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 28, 2025 · 1H 58M

Series 85.4 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Discussion)

from Character Creation Cast · host Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter

Welcome to the final 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 discuss the process, character sheet design in general amongst other design topics, as well as some fanfic for our characters! 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 (00:01:27) - Reintroductions (00:11:48) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:18:34) - What does Julian like to see in a character creation system? (00:27:14) - Character Sheets (00:44:24) - How did the character creation process go for Mutants in the Now? (01:03:51) - How does this set up expectations for playing? (01:10:32) - Problem areas and Strengths of Character Creation for this game (01:19:59) - Fanfic! (01:34:46) - Take it up a level! (01:43:00) - Episode Closer (01:45:37) - Call to Action (01:53:20) - 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 final 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 discuss the process, character sheet design in general amongst other design topics, as well as some fanfic for our characters! 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 (00:01:27) - Reintroductions (00:11:48) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:18:34) - What does Julian like to see in a character creation system? (00:27:14) - Character Sheets (00:44:24) - How did the character creation process go for Mutants in the Now? (01:03:51) - How does this set up expectations for playing? (01:10:32) - Problem areas and Strengths of Character Creation for this game (01:19:59) - Fanfic! (01:34:46) - Take it up a level! (01:43:00) - Episode Closer (01:45:37) - Call to Action (01:53:20) - 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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