2. Orientation II

Zounds! A nefarious robot is interrupting freshman orientation and is making a mess of the school. Luckily, we have some incredibly capable superteens here to fix up this mid journey.We’re playing Masks for this campaign! You can access a running list of all the NPCs from Campaign 4 here.The only way you can listen to an exclusive oneshot is if you grab the limited-edition JTP VINYL now!!Sponsors- Mage Hand Press, whose fantastic Valda’s Spire of Secrets is now available on D&D Beyond. Check out their work at magehandpress.comFind Us Online- website: https://jointhepartypod.com- patreon: https://patreon.com/jointhepartypod- instagram: https://instagram.com/jointhepartypod- twitter: https://twitter.com/jointhepartypod- tumblr: https://jointhepartypod.tumblr.com- facebook: https://facebook.com/jointhepartypod- merch & music: http://jointhepartypod.com/merchCast & Crew- Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver- Co-Host, Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer (Connor Lyons): Brandon Grugle- Co-Host, Co-Producer (Shelley Craft): Julia Schifini- Co-Host, Co-Producer (Rowan Rosen): Amanda McLoughlin- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman- Multitude: https://multitude.productionsAbout UsJoin the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign: the drama and excitement of a superhero high school! Or marathon our completed stories: Campaign 3 for a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, the Camp-Paign for a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Welcome to Water’s Edge Academy! I know things are exciting and scary and you have a lot of questions, so we found the perfect students to help get you started. Give a BIG HELLO to Connor, Craft, and Rowan.We’re playing Masks for this campaign! You can access a running list of all the NPCs from Campaign 4 here.Get your limited-edition C2 oneshot on VINYL now!!Sponsors- Mage Hand Press, whose fantastic Valda’s Spire of Secrets is now available on D&D Beyond. Check out their work at magehandpress.comFind Us Online- website: https://jointhepartypod.com- patreon: https://patreon.com/jointhepartypod- instagram: https://instagram.com/jointhepartypod- twitter: https://twitter.com/jointhepartypod- tumblr: https://jointhepartypod.tumblr.com- facebook: https://facebook.com/jointhepartypod- merch & music: http://jointhepartypod.com/merchCast & Crew- Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver- Co-Host, Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer (Connor Lyons): Brandon Grugle- Co-Host, Co-Producer (Shelley Craft): Julia Schifini- Co-Host, Co-Producer (Rowan Rosen): Amanda McLoughlin- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman- Multitude: https://multitude.productionsAbout UsJoin the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign: the drama and excitement of a superhero high school! Or marathon our completed stories: Campaign 3 for a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, the Camp-Paign for a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New campaign, familiar place, new Join the Party! We’re returning to superpower storytelling but this time with a new game system to make it happen. This week is worldbuilding and next week, we get right into the story.We’re playing Masks for this campaign. And we played a hack of This Is What My Camp Is Like by Eric Silver for the worldbuilding game.Sponsors- Factor, where you can use code jointheparty50off at factormeals.com/jointheparty50off to get 50% off your first box plus free shippingFind Us Online- website: https://jointhepartypod.com- patreon: https://patreon.com/jointhepartypod- instagram: https://instagram.com/jointhepartypod- twitter: https://twitter.com/jointhepartypod- tumblr: https://jointhepartypod.tumblr.com- facebook: https://facebook.com/jointhepartypod- merch & music: http://jointhepartypod.com/merchCast & Crew- Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver- Co-Host, Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer: Brandon Grugle- Co-Host, Co-Producer: Julia Schifini- Co-Host, Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman- Multitude: https://multitude.productionsAbout UsJoin the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign: teenagers dealing with all the drama of a superhero high school! Or marathon our completed stories: Campaign 3 for a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk the Camp-Paign for a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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How do we pick games for the OSD? How does Eric go from idea to actual game? Should we do this more often? All that and more on this week’s Afterparty.VOTE for the One Shot Derby winner until Friday: http://jointhepartypod.com/voteHousekeeping- LIVE IN PORTLAND, March 23! Get your tickets at jointhepartypod.com/liveSponsors- Audio Maverick, a 9-part documentary about one of the most visionary figures in radio, Himan Brown. Listen today!Find Us Online- website: https://jointhepartypod.com- patreon: https://patreon.com/jointhepartypod- instagram: https://instagram.com/jointhepartypod- twitter: https://twitter.com/jointhepartypod- tumblr: https://jointhepartypod.tumblr.com- facebook: https://facebook.com/jointhepartypod- merch & music: http://jointhepartypod.com/merchCast & Crew- Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver- Co-Host (Umbi), Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer: Brandon Grugle- Co-Host (Chamomile Cassis), Co-Producer: Julia Schifini- Co-Host (Troy Riptide), Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman- Multitude: https://multitude.productionsAbout UsJoin the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome back to the One Shot Derby, the character creation competition between three different TTRPGs! Now that we’ve played four games, The People will vote on which game we’ll play out.This week, we’re playing True Crime Podcast Game by Eric Silver. A podcast really is a death cult. We’re sending the text version of TCPG to all Patrons, so keep an eye out.VOTE for the One Shot Derby winner for the next two weeks here: http://jointhepartypod.com/voteHousekeeping- LIVE IN PORTLAND, March 23! Get your tickets at jointhepartypod.com/liveFind Us Online- website: jointhepartypod.com- patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod- instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod- bluesky: bsky.app/profile/jointhepartypod.com- twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod- tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com- facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod- merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merchCast & Crew- Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver- Co-Host, Co-Producer: Brandon Grugle- Co-Host, Co-Producer: Julia Schifini- Co-Host, Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin- One Shot Derby edited by: Mischa Stanton- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman- Multitude Podcasts: https://multitude.productionsAbout UsJoin the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Welcome back to the One Shot Derby, the character creation competition between three different TTRPGs! After we play all four(!!) games, The People will vote on the game in which we’ll play out the one shot.This week, we’re playing The Great Soul Train Robbery by Alexi Sargeant. The entire podcast is a morality play, when you think about it.Look out for the voting link for the One Shot Derby winner NEXT TUESDAY!Housekeeping- LIVE IN PORTLAND, March 23! Get your tickets at jointhepartypod.com/liveFind Us Online- website: jointhepartypod.com- patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod- instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod- bluesky: bsky.app/profile/jointhepartypod.com- twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod- tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com- facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod- merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merchCast & Crew- Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver- Co-Host, Co-Producer: Brandon Grugle- Co-Host, Co-Producer: Julia Schifini- Co-Host, Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin- One Shot Derby edited by: Mischa Stanton- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman- Multitude Podcasts: https://multitude.productionsAbout UsJoin the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We’re taking a commercial break from the One Shot Derby -- sponsored by Lucky Strikes, the only cigarette that makes you strong. Eric wanted to know more about Brindlewood Bay, so he reached out to writer Jason Cordova about the game’s postmodern fiction sensibilities and how it works in actual play.Find Us Online- website: jointhepartypod.com- patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod- instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod- bluesky: bsky.app/profile/jointhepartypod.com- twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod- tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com- facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod- merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merchCast & Crew- Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver- One Shot Derby edited by: Mischa Stanton- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman- Multitude Podcasts: https://multitude.productionsAbout UsJoin the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.