These are the folks behind the voices of the many wacky characters of Shrimp and Crits!
Ian Mauldin is the Keeper and producer for Shrimp and Crits. He grew up immersed in the massive fictional worlds of media like the Elder Scrolls, Star Wars, and Dragonlance. It wasn't long before he started doodling maps and dreaming up his own stories. He also had a babysitter who had every episode of Buffy the Vampire slayer recorded on meticulously labeled VHS tapes. It was later in life that he discovered TTRPGs, and found himself in the dungeon master's seat right away. In 2020, he got together with some old friends and started that podcast they had always talked about, combining his obsessive world building with his love of the campy-kooky monster of the week genre. In this melting pot of interests, the wacky town of Gullacochica! was born.
He also loves good food, bourbon, and sad music. He has a rescued pitbull named Cricket, and a fluffy grey cat named Corny. He has played in numerous bands, and you can hear some of his music on Spotify and other streaming services if you look up Damned Rivers.
He also loves good food, bourbon, and sad music. He has a rescued pitbull named Cricket, and a fluffy grey cat named Corny. He has played in numerous bands, and you can hear some of his music on Spotify and other streaming services if you look up Damned Rivers.
Certified cat dad and lover of all things veggie, Cap spent his youth diving into old choose-your-own-adventure books, reading them over and over to see all the different outcomes. He loved playing any adventure and fantasy games he could get his hands on. His passion for storytelling is fueled by a confluence of classic cosmic horror and serials like X-Files and Dr. Who. Once he was introduced to TTRPGs they became his whole life: over the last decade, not a week has gone by where he wasn't at the table rolling dice at least once. From running absurd characters, to leading wild games, Cap has sat (with wildly incorrect posture) in every seat at the table.
Art by @Ellen_Dalina
Art by @Ellen_Dalina
Ryan was born and raised along the Gulf Coast, but spent most of his early days deep in the woody swamps of South Mississippi. Luckily, since cable didn’t really reach out there, he was able to get Saturday morning cartoons and Buffy the Vampire Slayer on the antenna. Between that and his lifelong love for Star Wars, Marvel Comics, fantasy games, and board games, he easily fell in love with TTRPGs. Eventually after moving to Atlanta, on a very snowy evening with nothing else to do, him and some of his friends decided to start a D&D campaign that would eventually be joined by Cap and Catie. Since Ian was one of the first friends Ryan made in GA and the two had talked for the longest time about starting a podcast with similar interests, everything just seemed to fall into place and here we are!
Outside of gaming, Ryan prides himself on his cooking skills, having worked in Restaurants since he was 16, and his music, having played in bands since he was 15. And most of all, being a father to his little human, his dogs and cat, and a husband to his wife.
The voice of a strong variety of chaotic and witty characters, Catie Stroud's first introduction to TTRPGs was at the ripe age of 11, watching her best friend’s dad run an epic campaign at the kitchen table. From then on, she was hooked on collaborative storytelling. Spending most of her childhood writing fantastical short stories with her friends, she went on to study creative writing in college. Catie has been inspired over the years by many popular fictional worlds, from Middle-earth to Tamriel, and is now working on a world of her own in her debut fantasy novel! She also enjoys good food, singing karaoke into the night, and true crime.