Episode #93: Mars Colony: 39 Dark Pt. 1

Content warnings: Politically motivated violence, oppression death, grief and police brutality Show Notes This week, Fiona is joined by David for ‘Mars Colony: 39 Dark’, a sci-fi political roleplaying game about political freedom and standing up for what’s right. Written by Tim C Koppang and published by TCK Roleplaying, ‘Mars Colony: 39 Dark’ is a standalone tabletop roleplaying game designed specifically for two players. One will take on the role of the “saviour” of the resistance movement, 39 Dark. The other will be responsible for all the various problems that are pressing down on the citizens of Mars.  The object of the game is to tell a meaningful story about the savour’s attempt to change Mars Colony for the better and cope with their own sense of self-worth in the face of mounting violence and political backlash. You can buy ‘Mars Colony: 39 Dark’ and download game resources on the TCK Roleplaying website. Listen to our previous Mars Colony oneshot! Episode #53: Mars Colony Pt. 1 Episode #54: Mars Colony Pt. 2 Timestamps Content warning: 00:00:00 Intro: 00:00:55 Mars Colony mention: 00:02:19 Gameplay overview/Step 1: Create anger cards: 00:06:38 Step 2: Choose fringe groups and create factions: 00:09:39 Step 3: Assign factions to the Organization Sheet: 00:18:35 Step 4: Place tokens on the Character Worksheet: 00:27:11 Step 5: Assign Lane’s faction: 00:28:09 Step 6: Create three followers for Lane: 00:29:04 Step 7: Create the first agenda for 39 Dark: 00:33:39 Opening vignette: 00:39:40 Scene types: 00:43:13 Opposition Scene 1: 00:46:18 Progress scene overview: 00:55:44 Progress Scene 1: 00:58:40 Narrating results: 01:02:18 Escalating the action level: 01:04:41 Personal Scene 1: 01:13:28 Personal Scene 2: 01:21:19 Outro and credits: 01:30:43 Credits The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat. The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat. This episode’s players were David T. Cox and Fiona Howat This episode’s RPG was ‘Mars Colony: 39 Dark’, a sci-fi political roleplaying game about political freedom, written by Tim C Koppang and published by TCK Roleplaying, The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org), licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 License. Additional music in this episode: ‘Lord of the Dawn’ by Jesse Gallagher ‘Mission to Mars’ by Audio Hertz ‘No. 4 Piano Journery’ by Esther Abrami ‘Thin Places’ by Jesse Gallagher ‘Fortress Europe’ by Dan Bodan If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com. Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at [email protected]. Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram (@WAIR_Podcast) for the latest news on episodes. Linktr.ee: WAIR Podcast #AdventurersNeedNotApply