Welcome to the first episode of series 80, everyone! In this series, we are going to be going to cover different duo or solo romance RPGs every episode, and in today’s episode, Ryan is joined by guest co-host Senda Linaugh from Panda’s Talking Games to explore and create characters for the romantic two player game Breaking the Ice by Emily Care Boss!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements:

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Starwhal

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Games/Tools discussed this episode:The Romance Trilogy by Emily Care Boss:DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191871/romance-trilogy-bgg010pdf?affiliate_id=1601603

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements

(00:01:39) - Introductions

(00:03:36) - What's in a game? - Core Concepts

(00:04:31) - What setting do you play in?

(00:05:19) - What tools do we need and how do we use them?

(00:08:16) - What kinds of stories and themes is this game meant to explore?

(00:10:17) - What do characters do in this game?

(00:13:57) - History of the game

(00:16:32) - Let's make some people! - Rating and Genre

(00:21:50) - Veils and Boundaries

(00:22:59) - The Setting

(00:28:59) - The Switch

(00:35:39) - Color and word web

(00:44:57) - Brainstorming Traits

(00:58:01) - Character Names

(01:00:07) - Conflict

(01:04:29) - Compatibilities

(01:05:39) - D20 for your thoughts? - Character Sheets

(01:07:58) - How does Breaking the Ice stack up to other games?

(01:11:52) - Fanfic!

(01:17:22) - Take it up a level!

(01:21:11) - Episode Closer

(01:21:49) - Call to Action

(01:27:59) - Credits

Music:

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

Clip 1: Accidental Love by Reveille

On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15601

Clip 2: The Great Beyond by Moments

On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15862

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

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