Kurt Refling brings Altabella to the table. Altabella is a sea silk diver who is turned into a vampire, slowly losing her memory and becoming a predator in the process.Kurt and I discuss how a good prompt leads to creative storytelling, what it means to become a vampire, and why we tell sad stories in TTRPGs.This character is built for Thousand Year Old Vampire, a game by Tim Hutchings.https://thousandyearoldvampire.com/products/thousand-year-old-vampireKurt Refling is a designer, writer, and artist based in Ottawa, Canada. Kurt has published GM-less tabletop roleplaying games including Knots in the Sky, This Spells Trouble, and Faewater. He is currently launching a Kickstarter campaign for his game Here We Used to Fly, a tabletop role-playing game about abandoned theme parks and the bittersweet nostalgia of growing up.Learn more about Kurt at:https://www.characterswithoutstories.com/guests/kurt-reflingSend us a textCover art by The CuriographerInstagram: 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/shareSupport the PodcastYou can find Star at:Website: http://www.characterswithoutstories.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starmamacYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@characterswithoutstoriesThreads: https://www.threads.net/@characterswithoutstoriesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/characterswithoutstoriesBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/characterswithoutstories.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/characterswithoutstoriesThanks for listening, and may all your characters find their stories!