Series 85.1 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Creation)

Welcome to the first episode of series 85, everyone! In this series, we are covering the retro-clone, mutant animal RPG Mutants in the Now with designer Julian Kay, and in today’s episode, we learn all about the history of the game before diving into character creation and find out what sort of animals we are all making!

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Mutants in the Now:

• Website: https://arbco.itch.io/mutants-in-the-now

Timestamps:

• (00:00:00) - Announcements

• (00:01:29) - Introductions

• (00:03:18) - What's in a game? - Core Concept

• (00:10:30) - Setting

• (00:23:52) - Materials needed to play

• (00:26:12) - Stories and Themes

• (00:27:53) - What can characters do in the game?

• (00:35:15) - What is unique about Mutants in the Now?

• (00:38:42) - History of the game

• (00:44:47) - Terms and Concepts

• (00:47:01) - Let's make some people! - Steps 1 and 2

• (00:49:56) - Step 3 - What you're good at

• (00:59:15) - Step 4 - Origin Story

• (01:03:15) - Call to Action

• (01:20:02) - Credits

Music:

• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod

• Clip 1: Animal Kingdom by Craig Allen FravelOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/11906

• Clip 2: Animals by Jessie VillaOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/5771

• Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs

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