May all your characters find their stories

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Dec. 22, 2022

Do you encourage do-gooders in your game?

Clip from Episode 10 of Characters Without Stories: Janie the Juicer - When Your Character's Strengths Become Liabilities with JimHasFunOnline (Savage Rifts) 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…

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Dec. 21, 2022

What happens when your host body acts up?

Clip from Episode 9 of Characters Without Stories: Varqoor, the Mind Flayer Losing Control - The Problems with Races in D&D with VJ Harris (D&D5e) 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…

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Dec. 20, 2022

Statues in their honor? Fan clubs? Hit songs about them?

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Dec. 20, 2022

How would you rule?

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Dec. 20, 2022

S1E11 Ekra the Bird Bard Dad - Finding Your Own Language with Sophie Katz

Sophie Katz brings Ekra to the table. Ekra is a dad on a mission, a Kenku finding his own way to communicate in a world that considers him less than human. Sophie and I discuss how we create and learn language, the trauma of having to speak in your oppressor's…

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Dec. 20, 2022

What does a mind flayer sound like?

Clip from Episode 9 of Characters Without Stories: Varqoor, the Mind Flayer Losing Control - The Problems with Races in D&D with VJ Harris (D&D5e) 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…

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Dec. 19, 2022

Ekra the Bird Bard Dad - Finding Your Own Language with Sophie Katz (D&D 5e)

Sophie Katz brings Ekra to the table. Ekra is a dad on a mission, a Kenku finding his own way to communicate in a world that considers him less than human. Sophie and I discuss how we create and learn language, the trauma of having to speak in your oppressor's…

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Dec. 17, 2022

Why do you play a monster?

Clip from Episode 9 of Characters Without Stories: Varqoor, the Mind Flayer Losing Control - The Problems with Races in D&D with VJ Harris (D&D5e) 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…

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Dec. 16, 2022

What do you do when the apocalypse doesn't happen?

Clip from Episode 8 of Characters Without Stories: Torden Stormborn, Herald of the Apocalypse - Playing Evil Characters with Thisasbstractthought (D&D 5e) Abstract brings Torden Stormborn to the table. Torden is convinced he is the prophesied herald of the Everstorm, an apocalyptic maelstrom. Abstract and I discuss playing evil characters,…

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Dec. 15, 2022

Can you play an evil character in a good party?

Clip from Episode 8 of Characters Without Stories: Torden Stormborn, Herald of the Apocalypse - Playing Evil Characters with Thisasbstractthought (D&D 5e) Abstract brings Torden Stormborn to the table. Torden is convinced he is the prophesied herald of the Everstorm, an apocalyptic maelstrom. Abstract and I discuss playing evil characters,…

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Dec. 14, 2022

Building backstory in game

Clip from Episode 7 of Characters Without Stories: Malcolm Cain, the Muscle who Lost his Face - Facing the Nightmare in the Mundane with Damianoddson (Call of Cthulhu 7e) Damian brings Malcolm Cain to the table. Malcolm was the muscle of an art-smuggling business who finds his brother slain, leading…

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Dec. 14, 2022

What's the last nightmare your character had?

Clip from Episode 7 of Characters Without Stories: Malcolm Cain, the Muscle who Lost his Face - Facing the Nightmare in the Mundane with Damianoddson (Call of Cthulhu 7e) Damian brings Malcolm Cain to the table. Malcolm was the muscle of an art-smuggling business who finds his brother slain, leading…

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Dec. 13, 2022

What your character's skills can say about them

Clip from Episode 7 of Characters Without Stories: Malcolm Cain, the Muscle who Lost his Face - Facing the Nightmare in the Mundane with Damianoddson (Call of Cthulhu 7e) Damian brings Malcolm Cain to the table. Malcolm was the muscle of an art-smuggling business who finds his brother slain, leading…

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Dec. 12, 2022

What memories does your character hold onto?

Clip from Episode 6 of Characters Without Stories: Altabella, a Diver Losing Her Humanity - Telling Sad Stories with Kurt Refling (Thousand Year Old Vampire) 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…

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Dec. 10, 2022

Where does your character feel safe?

Clip from Episode 6 of Characters Without Stories: Altabella, a Diver Losing Her Humanity - Telling Sad Stories with Kurt Refling (Thousand Year Old Vampire) 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…

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Dec. 9, 2022

S1E10: Janie the Juicer - When Your Character's Strengths Become Liabilities with JimHasFunOnline

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 character's strengths become their weaknesses, and going…

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Dec. 9, 2022

Janie the Juicer - When Your Character's Strengths Become Liabilities with JimHasFunOnline (Savag...

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 character's strengths become their weaknesses, and going…

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Dec. 9, 2022

Does a 1000 year old character remember everything?

Clip from Episode 6 of Characters Without Stories: Altabella, a Diver Losing Her Humanity - Telling Sad Stories with Kurt Refling (Thousand Year Old Vampire) 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…

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Dec. 8, 2022

A D&D character with a hip replacement?

Clip from Episode 5 of Characters Without Stories: Madame Azlu, Sailor of the Sea of Stars - Confronting Ableism with Rachel Voss (D&D 5e) Rachel Voss brings Madame Azlu to the table. Madame Azlu sails across the Sea of Stars, chasing constellations in a crystal ship. Rachel and I discuss…

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Dec. 7, 2022

It's ok to use pop culture in your character building

Clip from Episode 5 of Characters Without Stories: Madame Azlu, Sailor of the Sea of Stars - Confronting Ableism with Rachel Voss (D&D 5e) Rachel Voss brings Madame Azlu to the table. Madame Azlu sails across the Sea of Stars, chasing constellations in a crystal ship. Rachel and I discuss…

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Dec. 6, 2022

D&D as a vehicle for exploring yourself

Clip from Episode 4 of Characters Without Stories: Farthing, the Accidental Pirate - Being a Badass with Mobility Aids with Wesley Magee-Saxton (D&D 5e) Wesley Magee-Saxton brings Farthing to the table. Farthing is a disabled high elf who became an accidental stowaway and an accidental pirate. Wesley and I discuss…

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Dec. 5, 2022

Finding character inspiration in historical research

Clip from Episode 4 of Characters Without Stories: Farthing, the Accidental Pirate - Being a Badass with Mobility Aids with Wesley Magee-Saxton (D&D 5e) Wesley Magee-Saxton brings Farthing to the table. Farthing is a disabled high elf who became an accidental stowaway and an accidental pirate. Wesley and I discuss…

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Dec. 4, 2022

Finding character inspiration in unexpected places

Clip from Episode 3 of Characters Without Stories: Requiem, the Reluctant Tiefling - Searching for Found Family with Neineyes (D&D 5e) Stevie brings Requiem to the table. Requiem is a Tiefling Warlock who pledged her service to Asmodeus to save her girlfriend, losing everything in the process. Stevie and I…

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Dec. 3, 2022

What spells would you want your baby to cast?

Clip from Episode 3 of Characters Without Stories: Requiem, the Reluctant Tiefling - Searching for Found Family with Neineyes (D&D 5e) Stevie brings Requiem to the table. Requiem is a Tiefling Warlock who pledged her service to Asmodeus to save her girlfriend, losing everything in the process. Stevie and I…

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