{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/674cf5861c6967d814005868/689533b6f9482328d0d54a33?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tavern Watch Plays Rebel Scum, Episode 1: A hive of scum and villainy","description":"<p>This week we're playing a game of&nbsp;<em>Rebel</em>&nbsp;<em>Scum</em>, a game of anti-fascist space opera that seems a lot like&nbsp;<em>Star Wars</em>&nbsp;-- so of course we just used it to play in the&nbsp;<em>Star Wars</em>&nbsp;universe! When an overwhelmingly powerful fascist Empire threatens those who want to see a better future for those around them and for the rest of the galaxy, what do you do? You fight back, you fight hard, and you don't stop until you win.</p><p><br></p><p>Join GM Phil Ulrich as I take the crew of the Crew of the Furious Tooka through an adventure on the frontiers of civilized space to hunt down a missing union organizer and Rebellion contact. Here's our cast of characters:</p><ul><li>Chris as Varin Jayne (Rogue/Vanguard), a Corellian with a starship who maybe was in it just for profit to start with but maybe -- just maybe -- has a heart of gold buried down in there. If he sounds familiar to you, no he doesn't.</li><li>Mitch as TB-WN2 (Robot/Fighter), a former assassin droid who has given up his life of killing for good. Instead, he brings a delightful accent, a calm demeanor, and a weird array of shapeshifting abilities to bear.</li><li>Liz as Mia (Revolutionary/Expert), who is very definitely just an ordinary starship mechanic and definitely not a spy and elite hacker in the service of the Rebellion. Why would you even think that? You have some wild ideas, stranger.</li><li>Joe as YHA-U, aka \"Yeehaw\" (Robot/Tank), a good-natured former mining droid who now fights to break the chains -- and necks -- of tyranny.</li><li>Matt as The Orphan (Ronin/Fighter), a Wookiee and former Jedi Padawan who looks like he's been in a lot of fights and narrowly won them; he's a problem solver, as long as the problem can be solved with violence.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This is the first in a three-part game of&nbsp;<em>Rebel Scum</em>! Look for new episodes every Monday.</p><p><br></p><p>This game was played with the second edition of&nbsp;<em>Rebel Scum</em>&nbsp;from 9th Level Games, a game of laser swords, space combat, and fighting back against space fascists trying to put their boots on your collective necks. If you're interested in getting this easy-to-learn game for yourself -- it's powered by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://9thlevel.com/pages/polymorph\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Polymorph system</a>&nbsp;much like our prior games of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://blizzardwatch.com/2025/04/14/tavern-watch-plays-pigeons-11-ep1/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pigeon's 11</em></a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://blizzardwatch.com/2024/12/30/tavern-watch-plays-sentai-sensibility-01-romance-robots/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sentai &amp; Sensibility</em></a>, meaning it's lightweight and narrative focused -- you can pick up the digital copy from&nbsp;<a href=\"https://9thlevelgames.itch.io/rebel-scum-2nd-edition\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">9th Level's itch.io page for the game</a>, or in print (with free PDF!)&nbsp;<a href=\"https://9thlevel.com/products/rebel-scum-2nd-edition?_pos=13&amp;_fid=ecdf9041d&amp;_ss=c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">directly from 9th Level Games</a>.</p><p>The music in this podcast is \"Fanfare for Space\" by Kevin MacLeod (<a href=\"https://incompetech.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">incompetech.com</a>), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.&nbsp;<a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p>","author_name":"Blizzard Watch"}