Series 71.3 - AGON with Sean Nittner [Designer] (Discussion)

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Welcome to the third episode of series 71! In this series, we are thrilled to welcome Sean Nittner, Director of Projects at Evil Hat Productions and co-designer for the game we are covering this series, AGON, a game where you play as heroes of myth and legend, prove the glory of your name, and win your way back home! In today's episode, we learn a bit about Sean before diving into some really great design discussion about AGON!

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Sean Nittner

• Website: https://evilhat.com

Games/Tools discussed this episode:

AGON:

• Website: https://evilhat.com/product/agon/
• DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/328661/agon?affiliate_id=1601603

Timestamps:

• (00:00:00) - Announcements
• (00:01:23) - Reintroductions
• (00:07:30) - The Leadership Challenge Micro AP(?!?!)
• (00:28:02) - D20 for your thoughts?
• (00:31:07) - What makes for a great character creation system?
• (00:35:22) - What story does the character sheet tell?
• (00:43:41) - Call to Action
• (00:49:30) - Credits

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• Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod
• Clip 1: Great Beyond by Roze Sound
• From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15591
• Clip 2: Heroes Are Back by Adam Saban
• From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15113
• Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs

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