Patreon Roll Stakes Fulfillment: The Inspiration Behind Chee Tan'ka (Solari)
ICYMI, Erika participated in an exciting Patreon campaign in August, where they gathered with some of the coolest Patreon creators in the TTRPG space to roll a MASSIVE D20 down a hill in LA. There are stakes involved with every result, and we landed on a 14!
So here we are fulfilling our stake: bonus content on the inspiration behind the character of Chee Tan'ka from our Solari campaign, lovingly compiled by Erika. You can also find the full PDF of these slides as an attachment at the bottom of this post.
Thank you so much to Patreon for giving us the opportunity to participate, and please be sure to check out the other creators' amazing work:
Comments (29)
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this is amazing! I love seeing all the thought that goes into this! if more is available i would eat that up hard 👉👈
Solid roll. Solid ass roll
This is so good. i know this is from teh dice, but can we have more of these? I'd pay you more.
This was a wonderful read!
I really enjoyed reading this.
I could read/listen to Erika talk about things that inspire and influence them for basically forever. Also, TIL they're of Chinese ancestry as well as Japanese!
What a wonderful insight into the building blocks of Chee Tan'ka! I love learning more about how people build characters and setting; thanks for sharing
This was so beautiful and interesting and well done, ty Erika!
This is a wonderful collection of references to see the careful crafting of the meta reality that is needed for in-depth character creation. Makes me love the character even more
I didnt know how much I wanted this until I started reading it an MAN do I love this character. Long live Chee Tan'ka!!
This is SO cool, it feels like we’re getting a peek into a “the world of Solari” coffee table book! (and shoutout to my girl Inara Serraaaa 😍😍)
Cowboy Bebop is such a foundational reference for all sci fi in my mind so I feel seen
So many great insights in here. I wish we could get these for every character!
PowerPoint night heck yeah!!
Hell yeah, Ching Shih! One of my favorite historical figures, what an absolute legend!
It feels SO refreshing to have such a wonderful sci-fi character not only centering non-white touchstones and vibes but also a sex worker who is complex and fierce and not there as a manic pixie sexbot. THANK YOU
Thanks for sharing, super interesting, fun and inspiring
Oh I love this! Thank you for the deep dive :) & you inspired me to watch Cowboy Bebop during the At the Well episode and it’s amazing 🛸
Ohhh this made a lot of things about Solari click for me. Awesome! Agree would love to see XLZL's and Z's!
Let's be clear: both of your grandparents were hot.
The Genopar slide is incredibly helpful as a listener. I can picture it and its place in the hierarchical structure of the 40 Suns a lot better now. Also that quote about Grandma Ada is so beautiful, thanks for sharing <3
I know this is a lot to pull together but I would genuinely love to see this for each and every character. Ever. But I'd be satisfied with one for Z and XL-ZL, just saying!
Sci fi baddie hair is my new gender goals
Bonus points for working with Nikolas Draper-Ivey!
I absolutely adore these insights into Chee, Wonderful and beautiful and reminding me to rewatch Cowboy Bebop
I know it’s raw material for your world building, but this retroactively really helps me find more footing and sense of place with the character and setting.
This is beautiful and seeing the thought that goes into the characters is so fun
Mmm, roll steaks... 🥩