Series 34.1 - Tide Breaker with Nick Butler [Designer] (Creation)
Channel: Character Creation Cast
Date: 2022-06-23

Welcome to the start of the 34th series, everyone! This series we’ll be covering the modular world building, action RPG Tide Breaker with designer Nick Butler! This episode we’ll be covering what the game is all about and teaching Amelia a bit about Dragon Ball Z before diving into character creation.
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Games discussed this episode:
Tide Breaker
Website: https://tidebreakerRPG.com
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:04:08 - Introductions
00:05:53 - What’s in a game?
00:10:19 - What do we need to play this game?
00:12:50 - What kind of stories and themes is this game meant to explore?
00:17:01 - What do characters do in Tide Breaker?
00:17:52 - What is unique about Tide Breaker?
00:28:22 - History of Tide Breaker
00:30:28 - Terms and Concepts: Stats
00:33:57 - Advantages
00:34:40 - Stunts
00:34:54 - Botches, Explosions and Ignites
00:36:00 - Showstoppers
00:36:15 - Cliffhangers/Nailbiters
00:37:29 - Let’s make some people!
00:40:21 - Character Concepts
00:45:52 - Assigning or Rolling Stats
00:55:53 - Secondary Stats
00:56:05 - Power Level
00:56:32 - Critical Value
00:57:52 - Recovery Value
00:59:46 - Attrition Pool
01:00:42 - Call to Action
01:06:31 - Credits
01:08:27 - Show Blurb: Warda
Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-341-tide-breaker-with-nick-butler-designer-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: Stormfront by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4421-stormfront
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Clip 2: RestlessTide by Lilo Sound
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6079-restlesstide
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/)
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