{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Around the Hearth","title":"Roll for Mutation: Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG History: Ep. 5 Tank Girl & Wizards","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3016,"description":"In our fifth episode of Roll for Mutation, we look at two different licensed post-apocalyptic TTRPGs from the 1990s. First, World of Tank Girl, part of West End Games Masterbook series which apparently launched even before the film it was based on hit the theaters. Then we cover Ralph Bakshi's Wizards, based on the eponymous wild animated movie from the 1970s. We talk about what both games do, the source materials, their specific apocalypses, and how both games showcase 1990's game design tendencies: for better or worse (Lowell says worse).\nReferences\nDesigners and Dragons: The 1980s \nDesigners and Dragons: The 1990s\nTank Girl on Wikipedia\nWizards on Wikipedia\nFor other shows like this, check out Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History.\nMarc Majcher is an award-winning game designer, performer, educator, director, woodworker, writer, and all-around goblin-man recently relocated from Austin, Texas to East Lansing, Michigan. You can find their RPGs and LARPs inspired by the works of Philip K. Dick, a bird apocalypse, eldritch startup cults, viral videos, and much, much more at https://majcher.itch.io/ and everything else at https://majcher.com/.\nLowell Francis is the designer and co-author of Hearts of Wulin. He's the ENnie-winning creator of the Age of Ravens blog and community manager for the Open Hearth Gaming Community.\nYou can find Lowell's work on YouTube, on Itch.io, and on DriveThruRPG.\nFind out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community\nSupport us on Patreon!\nOur actual play podcast can be found here\nFollow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg\nBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg\nMastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp\nMusic: Here Comes the Night Karl Casey @White Bat Audio\n00:00 Introduction: Licensed Apocalypses\n02:02 Tank Girl\n24:41 Ralph Bakshi's Wizards","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/T8VIITqao1ZgLygQ-2zgvuKmwYkcrsjrkOdxemcmfZQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iMWNl/NTMwMjJjN2U4ZDQ2/YmU4YmU4ODIzZTZj/ODBhNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}