Character Relationship Map: Zero Charisma

Characters

• Scott (played by Sam Eidson) — protagonist

  The overweight, surly protagonist and delivery driver who hosts a tabletop RPG game. He struggles with family relationships, exhibits a foul temper and defensive competitiveness, and clashes with the...

• Miles (played by Garrett Graham) — protagonist

  A charismatic and friendly hipster who joins Scott's tabletop game. He successfully fits in with Scott's friends, challenges Scott's claims, takes over as DM when the group finds Scott too serious, an...

• Wayne (played by Brock England) — supporting

  Scott's best friend and a player in his game. He remains loyal, staying to play with Miles when Scott orders everyone out. After being excluded from Miles's party and witnessing Scott's beating, Wayne...

• Wanda (played by Anne Gee Byrd) — supporting

  Scott's grandmother and guardian. She suffers a stroke, promises Scott her house, but eventually agrees to sell it to Barbara to settle debts and secure a comfortable retirement in Arizona. She physic...

• Bob (played by Larry Jack Dotson) — supporting
• Barbara (played by Cyndi Williams) — supporting

  Scott's mother who abandoned him for a commune. She returns with her fiancé Bob, humiliates Scott at his game, and convinces Wanda to sell their home. Her marriage to Bob deteriorates, and she relocat...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Scott → Miles (Professional Game Master And Player) — Their gaming partnership becomes a contest over creative authority.

  Scott invites Miles into his tabletop game, but Miles later takes over as game master when the group rejects Scott's approach.

• Scott → Bob (Family Mother's Fiancé) — Bob becomes part of Scott's unstable family household.

  Bob accompanies Barbara when she visits Scott and Wanda, and Scott later lives with both of them in Arizona.

• Barbara → Bob (Romantic Fiancés And Spouses) — Their relationship shifts from engagement to a troubled marriage.

  Barbara arrives with her third fiancé, Bob, and later lives with him after their marriage begins deteriorating.

• Barbara → Wanda (Family Daughter And Mother) — Barbara influences Wanda's later living and financial decision.

  Barbara visits Wanda after her stroke and convinces her to sell the house.

• Scott → Barbara (Family Mother And Son) — Their damaged family bond is a major source of Scott's anger.

  Barbara is Scott's mother, and Scott resents her for leaving him with Wanda as a boy.

• Scott → Wanda (Family Grandson And Guardian) — Wanda is Scott's grandmother and long-term guardian.

  Scott lives with his grandmother Wanda, who raised him after Barbara left for a commune.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Miles → Wayne (Alliance Former Gaming Allies) — They share a gaming connection that breaks down during the party conflict.

  Wayne plays in Scott's group, stays to play with Miles after Scott orders everyone out, and later confronts Miles at the party.

• Scott → Wayne (Social Best Friends) — Wayne is Scott's closest friend but is affected by Scott's behavior.

  Wayne is identified as Scott's best friend and remains involved in Scott's tabletop game.

Story Analysis

A controlling tabletop gamer loses his social world and begins a limited, uncomfortable process of responsibility and self-awareness.

Plot Progression

1. The Empty Seat — Scott controls a weekly tabletop game until one player quits to focus on his marriage. Scott recruits Miles, whose charm quickly makes him valuable to the group.
2. Family Disruption — Wanda suffers a stroke, bringing Barbara and Bob back into Scott's household. Barbara humiliates Scott during game night, causing the group to move its sessions to Miles's house.
3. The Game Turns — Scott's insecurity erupts when Miles questions his Matrix claim and changes the game narrative. The players reject Scott's controlling style and remain with Miles after Scott orders them out.
4. Everything Taken — Barbara convinces Wanda to sell the house, destroying Scott's expectation of inheriting it. Scott then suffers public humiliation at the game shop after insulting his hero and former workplace.
5. The Bigger Loser — Scott confronts Miles at a party and the argument becomes a physical fight involving Wayne. Months later, Scott works at Wanda's retirement home and runs a smaller game with a slightly improved attitu...