{"id":8336,"date":"2026-04-13T04:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/?p=8336"},"modified":"2026-03-08T15:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T19:03:18","slug":"lets-make-an-npc-ep-1-dr-igneous-plate-cypher-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/2026\/04\/lets-make-an-npc-ep-1-dr-igneous-plate-cypher-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Make an NPC Ep 1: Dr. Igneous Plate (Cypher System)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5554\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8336-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_Ep01.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_Ep01.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_Ep01.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_Ep01.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/?powerpress_pinw=8336-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_Ep01.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"LetsMake_Ep01.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><span data-offset-key=\"h1sl-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_01_sq-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8393\" src=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_01_sq-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_01_sq-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_01_sq-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_01_sq-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_01_sq-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_01_sq-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_01_sq-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_01_sq-1200x1200.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@crash\">Crash<\/a> preps for his Cypher campaign by writing up an NPC description for future use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This series (if it becomes a full series) is heavily inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/chirp.enworld.org\/@slyflourish\">Mike Shea of Sly Flourish<\/a> recording his own game prep.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow this series on\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#x25b6;Let&#8217;s Make RSS Feed: <a href=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/tag\/lets-make\/feed\/\">https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/tag\/lets-make\/feed\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#x25b6;Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cogwheelgaming\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cogwheelgaming<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#x25b6;Mastodon: <a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@cogwheel\" rel=\"me\">https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@cogwheel<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Not on Mastodon? Consider these instances:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gamepad.club\/\">gamepad.club<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dice.camp\/\">dice.camp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.art\/\">mastodon.art<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chirp.enworld.org\/\">chirp.enworld.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tabletop.vip\">tabletop.vip<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MP3 Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cypher-NPCs.zip\">Cypher NPCs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LetsMake_Ep01.mp3\">Let&#8217;s Make an NPC Ep 1: Dr. Igneous Plate (Cypher System)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/lets-make-series-152466061\">Art and Markdown Files<\/a> (NPCs are under a the <a href=\"https:\/\/whirling.top\/fhh\">Filthy Human Hands 1.0 License<\/a>, art is released in the public domain.)<\/p>\n<p>Music Used: <a href=\"https:\/\/modarchive.org\/index.php?request=view_by_moduleid&amp;query=176020\">Bubble Machine by Drozerix<\/a> is public domain and can be downloaded from <a href=\"https:\/\/modarchive.org\/index.php?request=view_by_moduleid&amp;query=176020\">modarchive.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=6006674\">Keep us ad free by supporting us on Patreon!<\/a> Thanks to our current Patreon Patrons (as of this upload&#8230;): Ellie, Liv Dromen, Paul, ShanShen, Walter, &amp; Patron Emeritus Cindy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crash preps for his Cypher campaign by writing up an NPC description for future use. 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