COUNTER/Weight

COUNTER/Weight is the second season of the TTRPG actual-play podcast Friends at the Table. Hosted by GM Austin Walker, it features players Ali Acampora, Jack de Quidt, Keith J. Carberry, Art Martinez-Tebbel, Sylvi Bullet, and Andrew Lee Swan. While it aired between 2015 and 2016, the season remains popular with Friends at the Table fans. Its characters, for example, are frequently requested and offered in the fandom's annual gift exchange, Secret Samol.
==Canon==
COUNTER/Weight is a cyber-noir/giant mecha/space opera story set in the distant future that follows the adventures of a group of freelance mercenaries known as the Chime. Per the season's page on FatTWiki:
The canon of COUNTER/Weight is followed by sequel seasons Twilight Mirage, PARTIZAN, and PALISADE. Thirty thousand years of canon time separate COUNTER/Weight from the earliest of these sequels.
== History of the Fandom ==
==Characters==
The four main player characters of COUNTER/Weight, and the four members of the Chime, are:
*Aria Joie (she/her), a former pop star played by Ali Acampora
*Automated Dynamics Unit 227, a.k.a. AuDy (they/them),While AuDy and Cassander's pronouns were meant to be they/them, the show's cast frequently referred to both characters as he/him throughout the season. This was later acknowledged by the cast as a failing of the season, and was rectified in a prequel special that aired in early 2024. a former valet robot played by Jack de Quidt
*Cassander Timaeus Berenice (they/them), an alien prince and war veteran played by Art Martinez-Tebbel
*Mako Trig (he/him), a magical hacker played by Keith J. Carberry
Other popular characters in the fandom include:
*Addax Dawn
*Jace Rethal
*Jacqui Green
*Orth Godlove
*Ibex
*Sokrates Nikon Artemisios
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== Ships ==
Popular ships include:
* Aria/Jacqui
* Cass/Mako
* Jace/Addax
* Orth/Ibex
==Example Fanworks==
=== Fanart ===
* Eidolon: Cassander Timaeus Berenice by suedeuxnim. Fanart of Cassander.
* aria joie and her biggest fan, practicing a new smash hit Archived version by Arp. Aria/Jacqui fanart.
* console cowboy Archived version by kidworm. Fanart of Mako.
* fake counter/weight anime aria shot Archived version by ootron Animated fake screenshot fanart of Aria.
* fish princes probably have birthdays right Archived version by ringneckedpheasant Gen fanart of Cassander and Mako.
* redraw of an old c/W thing Archived version by wellnoe. Redraw of the artist's own popular fanart of an early scene.
=== Fanfic ===
* light up the way by harpydora. Novella-length AuDy/Cass fix-it fic.
* these lines of lightning mean we're never alone by citadelofswords. Popular Cass/Mako fake dating/romcom AU.
* Stage Fright by Poetry. Aria/Jacqui PWP.
=== Fangames ===
* Life under Rigour, a Counter/Weight fan game by FabbyBear
* The Tower by Nat Silveira
=== Fanvids ===
* COUNTER/weight opening credits. Multi-artist animatic by Mandy, Jae, and Vox depicting opening credits to the season.
* An Animal Out of Context/Love's First Explosion AMV by LieutenantShwa. Constructed-reality vid based on an iconic episode.
=== Fanzines ===
* COUNTER/Weight: A Fanzine
* Who's That Big Man?
=== Other Fanworks ===
* Custom Aria Joie doll Archived version by ootron. A custom doll made to look like Aria.
* The Weight by clemkesh (feat. nvrlernd2-reid). Fansong in the style of a duet between Orth and Ibex.
==Footnotes==
==References==
Category:Friends at the Table