Montgomery Whitlow, a Hunter on a Fool's Errand - Downward Arcs with Gamesinabunker (Vaesen)

Characters Without Stories

Glenn Buettner brings Montgomery Whitlow to the table. Monty is a Vaesen hunter on a fool's errand to join his wife and daughter in the selkie world.
Glenn and I discuss sending your character on a fool's errand, creating characters from your own writing, and making the table a safe space for exploring trauma.
This character is built for Vaesen.
Glenn mentioned The Lost Mountain and Other Sagas podcast, which you can find here: https://lostmountainsaga.com/
Glenn Buettner has been a tabletop gamer since the 70's and an almost always forever GM. He has been working on the retail side of the gaming industry for the last 16 years and has a self-published rpg, Mistrunner.
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Music by Ryan Muns, Eyes On The Moon Studios: https://ryanmuns.bandcamp.com
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Thanks for listening, and may all your characters find their stories!

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. What is Vaessen? (00:02:16)

3. Montgomery Whitlow (00:05:12)

4. Dealing with trauma at the table (00:09:56)

5. Joining The Society (00:12:45)

6. What is the Hunter archetyoe? (00:14:27)

7. Family dynamics (00:20:01)

8. Playing in a different time (00:26:36)

9. Writing characters (00:29:07)

10. A fool's errand (00:31:24)

11. A downward arc (00:33:42)

12. Evil is a matter of perspective (00:37:37)

13. What does Monty look like? (00:39:45)

14. Monty's spark (00:45:37)

15. Who do you look up to? (00:46:56)

16. Outro (00:48:11)