Show Notes

Welcome to the first episode of series 49, everyone! This series, we welcome Jef and Jon from the System Mastery Podcast, to learn about a really old game, Marvel Super Heroes, a superheroic RPG by TSR that a lot have coined the FASERIP system (not affiliated with the actual FASERIP RPG). This supersized episode we learn all about the game and start rolling up our characters!

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Jef and Jon (System Mastery) @SystemMastery

Games discussed this episode:

Marvel Super Heroes

Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 – Announcements
  • 00:08:58 – Introductions
  • 00:19:20 – What’s in a game? – Core Concept
  • 00:21:49 – Setting
  • 00:23:23 – What materials do we need to play this game?
  • 00:24:34 – What sort of themes does this game tell?
  • 00:35:28 – What do characters do in this game?
  • 00:40:03 – Character Attribute Discussion and The Chart(TM)
  • 00:51:51 – What is unique about Marvel Super Heroes?
  • 00:56:13 – History
  • 01:00:28 – Terms and Concepts – FASERIP and Column Shifts
  • 01:08:11 – Origins
  • 01:10:00 – Talents
  • 01:10:37 – Contacts
  • 01:16:46 – Let’s make some people! – Physical Form
  • 01:27:41 – Origin of Power
  • 01:30:30 – FASERIP
  • 01:37:56 – Weaknesses and still rolling FASERIP
  • 01:44:13 – Call to Action
  • 01:50:28 – Credits
  • 01:52:23 – Show Blurbs – Campaign

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