Description
Welcome to the first episode of series 75, everyone! In this series, we sat down with game designer Cat McDonald about their brand new post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG, Rangers of a Broken World. In today’s episodes, Cat walks us through what the game is all about before starting to get us into character creation, and we have a lot of fun all along the way!
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Cat McDonald
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Rangers of a Broken World:
Playtest Signup: https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:16) - Introductions
(00:04:47) - What's in a game? - Core Concept
(00:05:52) - What is the setting like for Rangers of a Broken World?
(00:07:58) - What materials do we need to play the game?
(00:10:24) - What stories and themes does this game explore?
(00:12:38) - What do characters do in this game?
(00:13:54) - What is unique about Rangers of a Broken World?
(00:16:48) - History of the game
(00:22:05) - Terms and Concepts
(00:25:42) - Let's make some people! - Class Selection
(00:36:59) - Spell Notes
(00:40:07) - Season One Abilities
(00:45:27) - Special Ally
(00:51:48) - Starting Skills
(00:52:59) - Assigning Facets
(00:59:36) - Call to Action
(01:07:27) - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Sword of Symphonies Podcast Opening Music by Kathleen Childs
Clip 2: Great Beyond by Roze Sound
From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
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