Series 77.1 - Crucible of Aether with Mike Macagnone [Designer] (Creation)

Character Creation Cast

Welcome to the first episode of series 77, everyone! In this series, we sat down with Mike Macagnone, writer on the game we are covering this series, Crucible of Aether by Living Metal Games, a mystic-industrial TTRPG where you hone your skills, explore the world and forge a life in the tumultuous Odayan Empire! This episode, we learn all about this game and start creating our characters using this lifepath adjacent character creation system.

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Announcements:

• Crucible of Aether Kickstarter:
• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/366614887/crucible-of-aether-a-mystic-industrial-ttrpg
• Chimera Worldbuilding:
• https://www.patreon.com/posts/oneshotobefest-114437335?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share
• Chimera Character Creation
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Guests

Mike Macagnone

• Crucible of Aether on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/crucibleofaether.bsky.social
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• Crucible of Aether Linktree: https://linktr.ee/livingmetalgames

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

Crucible of Aether:

• Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/366614887/crucible-of-aether-a-mystic-industrial-ttrpg

Timestamps:

• (00:00:00) - Announcements
• (00:01:31) - Introductions
• (00:03:21) - What's in a game? - Core Concept
• (00:04:54) - What is the setting for Crucible of Aether?
• (00:05:47) - What materials do we need to play?
• (00:07:42) - What stories and themes is this game meant to explore?
• (00:09:30) - What do characters do in the game?
• (00:13:55) - What makes the game unique?
• (00:16:10) - History of the game
• (00:21:29) - Terms and Concepts
• (00:25:16) - Let's make some people!
• (00:25:23) - Fantastical Origins
• (00:28:52) - History of the world
• (00:30:52) - Selecting our Fantastical Origin
• (00:33:10) - Home Nations
• (00:40:28) - Attribute Arrays
• (00:46:16) - Mental and Physical Traits
• (00:50:54) - Call to Action
• (00:59:55) - Credits

Music:

• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
• Clip 1: Into the Unknown by Hill
• On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/11006
• Clip 2:The Games By LNDÖ
• On Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15948
• Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs

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