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March 9, 2024

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

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 because you have to be, and…

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March 9, 2024

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

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 because you have to be, and…

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March 7, 2024

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

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 writing strong yet flawed Black women. This character is built for…

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March 2, 2024

Running to a world that accepts disability #dnd #ttrpg #podcast #dndcharacter #dungeonsanddragons

Clip from Season 1, Episode 5 of Characters Without Stories 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 how our characters are influenced by our lives and the media we consume, including…

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March 1, 2024

The DM watching the players plot #dnd #baldursgate3 #baldursgate #astarion #dungeonmaster

He's got a point...

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Feb. 29, 2024

Playing to your fears

Clip from Season 3, Episode 4 of Characters Without Stories. 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 writing…

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Feb. 28, 2024

Roleplaying to confront an unjust society

Clip from Season 3, Episode 4 of Characters Without Stories. 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 writing…

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Feb. 27, 2024

Buttery Chardonnay

Clip from Season 3, Episode 4 of Characters Without Stories. 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 writing…

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Feb. 26, 2024

Angry Black Women

Clip from Season 3, Episode 4 of Characters Without Stories. 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 writing…

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Feb. 24, 2024

Riley and Jean-Pierre, a Masked Vampire - Code-Switching and Authenticity with Aetherius Bordeaux...

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 writing strong yet flawed Black women. This character is built for…

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Feb. 24, 2024

Riley and Jean-Pierre, a Masked Vampire - Code-Switching and Authenticity with Aetherius Bordeaux...

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 writing strong yet flawed Black women. This character is built for…

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Feb. 21, 2024

If Gandalf was a New Yorker #gandalf #lordoftherings #lotr #newyorkcity #newyork

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Feb. 19, 2024

D&D Horror Story

When homophobia, sexism, and being inappropriate with a teenager are involved, no D&D is better than bad D&D

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Feb. 17, 2024

Corporate Horror in a TTRPG - COG EAT COG

Amazing table top role playing game from Games Omnivorous about corporate horror. Built for Liminal Horror

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Feb. 16, 2024

That post session high #dnd #dnd5e #dungeonmaster

Nothing like the feeling when everything "clicks."

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Feb. 15, 2024

Artificing Mobility Aids #podcast #dnd #dndcharacter #dungeonsanddragons

Clip from Season 3, Episode 3 of Characters Without Stories. 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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Feb. 14, 2024

Suplex a dragon #podcast #dnd #dndcharacter #roleplayinggame

Clip from Season 3, Episode 3 of Characters Without Stories. 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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Feb. 13, 2024

The softboi oath #podcast #dnd #dndcharacter #dungeonsanddragons

Clip from Season 3, Episode 3 of Characters Without Stories. 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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Feb. 12, 2024

A girl worth fighting for #podcast #dnd #ttrpg #dndcharacter

Clip from Season 3, Episode 3 of Characters Without Stories. 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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Feb. 10, 2024

Otto Von Kurtzel, Mecha Grandpa - Family Ties with Joseph Byler (D&D5e)

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 good. This character is built for D&D5e. Joseph Byler, an…

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Feb. 3, 2024

Your baby can cast what? #podcast #roleplayinggame #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg

Clip from Season 1, Episode 3 of Characters Without Stories. 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 discuss the unique origins of the tiefling race, finding inspiration in…

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Feb. 2, 2024

Characters are living beings #podcast #roleplayinggame #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg

Clip from Season 1, Episode 4 of Characters Without Stories. 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 finding inspiration in historical research, creating magical items that help bring disabled characters to…

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Feb. 1, 2024

Magic and gender #podcast #roleplayinggame #quest #ttrpg

Clip from Season 3, Episode 2 of Characters Without Stories. 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 D&D…

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Jan. 31, 2024

Gandalf is a children's party magician #podcast #roleplayinggame #quest #ttrpg

Clip from Season 3, Episode 2 of Characters Without Stories. 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 D&D…

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