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4Ever GM

Adam Baffoni

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4Ever GM is an actual play podcast of 5 game masters running out favorite TTRPGs for one another! Tune in to hear short, exciting campaigns and discover new games! Twitter: @4EverGMPod Website: www.4evergm.com
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Team-Up Moves

Fiona Hopkins and Stephanie Burt

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Hosts Fiona -- a forever GM -- and Stephanie -- a professor and comics critic -- explore the multiverse of superhero TTRPGs with a variety of expert guests from the world of roleplaying games and comic books. In each 2-4 episode run of the show we do an actual play of a different superhero RPG to demonstrate how the game works at the table. Each run ends with a detailed discussion of the system, where we talk about what kinds of superhero stories each game helps tell, how effective they are ...
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We're heading back into the realm of Animon with a one shot that precedes a new campaign idea by Crest called Supporting the Pillars. Fenix and Akahoshi join me as well as a new friend from the RPG Empire, Paul Parnell as we plan out our characters: Dante the Aristocrat, Aster the Free Spirit, Notorious T the Gamer, and Niko the Loner! Cover Art by…
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A quick announcement explaining changes you may have noticed in your favorite Dungeons and Pop Feeds as we shift to Gestalheim Productions! Other Gestalheim Productions Websites Gestalheim Productions - Adventurers With Attitude Gestalheim Productions - Three Mask Planning Gestalheim Productions - Fictional Heroism Gestalheim Productions - Stories …
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Harsh words are exchanged between siblings as the group prepares for the battle ahead and plans are made to fight Zero and her League of Evil Assholes. It wouldn't be DnP without a full henshin sequence and it's time for Dallas to channel his inner Bard as the Battle for the Neighborhood begins. Find out more at Dungeons and Pop! Other Podcasts in …
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We continue with a Crest Quest where our favorite DM sets us up to deal with a metahuman threat as the source of the disappearing daughter is revealed! Rascal brings down the floor, Lee does some sweet flips, and Declane draws some attention. Find out more at Dungeons and Pop! Other Podcasts in our new Network: D&P - Stories & Steins D&P - Aberrant…
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We have a new Crest Quest where our favorite DM runs a trio of detectives through a mystery as they investigate the disappearance of a high school girl in a city filled with mystery and dynamic voice overs as we play through a City of Mist one-shot! Rascal does some hacking, Lee applies a little bit of hypnosis, and Declane wonders what's up with t…
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A very special episode that explains a little bit about why we've been gone for another month with some teasers for the regular episodes that will release in 2 weeks. Find out more at Dungeons and Pop! Other Podcasts in our new Network: D&P - Stories & Steins D&P - Aberrant Adventures Infinite Nerd Theorem Three Besties and a Guestie Talk Anything …
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The gang enters a big battle between the Leader of the Hive and a Pissed-off Angel and things get wild as they have their first cinematic battle! Can they win this fight even as the unkillable beast enters the fray? Or are they doomed to reach the Breaking Point? Find out more at Dungeons and Pop! Other Podcasts in our new Network: D&P - Stories & …
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As the party head down in the eldritch elevator summoned by their choices, they have a little levity before the big battle yet to come as they find themselves meeting an unusual friend. Even as they finish travelling, things get freaky as an unwanted suitor comes calling. Alex confronts a random encounter. Yanick pulls Nick to safety. Haven and 079…
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The truth of the Breaking Point is revealed as Pocky reveals what happened to Dallas's little sister and the party makes their decision on which side they stand with when it comes to the inhabitants of the Backrooms. Nick promises a bloody death to their enemy. Dallas asks for a promise. Ghost makes a TAZ reference. Find out more at Dungeons and Po…
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The party continues to struggle with the situation they're in as the kid has walked off into the fey realm and the others aren't quite sure how to save them. But a chance meeting and a quest given may give future direction. Dallas scrambles communications. Yanick talks to the Sasquatch. Alex talks shit about royalty. Find out more at Dungeons and P…
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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 c…
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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 Ja…
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It's been a while since we've had a Soda Break and we figured it would be a nice way let people know what's going on with all the feeds for the last few weeks and the rest of July. Plus, we discuss cosmic horror versus eldritch horror and introduce some new cast members! Other Podcasts in our new Network: D&P - Stories & Steins D&P - Aberrant Adven…
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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.…
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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…
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The party remains divided as even more people are pulled into the Backrooms. What's going on here and did someone just break into my house? More secrets are revealed as they encounter more entities in the world of the Backrooms. Brian takes a forced nap. Asma gets pulled into a game show. Alex finds a squire. Dallas produces pocket sand. Haven make…
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The party grows larger as they fall for Malorie's trap and have to deal with two extremely dangerous SCPSs. Answers are coming for the group for why they've been brought here but will they find more questions? Dallas needs some eye drops. Nick takes command. Alex looks for their train ticket. Yanick takes up babysitting. This episode includes a maj…
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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 a…
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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…
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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 fro…
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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 o…
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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 unwi…
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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 insig…
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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.…
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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 Cast Connor Goldsmith (he/him, @dreamoforgonon) — Charlotte Bishop (“The …
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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 Cast Connor Goldsmith (he/him, @dreamoforgonon) — Charlotte Bishop (“The Sibyl”) Stephanie B…
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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 h…
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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 triggere…
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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 sh…
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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 Issues Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross (1994). The influenti…
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We have a new friend pull into Terror Town. Zac, Melvin and our new friend fight Fire monsters. What chaos are you about to walk into next? Let's Find out! If you haven't already, check out Roll Players at the Funinstallers Network which is our Promo this week! Find out more at Dungeons and Pop! Want to talk to some of the cast and maybe play a one…
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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.…
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