David Martel (G.I.Joe RPG Stories)

Episode 403 – A Change in the Wind After-action report by David Martel On November 8, 1988, Governor Howard Jones won the U.S. Presidential Election in a landslide, becoming the very first African American President of the United St…

Today's #GIJoe #RPG #Story takes place right after Governor Howard Jones, of Springfield, Wyoming, was elected as POTUS. In the #USSR, #OktoberGuard PCs are set to put a stop to a smuggling operation in the Baltics.

They also have to deal with an unexpected asshole...

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This marks the first time that I ever ran a #1-player #RPG session. As a #GameMaster I love #voicing characters.

Care to hear how I did #Dreadnoks Zartan, Buzzer, Ripper and Torch, among others?

#GIJoe #Roleplaying #Spy #Essence20

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New #Podcast episode!!!

I present #narrated #stories, based on our sessions playing the #GIJoe #Roleplaying #Game by @renegadegamestudios.com. I'm not an actor, but I try to give these the feel of an #audiobook.

I create these for fun, but I take fun seriously!

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I love these guys! They are always super interesting their analysis in on point. If you love #comicbook and #cartoon related #discussions, I highly recommend listening to that.

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Here's the second episode of the #GIJoe #RPG #Stories #Podcast. Now with music!!! This is representative of the style I am aiming for and the feel of our game sessions. I love #voicing characters! as a GM.

Thank you @renegadegamestudios.com for that wonderful game.

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Essence20 Faction – Rogue Daggers A new Faction by David Martel The Rogue Daggers are a North America–aligned but fully deniable black ops unit, operating as elite mercenaries-for-hire. While their contracts typically serve Western…

The Rogue Daggers were introduced in Episode 307 of my #GIJoe #TTRPG campaign. They are now available as #Homebrew #Essence20 content. If you’re looking for a spy faction to try out, give them a shot and let me know what you think.

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Episode 402 – Revelations After-action report by David Martel The sun shone brightly, piercing through the light cloud cover and casting the shadows of the many headstones onto the verdant cemetery ground. The stars on the …

I have a brand new #GIJoe #TTRPG #Story for you. But if you didn’t get a chance to read Episode 310, be aware that there are major spoilers ahead, as it starts with the funeral of a player character.

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John Cena strikes a pose in a wrestling ring, the Essential Builds logo behind him.

In the latest Essential Builds on the #KnowDirectionNetwork, Ryan brings a decorated professional wrestler turned prolific actor to #Essence20...
AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA!
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A generic rulebook with a blank grey cover, other than the Essence20 Roleplaying System logo, and the words Core Rulebook. It lays on a green drafting grid. Caption: Why not one rulebook?

Ryan and Charles answer a listener's questions about #Essence20 Core Rulebooks in the latest Essential Builds on the #KnowDirectionNetwork.
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Here it is! The very first episode of the #GIJoe #RPG #Stories #Podcast!

It takes a first one to be able to improve on it, but I hope people will enjoy. There's more to come.

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EPISODE 401 – Bereavement and Disloyalty The action picks up after Episode 310, when General Hawk informed the team that Major Carnage had been rescued by members of the Oktober Guard, moments after their departure. Their mission was a fa…

In this emotionally charged #GIJoe #RPG #Story kicking off Season 4, the main team searches for the truth behind Ghost Feather’s assassination. Was it #Cobra? The #OktoberGuard? Another faction? Click the link to know more and follow their journey.

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Lord Zedd and the Mighty Morphin Red Ranger from the cover of the Power Rangers RPG. Caption: We don't know Power Rangers.

Ryan doesn't know Power Rangers. Neither does Charles. But here they are, trying to talk about the Power Rangers RPG in the latest Upshift on the #KnowDirectionNetwork.
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Decepticon Soundwave but with a tree bark texture and an angry ringed wood face. He has a chainsaw blade built into his forearm and a woodcutter mounted to his back. Next to him is a log, representing his Alt Mode. Caption: Analog - Decepticon Arboreal Infiltrator The Essential Builds blog logo accompanies the image.

Ryan accidentally makes a tree pun, and deliberately makes 50 other tree puns, as he builds an original Decepticon Arboreal Infiltrator in the latest Essential Builds on the #KnowDirectionNetwork.
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Bludgeon Threat Build (Transformers Essence20 rpg) As of this posting, last night I ran a short session of the GIJoe Roleplaying Game for some folks on the BAMF Podcast. You can find the vide...

Last night, on the BAMF Podcast, I ran the #GIJoe rpg, where they fought the Decepticon Pretender Bludgeon.
Here is the Threat Build that I used.

This is unofficial, fan-made material using the #Transformers #Essence20 #rpg by @renegadegamestudios.com

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This was a very nice episode! Keep it up! I love Upshift!

It was so nice to get to chat with @coldslither01.bsky.social, @notbradabraham.bsky.social, Dave finn, Jarrod Alberich (the Yard Sale artist), @spartanphoenix.bsky.social, @costello.bsky.social and of course General Head himself. Thank you for having me with you guys! It was a fun experience!

If you don't know about the #GIJoe #RPG #Energon Protocols #ActualPlay #Podcast, you are missing something! :)

A banner depicting spooky examples from the five Essence20 settings: Roadblock melting into purple goo. Optimus Prime's decaying body. Princess Celestia's evil alter ego, Daybreaker. Power Rangers monster Pumpkin Rapper. A Night Vale plastic bag! Caption: Spooooky Accompanied by the Upshift logo.

If you want to recreate your favourite childhood scaring moment for a spooky #Essence20 session, Ryan and Charles have you covered.
The latest episode of Upshift is available on the #KnowDirectionNetwork.
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Very nice!

Episode 310 – Farewell After-Action Report by David Martel October 8, 1988 Before we jump into this after-action report, which closes the third season of our campaign, let’s go back to Episode 9 of the first season. Ghos…

In today's episode of the #GIJoe #RPG a Player Character dies.

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Indeed, much more than a jersey. Thank you @avalanche.bsky.social.

Celebrating our roots.

Episode 309 – Serpents and Daggers After-Action Report by David Martel September 26, 1988Ottawa, Canada In gratitude for their intervention in the North Atlantic and their investigation aboard the HMCS Normandy to unmask Cobra doubl…

The end of Season 3 is approaching in my #GIJoe #RPG campaign. This #After-action features a solo #espionage mission, to flush out possible #Cobra double agents, at the Ottawa Parliament, in #Canada. I hope you'll like the result, and I am very interested to read your thoughts.

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Episode 308 – Ghosts and a half-truth An after-action report by David Martel Latvia, Soviet Union, September 21, 1988 After a four weeks round trip to the North Atlantic, the Lithuanian salvage ship Viltingas delivered the wreck of a C…

Our next #GIJoe #RPG story goes back to the #USSR as #OktobdrGuard agents investigate the wreckage of a #Canadian #antisubmarine aicraft. Another #ColdWar #Intrigue that features cool players that I met through @renegadegamestudios.com's gaming community.

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Episode 307 – Daggers on Deck An after-action report by David Martel NOTE: The session took place on September 19, but the story continued a couple of days after the Summit. August 20 1988, the North Atlantic The HMCS Normandy,…

Here's the table that I prepared for our latest session in the @renegadegamestudios.com #GIJoe #RPG. It features the flight deck of the #HMCS Normandy, the sole (although fictional) aircraft carrier of the #RoyalCanadianNavy #RCN. Click the link for a #ColdWar era #intrigue #story.

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Episode 306 – Deep Sea Salvage After-action report by David Martel August 1988, Baltic Sea. Shortly after the events of the Launvík summit, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter transporting a small contingent of Oktober Guard agents was flying…

In this #GIJoe #TTRPG #Story the #OktoberGuard investigates why Cobra tried to ignite an open war between the United States and the #USSR, while pinning it on the Soviets. The wreck of a Canadian antisubmarine warfare aircraft, may hold the answers.

#RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy

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Episode 305 – The Summit After-action report by David Martel On August 15, 1988, U.S. President Gerald P. Winston and U.S.S.R. General Secretary Leonid Kirov met in Launvík, Iceland, a neutral ground reasonably halfway bet…

In this #GIJoe #RPG story set in the #ColdWar, a political summit nearly sparks an all-out war between the United States and the #USSR. It also features a fictional take on the magnificent HMCS Bonaventure #AircraftCarrier, crown jewel of the #RCN.

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Episode 103 – A Venomous Encounter After-action report by David Martel February 2, 1987 – South Florida At the Dreadnoks’ clubhouse, Reaper—Lone Wolf’s cover identity—was working on his motorcycle, keeping his hands busy while tryin…

Do you have #TTRPG characters that go way back? In our campaign, #GIJoe PC Lone Wolf dates all the way to 1999. My friend Ian and I created him for a story I was writing. He wasn’t posing as a #Dreadnok back then, but he had already infiltrated #Cobra.

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The origins of a passion By David Martel Today, I decided to do something a little different and talk to you about why I love the G.I. Joe Roleplaying Game so much, and where some of the stories in my campaign originate. I…

I hinted at this stuff already, but I felt it would be fun to actually write about it. The spark to reignite all this passion was an interview that @costello.bsky.social gave to @whatsonjoemind.bsky.social about the then-upcoming
#GIJoe #TTRPG.

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