Episode 072 – Thrown Under the Plot Bus

==Episode Description==
In which Dazzler is not a team player; Longshot is the Zonker Harris of the X-Men; Juggernaut is That Guy; Rachel and Miles channel Statler and Waldorf; and Alex Summers is seriously never, ever going to finish grad school.
==X-Plained==
*Mutant X
*The only well-adjusted Scott Summers in the Multiverse
*The Goblin Entity
*Uncanny X-Men #217-219
*The evolution of the X-Men’s lineup
*Standards for a good twist
*Doonesbury
*Several Dungeons & Dragons analogies
*A dubious literary allusion
*Flying jeeps
*CrimeBros
*The fundamental tragedy of Longshot
*Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and several homages thereto
*Geordie and Rupert
*Havok (more) (again)
*Car-wreck sex
*An unfortunate end to a camping trip
*The Plot Bus
*Several ways to stat Rogue up as a D&D character
*Narrative-friendly power sets
==Special Thanks==
*The wonderful Adam Warrock, for letting us sample his song “Teamwork” in this episode! You can listen to the full track here, and find more of Adam’s work at adamwarrock.com.
*Harrison Barber for his X-Pert D&D advice (not to mention nearly fifteen years of tolerating our nonsense at the gaming table)!
== Listener Questions ==
* I'm working on a 5th Edition D&D game where all the characters and story are based around X-Men. Still a fantasy setting and all. Example: Wolverine is a fighter dwarf, Magik is a warlock, Magneto is a wizard healer (Mageneto). One of my player's wants Rogue though, and I'm stuck on how to do her. You're both X-Men and D&D fans. Any suggestions?
* What do you think makes for an interesting power set? Should it be broad and powerful, or oddly specific and limited? How much should it reflect the user's personality?
Category:Podcast episodes