Welcome to the first episode of Series 67, everyone! This series we're excited to welcome Taylor Curreysmith from Whimsy Machine Media to discuss his holiday themed game, The Santa Corps, a festive holiday TTRPG about dismantling systemic greed. This episode we learn about the game and start diving into the character creation process, while having some really great discussion about game design in the process! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Star Crossed: Love Letters Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bully-pulpit-games/Star-Crossed-Love-Letters Star Crossed and I Have the High Ground on Party of One: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1dPXHo5a4B6RZ9lYZT2Cqz?si=ZggG5sTqTzym9qRGec-n4w Star Crossed: Love Letters Solo play on One Shot: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LuhTT5Yc7Ji9q5388MQje?si=7c1641cb37724d47 Our social media info: https://contact.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 Taylor Curreysmith Social Media Links: https://whimsymachinegames.com/contact/ Website: https://whimsymachinegames.com/ Itch.io: https://whimsy-machine.itch.io/ Games/Tools discussed this episode: The Santa Corps: https://whimsy-machine.itch.io/the-santa-corps Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:43 - Introductions 00:03:38 - What's in a game? Core concept of The Santa Corps 00:05:33 - What is the setting? 00:09:10 - What tools do we need to play this game? 00:12:57 - What stories and themes does this game explore? 00:18:00 - What do characters do in this game? 00:20:22 - What is unique about this game? 00:30:22 - History of the game 00:38:24 - Terms and Concepts 00:39:54 - Let's make some people! 00:42:11 - Archetypes 00:45:47 - Abominables 00:46:43 - Critters 00:48:24 - Elves 00:49:44 - Frosts 00:51:21 - Ghosts 00:53:17 - Reindeer 00:56:29 - Sweeties 00:58:44 - Humans 01:01:28 - Call to Action 01:09:04 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Mistletoe Magic by Avocado Junkie on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8279 Clip 2: Pumpkin Spiced Sunrise by Desert Dive on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15147 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 Contact Us: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices