Welcome to the start of series 73! This series, Amelia agreed to cover TMNT for Ryan's birthday month! So we invited Jef and Jon from the System Mastery podcast to join us and help us through the experience. Since TMNT is so small, we are also covering Palladium's After the Bomb to give us more options and a more robust setting! This episode, we learn all about these two games, including a really interesting history for the TMNT game itself.

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Announcements:

• Dungeonmeister: A Drink Master’s Guide
• Product Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dungeonmeister/Jef-Aldrich/Dungeonmeister/9781507214657
• The Düngeonmeister Random Monster Generator: A Mix-and-Match RPG Flipbook
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• Product Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Dungeonmeister-Random-Monster-Generator/Jef-Aldrich/Dungeonmeister-Series/9781507222539

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Guests

Jef Aldrich

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Jon Taylor

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Games/Tools discussed this episode:

TMNT and Other Strangenesses:

• Backerkit for latest version: https://teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

After the Bomb 2nd Edition:

• Amazon: https://amzn.to/3W1eenv
• DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/61133/After-the-BombR-RPG?affiliate_id=1601603

Timestamps:

• (00:00:00) - Announcements
• (00:01:25) - Introductions
• (00:06:32) - What's in a game? - Core Concepts of TMNT and After the Bomb
• (00:13:53) - What is the setting?
• (00:22:54) - What tools do we need to play?
• (00:26:24) - What stories can you tell with TMNT or After the Bomb?
• (00:32:19) - What do characters do in these games?
• (00:37:05) - What is unique about this system?
• (00:47:29) - History of TMNT and After the Bomb
• (00:51:05) - Terms and Concepts - Bio-E
• (00:54:42) - Call to Ac