I have been thinking about making a second edition of Base Raiders. Back in October 2022, I ran a playtest to try out some ideas before I focused on the night clerk zine. I recently remembered that I had this epsiode, so here it is. Tom and Chris make characters and then we try a short adventure. Enjoy!

1 Giant lazer? Check. 1 untapped new age titan wanting to destroy the world? Check. Power source to power Laser to launch rock powering Titan into space? No. Looks like in order to save the world, a base raid is a must in a do or die situation! Can St. Louis hold on while this raid takes place? Find out on the final installment of Base Raiders: Godcell

Tom as Foot High Science Guy
Ross as Crate
Aaron as After Image

GMed by Greywalker/Micah Nielsen

Contracted by a former villain turned stay at home dad who needs a team of Base Raiders to silence a former minion who happens to be the size of a house. At least the payout is an undiscovered base with nothing world breaking inside, right?

Tom as Foot High Science Guy
Ross as Crate
Aaron as After Image

GMed by Greywalker/Micah Nielsen

A mysterious time traveler appears in the Underground’s market for superpowers, deep below the subways of New York City. A group of base raiders protect the traveler from assassins and find out that the future is in danger! Time to travel to the near-distant future and save the spacetime continuum. This scenario is based on ideas from a game idea workshop in this AP episode.

Aaron as After Image
Jason B as The Chosen One
Renee as Beatrice
Tom as Foot High Science Guy

World building is a fun part of preparing a game but it’s still work. Sometimes you may need help generating ideas. James D’Amato from the One Shot podcast released a new book called The Ultimate RPG Game Master’s Worldbuilding Guide, which contains many exercises to build up a world. James and I went through one of the exercises to expand upon my game, Base Raiders. What happens 5 years after base raiding is commonplace? What magic and technology spreads across the world? You won’t believe how important crabs are in the future of Base Raiders!

If you like this episode, consider picking up a copy of James’ book.