In the second episode of our Numenera series, Darcy Ross, from Cypher Speak and Monte Cook Games, returns to finish our characters with us!Announcements:

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Games discussed this episode:Numenera: Discovery & Destinyhttps://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/numenera-discovery-and-destiny/Numenera: Starter Sethttps://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/numenera-starter-set/Ashes of the Sea Free Quickstart Ruleshttps://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/ashes-of-the-sea-pdf/Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:03:08 - Recap

00:05:39 - Rolling for Cyphers

00:16:26 - Oddities

00:20:50 - Equipment and Currency

00:25:42 - Abilities

00:30:24 - Stat pool distribution

00:34:13 - Initiative discussion

00:37:15 - Focus and Descriptor Abilities and Bonuses

00:41:37 - Backgrounds

00:45:37 - PC Connections

00:51:45 - Initial link to the starting adventure

00:55:56 - Naming our characters

00:59:55 - Episode Closer

01:03:04 - Show Blurb - The Broadswords

Transcriptshttps://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-282-numenera-with-darcy-ross-creation-continued/transcriptMusic:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)

Clip 1: History and Future by Sascha Ende

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/67-history-and-future

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Clip 2: Shiny Tech II by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4348-shiny-tech-ii

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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/)

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