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Episode Synopsis
With new games due to start in 2025, we've already covered Safety Tools and Session Zero. But what about Level Zero…? In this episode we explore how playing characters experience before they are plucked from obscurity can enrich personal story, narrative drive and be a bloody good laugh! Chapters:(0:00) Welcome Back(03:26) Exploring Level Zero Play(13:23) Why is Level 0 not the standard starting point?(21:59) Dungeon Crawl Classics and Character Creation(30:26) Understanding the Fifth Edition Funnel(40:04) Let's roll up a Level 0 Character(46:07) Inovative Approaches: Humble Beginnings(54:30) A Life Well Lived(1:07:40) Level Zero Adventures and Trinket of the WeekGet in touch: [email protected]://linktr.ee/abovetablewww.abovetable.com for show notes and more--Featured on this episode:What's Past is Prologue from Alan PatrickPlay Right Now from DomergueDungeon Crawl Classics Quickstart from Goodman GamesFifth Edition Funnel For Dungeons & Dragons from Ten Red Crows PressZero Level Rulebook for 5E from Weird WorksHumble Beginnings: Level 0 Characters From Tyler Aiden GrayA Life Well Lived from Cubicle 7The Commoner from Walrock HomebrewHow To Play Level Zero from Dungeon CoachDown & Out in Waterdeep from Zack SporenA Hero's Journey from David FlorLair of the Lamb from Goblin PunchTruly Madly Deeply: Level Zero to Hero from Patrick Higingbotham & Chad CrayTrinket of the Week: 100 Wondrous Items--Music:"The Path of the Goblin King" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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