Malcolm Cain, the Muscle who Lost his Face - Facing the Nightmare in the Mundane with Damianoddson (Call of Cthulhu 7e)

Characters Without Stories

Damian brings Malcolm Cain to the table. Malcolm was the muscle of an art-smuggling business who finds his brother slain, leading him to become wrapped up in a shadowy conspiracy.
Damian and I discuss how facing the monstrous within the mundane can change you, how a character's skills can tell you a lot about a person, and what goes in a backstory.
This character is built for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition.
Damian is a TTRPG malcontent who just wants to tend their garden and tell stories with friends.
Learn more about Meadow (Damian) at:
https://www.characterswithoutstories.com/guests/damian
This episode was recorded on TikTok Live. Follow me on TikTok to see it live next time!

Send us a text

Cover art by The Curiographer
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecuriographer

Sign up for my Newsletter to stay up-to-date on the podcast:
https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/760760/109867356957705889/share
Support the Podcast
You can find Star at:
Website: http://www.characterswithoutstories.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starmamac
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@characterswithoutstories
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@characterswithoutstories
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/characterswithoutstories
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cwspod.bsky.social
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/characterswithoutstories
Thanks for listening, and may all your characters find their stories!

Kapitler

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. How to build a character in Call of Cthulhu (00:02:14)

3. Everyday people in extraordinary circumstances (00:06:44)

4. Damian's approach to building characters (00:08:12)

5. Malcolm's details and backstory (00:12:26)

6. What does it take to make a character human? (00:19:40)

7. Building backstory (00:22:10)

8. Call of Cthulhu character sheet (00:29:06)

9. The sanity mechanic (00:35:57)

10. Character flaws (00:43:59)

11. What's the last nightmare you had? (00:47:12)