Welcome to the fourth and final episode of our DIE RPG series! Wait, a FOUR episode series?! That’s right, we’re endcapping this series with a special designer spotlight with the creator of DIE the RPG and DIE the comic, Kieron Gillen. We talk a bunch about this meta, dark fantasy TTRPG and even create a new set of characters with Kieron at the helm! You won’t want to miss this special episode for a very remarkable series. Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Our social media info: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com Newsletter Signups: https://newsletter.charactercreationcast.com/ Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com 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 Guests and Projects: Kieron Gillen @kierongillen Twitter: https://twitter.com/kierongillen BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/kierongillen.bsky.social Website: https://kierongillen.com/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: 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/ DIE Comic: Website: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/die Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:58 - Introductions 00:05:49 - What's in a game? - Core Concept 00:14:41 - What inspired taking the standard D&D RPG and turning it on its head? 00:22:06 - How did the comic and RPG influence one another? 00:31:05 - What sort of key design decisions were made to get the feel of the DIE Comic? 00:40:34 - Let's make some people! - Picking the scenario 00:47:43 - Each player picks a role for their personas 00:48:54 - Persona questions 01:02:57 - Defining our personas a bit more 01:06:44 - What's the name of the fantasy world? 01:07:49 - What sacrifices have been made to be here? 01:10:14 - The end of persona generation 01:12:43 - Assigning Paragons 01:17:32 - Stats and Abilities 01:26:03 - The final ritual 01:30:03 - What inspirations did Kieron draw upon for character mechanics? 01:42:28 - Final thoughts 01:50:46 - Episode Closer 01:52:36 - Call to Action 02:02:13 - 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 Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Mastodon: @[email protected] (https://dice.camp/@gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Mastodon: @[email protected] (https://dice.camp/@lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices