Protean City Comics

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Protean City Comics is a weekly actual play podcast in the Masks: A New Generation game. It follows the lives of teenage super heroes in Protean City as they battle villains, seek to establish themselves as heroes, and struggle to find what kind of person they want to be.

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Jun 2, 2021 · 57 min
Protean City Pride Annual Issue #1 The Homerun Hero of Hillside Park
Episode Notes The Hero, Slugger King is played by Jeff Stormer who can be found on twitter @PartyofOnePod. He can also be found on his excellent podcasts Party of One and All My Fantasy Children. You can find his games, like Anyone Can Wear The Mask, at jeffstormer.itch.io The Villain is played by Taylor LaBresh who can be found on twitter @leviathanfiles. Check out his podcast, Game Closet, and buy his games at RiverhouseGames.com Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
May 26, 2021 · 1 hr 9 min
The Incidentals Issue #02 Threats
Episode Notes On the cover, In the darkness of an after hours school room Benicio and Silas crouch behind a desk. Their faces are illuminated by the light of the computer monitor and in the reflection of Silas's glasses we can hints a screen full of documents. Through a window beside them we can a lighting storm raging. After the end of a long school day, Benicio and Silas spend some time snooping around the school trying to figure out the connection between their teachers and FLEX. Meanwhile the others find their practice interrupted by a sudden storm. Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
May 19, 2021 · 59 min
The Incidentals Issue #01 Suspicion
Episode Notes On the cover, Five students are at their lockers. They grab books, eat a quick snack, or chat with talk to the person next to them. Above the lockers someone has spray painted "FLEX SUCKS" on the wall. Around them is a busy school hallway - a blur of other students moving to class. But five students are perfectly in focus - standing out from their school mates when all they want to do is fit in. The Incidentals are five students at Patricia Arden High School. They've each got their own reasons why they want (or need) to keep their heads down, keep their grades up, and graduate without getting in trouble. But when teachers start acting suspicious they might have to do something. Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
May 18, 2021 · 9 min
Special Hero File - Benicio Bernal
Episode Notes Benicio is played by Marquez who can be found on Twitter @MarquezTheGM. He can also be found as a GM or Player on the Tabletop Potluck Podcast (on twitter @tabletoppotluck) and dissecting Shakespeare adaptations on Avant Bard (on twitter as @avantbardpod) Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
May 18, 2021 · 6 min
Special Hero File - Silas Scalar
Episode Notes Silas is played by Landon who can be found on Twitter @OccasionalGM. He can also be found MCing Shadows of Saint Fleur (@StFleurPod), being a professional GM in the Magpie Games Curated Play Program, or causing havoc as a player, GM, or listener over @TTRPGRoulette. Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
May 17, 2021 · 7 min
Special Hero File - Eva Aurelia
Episode Notes Eva is played by Isa, who can be found on Twitter and Instagram @EvilCleverDog, as well as on her YouTube channel at youtube.com/evilcleverdog, where she makes videos about cosplay, design and crafting. She is also part of @aznsrepresent's Critical Read: Al-Qadim podcast and streams with the No Initiative group (@NoInitiativeTV) on the Chromatic Chimera twitch channel. Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
May 17, 2021 · 10 min
Special Hero File - Ophelia Fairchild
Episode Notes Ophelia is played by Samwise Gamegee who can be found on Twitter @TheSamwisest. They can also be found streaming more TTRPGs on Chromatic Chimera’s Twitch where they are the Accessibility Director, and streaming with the No Initiative folx every Monday. Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
May 17, 2021 · 8 min
Special Hero File - Hannah Hawthorne
Episode Notes Hannah is played by Meghan Cross who can be found on Twitter @meghanlynnFTW. Her game design can be found at meghanlynnFTW.itch.io or on Twitter @SirensSongGames. You can also find her streaming with the wonderful folx of No Initiative who can be found on Twitter @NoInitiativeTV. Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
May 12, 2021 · 1 hr 4 min
Splinter Division Issue #04 A Splinter Division
Episode Notes Front Cover On the cover, we see a scene of pirates sword fighting from inside the barrel of a cannon. All three of our heroes are engaged in combat and none of them yet see the canon and the threat it represents. Back Cover Our heroes are all together and their sights are set back on Kraken's Refuge. In order to get the Fungal Compass out of the grasp of Captain Hawkens they'll have to work together with their new Navigator friend, a talking parrot, and a blurry scientist. Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
May 5, 2021 · 53 min
Splinter Division Issue #03 A Splinter of Hope
Episode Notes Front Cover On the cover, a pirate is thrown through the frosted window of a tavern. Inside, with a big hat on her head and a sword on her hip, Alina stands in the middle of an ongoing brawl. She looks concerned as she reaches for a compass, sling on the belt of Captain Hawkens who is engaged in fisticuffs. Back Cover Our team is split, half crashed on an island and the other half in custody. In this issue they race towards each other trying to escape the grasp of the pirate Captain Hawkens, investigate blurry figures in the woods, and persuade a parrot to help them take control of a ship. Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
Apr 28, 2021 · 53 min
Splinter Division Issue #02 Learn The Craft
Episode Notes On the cover, Skye Spaulding and Charles Kepler stand next to Tommy and his father on the side of the fishing boat, looking down over the side at the submarine floating in the water. They are all a little skeptical of the machine, especially Tommy who has his slingshot drawn and pointed at it. Separated from Alina, Skye Spaulding has to deal with The Navigator herself. Can the former Appointed member hold things together and figure out what's going on? Meanwhile Alina comes face to face with Captain Hawkens. Will she get out of the encounter alive? Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
Apr 21, 2021 · 47 min
Splinter Division Issue #01 Rough Waters
Episode Notes On the cover, Alina stands on the bow of a ship. She is wearing a pirate outfit, sword on her hip. She holds up pair of digital binoculars and looks into a distant storm brewing in Protean City Bay. Skye Spaulding stands next to her at the wheel, steering the ship into adventure. A strange storm is brewing in Protean City Bay. The Asset sends his protege Alina and new hero Direct Impact to investigate. Meanwhile The Navigator, Charles Kepler, wakes up in a strange new world. Will Alina and Sky figure out what's going on? Will the Navigator adapt to this new land? Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
Apr 20, 2021 · 10 min
Special Hero File: The Navigator
Episode Notes Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
Apr 20, 2021 · 6 min
Special Hero File: Direct Impact
Episode Notes Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
Apr 14, 2021 · 1 hr 24 min
Writers Room - The Anomaly Part 2
Episode Notes James and Jess finish their game of Anomaly. The high school paranormal investigation club deals with some otherworldly mysteries in the park next to their school and things get dangerous. You can buy Anomaly at sniperserpent.itch.io/anomaly Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
Apr 7, 2021 · 1 hr
Writers Room - The Anomaly Part 1
Episode Notes James and Jess sit down in the writers room to play Anomaly. They talk through the story of a high school paranormal investigation club who discovers something strange going on in the park next to their school. You can buy Anomaly at sniperserpent.itch.io/anomaly Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
Mar 24, 2021 · 1 hr
House of Regulus Issue #20 Corvus brachyrhynchos
Episode Notes Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
Mar 23, 2021 · 14 min
Outstanding! Bloopers
Episode Notes Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio Theme music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @OutstandingPod To make sure you always get Outstanding! episodes, subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Thank you for joining us for these outstanding stories! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
Mar 17, 2021 · 55 min
House of Regulus Issue #19 Eunice aphroditois
Episode Notes Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co
Mar 10, 2021 · 52 min
House of Regulus Issue #18 Lybia edmondsoni
Episode Notes On the cover, a sleek space ship sits parked on a black sand beach. From it's open doors the young heroes of House Regulus and the Stellar Bastion take their first cautious steps towards a few days of care free relaxing and stress relief. At the bottom of the cover, a small crab scuttles sideways around onto the back cover. Count the Crabs! How many crab appearances are in this issue? Tweet the answer @ProteanCity Introduction voiced by Peter DeGiglio All music was composed by Jim Malloy Masks: A New Generation is a game by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games This podcast is created thanks to the financial support of backers on Patreon Join us at in our Discord or follow us on twitter @ProteanCity Subscribe to Protean City Comics on iTunes or anywhere podcasts are found. Check out our website at ProteanCity.com Join us next Wednesday to find out what thrilling adventures lie ahead! Find out more at https://protean-city-comics.pinecast.co