Go offline with the Player FM app!
Series 43.1 - Cortex Prime with Cam Banks [Designer] (Creation)
Manage episode 301830386 series 2313958
Welcome to the first episode of series 43, everyone! This series we welcome Cam Banks to discuss his game, Cortex Prime, an RPG Toolkit for creating ANY game you want! We talk game design, working with a “generic” game, and start making our characters!
Announcements:
- International Podcast Month
- Website: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/podmonth
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
Character Creation Cast on Stitcher
Character Creation Cast on Facebook
Guests and Projects:
Cam Banks (Designer) @boymonster
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/boymonster
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/rustysellsword
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cambanks
Games discussed this episode:
Cortex Prime
- Website: https://www.cortexrpg.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/CortexRPG
- Amazon: https://amzn.to/3tpJmwZ
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:02:53 - Introductions
- 00:04:37 - What's in a game?
- 00:05:15 - What materials do we need to play the game?
- 00:12:54 - The history of Cortex
- 00:25:56 - Basic terms and concepts
- 00:27:32 - Traits
- 00:29:22 - Let's make a... system! - Selecting genres
- 00:33:16 - Prime Sets
- 00:38:12 - Distinctions
- 00:41:17 - Additional Rules
- 00:45:57 - Additional Traits - Resources, Specialties, Assets
- 00:50:16 - Let's make some people!
- 00:50:39 - Three forms of character creation
- 00:51:23 - Scratch build method - Prime traits - Values
- 00:57:01 - Call to Action
- 00:58:36 - Credits
- 01:00:32 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children
Transcripts
Music:
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Magic Drops by Rafael Krux
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5685-magic-drops-
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
- Clip 2: Schools Out by Sascha Ende®
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/501-schools-out
- 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/)
Our Podcast:
Character Creation Cast:
- Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/
- Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
- Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Amelia Antrim:
- Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
- Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/
- Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
- G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)
Ryan Boelter:
- Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
- Website: https://lordneptune.com
- Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb
- Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)
- A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis)
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
- Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io
Our Website:
Our Network:
Network Patreon:
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
279 episodes
Manage episode 301830386 series 2313958
Welcome to the first episode of series 43, everyone! This series we welcome Cam Banks to discuss his game, Cortex Prime, an RPG Toolkit for creating ANY game you want! We talk game design, working with a “generic” game, and start making our characters!
Announcements:
- International Podcast Month
- Website: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/podmonth
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
Character Creation Cast on Stitcher
Character Creation Cast on Facebook
Guests and Projects:
Cam Banks (Designer) @boymonster
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/boymonster
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/rustysellsword
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cambanks
Games discussed this episode:
Cortex Prime
- Website: https://www.cortexrpg.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/CortexRPG
- Amazon: https://amzn.to/3tpJmwZ
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Announcements
- 00:02:53 - Introductions
- 00:04:37 - What's in a game?
- 00:05:15 - What materials do we need to play the game?
- 00:12:54 - The history of Cortex
- 00:25:56 - Basic terms and concepts
- 00:27:32 - Traits
- 00:29:22 - Let's make a... system! - Selecting genres
- 00:33:16 - Prime Sets
- 00:38:12 - Distinctions
- 00:41:17 - Additional Rules
- 00:45:57 - Additional Traits - Resources, Specialties, Assets
- 00:50:16 - Let's make some people!
- 00:50:39 - Three forms of character creation
- 00:51:23 - Scratch build method - Prime traits - Values
- 00:57:01 - Call to Action
- 00:58:36 - Credits
- 01:00:32 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children
Transcripts
Music:
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
- Clip 1: Magic Drops by Rafael Krux
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5685-magic-drops-
- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
- Clip 2: Schools Out by Sascha Ende®
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/501-schools-out
- 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/)
Our Podcast:
Character Creation Cast:
- Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/
- Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
- Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Amelia Antrim:
- Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
- Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/
- Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
- G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)
Ryan Boelter:
- Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
- Website: https://lordneptune.com
- Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb
- Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)
- A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis)
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
- Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io
Our Website:
Our Network:
Network Patreon:
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
279 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.