Series 41.3 - Micro RPGs with Ourselves (Heartbeats and Post-Match Interview)
Channel: Character Creation Cast
Date: 2022-06-14

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Welcome to the final episode of series 41, everyone! This series will be a bit different from 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 Keith Baker and Jenn Ellis’s game Heartbeats and James Mendez Hodes’ game Post-Match Interview, both Micro RPGs from James D’Amato’s book, The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book! Then stick around for the outtakes at the end!

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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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Heartbeats (pg 49) by Jenn Ellis (@Twogetherstudio on Twitter https://twitter.com/Twogetherstudio) and Keith Baker (@hellcowkeith on Twitter https://twitter.com/hellcowkeith)https://twitter.com/qh_murphy)
Post-Match Interview (pg 71) by James Mendez Hodez (@LulaVampiro on Twitter https://twitter.com/LulaVampiro)

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:04:03 - Introduction
00:06:02 - What's in a game? - Heartbeats
00:08:03 - Let's make some people! - Heartbeats
00:09:32 - Specialty
00:09:58 - Defining Trait
00:10:39 - Determine Relationships
00:16:21 - Names and Looks
00:18:46 - How long have we been at the hospital?
00:20:21 - Create a patient!
00:25:30 - Heartbeats - Gameplay summary and Discussion
00:27:52 - Heartbeats - Fanfic!
00:34:17 - Heartbeats - Micro Discussion
00:36:21 - What's in a game? - Post-Match Interview
00:38:06 - Let's make some people! - Post-Match Interview
00:38:31 - Create an athlete!
00:39:07 - What sport are we playing?
00:40:37 - What position do we play?
00:42:19 - What is the name of this team?
00:43:51 - General outline of how the sporting event went.
00:46:01 - Athlete Name
00:49:25 - Reporters!
00:52:56 - Questions!
00:54:37 - First Questions
00:56:35 - Second Questions
00:58:01 - Third Questions
00:59:13 - Fourth Questions
01:00:25 - Post-Match Interview - Micro Discussion
01:02:26 - Post-Match Interview - Gameplay summary and Discussion
01:04:19 - Episode Closer
01:05:29 - Call to Action
01:10:30 - Credits
01:12:26 - Show Blurbs - Total Party Kill
01:13:12 - Outtakes

Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-413-micro-rpgs-with-ourselves-heartbeats-and-post-match-interview/transcript

Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
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Clip 2: Action Sport Breakbeat 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/)

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