The Players

Now that we have played in a few different games, it’s getting a little cumbersome referring to all the group members by their Kingmaker character name(s). So I thought that it would help me, even if no one else cares, to give names to the people behind the characters.

Daddy DM

That’s me!

• I was the DM/GM for our Pathfinder Kingmaker game, the Star Wars Edge of the Empire one-shot, and the Torg Eternity “Tharkold Day One” one-shot.
• In our Call of Cthulhu “A Method to Madness” one-shot, I was noted stage actress Alina.
• In our Risus “Toast of the Town” one-shot, I was Gin Giria the plant mage.
• In our The Gaean Reach “The Cerulean Duke” one-shot, I was shady art collector Aidon Azniko.
• In our D&D Tales of the Yawning Portal game, I was Ozahl the Oracle and also briefly was the DM.
• In our D&D Rime of the Frostmaiden game, I was “Mad Dog” Madoc.

Drew

Drew is a Canadian expat, a father, and an experienced GM. He loves Cthulhu and heavy metal music. He is an ideal player, as most GMs tend to be in my experience, in that he is engaged, proactive, and takes notes. He often ends up being the defacto leader of the group, or at least one of prime plot drivers.

• In our first game together, Drew ran a Call of Cthulhu campaign for myself, Antony, and Davis.
• In our Marvel Heroic Roleplaying game set during WWII (not written up here), he played a Turkish-American mesmerist whose name I do not recall.
• In our Pathfinder Kingmaker game, he played Satampra the swashbuckler.
• In our Star Wars Edge of the Empire game, he played the Wookie.
• In our Call of Cthulhu “A Method to Madness” scenario, he was the Keeper.
• In our The Gaean Reach “The Cerulean Duke” scenario, he was the GM.
• In our Torg Eternity “Tharkold Day One” scenario, he played Stitches.
• In our D&D Tales of the Yawning Portal game, he was the DM and also briefly played Lin Chung.
• In our D&D Rime of the Frostmaiden game, he was the DM.

Antony

Antony loves sci-fi and horror films, especially weird or obscure ones. As a player, he often looks for opportunities to set things on fire, regardless of the game being played. When not being a pyromaniac, he will pursue quirky and possibly strange goals for his characters, which often leads to trouble for the party.

• In our first game together (Call of Cthulhu), he played a journalist for an archaeological magazine, who was unusually intent on setting buildings on fire for a writer, I thought. That character was killed and got replaced by a very similar one.
• In our Marvel Heroic Roleplaying game set during WWII (not written up here), he played an Arabic assassin who had escaped from the Hashishin. If that sounds like an odd fit for a Golden Age superhero game set during the war, you’re not alone in thinking that.
• In our Pathfinder Kingmaker game, he played/plays Travaris Stone, Simon Wellread, and Remesio of Mivon.
• In our Star Wars Edge of the Empire game, he played the Togruta Seeker.
• In our Call of Cthulhu “A Method to Madness” scenario, he played Elliot, the idiot savant.
• In our The Gaean Reach “The Cerulean Duke” scenario, he played Tralfaz, the shady scientist.
• In our Torg Eternity “Tharkold Day One” scenario, he played Dead-Eye.
• In our D&D Tales of the Yawning Portal game, he played Theodoric of York.
• In our D&D Rime of the Frostmaiden game, he played Twiggy Tenderfoot.

Bill

Bill is an entrepreneur and the youngest of the group by more than a decade. He always has interesting and often impractical character ideas or plans on hand. As a player, he is extremely enthusiastic and very much focused on the story rather than the mechanics.

• In our Pathfinder Kingmaker game, he played Salar, Breen Everstead, Aurelius Heptamus, and Orseen.
• In our Star Wars Edge of the Empire game, he played the Guardian.
• In our Risus “Toast of the Town” one-shot, he played Morgain the talking cat.
• In our Torg Eternity “Tharkold Day One” scenario, he played Oversight.
• In our D&D Tales of the Yawning Portal game, he played Waeslin Meliamne.
• In our D&D Rime of the Frostmaiden game, he played Hjolgram Orcfoe.

Dante

Dante is a professor at a local university. He has a wide range of role-playing experience, and is the most organized player of spellcasters that I’ve ever seen (thankfully!).

• In our Pathfinder Kingmaker game, he played Aakif “Skala” Stone.
• In our Torg Eternity “Tharkold Day One” scenario, he played Drivetrain.
• In our D&D Tales of the Yawning Portal game, he played Fires of the Deep.
• In our D&D Rime of the Frostmaiden game, he played Omm.

Davis

Davis is one of Drew’s neighbors, who used to play face-to-face RPGs with Drew and Antony back in the day. The movement of our game to being online made it possible for him to get back into roleplaying.

• In our D&D Tales of the Yawning Portal game, he played Jheronimus Copperpot.
• In our D&D Rime of the Frostmaiden game, he played Trefor “Flint” Hennon.

Thomas

Thomas is relatively new to both RPGs and fatherhood. As a player, he is results-oriented – he pursues strong mechanical choices, and hasn’t had much patience for those who don’t follow suit.

• In our Pathfinder Kingmaker game, he played Iofur.
• In our Star Wars Edge of the Empire game, he played the Twi’lek Bounty Hunter.
• In the first part of our Call of Cthulhu “A Method to Madness” scenario, he played Colonel Butler, the Great War vet.
• In our Risus “Toast of the Town” one-shot, he played Manciple the martial artist.

Joe

Joe is an avid collector of books, games, movies, and probably more. He’s usually a little buzzed during games, and so isn’t always the most up to speed on what’s going on. But he’s impetuous, loves adventure, and is the most likely to say, “Screw it!” and do something nuts, odds and consequences be damned. He’s the D&D player who will reliably push that button or pull that lever that cautious players would not touch with a ten foot pole.

• I had played D&D with Joe in another group, and he always chose to be a wizard or sorcerer. It’s what he likes.
• In our Marvel Heroic Roleplaying game set during WWII (not written up here), he played Hellboy.
• In our Pathfinder Kingmaker game, he played Mestinous.
• In our Star Wars Edge of the Empire game, he played the Scoundrel (I was shocked he didn’t go for a Force user, aka space wizard).
• In our Call of Cthulhu “A Method to Madness” scenario, he played Waldo, a private eye posing as a patient.
• In our Risus “Toast of the Town” one-shot, he played Nikolai Bedykov the dwarf warrior.

Robert

Robert was brand-new to role-playing when we started the Kingmaker campaign, and he is recently a new father as well. He is very easy-going and is largely content to go along with whatever the rest of the group happens to be doing.

• In our Pathfinder Kingmaker game, he played Boliden.