I did it! 31 characters in 31 days! I used a total of 35 systems, because of times when I made the same character in multiple systems, and that one time when I got beaten by a game being too complex. It was a slog at times, but it was also extremely fun: revisiting old favourites, or trying out new games. At the start of the whole series I made a list of the 31 games I'd do. The list changed over time - due to the pressure of learning enough of each game to be able to make the characters and write about them, I wound up cutting a lot of the crunchier systems and putting more rules-light, indie things on to the list.
There are still more games I haven't covered - because they were just too in-depth for the time I had available (Vampire: The Requiem), or they used the same system as a game I'd already covered (Avatar: Legends), or they don't really have character creation rules (The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen) or because they're derived from D&D, which I deliberately omitted. I'm going to give it a break, but I might go back and make characters for some of them later, though definitely at a more relaxed pace!
Now for some awards and shout-outs!
Most Popular Game, Favourite New Game, Game I Most Want To Play... let's just call it Overall Grand Winner: Thirsty Sword Lesbians by Evil Hat Games
This was my most popular post by a landslide, thanks to all my wife's social media network getting involved, and Evil Hat Games sharing my post too. Also this game is amazing, I loved making the characters, I loved reading through the other option, I loved imagining the drama and comedy and adventure that this game would create. Watching She-Ra and the Princesses of Power at the same time didn't hurt!
Favourite Character Made: There's a few shout-outs here: Maud Allingham for Kids on Bikes made me cackle at the thought of Anne Shirley vs. the Mythos. 'Wee' Weither Lang for Fantasy Roleplay amused me at the thought of the one literate flagellant who writes everyone's placards for them. I want to know how Captain Oskar von Auerbach is going to resolve being a loyal Hussar and a fervent Anarchist for Castle Falkenstein. The grand winner, though, is Mark Melville, a.k.a. the superhero Bookworm, for Fate Core and Fate Accelerated. This was a really fun Marvel-style character and it was easy to imagine an entire world around them. I'd be interested in recreating him for other superhero games (Champions was another one I wound up skipping) and seeing how they handled him. Fate handled him just fine.
Favourite Character Creation: Anything that made me think about who my character was rather than what they can do. I also preferred things that held my hand a bit by giving me options or asking me targeted questions - some of the broader games left me waiting for inspiration to strike. And definitely simple over complex, because I only have so much brain space over after kids and work! There were a few games that I really enjoyed, but since I've already mentioned all the others I'm going to give the shout-out here to Dragonlance: Fifth Age, specifically with the Saga Companion added in. This game NEEDS a retroclone!
Favourite Game: Pendragon, but you knew that already.
Least Favourite Game: Runequest, but you knew that already too.
Thanks everyone! Extra big thanks to Courtney 🌻 The Sunflower Court - itch.io for organizing the whole thing!
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