Beyond the Wall does offer "normal" character creation rules (a fact which I had forgotten), using a more standard OSR/d20 system approach - roll attributes > choose class > pick skills > Go!
But what I am interested in is it's "Playbook"-based character creation (and world building) process.
So, we will be using that method.
And the procedure for that is as follows:
1. Choose your Playbook, and let us know who you want to be, below, so everyone can choose something unique!
2. Start up a character sheet, and read your Playbook to jot down your beginning stats.
3. Roll for the first stage of your characters life path, as guided by your Playbook, and immediately "Edit" the post your rolled in to jot down the developments!
And if you do get to add a Location or Person, please go ahead and resolve that fully - create that place or NOC - before moving on, or anyone else rolling next.
4. Wait for every player to have rolled and completed their first stage. And then take turns moving forward with your next stage dice roll, again waiting for everyone to complete a stage before rolling for the next. Each time jotting down the developments in your roll-post.
It's important that we all roll "together" and alternate/take turns, because you have the ability and opportunity to do world building during this process, and we want to have the opportunity to build upon each other's narratives. That intertwined dynamic is important.
5. Every Playbook I believe has 5 stages. So we go through the roll-and-record process 5 times for each of you.
NOTE! Once and only once during this process, you may ignore a roll, and choose whatever option you want to from that table. You do not HAVE to do this. And you may NOT go "back into" a table once you've moved on from it, to "re-roll" it's result.
6. I will also be choosing a "Scenario Pack", and rolling along to also do world building and incorporating your generated stories into the plot!
I'm going to do this "open handed"/in a separate thread that you all can read and follow along with as well, so that you can see what is going on "behind the screen", if you want to. To gain a better picture of what this system does for yourself.
That's the big stuff, I think...
Let's give it a go and see what I missed!
Let's start by announcing Playbook selections?