A Couple of Characters

We serve up a side of hot tips to help elevate your own D&D 5e game this Thanksgiving! Talking points include: a new spin on handling race, class improvements, and updated capstones. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards . Episode notes: Transcript...

We create two characters to play in a spooky, Halloween-themed one shot from Dane Fox-McGraw, and even make a background on the fly! For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards . Episode notes: Transcript . Galaxia character sheet . Grimdok character shee...

The spooky season is upon us, so please join us as we debut our homebrew witch class for D&D 5e, adapted from Neil Evans' witch class! We even create a witch reminiscent of a couple of Disney princesses... and a villain. CW: Brief mention of horror movies and serial killers from 02:03 to 02:55. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twi...

Join us this week for our most ambitious creation yet, coming up with a character and backstory based solely on a pack of Magic: The Gathering cards! Visit our website to find links for everything we talked about this episode! Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards . Episode notes: Transcript . The Chi...

Join us as we talk with Phil (he/him) from Everyone Games and Jim (he/him) from Knights of the Braille about their upcoming charity stream. We also discuss accessibility in gaming and create a D&D character based off of Marie Curie. The stream is October 1st & 2nd 2021, from 7 AM to 10 PM ET. Quinn plays Oct 1st 7 PM to 10 PM and Alex plays Oct 2nd from 7 AM to 10 AM. CW: Some use of profanity. Vi...

Bless is best in this episode, where we sit down and create a surprisingly un-aggro character un-intentionally inspired by Stars Wars for Quinn to play in an upcoming charity stream for Everyone Games. The stream benefits Able Gamers and Special Effect. Correction: Alex is playing 7 AM - 10 AM Eastern Time (UTC-04:00) on October 2. Note: Spoilers for the end of Where the Red Fern Grows from 30:42...

We talk westerns with Kurt Crenwelge (he/him) from Sidekicks & Sidequests and create a character inspired by one of his favorite movies. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards . Episode notes: Transcript . The Bard's character sheet . Homebrew Chamel...

This week we take a deep dive into a new RPG system featuring Quinn's favorite videogame franchise, Pokemon! Note: We have since learned more about the rules of Pokemon Tabletop United and have updated Willow's character sheet accordingly. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot o...

Join us this week as we discuss all things disabilities with Perri (Aimee) Meester (he/him or they/them) from DnD Disability, and create a character with a disability for D&D 5e. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards . Episode notes: Transcript . To...

Join us on our first anniversary as we discuss the D&D 5e classes we might be, reminisce about our favorite characters from this past year, and make a random character. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards . Episode notes: Transcript . Shayrah's ch...

Some cats have more than nine lives. Join us this week as we create a tabaxi with a mysterious connection to death. CW: Discussion of trauma and death. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards . Episode notes: Transcript . Ash's character sheet . Dysle...

This is 99% Dads. We're Quinn and Alex. For Father's Day, we were inspired by the podcast Dungeons & Daddies to make some dads for each class in 5th edition D&D. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards . Episode notes: Transcript . Dyslexia friendly t...

Join us this week as we combine two of Alex's loves, mathematics and D&D, as we min/max a character so they know the maximum number of cantrips and create a story that rationalizes this wild character build. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards . E...

Get on your foxing gloves and make a Blades in the Dark character with us! We also discuss a homebrew bard sub-class Alex created. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards . Episode notes: Transcript . Reginald's character sheet . College of Taxonomy B...

Keep your head on a swivel with Nebun and Dagnal this week as we begin an adventure in Kosnos , a D&D 5e homebrew world created by Quinn. Become a Patreon supporter to catch future episodes of this dungeon-delving duo! For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gif...

Today we discuss session zeroes for RPG campaigns, what should be discussed in them, and why you should have one for your game. We also walk you through the session zero for our actual play D&D 5e campaign. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards . Ep...

This week we're rolling up Alex's character for an actual play D&D 5e campaign Quinn will DM! For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards . Episode notes: Transcript . Nebun character sheet . Changeling homebrew . Dyslexia friendly versions: Transcript ....

Today we're kicking it with Jasper William Cartwright (he/him) from Three Black Halflings! Join us three April fools as we give advice about playing tabletop RPGs, reminisce about our wildest stories from the table, and create a Black character in the Wagadu setting for D&D 5e. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram...

In this episode, we give you a double feature as we both make characters for the next campaign of our regular D&D 5e game set in Theros. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop.org storefront and gift cards . Episode notes: Transcript . Kyrin character sheet . Essie character sheet ....

We sit down with Yitzi Santer (he/him) , the creator of Soulshards RPG, and venture into this new system which allows for maximum character customization. CW: mentions of racism, murder, and trauma. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop.org storefront and gift cards .   Episode note...

The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills. After much delay, The Wheel of Time TV series is finally in the works! In this episode, we discuss our favorite high fantasy series, The Wheel of Time, and make D&D 5e builds for the Emond's Field Five. Note: This episode does contain spoilers for the series. For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Tw...

What's a character? In this episode, we go over the basics of character creation in Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (D&D 5e). For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop.org storefront and gift cards .   Episode notes: Transcript . Roll a character . Blank D&D 5e Character Sheet . Cleffa E...

What's a spell? In this episode, we go over the basics of spellcasting in Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (D&D 5e). For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop.org storefront and gift cards . Transcript . Dyslexia friendly transcript .   Mentioned books: D&D Player's Handbook . D&D Explore...

What's a combat? In this episode, we go over the basics of combat in Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (D&D 5e). For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop.org storefront and gift cards . Transcript . Dyslexia friendly transcript .   Mentioned episodes: Episode 5 - Nothing But Net Episode 1...

What's a D&D? In this episode, we give an overview of role-playing games (RPGs) and teach you the basics of Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (D&D 5e). For more information, please check out our website . Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com. Twitter , Instagram , Patreon : ACoCPodcast. Bookshop.org storefront and gift cards . Transcript . Dyslexia friendly transcript . Mentioned books: D&D...