In this first episode of series 27, we welcome Alex Flanigan, from the A Horror Borealis and The Cryptid Keeper podcasts, as our special guest co-host, filling in for Amelia due to a family emergency at the time of recording. We also welcome Ryan’s best friend since the first grade, and current GM for their campaign together using the system we’re covering this series: Beyond the Wall and Other Adventures, a Fantasy RPG by Flatland Games. Learn about the game and hear about the character archetypes we’ll be creating for this series!
Announcements:

Courier’s Call Kickstarter:

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Guests and Projects: 
Alex Flanigan @Coff33Detective

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coff33Detective


Website: https://therealalexflanigan.com


Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheCryptidKeeper


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The Cryptid Keeper @CryptKeepPod

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Website: https://www.lunarlightstudio.com/cryptid-keeper


Adam Steward
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Games discussed this episode:
Beyond the Wall and Other Adventures

DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/113405/Beyond-the-Wall-and-Other-Adventures?affiliate_id=1601603


Amazon: https://amzn.to/3dk9Ref


Beyond the Wall Further Afield

DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/145675/Beyond-the-Wall--Further-Afield?affiliate_id=1601603


Amazon: https://amzn.to/3dhcZr2


Beyond the Wall Supplements

DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?keywords=Beyond+the+Wall&affiliate_id=1601603


Website: https://www.flatlandgames.com/btw/downloads/


Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Announcements

00:04:41 - Introductions

00:07:16 - What’s in a game?

00:10:50 - What materials do we need to play?

00:12:25 - What sort of stories and themes is this game meant to explore?

00:17:24 - What do characters do in this game?

00:17:57 - What is the most unique thing about Beyond the Wall?

00:23:08 - Terms and Concepts - Abilities

00:24:14 - How skills work

00:27:20 - Fortune Points

00:30:16 - Let’s make some people!

00:34:45 - Picking our playbooks

00:47:52 - Getting started on our playbook questions

00:48:16 - Episode Closer

00:50:11 - Show Blurb: Modifier

Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-271-beyond-the-wall-with-alex-flanigan-and-adam-steward-creation/transcript
Music:

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

Clip 1: Truth of the Legend by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4551-truth-of-the-legend


License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


Clip 2: Village Consort by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4585-village-consort


License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


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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