May all your characters find their stories

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April 27, 2024

Tendertwig, Sweet Summer Child - Childlike Wonder with Tori Fica (Pat…

Tori Fica brings Tendertwig to the table. Tendertwig is a Leshy Oracle who moves through life with the confidence of a child - because they are actually only 1 year old. Tori and I discuss the freedom of playing a …

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April 6, 2024

Rhan Halvard, Paladin of Fate - Death and Destiny with Chriss Knight …

Chriss brings Rhan Halvard to the table. Rhan was a wizard who became a revenant in the service of Istus when her attempt to change her fate had unexpectedly dire results. Chriss and I discuss death, grief, and catharsis, the...

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March 9, 2024

Exit, the Outsider - Character Building is Worldbuilding with Sam Dun…

Sam Dunnewold brings Exit to the table. Exit is a scavenger living on the edges of a dangerous psychic mist and a society that demands they conform. Sam and I discuss building a character within the context of a post …

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Feb. 24, 2024

Riley and Jean-Pierre, a Masked Vampire - Code-Switching and Authenti…

Aetherius brings Riley Howard/Jean Pierre Baptiste to the table. Riley is a Ministry kindred masquerading as Jean-Pierre, a Toreador in the Camarilla. Aetherius and I discuss being your authentic self, being the only Black pl...

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Feb. 10, 2024

Otto Von Kurtzel, Mecha Grandpa - Family Ties with Joseph Byler (D&D5…

Joseph brings Otto Von Kurtzel to the table. Otto is a family man who built a mech suit to help him live with a degenerative disease. Joseph and I discuss punching dragons, having people worth fighting for, and tinkering for …

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Jan. 27, 2024

Nix, a Children's Party Magician - Quirks and Quests with Alex (Quest)

Alex brings Nix to the table. Alex is a traveling magician who cheerfully becomes a hero. Alex and I discuss mad libs character creation, the nature of magic, and being inspired by a hat. This character is built for Quest. …

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Jan. 13, 2024

Alehat, a Sly Slide - Playing Dangerous Games with Rook (Blades in th…

Rook brings Dale Dorries, AKA Alehat to the table. Alehat is a greedy, rotten scoundrel feeding his retirement fund with ill-gotten gains. Rook and I discuss filling a role in a party, using characters to try out game mechani...

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Dec. 30, 2023

An Unnamed Soldier – Coping with Fictional Trauma in Character and Ou…

Jeffrey Baker brings an unnamed soldier to the table. The unnamed soldier is a grizzled drill sergeant who motivates his party through tough love and (bardic) inspirational speeches. Jeffrey and I discuss playing older charac...

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Dec. 16, 2023

Tryp, a Newborn Hive Mind - Containing Multitudes with Wes Ascolese (…

Wes Ascolese brings Trypoxylus "Tryp" to the table. Tryp is a newborn hive mind formed from a group of Japanese stag beetles looking to learn about the world they are seeing with new eyes. Wes and I discuss how bugs …

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Dec. 1, 2023

Ed'varay Fiero, a Restless Ranger - Tributes and Transcendentalism wi…

Nate (Beardic Inspiration) brings Ed'varay Fiero to the table. Ed'varay is a noble ranger, restlessly wandering in search of transcendental experiences. Nate and I discuss creating random characters for real people, being sha...

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Nov. 11, 2023

Characters With Stories - an interview with The Moonstone Matriarchy

In this very special episode, I interview my costars on DnDenial's The Moonstone Matriarchy actual play stream, an all-women D&D game set in the home brew world of Solandria. I Sneeze Stars is the DM GM of Reven is Anemone …

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Aug. 18, 2023

Dagamot the Hermit - Tarot and Tropes with Jordan Peacock (Coyote and…

Jordan Peacock brings his tarot deck to the table. In this episode, Jordan and I collaborate to build three characters using tarot spreads. Dagamot, inspired by the Hermit card, is a reclusive healer with a painful past reeva...

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Aug. 4, 2023

Rhadamanthus the Ratkiller - Wrestling Angels with Owen Kerr (Dark He…

Owen Kerr brings Asher Novaak, aka Rhadamanthus Lehrer, to the table. Rhadamanthus is an inquisitor hiding in plain sight as his own throne agent, trying to find the small victories in a world full of insurmountable odds. Owe...

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July 18, 2023

Niko de Cielo, a Better Jedi - Fandoms and Fixes with Natasha Ticotin…

Natasha Ticotin brings Niko de Cielo to the table. Niko is an Oath of Conquest paladin who will soon find out he's not the main character he thinks he is. Natasha and I discuss "fixing" characters from pop culture, finding …

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June 21, 2023

Gaming with Pride - How Playing TTRPGs Gives Us Space to Explore Iden…

It’s Pride Month! While we can and should joyfully celebrate LGBTQIA+ people every day of the year, we come together in June to devote special attention - to pay respects for those who have fought for liberation, and to conti...

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June 6, 2023

Shasta and Alistair, a Girl and her Mask - The Masks We Wear with Jac…

Jack brings Shasta and Alistair to the table. Shasta is a young Aasimar monk traveling the world and Alistair is the god within the mask she wears. Jack and I discuss the masks we and our characters wear, player agency …

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May 23, 2023

Aya Bailey, the Rebellious Scion - Decolonizing TTRPGs with Quinn (Sc…

Quinn brings Aya Bailey to the table. Aya has been called by the gods to serve, but chooses instead to serve the people through activism and direct action. Quinn and I discuss using TTRPGs as a way to learn about …

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April 24, 2023

Dewey Aberforth, a Handsome Fraud - Playing Selfish and Taking up Spa…

Natalie Marley brings Dewey Aberforth to the table. Dewey is an accidental folk hero and a selfish jerk who happens to have a wonderful aquiline nose. Natalie and I discuss playing a selfish character without making your frie...

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April 12, 2023

Dex the Gnome Revolutionary - Representing Neurodiversity with Simon …

Simon brings Dex to the table. Dex is a gnome hacker slowly becoming a revolutionary. Simon and I discuss finding the bravery to be who you are, building characters that embody neurodiversity, and the intersection of masculin...

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March 28, 2023

Luz Lozano, a Wizard and a Mess - Finding Comfort in Community with M…

Morgan Nuncio brings Lucia “Luz” Guadalupe Lozano to the table. Luz is a young Latina wizard learning to control her magic and setting some fires in the process. Morgan and I discuss finding the comfort in community to play y...

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Feb. 27, 2023

Catalina and Esperanza, Twins at Odds - Drama and Romance with Charac…

Ryan and Amelia bring Catalina and Esperanza to the table. Catalina and Esperanza are twins conniving to upstage one another. Ryan, Amelia, and I discuss how to create character drama and conflict at character creation, sex a...

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Feb. 14, 2023

Dreams of a Light Reborn, Anti-War Storyteller - Changing the World w…

PlotDoc brings Dreams of a Light Reborn to the table. Dreams is a storyteller who seeks to end a bloody war. PlotDoc and I discuss growing yourself before growing a character, telling stories that change the world, and kickin...

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Jan. 30, 2023

Montgomery Whitlow, a Hunter on a Fool's Errand - Downward Arcs with …

Glenn Buettner brings Montgomery Whitlow to the table. Monty is a Vaesen hunter on a fool's errand to join his wife and daughter in the selkie world. Glenn and I discuss sending your character on a fool's errand, creating cha...

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Jan. 17, 2023

Jurdgel Sharptooth, Goblin Customs Official - Gender Identity and Cha…

Caroline Vahrenkamp brings Jurdgel Sharptooth to the table. Jurdgel is a goblin customs official who would like nothing more than staying home with a cup of tea and a romance novel. Caroline and I discuss the challenge of voi...

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