Series 85.2 - Mutants in the Now with Julian Kay [Designer] (Creation Continued)

2025-07-14

Welcome to the second episode of series 85, everyone! In this series, we are covering the retro-clone, mutant animal RPG Mutants in the Now with designer Julian Kay, and in today’s episode, we mutate our animals and figure out what sort of fighting style they all have! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: One Shot Network Twitch: https://twitch.tv/oneshotrpg One Shot Network Patreon: https://patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Join o...

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BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/j-k.games
Website: https://jk-games.square.site/
Itch.io: https://arbco.itch.io

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Mutants in the Now:

Website: https://arbco.itch.io/mutants-in-the-now

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:29) - Introductions
(00:03:18) - What's in a game? - Core Concept
(00:10:30) - Setting
(00:23:52) - Materials needed to play
(00:26:12) - Stories and Themes
(00:27:53) - What can characters do in the game?
(00:35:15) - What is unique about Mutants in the Now?
(00:38:42) - History of the game
(00:44:47) - Terms and Concepts
(00:47:01) - Let's make some people! - Steps 1 and 2
(00:49:56) - Step 3 - What you're good at
(00:59:15) - Step 4 - Origin Story
(01:03:15) - Call to Action
(01:20:02) - Credits

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Animal Kingdom by Craig Allen FravelOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/11906
Clip 2: Animals by Jessie VillaOn Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/5771
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs

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