Character Evolution Cast E13 - Inspiration

In today’s Character Evolution Cast episode, we chat about places to find inspiration for your game. While there are endless sources of ideas, we sit down together to talk about a few of our favorites. Mentioned in the Episode: Pinterest: Character Creation Cast Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/charactercreationcast/ Amelia’s Boards: Sounds Like Crowes:https://pin.it/zn64qabeowj2cx L5R: https://pin.it/egvhmiyny566nb Night’s Black Agents: https://pin.it/edgwmt4csiexbo Descent into Midnight: https://pin.it/m26levvxj3kfqr Our Star Crossed Playlists: Magic School Kids Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nguieqg9s4h9CqQMNifHp?si=TrMf2NU2T3qza6XpooeaFg Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIQvSCMCGGkKn12lcNm8I3thhTK2MFvPt Magical Girls Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fiectTQbuKO4d1gXOhiFd?si=sGVUAKwBTn2V6NJozWNFxA Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIQvSCMCGGkLN3LhyGuLoBP9bMyNgJCNi Sexy Spies Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GLObBcZZxfRMjAoH8Tg3n?si=USSovHJPRzKIwcXON8foHw Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIQvSCMCGGkIb1bw9OiDjDpX9ty-l8b7t Character art by Céli of Iriana Descence from our Edifice series: https://twitter.com/pianta_/status/1132358420856692736 Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide Amazon: https://amzn.to/2X42Khy Amelia and Steve (Session Zero Podcast) do exercises from the book: https://youtu.be/w-zg8dg4CE4 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=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser: https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:07:42 - Intro 00:08:24 - Why do we need inspiration? 00:08:41 - Translating mechanics to gameplay 00:11:21 - When character generation isn’t enough 00:13:09 - Feeling connected 00:14:40 - Lightbulb moment 00:20:07 - Pinterest 00:30:17 - Playlists 00:41:42 - Genre media 00:56:21 - Commissioning and artist 01:02:12 - Character building exercises 01:06:48 - Writing a backstory 01:13:14 - Character journals 01:15:02 - Closet cosplay 01:22:49 - Ryan’s Plugs 01:23:37 - Amelia’s Plugs 01:24:17 - Episode Closer 01:25:29 - Show Blurbs Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: Twisting by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 2: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Main Theme: Endless Motion (https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/endless-motion-edm-electro) by Ben Sound (https://www.bensound.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices