Welcome to the first episode of series 33, everyone! This episode, we are welcoming back Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor, two familiar voices for those who have heard our Heart series. This series we will be covering Unbound, a game where you build the setting along with your characters in a fairly unique way. Join us this episode as we discuss the game and start diving into world building and character creation!Announcements: 

Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe

https://twitch.chimera.games

Cape and Blade Live Stream Campaign:

https://capeandblade.chimera.games

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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastGuests and Projects:Grant Howitt @gshowitt

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gshowitt

Patreon: https://patreon.com/gshowitt

Chris Taylor @TheMaddiganTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheMaddigan

Rowan, Rook and DecardWebsite: https://rowanrookanddecard.com

Games discussed this episode:UnboundWebsite: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product-category/game-systems/unbound/

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:05:56 - Introductions

00:08:58 - What’s in a game?

00:11:23 - Why choose to make a setting neutral game?

00:16:41 - What do we need to play Unbound?

00:18:27 - What kind of stories and themes does this game explore?

00:20:30 - What do characters do in this game?

00:23:59 - What is unique about Unbound?

00:28:08 - History of Unbound

00:30:27 - Terms and Concepts

00:30:40 - Cores

00:31:26 - Roles

00:32:10 - Traits

00:32:59 - Foundation

00:33:36 - Fates

00:33:46 - Factions and Twists

00:34:20 - Scars

00:34:38 - Saga

00:36:02 - Let’s make some people and a place!

00:36:54 - Touchstones

00:40:01 - Core

00:43:46 - World building questions

00:46:39 - Naming the city

00:48:13 - What do we want and what happens if we don’t get it?

00:53:17 - Who’s in charge of the law around these parts?

00:55:22 - Who’s the one person you can trust?

00:58:18 - Who are we looking to screw over?

01:00:55 - Recovery power

01:01:45 - Role selection

01:07:15 - Call to Action

01:11:28 - Credits

01:13:23 - Show Blurb: System Mastery

Transcriptshttps://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-331-unbound-with-grant-howitt-and-chris-taylor-creation/transcriptMusic:

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

Clip 1: Water Of The Moon by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6890-water-of-the-moon

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

Clip 2: The Technology Is Here by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6842-the-technology-is-here

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/)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices