Series 80.1 - Breaking the Ice with Senda Linaugh and Ryan Boelter

Welcome to the first episode of series 80, everyone! In this series, we are going to be going to cover different duo or solo romance RPGs every episode, and in today’s episode, Ryan is joined by guest co-host Senda Linaugh from Panda’s Talking Games to explore and create characters for the romantic two player game Breaking the Ice by Emily Care Boss!

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Games/Tools discussed this episode:

The Romance Trilogy by Emily Care Boss:

• DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191871/romance-trilogy-bgg010pdf?affiliate_id=1601603

Timestamps:

• (00:00:00) - Announcements
• (00:01:39) - Introductions
• (00:03:36) - What's in a game? - Core Concepts
• (00:04:31) - What setting do you play in?
• (00:05:19) - What tools do we need and how do we use them?
• (00:08:16) - What kinds of stories and themes is this game meant to explore?
• (00:10:17) - What do characters do in this game?
• (00:13:57) - History of the game
• (00:16:32) - Let's make some people! - Rating and Genre
• (00:21:50) - Veils and Boundaries
• (00:22:59) - The Setting
• (00:28:59) - The Switch
• (00:35:39) - Color and word web
• (00:44:57) - Brainstorming Traits
• (00:58:01) - Character Names
• (01:00:07) - Conflict
• (01:04:29) - Compatibilities
• (01:05:39) - D20 for your thoughts? - Character Sheets
• (01:07:58) - How does Breaking the Ice stack up to other games?
• (01:11:52) - Fanfic!
• (01:17:22) - Take it up a level!
• (01:21:11) - Episode Closer
• (01:21:49) - Call to Action
• (01:27:59) - Credits

Music:

• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
• Clip 1: Accidental Love by Reveille
• On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15601
• Clip 2: The Great Beyond by Moments
• On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15862
• Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs

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