Welcome to the second episode of series 70! In this series, we are thrilled to welcome Dillin Apelyan, brand new host of the One Shot Podcast, to talk about their marvelously meta TTRPG, Metalepsis, a game that breaks the 4th wall between a creator and a created character! In today's episode, we create our characters and find out how we first make contact with one another!Character Creation Cast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/charactercreationcastAnnouncements:

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Games/Tools discussed this episode:Metalepsis:Itch.io: https://superdillin.itch.io/metalepsis

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Announcements

(00:01:27) - Recap

(00:01:56) - Creating the Protagonist

(00:07:08) - What is the protagonist's primary goal?

(00:08:07) - What matters most to them now?

(00:09:02) - Has the protagonist ever thought something else is controlling their fate?

(00:10:44) - Author name and story name

(00:12:13) - Why is this story being created?

(00:13:22) - Has the author ever regretted a decision to their creation?

(00:14:43) - What has the protagonist already lost so far?

(00:16:01) - What does the protagonist still have left?

(00:17:34) - Setting the stage

(00:23:13) - How does the 4th wall break happen?

(00:27:19) - Episode Closer

(00:29:56) - Call to Action

(00:36:25) - Credits

Music:

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

Clip 1: Distant Light by Jed Stark

From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15250

Clip 2: Fractured Light by Stephen Keech

From Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9509

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

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