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Yes Indie'd PodBest of 2023: Games Recommended By GuestsSupport the show on PatreonIn this round-up episode for 2023, every single one of my guests sounds off about one game that they want to recommend to you![00:02:05] Judd Karlmann recommends Into the Odd, The Between, and As The Sun Forever Sets [00:05:55] Lowell Francis recommends Eclipse Phase 2nd Edition [00:08:27] Jahmal Brown recommends Legacy: Life Among The Ruins 2nd Edition[00:12:05] Indrani Ganguly recommends Alice is Missing, Blase Monotony, and Bubble Bubble [00:13:55] Tan Shao Han recommends The Nightmares Underneath [00:17:07] Fiona Hopkins and Stephanie Burt recommend Wool of Bat and Monsterhearts [00:20:20] Paul B...2023-12-0438 min
Team-Up MovesMarvelous (back matter) w/ Emily Buza and Jay EdidinLet’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/marv...2023-08-081h 07Team-Up MovesMarvelous (back matter) w/ Emily Buza and Jay EdidinLet’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/marv...2023-08-081h 07Team-Up MovesMarvelous (AP 2/2) w/ Emily Buza and Jay EdidinIt’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/marvelousThe CastEmily Buza (she/her, @emilyofarden) — Beatrice “Trixie” O’Neill2023-07-181h 06Team-Up MovesMarvelous (AP 2/2) w/ Emily Buza and Jay EdidinIt’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/marvelousThe CastEmily Buza (she/her, @emilyofarden) — Beatrice “Trixie” O’Neill2023-07-181h 06Team-Up MovesMarvelous (AP 1/2) w/ Emily Buza and Jay EdidinWe 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...2023-07-111h 09Team-Up MovesMarvelous (AP 1/2) w/ Emily Buza and Jay EdidinWe 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...2023-07-111h 09Team-Up MovesAnnual 2023We’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 blo...2023-06-2756 minTeam-Up MovesAnnual 2023We’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 blo...2023-06-2756 minTeam-Up MovesCypher/Claim the Sky (Back Matter) w/ Armaan Babu and Ian GregoryCyphers! 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 show@teamupmoves.com!Back IssuesTB...2023-05-231h 10Team-Up MovesCypher/Claim the Sky (Back Matter) w/ Armaan Babu and Ian GregoryCyphers! 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 show@teamupmoves.com!Back IssuesTB...2023-05-231h 10Team-Up MovesCypher/Claim the Sky (AP 2/2) w/ Armaan Babu and Ian GregoryIt’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 Annu...2023-05-161h 03Team-Up MovesCypher/Claim the Sky (AP 2/2) w/ Armaan Babu and Ian GregoryIt’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 Annu...2023-05-161h 03Team-Up MovesCypher/Claim the Sky (AP 1/2) w/ Armaan Babu and Ian GregoryTwo 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 Clai...2023-05-091h 16Team-Up MovesCypher/Claim the Sky (AP 1/2) w/ Armaan Babu and Ian GregoryTwo 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 Clai...2023-05-091h 16Yes Indie'd PodAll Superhero RPGs, All The Time [w/ Fiona Hopkins and Stephanie Burt]Support the show on PatreonOn this episode, I'm chatting with Fiona Hopkins and Stephanie Burt, who are the co-hosts of Team Up Moves, a podcast about playing and discussing superhero tabletop RPGs. I'm a big fan of the podcast and so I reached out to the two of them. Apart from RPGs, Fiona is a front-end software engineer by trade who worked at Google, Twitter, the City of Boston and now the Democratic party. Stephanie is a poet and a professor of English at Harvard University. She's also a critic, who has published a number of...2023-04-201h 05Team-Up MovesMasks: A New Generation (Back Matter) w/ James Malloy and Indi TanIt’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...2023-04-181h 27Team-Up MovesMasks: A New Generation (Back Matter) w/ James Malloy and Indi TanIt’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...2023-04-181h 27Team-Up MovesMasks: A New Generation (AP 2/2) w/ James Malloy and Indi TanWe’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 B...2023-04-111h 15Team-Up MovesMasks: A New Generation (AP 2/2) w/ James Malloy and Indi TanWe’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 B...2023-04-111h 15Team-Up MovesMasks: A New Generation (AP 1/2) w/ James Malloy and Indi TanIt 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...2023-04-041h 26Team-Up MovesMasks: A New Generation (AP 1/2) w/ James Malloy and Indi TanIt 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...2023-04-041h 26Team-Up MovesSee Issue X (Back Matter) w/ Connor GoldsmithWe 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-xBack 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...2023-03-211h 06Team-Up MovesSee Issue X (Back Matter) w/ Connor GoldsmithWe 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-xBack 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...2023-03-211h 06Team-Up MovesSee Issue X (AP 2/2) w/ Connor GoldsmithWe’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-xThe CastConnor Goldsmith (he/him, @dreamoforgonon) — Charlotte Bishop (“The Sibyl”)Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@accommodatingly@zirk.us) — Maggie Cone (“Chimera”)Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@fionawhim@dice.camp) — FacilitatorShow InfoWebsite: https...2023-03-1446 minTeam-Up MovesSee Issue X (AP 2/2) w/ Connor GoldsmithWe’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-xThe CastConnor Goldsmith (he/him, @dreamoforgonon) — Charlotte Bishop (“The Sibyl”)Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@accommodatingly@zirk.us) — Maggie Cone (“Chimera”)Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@fionawhim@dice.camp) — FacilitatorShow InfoWebsite: https...2023-03-1446 minTeam-Up MovesSee Issue X (AP 1/2) w/ Connor GoldsmithWe’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-xThe CastConnor Goldsmith (he/him, @dreamoforgonon) — Charlotte Bishop (“The Sibyl”)Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@accommodatingly@zirk.us) — Maggie Cone (“Chimera”)Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@fionawhim@dice.camp) — FacilitatorShow InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/Newsletter: https...2023-03-071h 03Team-Up MovesSee Issue X (AP 1/2) w/ Connor GoldsmithWe’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-xThe CastConnor Goldsmith (he/him, @dreamoforgonon) — Charlotte Bishop (“The Sibyl”)Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@accommodatingly@zirk.us) — Maggie Cone (“Chimera”)Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@fionawhim@dice.camp) — FacilitatorShow InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/Newsletter: https...2023-03-071h 03Team-Up MovesSpectaculars (Back Matter) w/ Seanan McGuire and Shana HausmanWe 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 A...2023-02-211h 25Team-Up MovesSpectaculars (Back Matter) w/ Seanan McGuire and Shana HausmanWe 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 A...2023-02-211h 25Team-Up MovesSpectaculars (AP 2/2) w/ Seanan McGuire and Shana HausmanWe 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/Sm...2023-02-141h 15Team-Up MovesSpectaculars (AP 2/2) w/ Seanan McGuire and Shana HausmanWe 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/Sm...2023-02-141h 15Team-Up MovesSpectaculars (AP 1/2) w/ Seanan McGuire and Shana HausmanIt’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...2023-02-071h 12Team-Up MovesSpectaculars (AP 1/2) w/ Seanan McGuire and Shana HausmanIt’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...2023-02-071h 12Team-Up MovesA City of Shining Stars (Back Matter) w/ Jeff StormerIt’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 mo...2023-01-241h 20Team-Up MovesA City of Shining Stars (Back Matter) w/ Jeff StormerIt’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 mo...2023-01-241h 20Team-Up MovesA City of Shining Stars (AP 2/2) w/ Jeff StormerWe’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...2023-01-1748 minTeam-Up MovesA City of Shining Stars (AP 2/2) w/ Jeff StormerWe’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...2023-01-1748 minTeam-Up MovesA City of Shining Stars (AP 1/2) w/ Jeff StormerThis 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...2023-01-101h 07Team-Up MovesA City of Shining Stars (AP 1/2) w/ Jeff StormerThis 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...2023-01-101h 07Team-Up MovesSentinel Comics (Back Matter) w/ Ian Gregory and Ceci MancusoTime 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...2022-12-201h 34Team-Up MovesSentinel Comics (Back Matter) w/ Ian Gregory and Ceci MancusoTime 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...2022-12-201h 34Team-Up MovesSentinel Comics (AP 3/3) w/ Ian Gregory and Ceci MancusoThe conclusion to our actual play of Sentinel Comics: the Roleplaying Game from Greater Than Games. Our heroes have a note from Time Keeper’s future self telling them to go to Monomer’s company office at midnight in a few days. How will they prepare? What will happen when the clock strikes 12:00?The CastIan Gregory (they/them, @fissionmale) — Ursula, the Weird SisterCeci Mancuso (they/them, @mancusoscifi@dice.camp) — Horatio “Time Keeper” HolmStephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@accommodatingly@zirk.us) — Mona “Monomer” Maxwell-DamonFiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@fion...2022-12-131h 02Team-Up MovesSentinel Comics (AP 3/3) w/ Ian Gregory and Ceci MancusoThe conclusion to our actual play of Sentinel Comics: the Roleplaying Game from Greater Than Games. Our heroes have a note from Time Keeper’s future self telling them to go to Monomer’s company office at midnight in a few days. How will they prepare? What will happen when the clock strikes 12:00?The CastIan Gregory (they/them, @fissionmale) — Ursula, the Weird SisterCeci Mancuso (they/them, @mancusoscifi@dice.camp) — Horatio “Time Keeper” HolmStephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly/@accommodatingly@zirk.us) — Mona “Monomer” Maxwell-DamonFiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@fion...2022-12-131h 02Team-Up MovesSentinel Comics (AP 2/3) w/ Ian Gregory and Ceci MancusoPart two of our actual play of Sentinel Comics: the Roleplaying Game from Greater Than Games. There’s a volcano in the middle of the Grandsmeddow that is being brought forward in time by a strange device. Our heroes need to contend with an angry fire-wielding supervillain, Flame Jane, and quite a few lava wurms as they work to get to the device and stop it from causing more destruction in New Arcadia.The CastIan Gregory (they/them, @fissionmale) — Ursula, the Weird SisterCeci Mancuso (they/them, @mancusoscifi@dice.camp) — Horatio “Time Keeper” Ho...2022-12-0657 minTeam-Up MovesSentinel Comics (AP 2/3) w/ Ian Gregory and Ceci MancusoPart two of our actual play of Sentinel Comics: the Roleplaying Game from Greater Than Games. There’s a volcano in the middle of the Grandsmeddow that is being brought forward in time by a strange device. Our heroes need to contend with an angry fire-wielding supervillain, Flame Jane, and quite a few lava wurms as they work to get to the device and stop it from causing more destruction in New Arcadia.The CastIan Gregory (they/them, @fissionmale) — Ursula, the Weird SisterCeci Mancuso (they/them, @mancusoscifi@dice.camp) — Horatio “Time Keeper” Ho...2022-12-0657 minTeam-Up MovesSentinel Comics (AP 1/3) w/ Ian Gregory and Ceci MancusoWe’ve got Ian and Ceci back to play Sentinel Comics: the Roleplaying Game from Greater Than Games. It’s time for some good ol’ superheroing as a volcano erupts in the middle of New Arcadia.Can our heroes—a scientist/entrepreneur with a powered suit of her own making, a college dropout who stole the wrong magical artifact from the mob, and Ursula, an actual witch from Macbeth—rescue civilians, fight off villains, and put a stop to the lava before it consumes the entire Grandsmeddow?The CastIan Gregory (they/them, @fissionmal...2022-11-2957 minTeam-Up MovesSentinel Comics (AP 1/3) w/ Ian Gregory and Ceci MancusoWe’ve got Ian and Ceci back to play Sentinel Comics: the Roleplaying Game from Greater Than Games. It’s time for some good ol’ superheroing as a volcano erupts in the middle of New Arcadia.Can our heroes—a scientist/entrepreneur with a powered suit of her own making, a college dropout who stole the wrong magical artifact from the mob, and Ursula, an actual witch from Macbeth—rescue civilians, fight off villains, and put a stop to the lava before it consumes the entire Grandsmeddow?The CastIan Gregory (they/them, @fissionmal...2022-11-2957 minTeam-Up MovesOur Mundane Supernatural Life (Back Matter)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.Our Mundane Supernatural Life is written by Vee Hendro and Hayley Gordon, and published by Storybrewers.Back IssuesSuperman: Secret Identity (2004) (trade paperback collecting the run), written by Kurt Busiek, art by Stuart ImmonenAstonishing X-Men (2004-2013), nos. 48-51 (2013), written by Marjorie Liu and pencilled Mike Perkins, and Astonishing X-Men Annual no. 1 (2013), written by Christos Gage and penciled...2022-11-1558 minTeam-Up MovesOur Mundane Supernatural Life (Back Matter)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.Our Mundane Supernatural Life is written by Vee Hendro and Hayley Gordon, and published by Storybrewers.Back IssuesSuperman: Secret Identity (2004) (trade paperback collecting the run), written by Kurt Busiek, art by Stuart ImmonenAstonishing X-Men (2004-2013), nos. 48-51 (2013), written by Marjorie Liu and pencilled Mike Perkins, and Astonishing X-Men Annual no. 1 (2013), written by Christos Gage and penciled...2022-11-1558 minTeam-Up MovesOur Mundane Supernatural Life (AP)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 the villainous Grid Ghost and Emily prepares...2022-11-081h 28Team-Up MovesOur Mundane Supernatural Life (AP)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 the villainous Grid Ghost and Emily prepares...2022-11-081h 28Team-Up MovesMutant City Blues (Back Matter) w/ Rachel Gold and Shana HausmanTime 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 #1–6 by David Hine, illustrated by David YardinX-Factor (1986) #71–90 by Peter David, illustrated by Larry StromanX-Factor (2020) by Leah Williams, inks...2022-10-251h 26Team-Up MovesMutant City Blues (Back Matter) w/ Rachel Gold and Shana HausmanTime 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 #1–6 by David Hine, illustrated by David YardinX-Factor (1986) #71–90 by Peter David, illustrated by Larry StromanX-Factor (2020) by Leah Williams, inks...2022-10-251h 26Team-Up MovesMutant City Blues (AP 2/2) w/ Rachel Gold and Shana HausmanIt’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 end of a relationship badly.Find out more about the game...2022-10-181h 20Team-Up MovesMutant City Blues (AP 2/2) w/ Rachel Gold and Shana HausmanIt’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 end of a relationship badly.Find out more about the game...2022-10-181h 20Team-Up MovesMutant City Blues (AP 1/2) w/ Rachel Gold and Shana HausmanWe’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 all: https://twitter.com/teamupmoves/status/1574929575720939520This month we’re also including selections from We Are Me...2022-10-111h 13Team-Up MovesMutant City Blues (AP 1/2) w/ Rachel Gold and Shana HausmanWe’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 all: https://twitter.com/teamupmoves/status/1574929575720939520This month we’re also including selections from We Are Me...2022-10-111h 13Team-Up MovesExceptionals (Back Matter) w/ Armaan Babu and Becca PetuniaCome 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/exceptionalsBack 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 LanningNew Mutants Vol. 1 (1983) #21, “Slumber Party” (and Steph’s article about why it’s the best) an...2022-09-201h 22Team-Up MovesExceptionals (Back Matter) w/ Armaan Babu and Becca PetuniaCome 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/exceptionalsBack 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 LanningNew Mutants Vol. 1 (1983) #21, “Slumber Party” (and Steph’s article about why it’s the best) an...2022-09-201h 22Team-Up MovesExceptionals (AP 2/2) w/ Armaan Babu and Becca PetuniaWe’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/exceptionalsThe CastArmaan Babu (he/him, @ArmaanBabu) — Eddie VarmaBecca Petunia (she/her, @UnclePetunio) — Mandy “Manticore” CorrStephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly) — Penny “Faraday” MadridFiona Hopkin...2022-09-1358 minTeam-Up MovesExceptionals (AP 2/2) w/ Armaan Babu and Becca PetuniaWe’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/exceptionalsThe CastArmaan Babu (he/him, @ArmaanBabu) — Eddie VarmaBecca Petunia (she/her, @UnclePetunio) — Mandy “Manticore” CorrStephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly) — Penny “Faraday” MadridFiona Hopkin...2022-09-1358 minTeam-Up MovesExceptionals (AP 1/2) w/ Armaan Babu and Becca PetuniaIt’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/exceptionalsThe CastArmaan Babu (he/him, @ArmaanBabu) — Eddie VarmaBecca Petunia (she/her, @UnclePetunio) — Mandy “Manticore” CorrStephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly) — Penny “Faraday” MadridFiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim) — The Ed...2022-09-061h 07Team-Up MovesExceptionals (AP 1/2) w/ Armaan Babu and Becca PetuniaIt’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/exceptionalsThe CastArmaan Babu (he/him, @ArmaanBabu) — Eddie VarmaBecca Petunia (she/her, @UnclePetunio) — Mandy “Manticore” CorrStephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly) — Penny “Faraday” MadridFiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim) — The Ed...2022-09-061h 07Team-Up MovesChampions (Back Matter) w/ Ian GregoryOur 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 PérezThe CastIan Gregory (they/them, @fissionmale) — See their work on ComicsXF!Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly)Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim)Show Info2022-08-231h 13Team-Up MovesChampions (Back Matter) w/ Ian GregoryOur 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 PérezThe CastIan Gregory (they/them, @fissionmale) — See their work on ComicsXF!Stephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly)Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim)Show Info2022-08-231h 13Team-Up MovesChampions (AP 2/2) w/ Ian GregoryWe’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, @fissionmale) — The Human SlingshotStephanie Burt (she/her, @accommod...2022-08-161h 12Team-Up MovesChampions (AP 2/2) w/ Ian GregoryWe’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, @fissionmale) — The Human SlingshotStephanie Burt (she/her, @accommod...2022-08-161h 12Team-Up MovesChampions (AP 1/2) w/ Ian GregoryNew 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, @fissionmale) — The Human SlingshotStephanie Burt (she/her, @accomm...2022-08-091h 18Team-Up MovesChampions (AP 1/2) w/ Ian GregoryNew 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, @fissionmale) — The Human SlingshotStephanie Burt (she/her, @accomm...2022-08-091h 18Team-Up MovesAnyone Can Wear the Mask (Back Matter) w/ Ceci MancusoOur 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/maskBack 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 Busiek. And just any others. Y’all these are so goo...2022-07-261h 00Team-Up MovesAnyone Can Wear the Mask (Back Matter) w/ Ceci MancusoOur 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/maskBack 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 Busiek. And just any others. Y’all these are so goo...2022-07-261h 00Team-Up MovesAnyone Can Wear the Mask (AP 2/2) w/ Ceci MancusoIt’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: https://jeffstormer.itch.i...2022-07-191h 00Team-Up MovesAnyone Can Wear the Mask (AP 2/2) w/ Ceci MancusoIt’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: https://jeffstormer.itch.i...2022-07-191h 00Team-Up MovesAnyone Can Wear the Mask (AP 1/2) w/ Ceci MancusoWelcome to the first episode of the first run of the show! We’re playing Anyone Can Wear the Mask by Jeff Stormer.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: https://jeffstormer.itch.io/maskIn this episode we start our actual play of ACWtM with Stephanie playing Petunia “Tune” Petalowski, an indie rock fixture in the ci...2022-07-1256 minTeam-Up MovesAnyone Can Wear the Mask (AP 1/2) w/ Ceci MancusoWelcome to the first episode of the first run of the show! We’re playing Anyone Can Wear the Mask by Jeff Stormer.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: https://jeffstormer.itch.io/maskIn this episode we start our actual play of ACWtM with Stephanie playing Petunia “Tune” Petalowski, an indie rock fixture in the ci...2022-07-1256 minTeam-Up MovesTeam-Up Moves!Hey it’s an audio file to make sure our feed is working correctly!Come back on Tuesday, 12 July 2022 for our first episode.Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/Email: show@teamupmoves.comTwitter: @teamupmovesTheme Music: “Play” by Sleepyhead2022-07-0901 minTeam-Up MovesTeam-Up Moves!Hey it’s an audio file to make sure our feed is working correctly!Come back on Tuesday, 12 July 2022 for our first episode.Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/Email: show@teamupmoves.comTwitter: @teamupmovesTheme Music: “Play” by Sleepyhead2022-07-0901 min