Welcome to the first episode of our 36th series! We welcome back Adira Slattery, as a guest this time, to discuss her new game, Tension, a queer cat and mouse game for 2 players! Amelia had to sit this series out, but Ryan and Adira create their characters and begin the process of creating the other twenty characters needed to play a session! Join us for the most condensed character creation series to date!
Announcements:
Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe
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A Horror Borealis presents LOSERS: A Love Story:
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Guests and Projects:
Adira Slattery @AdiraSlattery
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdiraSlattery
Itch.io: https://adira.itch.io/
Games discussed this episode:
Tension by Adira Slattery
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adiraslattery/tension-0
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:04:05 - Introductions
00:06:32 - What's in a game? - Concept
00:07:40 - What do we need to play this game?
00:07:55 - What sort of stories and themes is this game meant to explore?
00:08:28 - What do characters do Tension?
00:08:58 - What is one of the most unique thing about Tension?
00:10:19 - History of the game.
00:11:23 - Basic Terms and Concepts: Tarot
00:17:26 - The Ensemble
00:19:36 - Orbiting characters
00:20:15 - Let's make some people!
00:21:38 - The Killer
00:21:48 - Type
00:23:03 - Looks
00:24:47 - Pattern
00:26:29 - Name and Pronouns
00:27:05 - The Investigator
00:27:08 - Profession
00:27:25 - Looks
00:28:05 - Obsession
00:28:38 - Name and Pronouns
00:28:55 - Picking our characters' major arcanas
00:32:45 - Creation relationship pairs for 20 NPCs
00:33:43 - The first pair
00:37:48 - Call To Action
00:39:49 - Credits
00:41:44 - Show Blurbs: A Horror Borealis
Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-361-tension-with-adira-slattery-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: Spy Story: The Agent by Sascha Ende
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/84-spy-story-the-agent
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Clip 2: Beach Resort Noir Murder Mystery by Brian Holtz Music
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7033-beach-resort-noir-murder-mystery
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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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