[S5 E7] What’s in the Box?
Summary
Host James Shaw returns to Sub-Class Act after a hiatus, explaining his shift to a custom system for the superhero campaign featuring Jeremiah. He discusses his desire to wrap up the season due to sporadic recording schedules and shares thoughts on future projects like Star Wars RPG. The episode includes a detailed response to a listener's email about game mechanics and inspiration. The actual play session resumes with Jeremiah sneaking into a mausoleum, where he encounters a government agent and hides in a sensory deprivation tank containing an alien creature.
Topics discussed
Welcome and recent hiatus explanation
Solo play struggles and Savage Worlds conversion
Future plans: Classic Traveller and OSR
Star Wars RPG 2nd Edition gift and inspiration
Moving away from theory-crafting to playing
Expanding personal rule system for genres
New dice acquisition for Star Wars
Listener email from Rich: Episode 6 feedback
Discussion on nitpicking and OSR community
Inventory tracking and genre mixing in supers
Intimidation by settings and comic book history
Creative influences: Miyazaki and Smallville
Session start: Approaching the mausoleum
Entering the mausoleum and spotting tracks
Sneaking past the government agent
Descending into the secret base
Discovering the sensory deprivation tank
Hiding in the tank and being caught
Agent reveals alien connection and repo man
Jeremiah's flashback and alien revelation
Combat with the repo man robot
The steel box and booby trap analysis
Retrieving the ship fragment and escape
Season ender conclusion and outro
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