September 19, 2022

Series 54.3 - The One Ring with Stef Midlock and James Pierson [Athrabeth Podcast] (Discussion)

1 hour 22 minutes

Welcome to the final episode of our The One Ring series, everyone! This series we have Stef Midlock and James Pierson from the Athrabeth Podcast joining us to discuss and create characters for The One Ring 2nd Edition, the official Lord of the Rings RPG by Free League Publishing! This episode we discuss the process and get into some really great fanfic!

Character Creation Cast Patreon

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Announcements:

Nate’s Fundraiser

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Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:

Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1

Character Creation Cast on Podchaser

https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

Guests and Projects:

Stef Midlock @thenorthfour

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thenorthfour

James Pierson @jpierson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jpierson

Athrabeth Podcast @Athrabeth_cast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/athrabeth_cast

Website: http://podcast.athrabeth.com/

Games and Tools discussed this episode:

The One Ring:

Free League Publishing: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/store/?product_id=7472871211266

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3pBHccL

DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/370267/The-One-RingTM-Core-Rules?affiliate_id=1601603

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:02:07 - Reintroductions

00:07:57 - D20 for your thoughts?

00:11:19 - What makes a good character creation system?

00:13:39 - What story do these character sheets tell us?

00:21:04 - How does character creation in The One Ring stack up to other systems?

00:29:29 - How does character creation in this game set expectations for play?

00:31:29 - What are the flaws of character creation in The One Ring?

00:38:24 - Fanfic

00:50:23 - Take it up a level!

01:00:14 - Episode Closer

01:03:40 - Call to Action

01:15:17 - Credits

01:17:12 - Show Blurbs - Courier's Call

01:18:25 - Outtakes

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)

Clip 1:

Music: Adventure Beyond by Alexander Nakarada

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8690-adventure-beyond

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Clip 2:

Music: Traveler by Alexander Nakarada

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4770-traveler

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)

Our Podcast:

Character Creation Cast:

Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)

Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/

Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/

Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast?lang=en

Amelia Antrim:

Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)

Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/

Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)

G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast)

Ryan Boelter:

Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune)

Website: https://lordneptune.com

Twitch: https://twitch.tv/lordneptunerb

Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG)

A Horror Borealis: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis)

Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter

Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io

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https://www.charactercreationcast.com

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September 19, 2022

Series 54.3 - The One Ring with Stef Midlock and James Pierson [Athrabeth Podcast] (Discussion)

1 hour 22 minutes

Character Creation Cast Patreon

https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast

Announcements:

Nate’s Fundraiser

https://bit.ly/badgerfish7

One Shot Network Patreon

https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast

Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places:

Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1

Character Creation Cast on Podchaser

https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

Guests and Projects:

Stef Midlock @thenorthfour

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thenorthfour

James Pierson @jpierson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jpierson

Athrabeth Podcast @Athrabeth_cast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/athrabeth_cast

Website: http://podcast.athrabeth.com/

Games and Tools discussed this episode:

The One Ring:

Free League Publishing: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/store/?product_id=7472871211266

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3pBHccL

DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/370267/The-One-RingTM-Core-Rules?affiliate_id=1601603

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:02:07 - Reintroductions

00:07:57 - D20 for your thoughts?

00:11:19 - What makes a good character creation system?

00:13:39 - What story do these character sheets tell us?

00:21:04 - How does character creation in The One Ring stack up to other systems?

00:29:29 - How does character creation in this game set expectations for play?

00:31:29 - What are the flaws of character creation in The One Ring?

00:38:24 - Fanfic

00:50:23 - Take it up a level!

01:00:14 - Episode Closer

01:03:40 - Call to Action

01:15:17 - Credits

01:17:12 - Show Blurbs - Courier's Call

01:18:25 - Outtakes

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)

Clip 1:

Music: Adventure Beyond by Alexander Nakarada

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8690-adventure-beyond

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Clip 2:

Music: Traveler by Alexander Nakarada

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4770-traveler

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)

Our Podcast:

Character Creation Cast:

Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast)

Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/

Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/

Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@charactercreationcast?lang=en

Amelia Antrim:

Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning)

Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/

Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/)