Character Creation Cast

Series 47.1 - Thirsty Sword Lesbians with April Kit Walsh [Designer] (Creation)

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February 07, 2022 5:00am

1h 24m

Welcome to the first episode of series 47, everyone! This series, we welcome April Kit Walsh, to learn about her game, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a Powered by the Apocalypse game where swords cross and hearts race! This episode we learn all about the game and then create a setting together before starting character creation.

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Guests and Projects:

April Kit Walsh @GaySpaceshipGms

Games discussed this episode:

Thirsty Sword Lesbians

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Announcements
  • 00:09:02 - Introductions
  • 00:11:34 - What's in a game? - Core concept of Thirsty Sword Lesbians
  • 00:12:29 - What kind of setting do you play in this game?
  • 00:13:29 - What tools do we need to play this game?
  • 00:14:08 - What kind of stories and themes
  • 00:16:17 - What do characters do in this game?
  • 00:22:25 - What does this game do to encourage celebratory queer stories?
  • 00:28:08 - What is unique about Thirsty Sword Lesbians?
  • 00:28:08 - PROMO - Smitten
  • 00:30:20 - History of the system - When did this project start?
  • 00:38:17 - Basic Terms and Concepts - Attributes
  • 00:40:08 - Strings
  • 00:41:56 - Conditions
  • 00:43:10 - Safety exercise and world building worksheet
  • 00:44:37 - Let's make a place! - Wants and Do Not Wants
  • 00:46:59 - World Building Worksheets - Genre
  • 00:48:15 - Tone
  • 00:49:03 - Scope of the community
  • 00:49:57 - What's especially positive about this community?
  • 00:50:26 - What NPC epitomizes that positivity and what do they want from the PCs?
  • 00:52:08 - What is a serious flaw of the community?
  • 00:53:18 -