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.
DJ and I discuss healing from generational trauma, the union history of Appalachia, and how finding player agency in TTRPGs can be cathartic when we lack agency in our lives.
This character is built for Old Gods of Appalachia, a Cypher System game by Monte Cook, based on the podcast of the same name.
DJ BeeZee is an AuDHD Game Master for Hire and Co-Host of One Shot’s Tavern, a TTRPG podcast focused on learning about all of the tools and mechanics that TTRPGs across the spectrum offer in order to become better story tellers, game masters, and game designers.
You can learn more about DJ at:
https://www.characterswithoutstories.com/guests/dj-beezee
The Thorne Files is a Monster of the Week Actual Play podcast filled with twisting mysteries, malevolent evils and character-lead drama.
https://open.spotify.com/show/2zpkCPR5NIFYS2BAxcpKx6?si=d9d9409ec02544a7
Hammer of the Gods is an actual play TTRPG podcast, primarily set in an alternate history home brew world based around Ancient Greece and Greek Mythology. They've has now branched into playing and streaming other games such as Werewolf, Masks, and Eat the Reich.
https:/linktr.ee/Hammpod
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