Illustration for Roleplaying Public Radio- Base Raider: Gate Nine!

A group of civilians at gate 9 of O’Hare airport were caught as bystanders in a battle between superheroes and villains. The villains transformed the civilians into monsters, which the superheroes quickly reverted. Years later, the government may revoke their citizenship, declaring them legally non-human. In order to protect themselves, they pick through a museum that is actually a secret vault for super power sources. After gaining superpowers, the civilians (now the Gate 9 crew) find themselves caught in adventure after adventure, from saving themselves to saving the world.

Join Dr. Saul, Ivan, Trey, Vincent, Jeff, Kerzyk Agata and a cast of thousands for 26 genre-hopping episodes of sci-fi fantasy horror superhero mayhem.

RPPR Episode 160: Beachside Bases OR How to Create a Base for Base Raiders

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Synopsis: Developing an idea for an abandoned superhero or villain base for my RPG Base Raiders can be difficult. Aaron, Shaun, and I discuss how to come up with interesting bases. I describe a scenario idea I have and we collectively brainstorm a base for that scenario.

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Illustration for RPPR- The Best Of Shaun! As a player, guaranteed to come up with something memorably bombastic; as a GM, guaranteed to swamp players and listeners alike with brimming intrigue. Along the top left to right:

Bloodied but unrepentant atop his  battlements, Nagalisitu’s Maximilian Klingzor tells Daryl The  Squinty-Eyed exactly what he thinks of him;

From The Grapevine campaign,  the Taker once known as The Red Queen talks business over tea with the  refined Mister Pennyworth;

Cutty of Fallen Flag loudly objects, not  for the last time, to a most unusual deer.

Along the  bottom, left to right:

The ruthless sicario Klaus Jimenez stalks  Tcho-Tcho through a cannabis growhouse in God’s Breath;

The titular  ghost-cowboy of Cottonwood overseeing his many canine servants in the  streets of Paige, Texas;

The enigmatic matriarch Oma squirrels away some  of her many secrets in the similarly dense and ambitious mystery game,  The Weight Of Her Shadow,

‘Base raiders: Gate 9!’, illustration for Role-playing Public Radio. Based on this series, though things evolve a bit after the first few sessions, and it’s still ongoing.

‘Base raiders: Gate 9!’, illustration for Role-playing Public Radio Based on this series, though things evolve a bit after the first few sessions.

RPPR Special: Base Raiders Power Creation

Base Raiders is a fun game, but creating new super powers can be complicated. Someone asked for a podcast that helped clarify the process, so here it is. Tom, Shaun, and I talk about how to calculate the refresh and skill point cost of a new super power (or strange skill as it is referred to in the book). If you need a copy of Base Raiders, it’s on sale right now, along with my other books!…