Welcome to a special bonus episode of Character Creation Spotlight, everyone. This episode we are thrilled to welcome Ben Wallis, designer of Broken, a brilliant and heart-wrenching two-player, tragic romance, RPG about breaking hearts and breaking objects. We’ll be discussing the game, creating a few pairs of characters, and finding out all about the crowdfunding campaign!

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Guests and Projects:Ben Wallis @benjaminwallis

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  • Website: https://allportsopen.com
  • Itch.io: https://apongames.itch.io/
  • APON Games: https://apongames.com/

Games and Tools discussed this episode:Broken by Ben Wallis

  • Itch.io: https://apongames.itch.io/broken

Timestamps:* 00:00:23 - Introductions * 00:03:14 - What's in a game? - Core concept for Broken * 00:04:28 - Settings * 00:11:45 - What materials do we need to play Broken? * 00:23:44 - Let's make some people! * 00:24:43 - Amelia and Ryan create a couple - Scenario * 00:27:03 - Amelia and Ryan - Picking our 5 objects * 00:31:41 - Amelia and Ryan - Names * 00:33:33 - Amelia and Ryan - Descriptions * 00:34:11 - Amelia and Ryan - 5 Traits * 00:37:44 - What usually comes next * 00:40:29 - Ben and Ryan create a couple - Scenario * 00:42:23 - Ben and Ryan - 5 Objects * 00:52:25 - Ben and Ryan - Names and Descriptions * 00:54:24 - Ben and Ryan - 5 Traits * 00:58:01 - Amelia and Ben create a couple - Scenarios * 01:01:11 - Amelia and Ben - 5 Objects * 01:03:54 - Amelia and Ben - Names and Descriptions * 01:05:46 - Amelia and Ben - 5 Traits * 01:08:23 - Our thoughts on the process * 01:18:01 - Anything from the crowd funding campaign to point out? * 01:24:11 - Episode Closer * 01:25:29 - Credits * 01:27:24 - Show Blurbs - One Shot * 01:28:12 - Outtakes

Transcripts* https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/character-creation-spotlight-e17-broken-with-ben-wallis-designer/transcript

Music:* Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) * Clip 1: The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Broken Heart by DreamHeaven
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6575-broken-heart
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.patreon.com/dreamheaven * Clip 2: Pod of Love Theme Music * Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)

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