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Series 39.3 - Chimera with Amr Ammourazz and Ryan Boelter [Designer] (Discussion)
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Welcome to the final episode of Series 39, everyone! This series, we’re finally tackling the game that Ryan has been talking about for ages, Chimera, a Powered by the Apocalypse game that allows you to blend genres together and create unique worlds and people. Today, Ryan again takes a backseat as a guest along with co-designer Amr Ammourazz, while Senda from Panda’s Talking Games, Gnome Stew and She’s a Super Geek takes over co-host duties with Amelia! We discuss the character creation process, get into some fantastic fanfic, and even hear a sneak peek at some potential upcoming genres!
Announcements:
- Chimera RPG Itch.io Page:
- https://play.chimera.games/
- You Are The Dungeon Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/you-are-the-dungeon-diary-of-despair
- Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog:
- https://twitch.chimera.games/
- Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog:
- https://capeandblade.chimera.games/
- Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:
Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
Guests and Projects:
Amr Ammourazz @ammourazz
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ammourazz
- Itch: https://ammourazz.itch.io/
Ryan Boelter @lordneptune
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lordneptune
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
- Itch: https://lordneptune.itch.io
- Website: https://lordneptune.com
- Side Heroes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod
Senda @IdellaMithlynnd
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdellaMithlynnd
- Panda’s Talking Games: https://twitter.com/PandasTalkGames
- Gnome Stew: https://twitter.com/GnomeStew
- She’s a Super Geek: https://twitter.com/SASGeekPodcast
Games discussed this episode:
Chimera Playtest by Ryan Boelter and Amr Ammourazz
- Itch: https://play.chimera.games
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:02:08 - Reintroductions
- 00:09:05 - D20 for your thoughts? - Where do our best ideas come from?
- 00:12:16 - What do you as designers look for in character creation systems?
- 00:17:50 - How does Chimera stack up to other games, especially to PbtA games?
- 00:26:39 - How does character creation in Chimera set expectations for play?
- 00:31:47 - Talking about the character sheets!
- 00:39:50 - Biggest flaws and best parts?
- 00:47:02 - Fanfic!
- 00:58:18 - Take it up a level! - How do characters level up mechanically?
- 01:01:56 - How does this play out narratively?
- 01:06:35 - What genres might be coming next?
- 01:11:49 - Final thoughts
- 01:16:03 - Episode closer
- 01:20:13 - Call to Action
- 01:22:57 - Credits
- 01:24:52 - Show Blurbs: A Horror Borealis
- 01:26:00 - Outtakes
Transcripts
Music:
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
- Clip 2: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- 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/)
- On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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Manage episode 292694368 series 2313958
Welcome to the final episode of Series 39, everyone! This series, we’re finally tackling the game that Ryan has been talking about for ages, Chimera, a Powered by the Apocalypse game that allows you to blend genres together and create unique worlds and people. Today, Ryan again takes a backseat as a guest along with co-designer Amr Ammourazz, while Senda from Panda’s Talking Games, Gnome Stew and She’s a Super Geek takes over co-host duties with Amelia! We discuss the character creation process, get into some fantastic fanfic, and even hear a sneak peek at some potential upcoming genres!
Announcements:
- Chimera RPG Itch.io Page:
- https://play.chimera.games/
- You Are The Dungeon Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/you-are-the-dungeon-diary-of-despair
- Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog:
- https://twitch.chimera.games/
- Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog:
- https://capeandblade.chimera.games/
- Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:
Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)
Character Creation Cast on Podchaser
Guests and Projects:
Amr Ammourazz @ammourazz
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ammourazz
- Itch: https://ammourazz.itch.io/
Ryan Boelter @lordneptune
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lordneptune
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
- Itch: https://lordneptune.itch.io
- Website: https://lordneptune.com
- Side Heroes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod
Senda @IdellaMithlynnd
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdellaMithlynnd
- Panda’s Talking Games: https://twitter.com/PandasTalkGames
- Gnome Stew: https://twitter.com/GnomeStew
- She’s a Super Geek: https://twitter.com/SASGeekPodcast
Games discussed this episode:
Chimera Playtest by Ryan Boelter and Amr Ammourazz
- Itch: https://play.chimera.games
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:02:08 - Reintroductions
- 00:09:05 - D20 for your thoughts? - Where do our best ideas come from?
- 00:12:16 - What do you as designers look for in character creation systems?
- 00:17:50 - How does Chimera stack up to other games, especially to PbtA games?
- 00:26:39 - How does character creation in Chimera set expectations for play?
- 00:31:47 - Talking about the character sheets!
- 00:39:50 - Biggest flaws and best parts?
- 00:47:02 - Fanfic!
- 00:58:18 - Take it up a level! - How do characters level up mechanically?
- 01:01:56 - How does this play out narratively?
- 01:06:35 - What genres might be coming next?
- 01:11:49 - Final thoughts
- 01:16:03 - Episode closer
- 01:20:13 - Call to Action
- 01:22:57 - Credits
- 01:24:52 - Show Blurbs: A Horror Borealis
- 01:26:00 - Outtakes
Transcripts
Music:
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)
- Clip 2: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- 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/)
- On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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