Fiona and Stephanie are sitting down together for the cozy and delightful Our Mundane Supernatural Life by Vee Hendro and Hayley Gordon, published by Storybrewers. Stephanie plays the sentient robot G.I.M.A., who was built by New Arcadia to help with municipal infrastructure maintenance but developed a mind of her own. Fiona is her roommate Emily, the owner of the small boutique yarn and fabric shop Puns and Needles. Listen to three days in their life as G.I.M.A. deals with being possessed by...

Time to talk about Mutant City Blues! In this back matter episode we discuss our feelings about creating characters using the Quade Diagram, the challenges of GMing a mystery, and the uncomfortable relationships between superheroes and cops. Mutant City Blues is written by Robin D. Laws and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, and published by Pelgrane Press. Back IssuesPowers by Brian Michael Bendis, illustrated by Michael Avon OemingTop 10 by Alan Moore, illustrated by Gene Ha and Zander CannonDistrict X...

It’s the second half of our actual play of Mutant City Blues by Robin D. Laws (@RobinDLaws) and Gareth Hanrahan (@mytholder), published by Pelgrane Press. Our three investigators from LICK, Inc. have headed to Leos, a café in VR Heights, to track down Kerrigan Park. They found suspicious payments to Ms. Park’s B*Spoke shop on a thumb drive owned by the late Carson Davis. Content Warning: Swearing. PC uses emotion control powers on NPCs. Descriptions of an entitled, possessive dude taking the...

We’re starting our actual play of Mutant City Blues by Robin D. Laws (@RobinDLaws) and Gareth Hanrahan (@mytholder), published by Pelgrane Press. Hear our three super-powered private investigators, who have been hired by the local transit engineers’ union to investigate a suspicious fire on a subway car. Find out more about the game: https://pelgranepress.com/product/mutant-city-blues-2nd-edition/ There are a lot of visual references in this episode, so we made a Twitter thread covering them...

Come for the uncharacteristically sloppy opening, keep listening for a great discussion about Exceptionals by Gar Atkins, and stay to the end for a li’l song. In this back matter episode, we dig into character creation, game mechanisms, and the comics we think go with this game. More Info: https://bramblewolfgames.itch.io/exceptionals Back IssuesNew Mutants Vol. 4 (2020) #14–present by written by Vita Ayala and art by Rod ReisNew Mutants Vol. 3 (2009) #33 written by Dan Abnett and Andy...

We’re back with the second half of our AP of Exceptionals by Gar Atkins (@Sahoni_Stuff). We left off just as Manticore was writing her lesson plans. Find out how she rolled, and then what happens when the crew paddles over to the Traipse River power plant to give it what for. Find out more about the game: https://bramblewolfgames.itch.io/exceptionals The CastArmaan Babu (he/him, @ArmaanBabu) — Eddie Varma Becca Petunia (she/her, @UnclePetunio) — Mandy “Manticore” Corr Stephanie Burt (she/her,...

It’s the first half of our actual play of Exceptionals by Gar Atkins (@Sahoni_Stuff)! Our three mutants genos just want to hang out in nature, help children, and make video games, but the area’s indifference to a coal-burning power plant spurs them to action. Find out more about the game: https://bramblewolfgames.itch.io/exceptionals The CastArmaan Babu (he/him, @ArmaanBabu) — Eddie Varma Becca Petunia (she/her, @UnclePetunio) — Mandy “Manticore” Corr Stephanie Burt (she/her,...

Our AP is over, so now it’s time to talk about Champions 6th Edition from Hero Games. In this back matter episode, we dig into character creation, game mechanisms, and the comics we think go with this game. More Info: https://www.herogames.com/ Back IssuesFreedom Force — Irrational GamesJustice SocietyAvengers — Anything with art by George Pérez The CastIan Gregory (they/them, @fissionmale) — See their work on ComicsXF! Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly) Fiona Hopkins (she/her,...

We’re back playing Champions, 6th Edition from Hero Games. How will The Human Slingshot and Anemone deal with Johnny Three-Guns, Liar, and Larry the Hench? What evil schemes are afoot elsewhere while they’re tossing guns around and mildly bruising each other? Champions, 6th Edition is the 2009 version of the long-running Champions RPG. It’s a general superhero team RPG best known for its flexible character creation. Find out more: https://www.herogames.com/ The CastIan Gregory (he/him,...

New run! New game! This time we’re playing Champions, 6th Edition from Hero Games. The Human Slingshot and Anemone are dispatched to the surprisingly posh New Arcadia Aquarium to stop Johnny Three-Guns and his hench from robbing a gala full of socialites. Champions, 6th Edition is the 2009 version of the long-running Champions RPG. It’s a general superhero team RPG best known for its flexible character creation. Find out more: https://www.herogames.com/ The CastIan Gregory (he/him,...

Our AP is over, so now it’s time to talk about Anyone Can Wear the Mask by Jeff Stormer. In this back matter episode, we dig into character creation, game mechanisms, and the comics we think go with this game. More Info: https://jeffstormer.itch.io/mask Back IssuesDaredevil — Frank Miller and Ann Nocenti runsLuke Cage — Comics and TV showMs. Marvel (2014) — “Last Days of Ms. Marvel” #16–19 by G. Willow WilsonSilver Surfer — gotta be some out thereAstro City — Jack in the Box story by Kurt...

It’s our conclusion to our actual play of Anyone Can Wear the Mask by Jeff Stormer! Find out what villain comes out of the shadows to cause Tune’s Downfall, and how she comes back to overcome in her Uprising. Also! Tude’s deep-fried snacks revealed. Anyone Can Wear the Mask is a 3-player RPG about a hero, a villain, and the city that they share. It tells stories about the relationship between a superhero and the place that they protect, and the people who live there. Find out more:...

The first of our two part actual play of Jeff Stormer’s 3-player RPG Anyone Can Wear the Mask, featuring special guest Ceci Mancuso.

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