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Welcome to the final episode of series 72! In this series, we welcome Pelle Nilsson to discuss his game, Mörk Borg, a pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy RPG about lost souls and fools seeking redemption, forgiveness or the last remaining riches in a bleak and dying world. We also have a guest co-host on this series, Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast is filling in for Amelia. In today's episode, we get to the phenomenal fanfic about our characters, take a peek at the apocalypse, and learn how characters both get better (or not) in our advancement discussion! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: 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 Pelle Nilsson Discord: https://discord.gg/rKgAKAj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MORKBORGRPG Games/Tools discussed this episode: Mörk Borg: Website: https://morkborg.com DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/295910/moerk-borg-english?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:55) - Fanfic! (00:09:12) - Apocalypse Rules (00:20:34) - Take it up a level! (00:33:36) - Episode Closer (00:36:05) - Call to Action (00:40:54) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Cold Dead World by Bobo Renthlei From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14501 Clip 2: Armageddon by Bobo Renthlei From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13396 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.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) 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

Welcome to the third episode of series 72! In this series, we welcome Pelle Nilsson to discuss his game, Mörk Borg, a pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy RPG about lost souls and fools seeking redemption, forgiveness or the last remaining riches in a bleak and dying world. We also have a guest co-host on this series, Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast is filling in for Amelia. In today's episode, we learn more about Pelle as well as discuss how the character creation process went for this game! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: 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 Pelle Nilsson Discord: https://discord.gg/rKgAKAj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MORKBORGRPG Games/Tools discussed this episode: Mörk Borg: Website: https://morkborg.com DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/295910/moerk-borg-english?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:26) - Reintroductions (00:07:39) - D20 for your thoughts? (00:09:12) - What makes for a great character creation system? (00:10:59) - What story do these character sheets tell us about the game? (00:14:25) - How does Mork Borg character creation stack up to other games? (00:20:18) - How does this process set expectations for play? (00:26:11) - Flaws and Strengths (00:29:39) - Call to Action (00:33:09) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Cold Dead World by Bobo Renthlei From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14501 Clip 2: Armageddon by Bobo Renthlei From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13396 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.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) 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

Welcome to the second episode of series 72! In this series, we welcome Pelle Nilsson to discuss his game, Mörk Borg, a pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy RPG about lost souls and fools seeking redemption, forgiveness or the last remaining riches in a bleak and dying world. We also have a guest co-host on this series, Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast is filling in for Amelia. In today's episode, we finish creating our characters including utilizing the optional random tables for character creation! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Help Tracy Barnett and family! https://gofund.me/742f4f73 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 Pelle Nilsson Discord: https://discord.gg/rKgAKAj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MORKBORGRPG Games/Tools discussed this episode: Mörk Borg: Website: https://morkborg.com DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/295910/moerk-borg-english?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Announcements (00:01:30) - Recap (00:01:55) - Equipment, Silver, Hit Points, Omens and Background (00:20:06) - Scrolls (00:20:41) - Optional Tables - Terrible Traits, Broken Body, Bad Habits and Troubling Tails (00:27:40) - Episode Closer (00:29:03) - Call to Action (00:33:43) - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Cold Dead World by Bobo Renthlei From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14501 Clip 2: Armageddon by Bobo Renthlei From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13396 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.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) 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

Welcome to the first episode of series 72! In this series, we welcome Pelle Nilsson to discuss his game, Mörk Borg, a pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy RPG about lost souls and fools seeking redemption, forgiveness or the last remaining riches in a bleak and dying world. We also have a guest co-host on this series, Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast is filling in for Amelia so she can recover from being sick. In today's episode, we learn all about Mörk Borg and even start making our people! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Help Tracy Barnett and family! https://gofund.me/742f4f73 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 Pelle Nilsson Discord: https://discord.gg/rKgAKAj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MORKBORGRPG Games/Tools discussed this episode: Mörk Borg: Website: https://morkborg.com DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/295910/moerk-borg-english?affiliate_id=1601603 Timestamps: Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Cold Dead World by Bobo Renthlei From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14501 Clip 2: Armageddon by Bobo Renthlei From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13396 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.net (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.net) 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

Hoi and Jeff chat with Agatha Cheng about Robert E. Howard's "Conan the Adventurer", orientalism, past life regression, and slavery in RPGs.

Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign earlier this year It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. More info can be found at http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html This game is run as part of GauntletCon 2019, an online con hosted by the Gauntlet RPG community - for more information about the community, and to sign up for games, you can visit https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ Standing Pine, master of the Heavenly Bough School, has summoned his students - current and former - back to the school. Summer Rain is one of Standing Pine's most loyal students, though even she struggles to live up to her sister's precedent. The noble officer Unbending Steel struggles to reconcile the oaths he has sworn with his feelings for Rising Phoenix. The warrior-poet Jade Eagle is also preoccupied with thoughts of his sister Rising Phoenix - having learnt a dark secret about her. And finally Rising Phoenix returns to the school uninvited, her true motives uncertain to all...

Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign earlier this year It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. More info can be found at http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! In the final episode of our story, matters come to a head in the aftermath of the duel. Ming learns of his uncle's plans for the inn and its inhabitants. Gentleman Bao-Yin gives a wordless display of his adoration for Changing Wind. Changing Wind almost falls victim to the nefarious Order of the Veiled Night, but the quick action of Wei and the support of her friends sees her through. Harmonious Evening Star Jin plans for the defence of the inn, and the guests band together to make a last stand against Undefeated Steel Ox. As the assassins make their moonlit strike, they are faced with an unlikely band of defenders, in a battle shot through with love and treachery.

Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign earlier this year It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. More info can be found at http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! Gentleman Bao-Yin faces the corrupt Magistrate Zheng in a no-holds barred brawl in the main room of the inn. Harmonious Evening Star Jin takes the young Ming under her wing, despite her history with the boy's uncle. Wei makes a daring proposal. We meet the devoted swordswoman Changing Wind, on the hunt of the villainous Undefeated Steel Ox. And Ming faces down against an old adversary.

Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which had a successful kickstarter campaign earlier this year It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. More info can be found at http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! It is the height of summer, and travelers from across the land stop to spend a night or two of their journeys at the prestigious Inn of the Drifting Lotus on the Imperial Highway. Four guests staying at the Inn find their lives drawn together one evening. Harmonious Evening Star Jin, master of the Silent Forest School, is down on her luck and takes a commission from the formidable Madame Lao, owner of the Drifting Lotus. Ming, a warrior from a distant city, meets an unfamiliar face from his past. Gentleman Bao-Yin, merchant extraordinaire, finds himself the suspect in a crime he didn't commit. And Wei, a wandering monk from a destroyed temple, pines for a forbidden love.

CW: Discussions of racism, frank discussions about colonialism, discussions of socioeconomic class, violence Steve Discont can found on twitter at @bearlynormal, and Porter Green at @DagmarRugosa. Our guest James Mendez Hodes can be found at his website at www.jamesmendezhodes.com or at his twitter at @lulavampiro. You can go to the following URLs or research articles to learn about some of the topics discussed in this episode: Wikipedia page on Colonialism Sohn, S. H. (2008). Introduction: Alien/Asian: Imagining the racialized future. MELUS, 33(4), 5-22. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20343505 @CaseyExplosion discusses Cyberpunk with media examples on twitter: https://twitter.com/caseyexplosion/status/1138085340735070209?lang=en Sita Sings the Blues, based on the Indian epic Ramayana “Orcs, Britons, and the Martial Race Myth, Part 1: A Species Built for Racial Terror” by James Mendez Hodes “Orcs, Britons, and the Martial Race Myth, Part 2: They’re Not Human” By James Mendez Hodes Avery Alder’s Monsterhearts Catherine Ramen’s Red Carnations on a Black Grave Catalyst Game Labs’s Shadowrun Robert Bohl’s Misspent Youth Onyx Path Publishing’s Scion Liwanag Press’s Dog Eat Dog Jason Morningstar’s (by way of Bully Pulpit Games) The Blue Way Julia Bond Ellingboe’s Steal Away Jordan via Indie Press Revolution Evil Hat Productions’s Fate of Cthulhu The Gauntlet’s Hearts of Wulin, by Agatha Cheng & Lowell Francis

To celebrate Asians Represent's nomination for Best Podcast at the 2019 ENnie Awards, here's session zero of our upcoming D&D actual play...Dungeons & Da' Asians! You'll be introduced to Dong-Feng (Agatha) the crustacean sky soldier, W'Leed (Ammar) the human pirate, and Ning (Steve) the water genasi rogue as we prepare for our upcoming adventure through the kingdom of Xia! If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com. Follow Ammar @ammarijaz and Steve @DeeEmSteve on Twitter! Music: Cloudy by KODOMOi https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0

We begin the bloody week where at least half of our communards will perish. I wish there was more to say about what is going to happen but things don't always work out. Pre-order my new book! See Campaign Live 7/6!

We begin the bloody week where at least half of our communards will perish. I wish there was more to say about what is going to happen but things don't always work out. Pre-order my new book! See Campaign Live 7/6!

The early days of the commune were so full of hope and excitement. As The Bloody Week draws near that optimism starts to wane and that strains the relationships of the citizens of Paris. Pre-order my new book! See Campaign Live 7/6!

The early days of the commune were so full of hope and excitement. As The Bloody Week draws near that optimism starts to wane and that strains the relationships of the citizens of Paris. Pre-order my new book! See Campaign Live 7/6!

Recorded at Breakout 2019 Presented by Daniel Kwan, Agatha Cheng, Amar, Kienna S. and James Mendez Hodes with moderation by Daniel Kwan. How do we make our games and tables more inclusive? How do we make our stories more interesting and diverse? Join the Asians Represent! podcast crew as they discuss and answer these questions.

Catherine Ramen leads James, Stephen, Agatha, and Adira through character creation. Clearly, nothing bad will ever happen to these people. Pre-order my new book! See Campaign Live 7/6!

Catherine Ramen leads James, Stephen, Agatha, and Adira through character creation. Clearly, nothing bad will ever happen to these people. Pre-order my new book! See Campaign Live 7/6!

The tournament has come! Has Gentle Wu lost himself to the Hungering blade? Will Yishan manage to clean the books in time? How will Puja deal with knowing the truth of Wu's feelings?

The tournament has come! Has Gentle Wu lost himself to the Hungering blade? Will Yishan manage to clean the books in time? How will Puja deal with knowing the truth of Wu's feelings?

Eric and Eli are joined by special guests Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to talk about relationship entanglements as seen in House of Flying Daggers and in their game, Hearts […]

Gentle Wu is in bad shape, Yishan has a mystery over bad books to unravel, and Puja tries to keep the world from falling apart.

This is the final of the 16th series, and we’ll be discussing Hearts of Wulin, a Powered by the Apocalypse wuxia RPG with creators Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast and Lowell Francis from The Gauntlet podcast. We are also joined by a guest co-host, Adira Slattery, fellow One Shot Network individual from the A Woman With Hollow Eyes twitch stream and podcast. Announcements: Hearts of Wulin Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/hearts-of-wulin Character Creation Cast GenCon Panel: https://www.gencon.com/events/152269 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 Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Agatha Cheng Asians Represent Twitter: https://twitter.com/aznsrepresent Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/asians-represent/ Lowell Francis The Gauntlet Twitter: https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG Website: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ Adira Slattery A Woman With Hollow Eyes Season 2 Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/a-woman-with-hollow-eyes/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/oneshotrpg/videos/all Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:03:16 - Introductions 00:14:17 - D20 for your thoughts? 00:22:52 - How does character creation in this game stack up against others? 00:31:03 - How do the mechanics of character creation reinforce the feel of Hearts of Wulin? 00:35:41 - How does character creation set a player’s expectations for playing a session? 00:37:17 - Biggest flaw? 00:44:36 - What was it like designing within the PbtA framework? 00:52:45 - What themes did you want to incorporate in this game? 00:59:02 - How would this group fair in a typical game? / Fanfiction 01:07:27 - How does this game lend to character development? 01:11:54 - Take it up a level! 01:17:24 - Episode Closer 01:21:51 - Show Blurbs Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: The Gauntlet Main theme (https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/) Clip 2: Asians Represent Main theme (http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/asians-represent/) 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/) Our characters: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19mZCkNbOwi6ihfO9h0psKVUwTteHUDVJ9cjdxuLvHmw/edit?usp=sharing Games discussed this episode: Hearts of Wulin https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

Gentle Wu is in bad shape, Yishan has a mystery over bad books to unravel, and Puja tries to keep the world from falling apart.

We play the new game Hearts of Wulin with one of the designers, Agatha Cheng, as GM! Go back the Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/hearts-of-wulin This episode was brought to you by Les Artisans d'Azure.

Skilled fighters from all over are preparing for the Wulin tournament to decide who will lead the Wulin world. This predictably leads to some problems.

Skilled fighters from all over are preparing for the Wulin tournament to decide who will lead the Wulin world. This predictably leads to some problems.

This is the second episode of the 16th series, and we’ll be finishing up character creation for Hearts of Wulin, a Powered by the Apocalypse wuxia RPG with creators Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast and Lowell Francis from The Gauntlet podcast. We are also joined by a guest co-host, Adira Slattery, fellow One Shot Network individual from the A Woman With Hollow Eyes twitch stream and podcast. 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 Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Agatha Cheng Asians Represent Twitter: https://twitter.com/aznsrepresent Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/asians-represent/ Lowell Francis The Gauntlet Twitter: https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG Website: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ Adira Slattery A Woman With Hollow Eyes Season 2 Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/a-woman-with-hollow-eyes/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/oneshotrpg/videos/all Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:01 - Recap 00:02:27 - Elements 00:03:33 - Describing our characters 00:19:59 - Entanglements 00:33:19 - Bonds 00:40:20 - Last backstory links 00:42:32 - Episode Closer 00:45:55 - Show Blurbs Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: The Gauntlet Main theme (https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/) Clip 2: Asians Represent Main theme (http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/asians-represent/) 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/) Our characters: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19mZCkNbOwi6ihfO9h0psKVUwTteHUDVJ9cjdxuLvHmw/edit?usp=sharing Games discussed this episode: Hearts of Wulin https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

Jason Cordova from The Gauntlet is joined by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to discuss Hearts of Wulin, coming to Kickstarter May 14th!  Time Codes 10:33 - Talking Mechanics 14:27 - Combat 22:04 - Elements and Playbook roles 40:49 - Kickstarter Details Links Hearts of Wulin https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7

Jason Cordova is joined by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to discuss Hearts of Wulin, coming to Kickstarter May 14th!  Time Codes 10:33 - Talking Mechanics 14:27 - Combat 22:04 - Elements and Playbook roles 40:49 - Kickstarter Details Links Hearts of Wulin https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7

Jason Cordova is joined by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to discuss Hearts of Wulin, coming to Kickstarter May 14th!  Time Codes 10:33 - Talking Mechanics 14:27 - Combat 22:04 - Elements and Playbook roles 40:49 - Kickstarter Details Links Hearts of Wulin https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7

Jason is joined by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to discuss Hearts of Wulin, coming to Kickstarter May 14th!  Time Codes 10:33 - Talking Mechanics 14:27 - Combat 22:04 - Elements and Playbook roles 40:49 - Kickstarter Details Links Hearts of Wulin https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7

Jason is joined by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to discuss Hearts of Wulin, coming to Kickstarter May 14th!  Time Codes 10:33 - Talking Mechanics 14:27 - Combat 22:04 - Elements and Playbook roles 40:49 - Kickstarter Details Links Hearts of Wulin https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7

Jason Cordova is joined by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to discuss Hearts of Wulin, coming to Kickstarter May 14th!  Time Codes 10:33 - Talking Mechanics 14:27 - Combat 22:04 - Elements and Playbook roles 40:49 - Kickstarter Details Links Hearts of Wulin https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7

Jason is joined by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to discuss Hearts of Wulin, coming to Kickstarter May 14th!  Time Codes 10:33 - Talking Mechanics 14:27 - Combat 22:04 - Elements and Playbook roles 40:49 - Kickstarter Details Links Hearts of Wulin https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7

Helping becomes more difficult as the program's protocols demand participant's don't contact each other after the experiment ends. Will they be tempted to bend the rules for the sake of a child? Will the therapy work? Help Drew

This is the first episode of the 16th series, and we’ll be covering Hearts of Wulin, a Powered by the Apocalypse wuxia RPG with creators Agatha Cheng from the Asians Represent podcast and Lowell Francis from The Gauntlet podcast. We are also joined by a new guest co-host, Adira Slattery, fellow One Shot Network individual from the A Woman With Hollow Eyes twitch stream and podcast. 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 Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects: Agatha Cheng Asians Represent Twitter: https://twitter.com/aznsrepresent Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/asians-represent/ Lowell Francis The Gauntlet Twitter: https://twitter.com/GauntletRPG Website: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ Adira Slattery A Woman With Hollow Eyes Season 2 Website: http://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/a-woman-with-hollow-eyes/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/oneshotrpg/videos/all Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:05:12 - Introductions 00:07:12 - What’s in a game? 00:08:06 - What do we need to play this game? 00:08:42 - What do characters do in this game? 00:11:42 - What else makes this game unique? 00:14:32 - How accessible is this game without prior wuxia genre knowledge? 00:22:32 - How has playtesting been going? 00:24:56 - Terms and Concepts - Elements and Conditions 00:28:59 - Playbooks 00:36:20 - Entanglements 00:40:35 - Scale 00:43:24 - Let’s make some people - Playbook Selection 00:51:14 - Looks 00:54:43 - Factions and Names 00:56:15 - Safety Tools 01:02:31 - Style 01:04:10 - Episode Closer 01:06:02 - Show Blurbs Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: The Gauntlet Main theme (https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/) Clip 2: Asians Represent Main theme (http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/asians-represent/) 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/) Games discussed this episode: Hearts of Wulin https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast

Helping becomes more difficult as the program's protocols demand participant's don't contact each other after the experiment ends. Will they be tempted to bend the rules for the sake of a child? Will the therapy work? Help Drew

Recorded at BreakoutCon 2019 Presented by James Mendez Hodes, Sharang Biswas, Agatha Cheng. Moderated by Daniel Kwan  Regrets from Banana Chan  Are you interested in how Asian cultures can inspire games and game design? Are you curious about Asian portrayal in games? Join us for a panel discussion about these topics as experienced Asian TTRPG, LARP, and board game designers discuss cultural and historical themes. We will talk through examples that we’ve seen, the differences between Asian American and overseas Asian perspectives, and the impact of thoughtful representation and why it matters.

Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which will be kickstarting soon! (There is a preview page available at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html including playtest materials, and the kickstarter should be live around May 7th) It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! In the final session of Storm of Falling Blossom, An Xie faces up to the truth about his past, while keeping an eye on his future. While preparing to impress in the tournament, Lin Min comes to the aid of Magistrate Zheng. And amid all this, Yu Su attempts to maintain the peace and tranquility of the spring festival against ever increasing odds. As the grand tournament begins, the stakes have never been higher.

Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which should be kickstarting soon! (There is a preview page available at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html ) It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! Ming infiltrates Governor Bao's garden party, with the intent of exposing him for his crimes. An Xie is ambushed by a mysterious thief in the hedge maze, while Thoughtful Master Yu Su attempts to keep peace at the party. The evening ends with a cascade of betrayals, and the Yellow Whisper is finally brought to justice by Magistrate Zheng.

Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which should be kickstarting soon! (There is a preview page available at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html ) It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! Lin Min and Ming compete in an archery contest. Lian Shang sides with Wei Xiaobao - now suspected of being the infamous Thief Yellow Whisper - against her fiance, Magistrate Zheng. Lian and Ming share an unexpected moment of intimacy. And Lin Min and Wei Xiaobao are ambushed by conflicting desires. Also assassins.

Hearts of Wulin is an upcoming PbtA game by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis, which should be kickstarting soon! (There will be a link here when available!) It is a game set in the wulin of a legendary China, where the players assume the roles of wuxia warriors with complex and messy relationships. This game is run as a part of the Gauntlet Hangouts calendar. Learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ You can learn more about the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, or sign up for hangout games. Also, check out the brand new forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! As the Spring Festival begins in Four Dragons City, the great and the good of the wulin world gather to partake in the celebrations. In particular it is an opportunity for the new generation of warriors to prove themselves. Lian Shang dutifully serves her family in ensuring the festivities proceed smoothly. Red Lotus Ming rescues a friend from unscrupulous gamblers. Lin Min learns a costly lesson about the power of fortune. And Wei Xiaobao's entanglements with the law catch up with him.

We play the final session of Hearts of Wulin with awesome podcasters Agatha Cheng of Asians Represent! and Eric Farmer & Eli Kurtz of Jianghu Hustle. Check out their respective 'casts: Asians Represent! http://oneshotpodcast.com/category/po... Jianghu Hustle https://misdirectedmark.com/category/... https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle... The last of four sessions of Hearts of Wulin, an rpg hack "Powered by the Apocalypse." We attempt to capture the feel and passion of Chinese wushu melodrama as exemplified in Fox Volant of Snowy Mountain, Condor Heroes, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Part of the Gauntlet Hangouts, a division of The Gauntlet Podcast. Find out more about that at gauntlet-rpg.com. You can also check out my blog at ageofravens.blogspot.com.

We play the second session of Hearts of Wulin with awesome podcasters Agatha Cheng of Asians Represent! and Eric Farmer & Eli Kurtz of Jianghu Hustle. Check out their respective 'casts: Asians Represent! http://oneshotpodcast.com/category/po... Jianghu Hustle https://misdirectedmark.com/category/... https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle... The last of four sessions of Hearts of Wulin, an rpg hack "Powered by the Apocalypse." We attempt to capture the feel and passion of Chinese wushu melodrama as exemplified in Fox Volant of Snowy Mountain, Condor Heroes, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Part of the Gauntlet Hangouts, a division of The Gauntlet Podcast. Find out more about that at gauntlet-rpg.com. You can also check out my blog at ageofravens.blogspot.com.

We play the first of three sessions of Hearts of Wulin with awesome podcasters Agatha Cheng of Asians Represent! and Eric Farmer & Eli Kurtz of Jianghu Hustle. Check out their respective 'casts: Asians Represent! http://oneshotpodcast.com/category/podcasts/asians-represent/ Jianghu Hustle https://misdirectedmark.com/category/podcasts/jianghu/ https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle/posts The last of four sessions of Hearts of Wulin, an rpg hack "Powered by the Apocalypse." We attempt to capture the feel and passion of Chinese wushu melodrama as exemplified in Fox Volant of Snowy Mountain, Condor Heroes, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Part of the Gauntlet Hangouts, a division of The Gauntlet Podcast. Find out more about that at gauntlet-rpg.com. You can also check out my blog at ageofravens.blogspot.com.

Welcome to Asians Represent! – a series of unfiltered conversations that celebrate the contributions of Asian creators to analog gaming. For the inaugural episode, hosts Daniel Kwan and Agatha Cheng discuss what the show is about, what listeners can expect, and why this podcast is important for the gaming community.” If you have questions about today’s theme, the games discussed, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter @aznsrepresent or at aznsrepresent@gmail.com