Welcome to the fourth episode of series 87, everyone! In this series, we are covering Cosmic Century Knights, a retro anime and JRPG inspired fantasy TTRPG about wielding one of 100 unique swords to save the world, with designer and returning guest, James D’Amato! In today’s episode, we learn a bit more about James before diving into discussions about character sheets and how things went with this game!
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Website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crum/cckhcc
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:33) - Reintroductions
(00:08:32) - D20 for your thoughts? - Character inspiration
(00:12:31) - What is James's favorite character creation mechanic?
(00:14:31) - Character Sheets
(00:23:43) - How do we think character creation for Cosmic Century Knights went?
(00:41:01) - How does character creation set expectations for play?
(00:43:22) - Call to Action
(00:52:05) - Credits
Music:
Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Back to the End by Strength To LastOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15269
Clip 2: Chaos Knight by AllexOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16443
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs
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