RPPR Episode 137: JoJo’s Compelled Aspect

Role Playing Public Radio - A podcast by Ross Payton

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News: The Mixed Six Patreon is up! Please check it out. The Mixed Six is now on iTunes as well. Synopsis: Many gamers have a tough time grasping the power of Fate rule systems and player disadvantages in general. Aaron, Shaun, and I discuss how Fate aspects work by using anime and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure as a lens to examine how it works best. Character flaws make for better storytelling, as they create drama and conflict. We also have shout outs and anecdotes. Shout Outs * Observer Effect: A new Delta Green scenario is available in PDF. When things go wrong in a physics lab, they go WRONG. * Invisible Cities: A unique novel of fantastic and impossible cities. * Humans: A sci-fi drama about androids and their feelings. * Baltimore: A horror comic series featuring an alternate history WW1 and a plague of vampires. Written by Mike Mignola. * Ice Fantasy: A Chinese wuxia drama TV series now on Netflix. * Rain Temple: One of the best vaporwave albums to come out this year. * Being There: a comedic movie about a man’s unlikely rise to power. * Spectral: A team of commandos fight ghosts in a war torn country. Great fodder for Night’s Black Agents. * Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: Kamen Rider doing Kamen Rider things. I don’t know. Ask Aaron. Song: Bloody Stream (JoJo’s Bizare Adventure Remix)  by CLIVE™ | #TheGreat