Jarren's Development Blog #2 - Adapting Characters

Jarren's Development Blog #2 - Adapting Characters

Author: Sanspants Radio February 8, 2025 Duration: 1:25:34

This week Adam, Jackson and Zammit talk about adapting the characters from the campaign of Jarren's Outpost into board game characters. All the missteps along the way, their individual approach to game design and the stages of grief when dealing with their beloved Nok Nok.


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Duration: 57:51
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Duration: 57:14
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Duration: 52:23
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Duration: 53:32
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Duration: 52:16
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Duration: 51:40
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Duration: 1:00:34
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Duration: 1:00:04
In the dungeons beneath Fairburn Point Ser Grace, the realms most celebrated adventurer, was forcefully bonded with an entity beyond mortal comprehension. For some such an incident would spell tragedy, for Ser Grace, how…
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Duration: 51:14
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