Session Zero Heroes - A TTRPG Actual Play Podcast
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Cameron HoogendykCameron has been playing TTRPGs for a long time both from a player and game master capacity. Although he started in Dungeons & Dragons he has learned many systems which has pushed him in the corner of often having to teach everyone else how to play. He's also an avid tabletop gamer outside of RPGs. Characters Played: Bill Door (Benders & Brews), Rorick/Fizzlefingers (Criminals of Island Numus), Julian Pardner (Dilly Dunker's Ice Cream Satisfactory). |
Morgan RuthardtMorgan Ruthardt was introduced to TTRPG by his then girlfriend, now wife, with a game of Pathfinder. After a couple years, a few different games, and primarily playing D&D now, he first tried his hand at GM-ing through a story set in the world of Toy Story! He currently enjoys leading a party of family and friends through his full D&D-style homebrew world, where the quite-young planet is flat, the Underdark doesn't exist (yet), and where the "Undergods" are being encouraged (by ...someone...) to manifest an era-ending uprising. When he found so, so many great D&D podcasts to enjoy, he realized he could put his Bachelor's degree in Audio Technology to ... interesting use, by looking for podcasts to edit and produce. He is eager to help out around Session Zero Heroes, all while bingeing the previous content, so as to be caught up with the story and characters. Characters Played: None yet! |
Makala MastbergenMakala has humored the rest of the gang by dipping her toes in the world of TTRPGs originally as part of an unrecorded Dungeons & Dragons campaign the group was running. After going through three characters by the end of that experience we managed to convince her to try her hand in the Benders & Brews Avatar Legends series. As an avid fan of Avatar the Last Airbender, she jumped at the chance and quickly became a fan-favorite with her character "Meeka." Characters Played: Meeka (Benders & Brews). |
David MastbergenDavid has been playing TTRPGs with the gang since the beginning and always adds a hilarious character and tone to any story with his quick quips and clever solutions. His primary source of TTRPG experience, much like most of the crew, stems from Dungeons & Dragons but that's not to say he hasn't been a part of almost every campaign/one-shot from every system we've tried out be it Masks and Monster of the Week to Fiasco. He is legendary for his character: "Nicholas Mage" a play on one of his favorite actors: Nicholas Cage. Characters Played: Guo Han (Benders & Brews), Maki/Quill Smith (Benders & Brews). |
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Doug GrosserDoug has been playing TTRPGs for a while and joined the group long ago bringing all sorts of cultural and intellectual knowledge to his characters he's played. Additionally, he's adamant about writing TTRPGs and has created several that we hope sometime soon to be able to run one-shots of on the podcast! Doug brings his technical knowledge to Session Zero Heroes and has been helping to edit episodes of the various shows. Characters Played: None yet! |
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Connor TrettA newer member of our crew, Connor came from California to represent the west coast in our channel! He had little to know TTRPG experience when we met him and although his tabletop gaming experience has gone up significantly, he's still really only gotten to experience the magic of TTRPGs through the Benders & Brews series which uses the Avatar Legends system. We'll see if we can score his attendance in other TTRPGs moving forward, but for now, we'll just continue to get a hearty chuckle out of his character Brock Lee. Characters Played: Brock Lee (Benders & Brews). |
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Jackson "Jack" YoungJackson's primary source of TTRPG knowledge stems from Dungeons & Dragons but don't let that fool you into thinking he's inexperienced. Jackson has done his research and knows the races and classes within D&D like the back of his hand with his trusty character sheet app close at hand he's an expert in making clever, interesting characters. When he's not gaming with the crew he's making fake teeth and spending time with his family. Characters Played: Dez/Wingbert Featherbottom (Criminals of Island Numus). |
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Fatty LumpkinsA bit shy, our mystery member chose to go by the pseudonym offered by one of his favorite Lord of the Rings characters: Fatty Lumpkins - one of Tom Bombadil's ponies. As you may have guessed, Fatty is an avid fan of Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and none of us could ever dream of beating him in a trivia contest for either. It took a lot of coaxing and prodding to get him to play a character in our Dungeons & Dragons series Criminals of Isla Numus, but we're so glad we did! Characters Played: Keto/Ichthyo "Theo" Glycerskin (Criminals of Island Numus). |
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Quinn NewtonQuinn's primary area of gaming has always been video games, but ever since Skyler came back from college and convinced him to try out a homebrew Dungeons & Dragons campaign he had written Quinn has been hooked. It was high time he not only got on the podcast but finally got to play D&D once again when he joined the cast of our Criminals of Isla Numus series and became a central character in the show. Characters Played: Feather McGregor/Lil' Sauce (Criminals of Island Numus). |