A Couple of Characters

By Quinn Schulte, Alex Schulte

We are Quinn (she/her) and Alex (he/him), a couple who have bonded over our love of fantasy and gaming.

Join us every other Thursday as we create interesting characters, suggest gameplay improvemen... more

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A Couple of Characters episodes:

July 08, 2021 Episode 28: The Phantom Meowness
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.

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Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com.

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Episode notes: Transcript. Ash's character sheet.

Dyslexia friendly versions: Transcript. Ash's character sheet.

Mentioned books: A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab. A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow. Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri. Nevernight by Jay Kristoff. D&D Volo's Guide to Monsters. D&D Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. D&D Curse of Strahd. D&D Xanathar's Guide to Everything. D&D Dungeon Master's Guide.

Mentioned Episodes: Essie. Kosnos Session Zero. Kosnos Session One. Jasper. Three Black Halflings on Rogues.

The Wagadu Chronicles.

Critical Role Season 2.

Death Knight Homebrew.

Cover art: Copyright Chandra Reyer 2019.
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June 24, 2021 Episode 27: Daddies & Dragons
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.

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Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com.

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Episode notes: Transcript. Dyslexia friendly transcript.

Mentioned books: Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. D&D Tasha's Cauldron of Everything - Artificer Battle Smith and Alchemist, Bard College of Eloquence, Druid Circle of Stars, Sorcerer Clockwork Soul. D&D Player's Handbook - Barbarian Path of the Berserker, Cleric Life Domain, FIghter Battle Master, Monk Way of the Open Hand, Ranger Hunter, Sorcerer Draconic Bloodline, Warlock Fiend Patron, Wizard School of Conjuration. D&D Xanathar's Guide to Everything - Cleric Grave Domain, Paladin Oath of Conquest, Rogue Inquisitive. D&D Explorer's Guide to Wildemount - Wizard School of Chronomancy.

Ep 18 - The Emond's Field Five.

Ep 21 - Death by Popcorn (feat. Jasper William Cartwright).

Dungeons & Daddies podcast.

99% Invisible podcast.

The Wagadu Chronicles.

Cover art: Copyright Chandra Reyer 2019.
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June 10, 2021 Episode 26: Dude, Where's My Cantrip?
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.

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Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com.

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Episode notes: Transcript. Fiza's character sheet. Cantrip optimizer notes. Cantrip optimizer code.

Dyslexia friendly versions: Transcript. Fiza's character sheet. Cantrip optimizer notes.

Mentioned books: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. The World Gives Way by Marissa Levien. D&D Player's Handbook. D&D Evil Elemental Player's Companion. D&D Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. D&D Xanathar's Guide to Everything.

Mrytle Crabapple episode.

Fantasy Name Generators.

Cover art: Copyright Chandra Reyer 2019.
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45min
May 27, 2021 Episode 25: Debts Paid in the Dark
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.

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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 Bard.

Dyslexia friendly versions: Transcript. Reginald's character sheet. College of Taxonomy Bard.

Mentioned books: There, There by Tommy Orange.

Blades in the Dark: Website. Player's Kit.

Twitter Poll.

Cover art: Copyright Chandra Reyer 2019.
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51min
May 13, 2021 Episode 24: Adventure! It'll Put Hair on Your Chest
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!

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Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com.

Twitter, Instagram, Patreon: ACoCPodcast.

Bookshop dot org storefront and gift cards.

Transcript.

Dyslexia friendly transcript.

Cover art: Copyright Chandra Reyer 2019.
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April 29, 2021 Episode 23: Be a Hero, Have a Session Zero!
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.

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Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com.

Twitter, Instagram, Patreon: ACoCPodcast.

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Episode notes: Transcript. Dyslexia friendly transcript.

Mentioned books: Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. D&D Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.

Mentioned episodes: Jasper on ACoC. Nebun's creation.

Three Black Halflings session zero episodes: Session Zero. Safety Tools. Brennan Lee Mulligan.

Cover art: Copyright Chandra Reyer 2019.
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April 15, 2021 Episode 22: Can't Even Lift a Cupcake
This week we're rolling up Alex's character for an actual play D&D 5e campaign Quinn will DM!

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Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com.

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Episode notes: Transcript. Nebun character sheet. Changeling homebrew.

Dyslexia friendly versions: Transcript. Nebun character sheet. Changeling homebrew.

Mentioned books: Lirael by Garth Nix. The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare. D&D Eberron: Rising from the Last War. D&D Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. D&D Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica.

Get your own set of Braille dice!

Fantasy name generators.

Tweet by Harper.

Cover art: Copyright Chandra Reyer 2019.
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April 01, 2021 Episode 21 – Death by Popcorn (feat. Jasper William Cartwright from Three Black Halflings)
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, Patreon: ACoCPodcast.

Bookshop.org storefront and gift cards.

Episode notes: Transcript. Aster Sesuna character sheet.

Dyslexia friendly versions: Transcript. Aster Sesuna character sheet.

Jasper William Cartwright.

Three Black Halflings: Podcast. Twitter. Twitch.

Mentioned Three Black Halflings episodes: Brennan Lee Mulligan episode. Alex episode.

The Wagadu Chronicles. Intro to Wagadu on Three Black Halflings.

Mentioned books: The Lies of Locke Lamora (Book 1, Gentleman Bastard Series) by Scott Lynch. The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb: Assassin's Apprentice (Book 1), Royal Assassin (Book 2), Assassin's Quest (Book 3). Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori. D&D Explorer's Guide to Wildemount.

Cover art: Copyright Chandra Reyer 2019.
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1h 48min
April 01, 2021 Episode 21: Death by Popcorn (feat. Jasper William Cartwright from Three Black Halflings)
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.
Email: acoupleofcharacterspod at gmail dot com.
Twitter, Instagram, Patreon: ACoCPodcast.
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1h 48min
March 18, 2021 Episode 20: Warrior Cats and Street Youths
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.

Dyslexia friendly versions: Transcript. Kyrin character sheet. Essie character sheet.

Mentioned books: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik. Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. D&D Mythic Odysseys of Theros. D&D Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. D&D Xanathar's Guide to Everything. D&D Player's Handbook. D&D Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica.

Cover art: Copyright Chandra Reyer 2019.
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FAQs about A Couple of Characters:

How many episodes does A Couple of Characters have?

The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.