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Series 75.1 - Rangers of a Broken World with Cat McDonald [Designer] (Creation)
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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Show Notes
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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Announcements:
- Rangers of a Broken World Playtest Signup
- https://evilh.at/rangers-playtest
- The Ultimate RPG Podcast
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast/
- Starwhal Odyssey
- https://oneshotpodcast.com/starwhal/
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Guests
Cat McDonald
- BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/catlinggun.bsky.social
- Peach Garden Games: https://www.peachgardengames.com/
- Itch.io: https://peachgardengames.itch.io/
- Sword of Symphonies Podcast: https://www.peachgardengames.com/episodes
Games/Tools discussed this episode:
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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- 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)
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