Bebop Tabletop: Designing a Cowboy Bebop RPG Lijo John and Andrew Wu

This week, we hang out with Bebop's Elite, The Bebop Beat, to shoot the sheet about Cowboy Funk, the Queen of England, and bounty hunting as the crew of the DragonPop.
Thanks again to Jamie and Lauren for playing our game!
Mentions this week:
TV-Y7 FV - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Parental_GuidelinesCowboy Andy is BatmanBackstreet's Back, alright - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_(Backstreet_Boys_album)Star Trek Captain Catchphrases - https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/ranking-star-trek-captain-catchphrases/
Our Bebop Beat Must Listen Episodes:
Covering Cowboy Funk - https://thebebopbeat.simplecast.com/episodes/cowboy-funkAn Interview with Andre Nemec - https://thebebopbeat.simplecast.com/episodes/supernova-symphonyWith Familiar Guests! - https://thebebopbeat.simplecast.com/episodes/venus-pop
Find more from Jamie at Anime Chicago - https://animechicago.com/
Hear Lauren's original re-watch/analysis podcast at She-Ra: Progressive of Power - https://shera-progressive-of-power.simplecast.com/
The Bebop Beat on Twitter - https://twitter.com/BebopBeat
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This week we follow the three Qis in Boogie Woogie Feng Shui.
We discuss the heavenly anime known as Cowboy Bebop, we dive into earthly game mechanics of Bebop Tabletop, and we hear our magnetic new-to-tabletop friends in our latest playtest!
Special thanks to Patty, Steph, Kizer, and Ariel for play-testing this week's game!
This week we introduce Three (3) New Mechanics:
- Injuries
- Distance
- Last Gasp Gambits
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This week, we talk about mad space clowns and jump into our second playtest featuring the familiar faces of Matt and Travis (and also Colin)!
Stick around for our immediate playtest thoughts and what we think we should fix next!
Mentioned in this episode:
Batman the Animated Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrmUk2YUm14Unearthed Arcana - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/unearthed-arcana"He hates these cans" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcwz8-EfFYENextel Chirp - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEkwbhH3XMYJackbox Trivia Murder Party - https://www.jackboxgames.com/trivia-murder-party-two/"Hey Kid, Catch" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITDFgsRIryg
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This week we welcome back Meg and Jack and introduce Joe from our regular Dungeons and Dragons table as they take on our first playtest based on Wild Horses!
Let's consider this the first Bebop Tabletop Actual Play!
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Mentioned in this episode:
Space Shuttle Columbia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_ColumbiaBabe Ruth - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_RuthMore Dungeons and Dragons with Meg, Jack, and Joe on our twitch channel - https://twitch.tv/wufiregotpowerGot a better scheduling app? - https://whenisgood.net/ Moon Shot by Paul Dean (@paullicino) - https://www.patreon.com/posts/rpg-and-update-38075939
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This week, we start talking 'bout art, but like a good jazz solo, we follow the flow! We hope you enjoy our conversation with Artist Travis Overstreet (https://overstreetart.com/)
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Lijo's Shows
ArcaneHaikyuu!!
Mentioned in this episode:
Lijo the Anime ApologistMœbius - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_GiraudThe history of Adult Swim"All kids out of the pool" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9CnXYQMTUw"My entire problem with anime is chins"Official Bebop RPG - https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/cowboy-bebop-the-roleplaying-game/news/cowboy-bebop-rpg-announcementSeason 2 of Bebop Tabletop?HP as luck - https://twitter.com/GameAnim/status/1016055557977882624Our itch.io page - https://beboptabletop.itch.io/Space Bounty Blues - A GM-less RPG - https://nerdypapergames.itch.io/sbbMa Beagle - https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Ma_BeaglePocket Sand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLpUq__iQqwA Promise to always read player backstories

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This week, Lijo and Wu speak like children and leave a message for their future selves.
Also in this session, they build a playable Faye Valentine character using the brand new skills list.
It's a good thing that in space no one can see you cry.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Improv's "Game of the Scene"Did I do that?The power of friendship!
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"The Hero of Waterdeep" - Lyrics by Andrew Wu, Music and Performance by Jack and Meg
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