Series 74.2 - Orbital Blues with Sam Sleney [Designer] (Creation Continued)

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Welcome to the second episode of series 74! This series welcomed Sam Sleney, one of the three designers behind Orbital Blues, the space western RPG we are covering this month! This episode, learn about the history (and future) of Orbital Blues before diving into the start of character creation!

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Sam Sleney

• Twitter: https://x.com/samsleney
• Soul Muppet Publishing: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Orbital Blues:

• Website: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/collections/orbital-blues
• DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/365815/Orbital-Blues-A-Space-Western-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603
• Itch.io: https://soulmuppetpublishing.itch.io/orbital-blues

Timestamps:

• (00:00:00) - Announcements
• (00:01:51) - History and future of the game
• (00:32:23) - Let's make some people! - Character Names
• (00:34:45) - Character Concept
• (00:39:13) - The Stats
• (00:47:23) - The Crew
• (00:58:29) - Call to Action
• (01:05:14) - Credits

Music:

• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
• Clip 1: Orbit by Ender
• From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9540
• Clip 2: Blues for Miss D by The Realist
• From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10938
• Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs

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