Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History returns to one of the earliest and most important superhero ttrpgs:
Champions. Hosts Jay Brown and Lowell Francis talk about a game which is near and dear to their hearts-- both having played these editions extensively
. They go over what the game is, its place in the history of gaming, and what was going on in comics media at the time. They then move to general discussion, including what what's weird and what they dug. This episode focuses just on the earliest editions-- prior to the release of the
Champions 4th Edition, the "Big Blue Book."
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Jay's the author of
By Aecer’s Light, The Clockwinders for Fate, Cortex Prime's Supers, and a contributing author on
Pathfinder’s Mwangi Expanse, Trophy Gold, Hit the Streets: Defend the Block,
and the upcoming
Lifted: Indomitable RPG, a supers game about everyday folks with extraordinary powers in a tech-aggressive world.
Check out Mad Jay's work at
Play.Fearless and at the
Diceology Podcast.
Lowell 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. You can find Lowell's work on
YouTube, on
Itch.io, and on DriveThruRPG.
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00:00 Intro
00:58 The Pitch
07:00 Gaming History
17:46 Comics & Media History
20:00 Thoughts