Ron Stampler

Emotionally Restrained Stepfather / Rogue

Overview

Despite trying his best, Ron is an emotionally restrained stepfather. Ron’s awkwardness with his stepson, Terry Junior, extends to just about every aspect of his life. He flounders in any social situation, often misreading the social cues around him. Generally, Ron is a fairly rude person. He seems to rub people the wrong way and seems entirely unaware that people don’t very much care for him. Ron is very suspicious by nature, typically assuming the worst in people. Despite that, he tries hard to love Terry Junior; although, he often messes up Terry Junior’s name. Additionally, Ron is known to write letters to share his feelings.

In general, Ron seems to really struggle with his identity as a father. This is first seen in Neverwinter, when the dads are attempting to locate Henry’s children. Once he is left out of a “real dad” huddle, he consistently asks if he’s welcome in the huddle.

Ron is a businessman. He has stated he enjoys Ruphus Wainwright’s music. Ron is prone to motion sickness, especially in the car. Ron cannot handle regular beer, making a point that he doesn’t even like Bud Light. Ron tends to layer his pants and wears printed boxers that say ME UNDIES. Ron prefers to wear very stretchy pants - stretchy enough to hide in.

Familial Relationships

Samantha Stampler, wife
Terry Junior Stampler, son

History

At some point during his childhood, Ron had a purebred Dotson that had to be put down after a snake bite.

Ron’s father wanted him to be a good fisherman, but Ron wasn’t. He wanted more than anything for his father to be proud of him, and he wasn’t.

Ron used to make all his dad’s drinks.

Ron’s dad always wore a bright purple bathrobe.

Dad Facts

Ron has never taken a sex ed class and doesn’t know how to be a father – both emotionally and physically.
Ron does not have any leg hair. His left is medically hairless, but he shaves the right.
He thinks a hug is a type of dog.
Ron has a collection of his baby teeth because when he put them under the pillow for the tooth fairy, nobody ever came and picked them up. He realizes during the adventure that he does, in fact, have his baby teeth with him.
Ron knows every Eminem lyric.
Ron, like most of the population, is right handed.
Ron has never played Dungeons and Dragons; however, he has played Scene It. He plays this game a lot and is fairly okay with it. He doesn’t like to admit to how much movie trivia he actually knows.
Ron thinks all musicals have to be about animals. He’s only ever seen the musical Cats. His favorite musical is Cats.
During a school trip to the National History Museum, Ron got sick and missed part of the tour. Because of this, he is unsure if dinosaurs are extinct, imaginary, or if they walk among us.