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Series 74.1 - Orbital Blues with Sam Sleney [Designer] (Creation)
Welcome to the first episode of series 74! This series welcomed Sam Sleney, one of the three designers behind Orbital Blues, the space western RPG we are covering this month! This episode, we get introduced to the game by Sam and get into some fantastic discussion about game design and the industry itself!
Character Creation Cast · Amelia Antrim, Ryan Boelter
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Show Notes
Welcome to the first episode of series 74! This series welcomed Sam Sleney, one of the three designers behind Orbital Blues, the space western RPG we are covering this month! This episode, we get introduced to the game by Sam and get into some fantastic discussion about game design and the industry itself!
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Guests
Sam Sleney
- Twitter: https://x.com/samsleney
- Soul Muppet Publishing: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/
Games/Tools discussed this episode:
Orbital Blues:
- Website: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/collections/orbital-blues
- DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/365815/Orbital-Blues-A-Space-Western-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603
- Itch.io: https://soulmuppetpublishing.itch.io/orbital-blues
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Announcements
- (00:01:20) - Introductions
- (00:09:54) - What's in a game? - Core Concept
- (00:11:43) - The setting for Orbital Blues
- (00:21:40) - What materials do we need to play Orbital Blues?
- (00:24:58) - What do characters do in this game?
- (00:36:09) - What is unique about Orbital Blues?
- (01:01:54) - Call to Action
- (01:09:23) - Credits
Music:
- Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
- Clip 1: Orbit by Ender
- From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9540
- Clip 2: Blues for Miss D by The Realist
- From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10938
- Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
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Ryan Boelter:
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