Welcome to the first episode of Series 38! This series we welcome Jeff Barber back to the studio to cover the brand new version of a game we covered 32 series ago, Blue Planet: Recontact, a sci-fi game about life on an alien, ocean world. This episode we find out what this game is all about and start diving into the character creation process! Also, make sure to check the show notes for the Kickstarter page as well as the #Reviews4Good campaign that Podchaser is doing this whole month of April!Announcements:
Blue Planet: Recontact Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
Podchaser #Reviews4Good Campaign:
https://www.podchaser.com/articles/reviews4good/reviews4good-2021
Character Creation Cast Podchaser Page:
https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
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:Jeff Barber @BiohazardJeff
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BiohazardJeff
Website: https://www.biohazardgamespublishing.com/
Games discussed this episode:Blue Planet: Recontact by Jeff BarberKickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:02:54 - Introductions
00:06:53 - What's in a game?
00:10:34 - What was the most surprising/interesting change?
00:13:23 - What sort of tools do we need to play this game?
00:13:54 - What kind of stories and themes does this game explore?
00:19:13 - What do characters do in this game?
00:24:33 - What is unique about Blue Planet?
00:25:49 - History of the system
00:32:23 - What is it like working on a new version of this game?
00:38:03 - Terms and Concepts
00:38:40 - Character Concept
00:40:07 - Power Levels
00:41:45 - Attributes and Focus Attributes
00:47:25 - Skill Sets
00:57:34 - Tags, Tracks and Ties
01:06:05 - Anything else we need to know before going into character creation?
01:07:28 - Let's make some people!
01:08:23 - Campaign Concept and Character Concept
01:16:29 - Powerlevel
01:20:49 - Species
01:21:37 - Unmodified/Modified Humans
01:22:03 - Aquaforms
01:22:49 - Cognitive Synergists
01:25:00 - Hybrids
01:26:35 - Composites
01:27:08 - Spacers
01:27:33 - Survivor Mods
01:27:50 - Transhumans
01:28:49 - Cetaceans
01:34:20 - Choosing our species
01:40:50 - Call to Action
01:42:46 - Credits
01:44:41 - Show Blurb: One Shot
Transcriptshttps://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-381-blue-planet-recontact-with-jeff-barber-designer-creation/transcriptMusic:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Diving In The Oceans Of Kepler by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7062-diving-in-the-oceans-of-kepler
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Clip 2: Beyond The Known Space by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6835-beyond-the-known-space
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/)
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