Character Creation Spotlight - E17 - Broken with Ben Wallis [Designer]
Channel: Character Creation Cast
Date: 2022-07-19

Character Creation Spotlight - E17 - Broken with Ben Wallis [Designer]
Welcome to a special bonus episode of Character Creation Spotlight, everyone. This episode we are thrilled to welcome Ben Wallis, designer of Broken, a brilliant and heart-wrenching two-player, tragic romance, RPG about breaking hearts and breaking objects. We’ll be discussing the game, creating a few pairs of characters, and finding out all about the crowdfunding campaign!
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Ben Wallis @benjaminwallis
Twitter: https://twitter.com/benjaminwallis
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Website: https://allportsopen.com
Itch.io: https://apongames.itch.io/
Games and Tools discussed this episode:
Broken by Ben Wallis
Itch.io: https://apongames.itch.io/broken
Timestamps:
00:00:23 - Introductions
00:03:14 - What's in a game? - Core concept for Broken
00:04:28 - Settings
00:11:45 - What materials do we need to play Broken?
00:23:44 - Let's make some people!
00:24:43 - Amelia and Ryan create a couple - Scenario
00:27:03 - Amelia and Ryan - Picking our 5 objects
00:31:41 - Amelia and Ryan - Names
00:33:33 - Amelia and Ryan - Descriptions
00:34:11 - Amelia and Ryan - 5 Traits
00:37:44 - What usually comes next
00:40:29 - Ben and Ryan  create a couple - Scenario
00:42:23 - Ben and Ryan - 5 Objects
00:52:25 - Ben and Ryan - Names and Descriptions
00:54:24 - Ben and Ryan - 5 Traits
00:58:01 - Amelia and Ben create a couple - Scenarios
01:01:11 - Amelia and Ben - 5 Objects
01:03:54 - Amelia and Ben - Names and Descriptions
01:05:46 - Amelia and Ben - 5 Traits
01:08:23 - Our thoughts on the process
01:18:01 - Anything from the crowd funding campaign to point out?
01:24:11 - Episode Closer
01:25:29 - Credits
01:27:24 - Show Blurbs - One Shot
01:28:12 - Outtakes
Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes//transcript
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Broken Heart  by DreamHeaven
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6575-broken-heart
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.patreon.com/dreamheaven
Clip 2: Pod of Love Theme Music
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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