It is time for the second episode of series 35! This episode, we welcome back Party of One host and fellow network show All My Fantasy Children co-host, Jeff Stormer! We will be finishing our characters for his new game, Anyone Can Wear the Mask, a storytelling game about a superhero, a villain and a city. Join us as Ryan defines a villain and we get to play a round of this game together!

Announcements:

• Ryan’s Chimera Live Stream Campaign: A Tale of Twinkle and Awe
• https://twitch.chimera.games
• https://youtube.chimera.games
• A Horror Borealis presents LOSERS: A Love Story:
• https://a-horror-borealis.simplecast.com/

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• https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1

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• https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

Guests and Projects:

Jeff Stormer @GMJeffStormer

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/PartyOfOnePod
• Itch.io: https://jeffstormer.itch.io/
• Website: http://www.jeffstormer.com/
• Party of One Podcast: https://www.partyofonepodcast.com/
• All My Fantasy Children Podcast: http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/all-my-fantasy-children/
• Talkin’ Nog Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/talkingnog

Games discussed this episode:

Anyone Can Wear the Mask by Jeff Stormer

• Website: https://jeffstormer.itch.io/mask

Beyond the Rift by Dee Pennyway

• Website: https://mnemonicrpg.itch.io/mnemonic-beyond-the-rift

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Announcements
• 00:02:27 - Recap
• 00:02:53 - The Villain
• 00:04:07 - Defining Threats
• 00:10:58 - Walking through a turn - City flips a card
• 00:13:12 - The villain adds a threat
• 00:15:43 - The hero saves the day
• 00:18:28 - Skipping ahead to the villain’s reveal
• 00:18:55 - Questions for the Hero - What piece of yourself most scares you and how do you see it amplified in the villain?
• 00:19:27 - What weakness are you afraid will be discovered and how does the villain wield it?
• 00:20:14 - City questions: What about the hero most scares you and how is the villain the worst version of that?
• 00:21:09 - What is your biggest fear for the city and how does the villain embody that?
• 00:21:41 - Villain questions: What power do you crave and how are you going to seize it?
• 00:22:04 - What insurmountable odds will the hero have to overcome to defeat you?
• 00:22:22 - What hidden weakness do you hope the hero never finds?
• 00:22:35 - Introducing the villain
• 00:26:23 - What Renoun truly means
• 00:28:12 - Uprising
• 00:39:20 - Episode Closer
• 00:40:50 - Call to Action
• 00:42:56 - Credits
• 00:44:52 - Show Blurb: Session Zero

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