Series 40.3 - Phoenix Dawn Command with Neal Powell (Discussion)

Welcome to the final 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 discuss the process and give our thoughts about the game and how it compares to other games! Then, stick around after the show for the outtakes. Announcements: Chimera RPG Itch.io Page: https://play.chimera.games/ 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/ A Horror Borealis Presents: LOSERS: A Love Story Part 15 https://a-horror-borealis.simplecast.com/episodes/losers-a-love-story-part-15 Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast 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 00:02:38 - Reintroductions 00:07:35 - D20 for your thoughts? - Where do Neal's ideas come from? 00:13:28 - What does Neal like to see in character creation? 00:15:45 - How do we feel character creation in Phoenix Dawn Command stacks up against other games? 00:20:32 - How does the process of character creation in this game prepare us for play? 00:23:40 - What story does the character sheets for this game tell us? 00:25:55 - Biggest flaw, best part 00:28:32 - Fanfiction! 00:37:32 - Take it up a level! - How do you level up and what happens mechanically? 00:40:29 - How does this affect the narrative? 00:43:52 - Final Thoughts 00:44:47 - Episode Closer 00:46:08 - Call to Action 00:48:38 - Credits 00:50:33 - Show Blurbs - Modifier 00:51:07 - Outtakes Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-403-phoenix-dawn-command-with-neal-powell-discussion/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/)