The Players

Colleen

• Author of this blog
• Biologist, Teacher
  • Specialties: Ecology/Zoology/Evolution/Behavior/Ornithology
• No previous experience with tabletop RPGs
• No previous experience with White Wolf games/canon
• Skills
  • Dancing, yoga, cooking, sewing, writing, animal lore, table-scapes
• Weaknesses
  • Gluten, cilantro
• Catchphrase: “…I’m very concerned.“

Jason

• GM/Storyteller
• Historian
  • Specialties: Classics/European/World War 2
• Significant experience with tabletop RPGs
• 10+ years experience with White Wolf games/canon
• Skills
  • Writing, cooking, travel lore, pontificating, accents
• Weaknesses
  • Excessive tomatoes
• Catchphrase: “Goddammit I hate you all….“

Chris

• Engineer
  • Specialty: Software
• No previous experience with tabletop RPGs
• No previous experience with White Wolf games/canon
• Skills
  • Math, accents, antagonizing the rest of the party
• Weaknesses
  • Dark chocolate makes him sneeze
• Catchphrase: “I miss Carlos 😦“

Jim

• Engineer
  • Specialty: Mechanical, software
• Significant experience with tabletop RPGs
• No previous experience with White Wolf games/canon
• Skills
  • Driving (manual, automatic, motorcycle, big-rig), piloting (fixed wing and helicopter), leather working, antagonizing the rest of the party
• Weaknesses
  • Red-green colorblind, terrible sense of taste and smell, gluten
• Catchphrase: “Son of a BITCH!!!!“

Kara

• Biologist
  • Specialties: Genetics/Cell-Molec/Rodent Husbandry
• Significant experience with tabletop RPGs
• No previous experience with White Wolf games/canon
• Skills
  • Baking, gluten-free baking, leather working, knitting, biking
• Weaknesses
  • Garlic, dairy, German post-docs
• Catchphrase: *fake German accent* “It is a DISASTER!“

Other Assholes Real People of Note:

• ChrisM
  • Mutual friend with significant experience with tabletop RPGs and White Wolf games
  • Originally suggested we all get together to form the group
  • Often sent live text updates during the course of game sessions and sends comments in return
  • Catchphrase: “AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!“
• Ben
  • Friend of Jason’s from their concurrently-running Dark Ages game (from which a few of our NPCs are drawn)
  • Occasionally guest-stars as Adrianus van Brugge
  • Biologist. Specialities: Behavioral ecology and Entomology
  • Catchphrase: *much better fake German accent* “I do not like it here.“
• Julian
  • Friend of Jason’s from their concurrently-running Dark Ages game (actually the GM of said Dark Ages game)
  • Occasionally guest-stars as Stormwalker
  • Canadian from Canadia
• Cameron
  • Friend of Jason’s from their concurrently-running Dark Ages game
  • Occasionally guest-stars as Helgi Isarnbjorn Ogenherdi
  • CRAZY good voice actor, like seriously professional shit up in here
  • Catchphrase: Theme Song
• Roommate-Ben
  • Colleen’s roommate
  • Sometimes overhears things or makes comments when he comes into the kitchen to make dinner
  • Catchphrase: “What the hell is going on!?“
• iBen
  • Another member of the Dark Ages game
  • Occasionally does some NPC voice-work for Jason
• Garvin
  • Another member of the Dark Ages game
  • Ex-Marine, helps keep our military specs legit
• Alyc
  • Colleen’s friend
  • Professional fantasy writer
  • Shamelessly encourages shipping and fan-ficing
• Rinka
  • Jason’s family’s dog
  • Golden retriever
  • The one who licks. And sits.