Episodes
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Let’s do some talking about S. Donnelly and Hannah Rogers’ Marvelous!
Our guests, Emily Buza and Jay Edidin, who you know from their respective podcasts Whelmed: The Young Justice Files and Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men, are with us to talk character creation, what makes this game tick, and give some comic book recommendations that fit with our characters and the kind of deconstructed superhero narratives of Marvelous.
Marvelous is a Belonging Outside Belonging game of teen heroes, villains, and mundane friends. Find out more and get the game: https://sdonnelly.itch.io/marvelous
Back IssuesSTARMAN by James Robinson and Tony Harris (DC Comics, 1994)X-MEN: EVOLUTION (animated television) (2000)SEANCE TEA PARTY (graphic novel) by Reimena Yee (2020)SNAPDRAGON (graphic novel) by Kat Leyh (2020)MAMO by Sas Milledge (Boom! Studios, 2021)DC SUPERHERO GIRLS (animated television) (2019)SABRIEL (novel) by Garth Nix (1995)RUNAWAYS by Rainbow Rowell and Nico Leon (2017)THE WEE FREE MEN (novel) by Terry Pratchett (2009)JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS by Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell (IDW, 2015)
The CastEmily Buza (she/her, Twitter, Instagram) — Beatrice “Trixie” O’Neill
Jay Edidin (he/him, Twitter, Tumblr, Linktree) — Alex North
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Thalia Mews (“Amphitrite”)
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Brethyn Beachum
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Email: [email protected]
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It’s time for the 2nd half of our actual play of S. Donnelly and Hannah Rogers’ Marvelous!
This is a Belonging Outside Belonging game of teen heroes, villains, and mundane friends.
We’re fortunate to be joined by two powerhouses of comic podcasting: Emily Buza, who you know from Whelmed: The Young Justice Files, and Jay Edidin, who you know from Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men.
Find out more and get the game: https://sdonnelly.itch.io/marvelous
The CastEmily Buza (she/her, @emilyofarden) — Beatrice “Trixie” O’Neill
Jay Edidin (he/him, @NotLasers) — Alex North
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Thalia Mews (“Amphitrite”)
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Brethyn Beachum
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
Mastodon: @[email protected]
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We are kicking off our second year with a phenomenal run, playing S. Donnelly and Hannah Rogers’ Marvelous, a Masks-inspired Belonging Outside Belonging game. This is a game about super teens, but not necessarily a super team. Our characters are two heroes finding their powers and their voice, a villain struggling to come into his own, and Brethyn.
We’re fortunate to be joined by two powerhouses of comic podcasting: Emily Buza, who you know from Whelmed: The Young Justice Files, and Jay Edidin, who you know from Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men.
Find out more and get the game: https://sdonnelly.itch.io/marvelous
Also! We’re an Official Selection at Minnesota WebFest 2023!
The CastEmily Buza (she/her, @emilyofarden) — Beatrice “Trixie” O’Neill
Jay Edidin (he/him, @NotLasers) — Alex North
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Thalia Mews (“Amphitrite”)
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Brethyn Beachum
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Email: [email protected]
Tumblr: teamupmoves.tumblr.com
Mastodon: @[email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
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We’re celebrating a year of podcasting with an annual episode (never not using comic book metaphors)! Hosts Fiona and Stephanie answer some listener questions, talk about what we’ve learned in a year of superhero RPGs, and talk about a few things we’re excited about for the next year.
Will we find the best superhero business RPG? Will Fiona be able to play as Squirrel Girl? Which of Stephanie’s characters does she most resemble? All these and more.
Mentioned Links:Lowell Francis’s History of Superhero RPGs on his Age of Ravens blogStan Lee on who would win in a fight
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
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Cyphers! Pools! Adjectives, nouns, and verb phrases! Armaan and Ian are with us to dig into Cypher and discuss how it handles superheroic characters and stories.
Cypher System is a setting-agnostic RPG from Monte Cook Games. We’re using their Claim the Sky add-on book to inform how to adapt it to superheroic characters and settings.
Find out more about Cypher System and Claim the Sky at https://www.montecookgames.com/
Want to hear us discuss something during our Annual Episode, coming in June? E-mail [email protected]!
Back IssuesUNCANNY X-MEN 122-25 (1979), by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and othersDREADSTAR (1982-1992), by Jim Starlin and othersMACHINE MAN 1-4 (1984), by Tom DeFalco, Herb Trimpe and othersMURDERWORLD (2022-23), by Jim Zub, Ray Fawkes, and othersX-FORCE (2020-2023), by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara and othersX-TERMINATORS (2022-2023), by Leah Williams, Carlos Gomez and othersSINS OF SINISTER (2023), by Kieron Gillen, Lucas Werneck, Paco Medina and others
Also MentionedOld Gus’ Cypher System Reference Document: https://callmepartario.github.io/og-csrd/
The CastArmaan Babu (he/him, @ArmaanBabu) — Karma Jain (“The Games Master”)
(You can hire Armaan to be your actual game master at https://startplaying.games/gm/pathwaysyetunexplored!)
Ian Gregory (they/them, @fissionmale) — Exo-Unit Layer Ipsilon Seven
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Sheila Remy (“Songwolf”)
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Game Master
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
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Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
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It’s the 2nd half of our Cypher System / Claim the Sky AP. We’re re-joined by Armaan Babu and Ian Gregory as three heroes unlock the secrets of The Zephyr’s underground puzzle dungeon in order to save their friend.
Cypher System is a setting-agnostic RPG from Monte Cook Games. We’re using their Claim the Sky add-on book to inform how to adapt it to superheroic characters and settings.
Find out more about Cypher System and Claim the Sky at https://www.montecookgames.com/
Want to hear us discuss something during our Annual Episode, coming in June? E-mail [email protected]!
The CastArmaan Babu (he/him, @ArmaanBabu) — Karma Jain (“The Games Master”)
(You can hire Armaan to be your actual game master at https://startplaying.games/gm/pathwaysyetunexplored!)
Ian Gregory (they/them, @fissionmale) — Exo-Unit Layer Ipsilon Seven
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Sheila Remy (“Songwolf”)
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Game Master
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/teamupmoves/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
Mastodon: @[email protected]
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Two of our Team-Up Moves All Stars are back to play Cypher System and the Claim the Sky setting book!
Our heroes are delving into a supervillain’s death trap in search of a lost friend. What dangers await them there? What amazing technology will they find? And who else might be doing their own scavenging?
Cypher System is a setting-agnostic RPG from Monte Cook Games. We’re using their Claim the Sky add-on book to inform how to adapt it to superheroic characters and settings.
Find out more about Cypher System and Claim the Sky at https://www.montecookgames.com/
Want to hear us discuss something during our Annual Episode, coming in June? E-mail [email protected]!
The CastArmaan Babu (he/him, @ArmaanBabu) — Karma Jain (“The Games Master”)
(You can hire Armaan to be your actual game master at https://startplaying.games/gm/pathwaysyetunexplored!)
Ian Gregory (they/them, @fissionmale) — Exo-Unit Layer Ipsilon Seven
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Sheila Remy (“Songwolf”)
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Game Master
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/teamupmoves/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
Mastodon: @[email protected]
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It’s time to talk about Masks: A New Generation with two of our favorite Masks GMs: James Malloy of Protean City Comics and Indi Tan of Dice Comics are with us to share their perspectives on this game, what makes it tick, and what parts they actually… kind of ignore.
Listen as we talk about character creation, the labels mechanism, and share some of our favorite stories in the back issues.
Find out more about Masks: A New Generation at https://magpiegames.com/
Back IssuesTeen Titans (2003), written by Geoff Johns, art by Mike McKone, Tony Daniel and othersScrubs (TV; 2001), created by Bill LawrenceChampions (2016), written by Mark Waid, art by Humberto Ramos and othersNew Mutants (2019), written by Jonathan Hickman, Ed Brisson, Vita Ayala and Charlie Jane Anders, art by Rod Reis, Alberto Albuquerque and others, especially the Vita Ayala issues, #14–24.Marvel's Midnight Suns (video game, 2022), developed by Firaxis GamesMarvel Pride (2022), “Permanent Sleepover,” written by Charlie Jane Anders, art by Ro Stein and othersYoung Avengers (2005) written by Allan Heimberg, art by Jim Cheung and othersYoung Avengers (2013), written by Kieron Gilen, art by Jamie McKelvie and othersNew Teen Titans (1980), written by Marv Wolfman, art by George Pérez and others; esp. “The Judas Contract” (New Teen Titans 42–44 and Teen Titans Annual 3)New Mutants (1984), nos. 13–73, written by Chris Claremont and Louise Simonson, art by Bill Sienkiecwicz, Bret Blevins, Mary Wilshire and othersLegion of Super-Heroes (1973), nos. 289–294 (1982), “The Great Darkness Saga,” written by Paul Levitz, drawn by Keith Giffen and othersLegion of Super-Heroes (2004), written by Mark Waid, drawn by Barry Kitson and others
The CastJames Malloy (he/him, @AndTheMeltdowns) — Artie Book (“The Page Knight”)
Indi Tan (they/any, @itsmrmask) — Eka Lanyon (“Gekko”)
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Cara Rathers (“Braid”)
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Gamemaster
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/teamupmoves/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
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We’ve got the second half of our Masks: A New Generation AP! James Malloy of Protean City Comics and Indi Tan of Dice Comics are back to finish out this delightful story.
Things heat up as Artie tracks down the mysterious figure in the library and discovers she is his missing princess pal, Ness, but she’s not happy to see him. Meanwhile, Gekko unwisely ventures back into the Warehouse District.
Find out more about Masks: A New Generation at https://magpiegames.com/
The CastJames Malloy (he/him, @AndTheMeltdowns) — Artie Book (“The Page Knight”)
Indi Tan (they/any, @itsmrmask) — Eka Lanyon (“Gekko”)
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Cara Rathers (“Braid”)
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Gamemaster
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/teamupmoves/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
Mastodon: @[email protected]
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It is time for the modern classic, the best superhero TTRPG there is, darling of the podcast scene, Masks: A New Generation by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games.
We have been saving this game for some very special guests and we found them. James Malloy of Protean City and Indi Tan of Dice Comics came through for a phenomenal AP and insightful discussion.
Join a Janus, a Transformed, and an Outsider as the city championship for girls’ varsity basketball (our own New Arcadia North High School Iron Maidens vs. the Bishop Academy Sirens) is interrupted by adorable, violent creatures from the Outsider’s storybook home. What strange magic has brought them into this world, and why?
Find out more about Masks: A New Generation at https://magpiegames.com/
The CastJames Malloy (he/him, @AndTheMeltdowns) — Artie Book (“The Pageknight”)
Indi Tan (they/any, @itsmrmask) — Eka Lanyon (“Gekko”)
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Cara Rathers (“Braid”)
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Gamemaster
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/teamupmoves/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
Mastodon: @[email protected]
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We played See Issue X and now it’s time to talk about it! We’re joined by our special guest, Connor Goldsmith of the Cerebro podcast, to learn about his history with comics and TTRPGs, and then dig in to what makes See Issue X tick and what it says about superhero stories.
Find out more about See Issue X, by Chris Longhurst, at https://potatocubed.itch.io/see-issue-x
Back IssuesUncanny X-Men 129-137 (1979-80), The Dark Phoenix Saga, by Chris Claremont and John ByrneUncanny X-Men 168-176 (1983-84), collected as “From the Ashes,” by Chris Claremont, Paul Smith, and John Romita, Jr.Inferno (1988-89), the mammoth crossover event involving New Mutants, X-Factor, Uncanny X-Men and the X-Terminators miniseries, plus other titles, written by Louise Simonson and Chris Claremont and drawn by many hands, including Bret Blevins, John Bogdanove, Marc Silvestri, and Walt Simonson. (Just look up “Inferno reading order” and follow directions. For example, https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/x-men-inferno-reading-order/. It’s a lot but it’s worth it. —S)Dr. Fate: Countdown to Mystery (2007-2008), written by Steve Gerber and others, art by Justiniano and others.The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015–2019) #47–50, written by Ryan North, art by Derek Charm.
The CastConnor Goldsmith (he/him, @dreamoforgonon) — Charlotte Bishop (“The Sibyl”)
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Maggie Cone (“Chimera”)
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Facilitator
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
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We’re back to play See Issue X with our special guest, Connor Goldsmith of the Cerebro podcast. Join us for one more arc as The Sibyl and Chimera deal with an old enemy who hits very close to home.
Find out more about See Issue X at https://potatocubed.itch.io/see-issue-x
The CastConnor Goldsmith (he/him, @dreamoforgonon) — Charlotte Bishop (“The Sibyl”)
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Maggie Cone (“Chimera”)
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Facilitator
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/teamupmoves/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
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We’ve got our decks of cards and we’re ready to deal with the hash demands of superhero continuity of See Issue X with our special guest, Connor Goldsmith of the Cerebro podcast.
Find out more about See Issue X at https://potatocubed.itch.io/see-issue-x
The CastConnor Goldsmith (he/him, @dreamoforgonon) — Charlotte Bishop (“The Sibyl”)
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Maggie Cone (“Chimera”)
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Facilitator
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/teamupmoves/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
Mastodon: @[email protected]
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We are closing out our run of Spectaculars from Rodney Thompson and Scratchpad Publishing with our back matter, when we talk about the game mechansims, how they fit in with super hero fiction, and give you some stellar comic book and novel recommendations.
We also spend some time talking with Seanan McGuire about her history with RPGs and some of her most memorable dice rolls, which will soon become some of your most memorable dice rolls.
Back IssuesX-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers (1990), by Terry Kavanagh and Dave Cockrum.The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky ChambersVictories Greater than Death by Charlie Jane AndersCyclops (2014-15), by Greg Rucka and Russell DautermanJustice League International (1987-89) by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteisWanderers (1988-89) by Doug Moench and Dave HooverHoward the Duck (2015) by Chip Zdarsky and Joe QuinonesCaptain Marvel (2014) 7-8 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Marcio Takara (in which Carol's space cat turns out to be a flerkin, and Rocket Raccoon puts in an appearance)
The CastShana Hausman (they/them, @shanajeanh) — Emmett Low
Seanan McGuire (she/her, @seananmcguire/@[email protected]) — Aelili (“Lily”)
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Across Gliding
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Narrator
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
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We are back to play Spectaculars with Seanan McGuire, one of our favorite author, known for Middlegame, the Wayward Children and October Daye series of novels, and many others.
Across Gliding, Emmett Low, and Lily have boarded the ragged-looking Facilitator spaceship (with cyborg-cat-person-from-the-future L reluctantly in tow) to find who triggered the distress call and do what they can to keep this infested vessel from colliding with Earth.
Find out more about Spectaculars at https://scratchpadpublishing.com/spectaculars
Check out Thomas Manuel’s Indie RPG Newsletter at https://ttrpg.substack.com/
Small content note: lotsa swearing in this one.
The CastShana Hausman (they/them, @shanajeanh) — Emmett Low
Seanan McGuire (she/her, @seananmcguire/@[email protected]) — Aelili (“Lily”)
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Across Gliding
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Narrator
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
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Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
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It’s one of our favorite writers! Playing an RPG with us! This run is Spectaculars by Rodney Thompson, and we’re joined by none other than Seanan McGuire, author of Middlegame, the Wayward Children and October Daye series of novels, and many others.
Our characters, crew of a space ship they accidentally stole, were about to leave Earth when said ship was in turn nearly stolen from them. Confronting the cybernetic cat thief, they find out about a distress call from the Facilitators — an intergalactic organization of knights errant — warning of an infested ship on a collision course with Earth.
Find out more about Spectaculars at https://scratchpadpublishing.com/spectaculars
Small content note: lotsa swearing in this one.
The CastShana Hausman (they/them, @shanajeanh) — Emmett Low
Seanan McGuire (she/her, @seananmcguire/@[email protected]) — Aelili (“Lily”)
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Across Gliding
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Narrator
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/teamupmoves/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
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It’s time to dissect A City of Shining Stars by Aaron Lim, with our guest from this run, Jeff Stormer. For our Origin Story segment, we took the opportunity to interview Jeff about how he prepped for this game with a lifetime of watching, reading, and studying superhero stories.
Back IssuesMarvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross (1994). The influential, and optimistic, mini-series follows a non-powered photographer through his career in Silver Age Marvel New York, looking at super-people as they emerge and alter the city's history. (Not to be confused with The Marvels, a more recent comic about superheroes at war.)Astro City by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson: a creator-owned, unified, multi-generational superhero story, as much about the city as about the heroes, and especially: “That Was Then” (2022), Family Album trade paperback (1997), Through Open Doors trade paperback (2014); stories about Jack-in-the-Box, a friendly neighborhood superhero with real-life family problems, or the Silver Agent, an era-spanning, time-traveling, tragic do-gooder (some of these stories collected in Shining Stars, 2014); the individual older stories and issues “Ellie’s Friends,” “What I Did on My Vacation,” and “The Sky’s the Limit.”Welcome to Tranquility (2007) by Gail Simone and Neil Googe. Action, detection and history in a retirement community for superheroes, with plenty of throwbacks and flashbacks to the eras when these superheroes were in their primes.History of the Marvel Universe (2020) by Mark Waid and Javier Rodriguez. It is what it says on the tin. And it’s good.The Other History of the DC Universe (2021) by John Ridley and Giuseppe Camuncoli. In-universe DC history over the decades, through the eyes of characters of color, interwoven with real-life US events.The DC Book of Pride (forthcoming in 2023) by Jadzia Axelrod. A reference work of LGBTQ+ characters from DC past and present.
The CastJeff Stormer (he/him, @PartyOfOnePod)
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected])
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected])
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
Mastodon: @[email protected]
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We’re back with Jeff Stormer of Party of One and All My Fantasy Children — not to mention Anyone Can Wear the Mask — to play Aaron Lim’s A City of Shining Stars.
We’re using this superhero city-building game to develop the history of New Olympia, a parallel-universe version of New Arcadia.
Find all of Aaron Lim’s games here: https://ehronlime.itch.io/
And, hear Jeff play another baseball-themed superhero, Slugger King, in the Protean City Comics Pride Annual #1: The Hometown Hero of Hillside Park.
The CastJeff Stormer (he/him, @PartyOfOnePod)
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected])
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected])
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/teamupmoves/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
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This run we’re joined by Jeff Stormer of Party of One and All My Fantasy Children — not to mention Anyone Can Wear the Mask — to play Aaron Lim’s A City of Shining Stars.
We’re using this superhero city-building game to develop the history of New Olympia, a parallel-universe version of New Arcadia.
Find all of Aaron Lim’s games here: https://ehronlime.itch.io/
And, read Steph’s New Yorker article about multiverses in superhero media.
The CastJeff Stormer (he/him, @PartyOfOnePod)
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected])
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected])
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/teamupmoves/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
Mastodon: @[email protected]
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Time to talk about Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game! In this back matter episode we go over the remarkable guided character creation mechanism, the balance between narrative and simulationist play, and Fiona breaks out a spreadsheet to report on probabilities.
Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game was co-developed with Critical Hits Studios and is published by Greater Than Games.
Back IssuesInferno (1988) by Louise Simonson, with art by Walter Simonson, Bret Blevins, Terry Shoemaker and others: this is a multi-title crossover event involving X-Factor, New Mutants and other Marvel mutant comics, best read through the trade paperback Inferno or, if you're ambitious, using a reading order like this one from Comic Book Herald.Secret Wars (2015) by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic, and Secret Wars/Battleworld tie-in mini-series, such as: Runaways by Nate Stevenson and Sanford Green, A-Force by Marguerite Bennett, Willow Wilson and Jorge Molina and X-Men ’92 by Chris Sims and Scott Koblish.Defenders (1971) nos. 20-41 by Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema, Klaus Janson and othersDefenders (1971) nos. 92-100 by J. M. De Matteis, Don Perlin and othersCity of Heroes MMORPG from Cryptic Studios and published by NCSOFT.
Also Mentioned…Making Squirrel Girl in Sentinel Comics from Fiona’s websiteMatt Coville’s Action Oriented MonstersSystem Mastery #194 — Sentinel Comics
The CastIan Gregory (they/them, @fissionmale/@[email protected]) — Ursula, the Weird Sister
Ceci Mancuso (they/them, @[email protected]) — Horatio “Time Keeper” Holm
Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@[email protected]) — Mona “Monomer” Maxwell-Damon
Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@[email protected]) — Game Moderator
Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @teamupmoves
Mastodon: @[email protected]
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