Series 45.3 - A Christmas Belonging with Danny Dellinger [Pod of Wonder] (Discussion)
Channel: Character Creation Cast
Date: 2022-06-06

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!

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A Christmas Belonging
Website: 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

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

Music:
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
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Clip 2: Happy Christmas Inspiring by WinnieTheMoog
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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
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