Series 54.1 - The One Ring with Stef Midlock and James Pierson [Athrabeth Podcast] (Creation‪)‬ Character Creation Cast

Welcome to the first 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 learn what the game is all about, a bit about Tolkien lore, and we start creating our characters!
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Stef Midlock @thenorthfour
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James Pierson @jpierson
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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

00:01:45 - Introductions

00:04:53 - What's in a game?

00:07:06 - What sort of setting do you play in?

00:14:17 - What materials do we need to play this game?

00:19:17 - What sort of stories and themes does this game do well with?

00:23:03 - What can characters do in this game?

00:27:54 - What makes this game unique?

00:31:55 - History of the game

00:37:27 - Terms and concepts

00:41:44 - Let's make some people! - Heroic Cultures

00:49:37 - Picking our Heroic Cultures

00:51:38 - Cultural Blessing

00:54:15 - Attributes

00:57:35 - Attribute Ratings and Target Numbers

00:59:13 - Derived Stats

01:00:46 - Skills

01:05:18 - Combat Proficiencies

01:08:51 - Call to Action

01:19:10 - Credits

01:21:04 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children

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
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Clip 2:
Music: Traveler by Alexander Nakarada
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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/)
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