Welcome to the final episode of series 45, everyone! This series, we welcome Danny Dellinger from Pod of Wonder, to learn about their game, A Christmas Belonging, a Belonging Outside Belonging/No Dice No Masters RPG about creating your own Hallmark style Christmas movie! This episode we discuss how the character creation process went, learn more about Danny, get into some phenomenal fanfic, talk about the end of the year as well as get some great outtakes!Announcements:

One Shot Network Patreon

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Waukesha Foundation Community Fund

https://waukeshafoundation.org/united-for-waukesha-community-fund/

AudioVerse Awards Voting

https://audioverseawards.net/vote/

Amelia’s and Ryan’s Christmas Recipes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/103apQ_Ys3JofoMFRaVWdXzid8Jsc-_mWFA0oiQUo9pE/edit?usp=sharing

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Games discussed this episode:A Christmas BelongingWebsite: https://dannymakesrpgs.itch.io/a-christmas-belonging

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:04:51 - Reintroductions and Characters

00:08:05 - D20 for your thoughts? - How'd you get into RPGs?

00:10:48 - What makes for a good character creation system?

00:14:50 - How does character creation in this game stack up to other games?

00:18:41 - How does the process of character creation set expectations for play?

00:22:56 - How did the playbooks get distilled down to these specific ones?

00:27:42 - What is one of the biggest flaws and one of the best parts of character creation in this game?

00:29:19 - Fanfic!

00:37:58 - Take it up a level!

00:44:59 - Final Thoughts

00:47:07 - Episode closer

00:47:58 - Call to Action - Year Recap

01:05:52 - Credits

01:07:47 - Show Blurbs - Asians Represent

01:08:28 - Outtakes

Transcriptshttps://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-453-a-christmas-belonging-with-danny-dellinger-pod-of-wonder-discussion/transcriptMusic:

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

Clip 1: It's Christmas Time by Frank Schröter

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7183-it-s-christmas-time

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Clip 2: Happy Christmas Inspiring by WinnieTheMoog

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7179-happy-christmas-inspiring

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/)

Outtakes Stinger: Rock Guitar Intro 02 by TaigaSoundProd

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6699-rock-guitar-intro-02

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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