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Why I'm still talking about D&D - A Response to the Hadozee Controversy

Sept. 30, 2022
This podcast is about characters. And when it comes to characters in Dungeons and Dragons, there have been problems with how the game defines race from the very beginning. You may have heard about the most recent example, and...
Why I'm still talking about D&D - A Response to the Hadozee Controversy

Tryp, a Newborn Hive Mind - Containing Multitudes with Wes Ascolese (The Wildsea)

Dec. 16, 2023
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 think, tr...
Tryp, a Newborn Hive Mind - Containing Multitudes with Wes Ascolese (The Wildsea)

Varqoor, the Mind Flayer Losing Control - The Problems with Races in D&D with VJ Harris (D&D5e)

Nov. 21, 2022
VJ Harris brings Varqoor to the table. Varqoor is a mind flayer losing their hold on their host and finding their own path away from the Elder Brain as a spore druid. VJ and I discuss how their supplement, An Elf and an Orc H...
Varqoor, the Mind Flayer Losing Control - The Problems with Races in D&D with VJ Harris (D&D5e)

Bart Biggityburg, Tortle Marathon Runner - Playing Against Type with Mxlpxl (D&D 5e)

July 26, 2022
Andrew Rahman brings Bart Biggityburg to the table. Bart is a Tortle Drakewarden Ranger who has trained to be a championship marathon runner. Andrew and I discuss turning the tables on common misconceptions about what a chara...
Bart Biggityburg, Tortle Marathon Runner - Playing Against Type with Mxlpxl (D&D 5e)

Ed'varay Fiero, a Restless Ranger - Tributes and Transcendentalism with Beardic Inspiration (System Agnostic)

Dec. 1, 2023
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...
Ed'varay Fiero, a Restless Ranger - Tributes and Transcendentalism with Beardic Inspiration (System Agnostic)

Everett Nichols, a Protector Who Defends What Matters - Healing from the Past with DJ BeeZee (Old Gods of Appalachia)

Sept. 7, 2024
Content Warning this episode for brief mentions of forced sterilization (49:03-49:53) and death of a child (57:40-57:48). DJ BeeZee brings Everett Nichols to the table. Everett is a union man, through and through, who defends...
Everett Nichols, a Protector Who Defends What Matters - Healing from the Past with DJ BeeZee (Old Gods of Appalachia)

Aria Godey, Pirate Captain - Embodying Your Character with SpunkyTaylor (Thirsty Sword Lesbians)

Jan. 18, 2025
Taylor brings Captain Aria Godey to the table. Captain Aria is a pirate who touched a gold piece that is slowly consuming her and turning her into gold. Taylor and I discuss belonging as a Black creator in the TTRPG space, le...
Aria Godey, Pirate Captain - Embodying Your Character with SpunkyTaylor (Thirsty Sword Lesbians)

Chris Strausman, Socially Isolated Streamer - Growing Up and Showing Up with Blerdy Disposition (Call of Cthulhu)

Sept. 14, 2024
Blerdy Disposition brings Chris Strausman to the table. Chris is a Twitch streamer with a lot of growing up to do, searching Reddit and relying on his followers to find his missing sister. Blerdy and I compare Lovecraftian ho...
Chris Strausman, Socially Isolated Streamer - Growing Up and Showing Up with Blerdy Disposition (Call of Cthulhu)

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

Aug. 18, 2023
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...
Dagamot the Hermit - Tarot and Tropes with Jordan Peacock (Coyote and Crow)

Dex the Gnome Revolutionary - Representing Neurodiversity with Simon (Shadowrun)

April 12, 2023
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...
Dex the Gnome Revolutionary - Representing Neurodiversity with Simon (Shadowrun)

Exit, the Outsider - Character Building is Worldbuilding with Sam Dunnewold (Apocalypse World)

March 9, 2024
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 apocalyp...
Exit, the Outsider - Character Building is Worldbuilding with Sam Dunnewold (Apocalypse World)

Janie the Juicer - When Your Character's Strengths Become Liabilities with JimHasFunOnline (Savage Rifts)

Dec. 9, 2022
Jim S brings Janie to the table. Janie became a chemically-inhanced super soldier to gain the strength to find her missing sister. Jim and I discuss what you have to give up to gain the power you need, what it means when your...
Janie the Juicer - When Your Character's Strengths Become Liabilities with JimHasFunOnline (Savage Rifts)

Jessica Jeroux, Drow Archeologist - Transition and Leveling Up with Justin Gagliani (D&D 5e)

Sept. 29, 2024
Justin Gagliani brings Jessica Jeroux to the table. Jessica is a drow trans woman pursuing knowledge of lost civilizations. Justin and I discuss what it means to be a trans woman in gender-segregated drow society, learning to...
Jessica Jeroux, Drow Archeologist - Transition and Leveling Up with Justin Gagliani (D&D 5e)

Luz Lozano, a Wizard and a Mess - Finding Comfort in Community with Morgan Nuncio (Urban Shadows 2e)

March 28, 2023
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...
Luz Lozano, a Wizard and a Mess - Finding Comfort in Community with Morgan Nuncio (Urban Shadows 2e)

Malcolm Cain, the Muscle who Lost his Face - Facing the Nightmare in the Mundane with Damianoddson (Call of Cthulhu 7e)

Oct. 26, 2022
Damian brings Malcolm Cain to the table. Malcolm was the muscle of an art-smuggling business who finds his brother slain, leading him to become wrapped up in a shadowy conspiracy. Damian and I discuss how facing the monstrous...
Malcolm Cain, the Muscle who Lost his Face - Facing the Nightmare in the Mundane with Damianoddson (Call of Cthulhu 7e)

Niko de Cielo, a Better Jedi - Fandoms and Fixes with Natasha Ticotin (D&D5e)

July 18, 2023
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 co...
Niko de Cielo, a Better Jedi - Fandoms and Fixes with Natasha Ticotin (D&D5e)

Reyna the Lion - Being a Woman Online with Alejandra Wilhelm (D&D5e)

July 20, 2024
Content warning this episode for discussions of sexual assault and sexual harassment. We don’t go into any detail, but if this topic is a trigger for you, I recommend you skip it. Alejandra Wilhelm brings Reyna to the table. ...
Reyna the Lion - Being a Woman Online with Alejandra Wilhelm (D&D5e)

Riley and Jean-Pierre, a Masked Vampire - Code-Switching and Authenticity with Aetherius Bordeaux (Vampire the Masquerade 5e)

Feb. 24, 2024
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...
Riley and Jean-Pierre, a Masked Vampire - Code-Switching and Authenticity with Aetherius Bordeaux (Vampire the Masquerade 5e)

Alehat, a Sly Slide - Playing Dangerous Games with Rook (Blades in the Dark)

Jan. 13, 2024
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...
Alehat, a Sly Slide - Playing Dangerous Games with Rook (Blades in the Dark)

Altabella, a Diver Losing Her Humanity - Telling Sad Stories with Kurt Refling (Thousand Year Old Vampire)

Oct. 10, 2022
Kurt Refling brings Altabella to the table. Altabella is a sea silk diver who is turned into a vampire, slowly losing her memory and becoming a predator in the process. Kurt and I discuss how a good prompt leads to creative s...
Altabella, a Diver Losing Her Humanity - Telling Sad Stories with Kurt Refling (Thousand Year Old Vampire)

Videos

Why I'm still talking about D&D - A Response to the Hadozee Controversy

Sept. 29, 2022
This podcast is about characters. And when it comes to characters in Dungeons and Dragons, there have been problems with how the game defines race from the very beginning. You may have heard about the most recent example, and oh boy it’s a doozy. T…
Why I'm still talking about D&D - A Response to the Hadozee Controversy

Why I'm still talking about D&D - A Response to the Hadozee Controversy

Sept. 29, 2022
This podcast is about characters. And when it comes to characters in Dungeons and Dragons, there have been problems with how the game defines race from the very beginning. You may have heard about the most recent example, and oh boy it’s a doozy. T…
Why I'm still talking about D&D - A Response to the Hadozee Controversy

S1E9: Varqoor, the Mind Flayer Losing Control - The Problems with Races in D&D with VJ Harris

Nov. 21, 2022
VJ Harris brings Varqoor to the table. Varqoor is a mind flayer losing their hold on their host and finding their own path away from the Elder Brain as a spore druid. VJ and I discuss how their supplement, An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby, takes…
S1E9: Varqoor, the Mind Flayer Losing Control - The Problems with Races in D&D with VJ Harris

The only physical TTRPG content I own

March 17, 2023
The only physical TTRPG content I own

Tryp, a Newborn Hive Mind - Containing Multitudes with Wes Ascolese (The Wildsea)

Dec. 15, 2023
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 think, trying to build a unified…
Tryp, a Newborn Hive Mind - Containing Multitudes with Wes Ascolese (The Wildsea)

Varqoor, the Mind Flayer Losing Control - The Problems with Races in D&D with VJ Harris (D&D5e)

Nov. 20, 2022
VJ Harris brings Varqoor to the table. Varqoor is a mind flayer losing their hold on their host and finding their own path away from the Elder Brain as a spore druid. VJ and I discuss how their supplement, An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby, takes…
Varqoor, the Mind Flayer Losing Control - The Problems with Races in D&D with VJ Harris (D&D5e)

Varqoor, the Mind Flayer Losing Control - The Problems with Races in D&D with VJ Harris (D&D5e)

Feb. 18, 2025
VJ Harris brings Varqoor to the table. Varqoor is a mind flayer losing their hold on their host and finding their own path away from the Elder Brain as a spore druid. VJ and I discuss how their supplement, An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby, takes…
Varqoor, the Mind Flayer Losing Control - The Problems with Races in D&D with VJ Harris (D&D5e)

Aria Godey, Pirate Captain - Embodying Your Character with SpunkyTaylor (Thirsty Sword Lesbians)

Jan. 18, 2025
Taylor brings Captain Aria Godey to the table. Captain Aria is a pirate who touched a gold piece that is slowly consuming her and turning her into gold. Taylor and I discuss belonging as a Black creator in the TTRPG space, learning to accept that …
Aria Godey, Pirate Captain - Embodying Your Character with SpunkyTaylor (Thirsty Sword Lesbians)

Bart Biggityburg, Tortle Marathon Runner - Playing Against Type with Mxlpxl (D&D 5e)

July 26, 2022
Andrew Rahman brings Bart Biggityburg to the table. Bart is a Tortle Drakewarden Ranger who has trained to be a championship marathon runner. Andrew and I discuss turning the tables on common misconceptions about what a character can do, finding in…
Bart Biggityburg, Tortle Marathon Runner - Playing Against Type with Mxlpxl (D&D 5e)

Bart Biggityburg, Tortle Marathon Runner - Playing Against Type with Mxlpxl (D&D 5e)

July 26, 2022
Andrew Rahman brings Bart Biggityburg to the table. Bart is a Tortle Drakewarden Ranger who has trained to be a championship marathon runner. Andrew and I discuss turning the tables on common misconceptions about what a character can do, finding in…
Bart Biggityburg, Tortle Marathon Runner - Playing Against Type with Mxlpxl (D&D 5e)

Chris Strausman, Socially Isolated Streamer - Growing Up and Showing Up with Blerdy Disposition (...

Sept. 14, 2024
Blerdy Disposition brings Chris Strausman to the table. Chris is a Twitch streamer with a lot of growing up to do, searching Reddit and relying on his followers to find his missing sister. Blerdy and I compare Lovecraftian horrors to YouTube comme…
Chris Strausman, Socially Isolated Streamer - Growing Up and Showing Up with Blerdy Disposition (...

Code-Switching and Authenticity with Aetherius Bordeaux - Vampire the Masquerade

March 7, 2024
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 player at the table, and …
Code-Switching and Authenticity with Aetherius Bordeaux - Vampire the Masquerade

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

Aug. 17, 2023
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 reevaluating his life on the …
Dagamot the Hermit - Tarot and Tropes with Jordan Peacock (Coyote and Crow)

D&D was the Bandaid #podcast #dndcharacter #roleplayinggame #dnd #ogl

Dec. 5, 2023
Clip from Season 2 Episode 14 of Characters Without Stories: 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 rando…
D&D was the Bandaid #podcast #dndcharacter #roleplayinggame #dnd #ogl

Don't Michael Scott your characters #podcast #dndcharacter #roleplayinggame #dnd

Dec. 6, 2023
Clip from Season 2 Episode 14 of Characters Without Stories: 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 rando…
Don't Michael Scott your characters  #podcast #dndcharacter #roleplayinggame #dnd

Ed'varay Fiero, a Restless Ranger - Tributes and Transcendentalism with Beardic Inspiration

Dec. 1, 2023
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 shaped by your environment…
Ed'varay Fiero, a Restless Ranger - Tributes and Transcendentalism with Beardic Inspiration

Ed'varay Fiero, a Restless Ranger - Tributes and Transcendentalism with Beardic Inspiration (Syst...

Dec. 1, 2023
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 shaped by your environment…
Ed'varay Fiero, a Restless Ranger - Tributes and Transcendentalism with Beardic Inspiration (Syst...

Embodying your character with Spunky Taylor - Captain Aria Godey (Thirsty Sword Lesbians)

Jan. 18, 2025
Taylor brings Captain Aria Godey to the table. Captain Aria is a pirate who touched a gold piece that is slowly consuming her and turning her into gold. Taylor and I discuss belonging as a Black creator in the TTRPG space, learning to accept that p…
Embodying your character with Spunky Taylor - Captain Aria Godey (Thirsty Sword Lesbians)

Everett Nichols, a Protector Who Defends What Matters - Healing from the Past with DJ BeeZee (Old...

Sept. 7, 2024
Content Warning this episode for brief mentions of forced sterilization (49:03-49:53) and death of a child (57:40-57:48). DJ BeeZee brings Everett Nichols to the table. Everett is a union man, through and through, who defends those closest to him. …
Everett Nichols, a Protector Who Defends What Matters - Healing from the Past with DJ BeeZee (Old...

Exit, the Outsider - Character Building is Worldbuilding with Sam Dunnewold (Apocalypse World)

March 9, 2024
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 apocalyptic world, being brave…
Exit, the Outsider - Character Building is Worldbuilding with Sam Dunnewold (Apocalypse World)

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Every episode I bring in a friend to tell me about their unplayed character and their approach to creating characters. I cover all kinds of RPGs - from indies to D&D.

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