Series 41.2 - Micro RPGs with Ourselves (It Wants Souls and Van Gogh’s Ear)
Channel: Character Creation Cast
Date: 14/06/2022

Welcome to the second episode of series 41, everyone! This series will be a bit different than our normal series. We will be covering two micro RPGs each episode with just Amelia and Ryan at the helm! This episode, we’re going in cold with character creation for Quinn Murphy’s game It Wants Souls and Jenn Ellis and Keith Baker’s game Van Gogh’s Ear, both Micro RPGs from James D’Amato’s book, The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book!

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Games discussed this episode:
The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book by James D’Amato
Website: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ultimate-Micro-RPG-Book/James-D-Amato/The-Ultimate-RPG-Guide-Series/9781507212868 
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It Wants Souls (pg 53) by Quinn Murphy (@qh_murphy on Twitter https://twitter.com/qh_murphy)
Van Gogh’s Ear (pg 89) by Jenn Ellis (@Twogetherstudio on Twitter https://twitter.com/Twogetherstudio) and Keith Baker (@hellcowkeith on Twitter https://twitter.com/hellcowkeith)

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:03:54 - Introduction
00:05:57 - What's in a game? - It Wants Souls
00:07:11 - Let's make some people! - It Wants Souls
00:08:52 - Role
00:10:20 - Age
00:11:34 - Strengths
00:14:19 - Weaknesses
00:15:58 - Fear
00:17:50 - It Wants Souls - Fanfic!
00:20:11 - Describing the house
00:26:57 - Average night for the family
00:27:58 - What do each character love about the other members of the family?
00:32:23 - What problems are we having?
00:34:08 - First night in the new home
00:38:17 - The Outsider - How long has my soul been trapped here?
00:38:49 - What part of the house is my soul most bound to?
00:39:06 - Do I want a soul to keep here and torment or do I want a soul so I can inhabit a body?
00:39:24 - Who's soul do I most desire?
00:42:07 - CW: Discussion of child death
00:42:41 - Back to Fanfic!
00:43:08 - It Wants Souls - Gameplay summary and discussion
00:47:08 - Marker 22
00:47:28 - What's in a game? - Van Gogh's Ear
00:48:27 - The Setting
00:49:41 - Let's make some people! - Van Gogh's Ear
00:50:57 - Amelia's Role, Defining Trait, Love and Prized Possession
00:53:34 - Names
00:54:11 - Finalize Details and Define Connections
00:54:52 - Van Gogh's Ear - Fanfic!
00:57:13 - What does your character have?
00:59:15 - Picking gifts for the other characters
01:04:27 - Van Gogh's Ear - Gameplay summary and discussion
01:07:19 - Episode Closer
01:07:46 - Call to Action
01:13:40 - Credits
01:15:35 - Show Blurbs - System Mastery

Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-412-micro-rpgs-with-ourselves-it-wants-souls-and-van-goghs-ear/transcript

Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Haunted House Vers. 2 by Frank Schröter
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6616-haunted-house-vers-2
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Clip 2: A Wedding Gift For You  by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5477-a-wedding-gift-for-you-
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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