Series 41.1 - Micro RPGs with Ourselves (Pyrewaltz and Going Dark)
Channel: Character Creation Cast
Date: 2022-06-14

Welcome to the first 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 Soup’s Pyrewaltz and Daniel Kwan and Angus Macpherson’s Going Dark, 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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Pyrewaltz (pg 73) by Soup (@LiteralSoup on Twitter https://twitter.com/LiteralSoup)
Going Dark (pg 43) by Daniel Kwan (@DanielHKwan on Twitter https://twitter.com/danielhkwan) and Angus Macpherson (@ThePrimeAngus on Twitter https://twitter.com/ThePrimeAngus)

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:04:01 - Introduction
00:08:14 - What's in a game? - Pyrewaltz
00:08:24 - Let's make some people! - Pyrewaltz
00:08:32 - Answering prompts to name our mechs - 1) One adjective to describe the last dream you remember.
00:10:48 - 2) One adjective to describe what you admire about the other player
00:10:56 - 3) One weapon to symbolize your last failure
00:12:20 - 4) One adjective to describe the last promise you made.
00:13:19 - 5) One noun that makes you feel validated
00:13:34 - 6) One flower or plant that represents your strength
00:15:00 - 7) One noun that describes your ideals
00:16:06 - Revealing our Mech names
00:17:02 - Finishing move names
00:18:44 - Three questions for each player
00:21:24 - What does your faction seek to burn?
00:21:51 - Who was the Kindler of your spirit's flame, and why?
00:22:34 - What threatens to extinguish your fire?
00:22:59 - Pyrewaltz - Gameplay summary and discussion
00:26:29 - Pyrewaltz Fanfic!
00:29:58 - Pyrewaltz Micro-discussion
00:31:24 - Going Dark by Daniel Kwan and Angus Macpherson
00:31:34 - What's in a game? - Going Dark
00:33:08 - Let's make some people! - Going Dark
00:34:17 - Attributes
00:36:55 - Start with one Weapon, Attachment and Equipment
00:38:37 - Naming our agents
00:40:51 - Designing your agency
00:44:16 - Agency Name and Setting
00:46:15 - Pick 2 Specializations
00:47:05 - Designing a mission
00:52:10 - Going Dark - Gameplay summary and discussion
00:53:04 - Going Dark Fanfic!
00:53:30 - Episode Closer
00:54:41 - Call to Action
01:00:15 - Credits
01:02:11 - Show Blurbs - Neoscum

Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-411-micro-rpgs-with-ourselves-pyrewaltz-and-going-dark/transcript

Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Waltz Primordial (feat. Alexander Nakarada) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7929-waltz-primordial
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Clip 2: Spy Story: The Agent by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/84-spy-story-the-agent
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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/)

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