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Welcome to the final episode of series 43, everyone! This series we welcome Cam Banks to discuss his game, Cortex Prime, an RPG Toolkit for creating ANY game you want! This episode we discuss the character creation process, learn a bit more about Cam Banks, talk about the game design process, and get into the few outtakes that came out of this series!Announcements:International Podcast MonthWebsite: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/podmonthOur new site:https://charactercreationcast.comLeave 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=1Character Creation Cast on Podchaserhttps://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastCharacter Creation Cast on Stitcherhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stprCharacter Creation Cast on Facebookhttps://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCastGuests and Projects:Cam Banks (Designer) @boymonsterTwitter: https://twitter.com/boymonsterInstagram: https://instagram.com/rustysellswordPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/cambanksGames discussed this episode:Cortex PrimeWebsite: https://www.cortexrpg.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/CortexRPGAmazon: https://amzn.to/3tpJmwZTimestamps:00:00:00 - Announcements00:04:11 - Reintroductions00:07:50 - D20 for your thoughts? - How did Cam get into playing and then designing RPGs?00:11:18 - What does Cam look for in a good character creation system?00:15:44 - How do you keep the marriage of mechanics and story telling when designing a game?00:22:26 - How does the process of character creation in Cortex Prime set expectations for play?00:25:12 - What sort of things make for a good Cortext Prime character sheet?00:28:43 - What is the biggest flaw of Cortex Prime character creation and what is one of the best things about it?00:33:48 - Was there an "Aha" moment when putting together the game that made the game stand out?00:35:10 - Fanfic!00:42:36 - Take it up a level! - How does a character level up mechanically in Cortex Prime?00:47:13 - How does this mechanical benefit affect the narrative?00:51:47 - Final thoughts from Cam about Cortex Prime00:53:37 - Episode Closer00:54:50 - Call to Action00:56:41 - Credits00:58:36 - Show Blurbs - Asians Represent00:59:16 - OuttakesTranscriptshttps://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-433-cortex-prime-with-cam-banks-designer-discussion/transcriptMusic:Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)Clip 1: Magic Drops by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5685-magic-drops-License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseClip 2: Schools Out by Sascha Ende®Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/501-schools-outLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMain Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)Our Podcast:Character Creation Cast:Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCastAmelia Antrim:Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)Ryan Boelter:Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)Website: https://lordneptune.comTwitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerbChimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis)Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelterItch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.ioOur Website:http://www.charactercreationcast.comOur Network:http://oneshotpodcast.comNetwork Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast