Series 77.4 - Crucible of Aether with Mike Macagnone [Designer] (Discussion Concluded)

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Welcome to the final 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 finish our discussion with a great look at the necessity of the feedback process when testing out a new game before knocking it out of the park with some remarkable fanfic.

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Guests

Mike Macagnone

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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
• (00:02:10) - Flaws and Strengths of character creation in this system
• (00:15:32) - Fanfic!
• (00:33:40) - Take it up a level!
• (00:40:37) - Episode Closer
• (00:43:55) - Call to Action
• (00:49:52) - 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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