Series 40.1 - Phoenix Dawn Command with Neal Powell (Creation)

Character Creation Cast

Welcome to the first episode of series 40, everyone! This series we welcome Neal Powell, co-host from DMNastics, Dungeon Master’s Block and Whelmed: The Young Justice Files, to talk about Phoenix Dawn Command, a card based, fantasy TTRPG by Keith Baker that is all about coming back from death stronger than before. This episode, we learn about the game and begin creating our characters!

Announcements:

• Chimera RPG Itch.io Page:
• https://play.chimera.games/
• You Are The Dungeon Kickstarter:
• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/you-are-the-dungeon-diary-of-despair
• Courier’s Call Season 2 Kickstarter:
• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oneshotpodcast/skyjacks-couriers-call-season-2
• Ryan’s A Tale of Twinkle and Awe campaign backlog:
• https://twitch.chimera.games/
• Amr’s Cape and Blade campaign backlog:
• https://capeandblade.chimera.games/

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Guests and Projects:

Neal Powell @joatmoniac

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/joatmoniac
• Website: http://www.thestruggleisneal.com/
• DMNastics: https://anchor.fm/dm-nastics
• DMs Block: https://dungeonmasterblock.podbean.com/
• Whelmed: The Young Justice Files: https://crashingthemode.com

Games discussed this episode:

Phoenix Dawn Command by Keith Baker of Two-gether Studios

• Website: https://phoenixdawncommand.com/
• DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/195768/Phoenix-Dawn-Command-Manual?affiliate_id=1601603
• Amazon: https://amzn.to/3x2wttt

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Announcements
• 00:04:34 - Introductions
• 00:06:55 - What's in a game? - Setting
• 00:08:30 - What sort of tools do we need to play Phoenix Dawn Command?
• 00:12:33 - What kind of stories and themes does this game explore?
• 00:14:20 - What do characters do in the game?
• 00:16:07 - What is unique about this game?
• 00:18:53 - History of the Game
• 00:21:38 - Terms and Concepts - Crucible
• 00:24:20 - The Flame
• 00:24:49 - Sparks
• 00:25:27 - School, Wing, Rank
• 00:26:35 - Let's make some people!
• 00:27:36 - Selecting Schools
• 00:34:20 - Intro Text Discussion
• 00:38:00 - Naming Characters (not yet!)
• 00:40:03 - Finding our Core cards for our School
• 00:43:08 - Core Combat Style
• 00:45:51 - Core Skill Specialties
• 00:47:33 - Core Talents
• 00:48:47 - Rank 1 Cards
• 00:56:33 - Rank 1 Traits added
• 01:04:02 - Call to Action
• 01:10:59 - Credits
• 01:12:54 - Show Blurbs: Asians Represent

Transcripts

• https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-401-phoenix-dawn-command-with-neal-powell-creation/transcript

Music:

• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
• Clip 1: DMNastics Theme Music by bombardedcast.com
• Clip 2: Rise Phoenix by Mikael Hellman
• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5863-rise-phoenix
• License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
• 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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