Welcome to the third episode of our DIE RPG series! This series, we have Aram Vartian and Alex V, from the upcoming Replay DIE RPG Actual Play podcast, joining us to teach us about DIE RPG, a meta fantasy TTRPG by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans. In today’s episode, we discuss the creation process, what morality means in RPGs, and dive into some really amazing fanfic for our characters.
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DIE RPG:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/417563/DIE-The-Roleplaying-Game?affiliate_id=1601603
Website: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/die-the-roleplaying-game/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:01:35 - Reintroductions
00:12:41 - D20 for your thoughts?
00:16:33 - What makes for great character creation in any system?
00:30:50 - How do players getting assigned character types affect the game?
00:41:29 - What do the character sheets tell us about the game?
00:48:45 - How does character creation in DIE stack up to other systems?
01:03:19 - What is one of the biggest flaws of DIE character creation? What is the best part?
01:09:21 - Fanfic
01:24:44 - Take it up a level!
01:27:58 - Final Thoughts
01:30:24 - Episode Closer
01:32:14 - Call to Action
01:41:44 - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Venturer’s Call by Lincoln Davis on Soundstripe (https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15882)
Clip 2: Replay Theme
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
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