Welcome to the second episode of Series 66, everyone! In this series, we sat down with three different designers live at the AcadeCon 2023 convention in Dayton, Ohio in the US! In today's episode, Ryan was able to sit down with Carlos Salazar to talk about his brand-new game still in development, Under and Above, an isekai RPG where you play as people interacting with a world adjacent to ours!
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Carlos Salazar
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Under and Above:
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:01:23 - Introductions
00:03:53 - What's in a game? - Core concept for Under and Above
00:05:05 - What is the setting?
00:06:04 - What do characters do in the game?
00:08:17 - What materials do we need to play Under and Above?
00:11:18 - What sorts of characters can you make in this game?
00:14:27 - Let's make some people!
00:17:06 - Choosing our kin
00:20:26 - Kin Questions
00:23:42 - Names and Appearance
00:25:17 - Signature Move
00:29:00 - Banes and Drawbacks
00:30:08 - Worldbuilding - What is the Above?
00:31:03 - How is the Above and Below separated?
00:31:48 - What is it like between the two?
00:33:13 - What is the Below?
00:43:33 - Why is your group together and how does the adventure start?
00:48:14 - Choosing our kith playbooks
00:49:41 - Kith signature moves, solo moves and group moves
00:51:59 - Attributes
00:54:16 - Gear and weapons
00:55:22 - Touchstones
01:02:41 - Connections
01:04:42 - Finishing Touches
01:05:57 - What was the process like developing these mechanics?
01:08:35 - What inspirations were pulled from for the character creation in this game?
01:10:20 - Episode closer
01:11:34 - Call to Action
01:19:46 - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Journey Into a New World by Adam Saban on Soundstripe:
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Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
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