Character Evolution Cast E04 - Character and Religion with Jude Vais

In this Ryan-Free episode, Amelia and Jude (of the forthcoming Athrabeth Podcast) discuss how to incorporate religion and spirituality to your character’s story. Announced Links: International Podcast Month: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/ Guests and Projects: Jude: @eremiticjude (https://twitter.com/eremiticjude) Athrabeth Podcast Twitter: @Athrabeth_Cast (https://twitter.com/athrabeth_cast) Website: http://podcast.athrabeth.com/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:03:32 - Intro 00:04:54 - Amelia knows about LOTR 00:05:12 - Getting to know Jude 00:05:38 - The (sort of) plot of Jude’s first RPG campaign 00:08:26 - Falling in love with Tolkien 00:11:10 - There is no word for pants 00:12:24 - Favorite example of character and religion 00:16:07 - Disclosure statements 00:19:07 - Alignment systems (they’re bad) 00:21:47 - Why does religion matter in games? 00:24:34 - Different kinds of religion 00:28:42 - What to do when settings don’t give you any info 00:32:29 - Not just a downtime activity 00:36:24 - Daily practices and habits 00:40:17 - Making sure you aren’t derailing the game 00:45:09 - Navigating the topic with care 00:49:39 - Drawing from real live vs. fiction 00:53:37 - Religion is culture 00:54:36 - Not over-doing it 00:56:27 - The character can be a jerk but the player can’t 00:58:00 - Always do blood magic whenever you can 00:58:12 - Being religious isn’t the same as being good 00:59:23 - Jude is on his soapbox (the one about Daigotsu) 01:01:26 - I’M THE PROTAGONIST! 01:03:13 - Balancing your moral code 01:08:26 - Culture you carry with you 01:09:28 - Plugs 01:10:33 - Closer 01:11:48 - One Shot Network blurb Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Clip 2: Athrabeth Podcast Theme: Lord of the Devil Rings (https://www.pond5.com/stock-music/56181564/lord-devil-rings.html) Main Theme: Endless Motion (https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/endless-motion-edm-electro) by Ben Sound (https://www.bensound.com/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Amelia Antrim: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices