Series 26.1 - Genesys and Skyjacks with James D’Amato (Creation)
Channel: Character Creation Cast
Date: 2022-07-08

We’re very excited to welcome you to the beginning of series 26! This series we welcome our very own network president, James D’Amato, to learn about Genesys, a setting neutral RPG by Fantasy Flight Games, as well as begin creating characters in the Campaign Skyjacks world of Speir!
Announcements:
Courier’s Call Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oneshotpodcast/skyjacks-couriers-call-season-1
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
Character Creation Cast on Stitcher
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr
Character Creation Cast on Facebook
https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast
Guests and Projects:  
James D’Amato @OneShotRPG
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OneShotRPG
Network: @OneShotNetwork https://twitter.com/OneShotNetwork
Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com

Campaign @CampaignPod
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CampaignPod
Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/campaign/skyjacks/

The Ultimate Micro RPG Book
Website: http://bit.ly/ultimatemicrorpg
Games discussed this episode:
Genesys
DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/228813/Genesys-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=1601603
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2xVSH7a
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:04:07 - Introductions
00:11:06 - What’s in a game?
00:13:51 - How the dice work in Genesys
00:21:37 - Building worlds in Genesys
00:23:29 - Discussing Speir
00:27:45 - Materials Needed
00:28:58 - What sorts of stories and themes are explored in Speir?
00:32:23 - What inspired you to make this setting to begin with?
00:34:04 - Basic Terms of Genesys
00:36:25 - Let’s make some people!
00:36:46 - The Luminaries
00:38:01 - Ryan’s Luminaries
00:43:05 - Amelia’s Luminaries
00:46:55 - James’s Luminaries
00:51:06 - Our Archetypes
00:52:16 - Episode Closer
00:54:11 - Show Blurbs: A Horror Borealis
Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-261-genesys-and-skyjacks-with-james-damato-creation/transcript
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
Clip 1: Pirates Of The Quarantine by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6030-pirates-of-the-quarantine
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Clip 2: Land Of Pirates by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4961-land-of-pirates
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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/)
Our Podcast:
Character Creation Cast:
Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)
Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/
Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/
Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast
Amelia Antrim:
Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)
Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/
Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)
G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)
Ryan Boelter:
Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)
Website: https://lordneptune.com
Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)
Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod)
Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter
Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io
Our Website:
http://www.charactercreationcast.com
Our Network:
http://oneshotpodcast.com
Network Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast