Series 82.1 - Salvage Union with Aled Lawlor and Panny Lines [Designers] (Creation)

2025-04-14

Welcome to the first episode of series 81, everyone! In this series, we are covering Salvage Union, a hope-core, giant mech TTRPG, with designers Aled Lawlor and Panny Lines! In today’s episode, learn all about the game and begin creating our characters together!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements: Join our Discord! https://discord.charactercreationcast.com Check out other great shows on the network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Leave us reviews in any, o...

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Guests

Aled Lawlor:

Website: https://leyline.press/

Panny Lines:

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/unpanny-valley.bsky.social

Leyline Press:

Website: https://leyline.press/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leylinepress.bsky.social

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Salvage Union by Leyline Press:

Webpage: https://leyline.press/collections/salvage-union
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/salvageunion.bsky.social

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements
(00:01:18) - Introductions
(00:03:40) - What's in a game? - Core concept
(00:07:18) - The Setting
(00:10:37) - What tools do we need to play?
(00:13:17) - What stories and themes does this game support?
(00:20:05) - What do characters do in this game?
(00:23:32) - What is unique about Salvage Union?
(00:31:55) - History of Salvage Union
(00:35:54) - Terms and Concepts
(00:40:00) - Let's make some people!
(00:42:46) - Pilot Class
(00:56:12) - Class Abilities
(01:04:24) - Pilot Equipment
(01:10:12) - Call Signs!
(01:14:12) - Call to Action
(01:21:49) - Credits

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
Clip 1: Get in the Game by Cody Martin
On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/17525
Clip 2: Robot Dance by Elision
On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13228
Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs

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