Episode 06: Characterization
For this episode, Devon returns to talk with me about characterization. That is, coming up with your character’s backstory, their appearance and their outlooks and personality. We discuss quite a few places where you can draw inspiration besides just the Genesys core book, including:
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- Fate Core Character Idea and Phase Trio
- 20 Questions from Legend of the 5 Rings (you can download the 5th edition beta here)
- Cypher System
- 13th Age‘s one unique thing
- GameMaster’s Apprentice Base Deck (also with fantasy, age of sail, sci-fi, and steampunk variants)
- Sins & Virtues Cards (link to the Shark Bone Podcast site with download link)
- TVTropes.Org (specifically the personal appearance tropes)
Christopher, you’ve played Cypher System at least once — I ran a Victorian Age monster hunter game; you played Tex. I was hoping that it would turn into a campaign, but real life intruded.
Huh, you’re right! It only lasted, what, 2 sessions? Totally forgot about that it >_<