In today’s Character Evolution Cast episode, we welcome Aaron and Jeff from All My Fantasy Children to talk about how to create characters for any system. We get into a lot of interesting topics this episode and have a ton of fun along the way.

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Guests and Projects: All My Fantasy Children

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Aaron Catano-Saez: @AaronCatanoSaez

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Jeff Stormer: @dexdynamo

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• Party of One Podcast Website: http://partyofonepodcast.com/
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Timestamps: * 00:00:00 - Announcements * 00:02:12 - Introductions * 00:05:41 - What was your favorite character creation experience? * 00:11:08 - What system have you never created a character in that you really want to? * 00:14:27 - Designing RPGs is amazing * 00:15:52 - Getting into the main discussion * 00:17:38 - How do you go about creating characters on All My Fantasy Children? * 00:26:47 - What do we need to know from our group before diving into character creation? * 00:35:22 - How can character details inform us of who they are as a person? * 00:52:35 - How do we go from a background to figuring out what our characters would become? * 01:02:59 - How can we collaborate together to make our characters better? * 01:19:42 - Creating a shared backstory * 01:26:41 - Anything else? * 01:28:08 - Episode Closer * 01:31:28 - Outtakes * 01:32:21 - Show Blurbs

Materials discussed in this episode: James D’Amato’s The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide

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Madeline Hale’s Table Fables

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Music: * Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) * Clip 1: Children - Our Life (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Nuno_Adelaida/none_given_1662/Nuno_Adelaida_02_Children-Our_Life) by Nuno Adelaida (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Nuno_Adelaida/) * Clip 2: All My Fantasy Children theme music (https://www.allmyfantasychildren.com/) * Clip 3: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) * Main Theme: Endless Motion (https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/endless-motion-edm-electro) by Ben Sound (https://www.bensound.com/)

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