Joining the Mad Wizard is the ENie-Award Winning Ashley Warren to talk about what it takes to really get into writing great stories for RPGs! These two powerhouse writers really break down the process of crafting adventures! Ashley’s Twitter RPG Writer Workshop Scribemind, Ashley’s Website http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DwDD4292020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Month: April 2020
Gnomecast #91 – Player Agency
Join Ang, Di, and John for a discussion about player agency in RPGs. Do these gnomes have enough agency to keep themselves out of the stew? Lone Wolf from Cubicle 7 Follow Di at @DiceQGM on Twitter and check out her Carrd profile. Follow John at @johnarcadian on Twitter and check him out by searching MORE
MMP#397 – Learnin’ Games
Phil and Bob welcome back guest host Jerry to discuss techniques and tips for learning new games. Enjoy, tell us about how you learn games on The Misdirected Mark Forums, and join us live every Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern time on twitch.tv/misdirectedmark. Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter Misdirected Mark MORE
BXP 3×04 – Character Death and Why It’s Not Great
In today’s episode Monica and Rai tackle the topic of killing people — err… characters. Yeah. Characters. We talk about why you should and shouldn’t include character death in your campaigns in a variety of different systems and situations. Also discussed: That One Time Rai Raced to Unplayability, What if We Played a Dead Guy MORE
PTG202 – Getting to Know You
Show us how you handle in game character introductions! Phil and Senda talk managing tropes of all the characters meeting or being forced together in one shots as a GM and as a player. Also, cookies, Phi’s mug, basements, Ronan. Bonus outtakes for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the MORE
Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – April 26, 2020
Jianghu Hustle‘s pandemic pause; MMP patrons keeping Slack access; dicebag giveaway on the Misdirected Mark Forums. Jianghu Hustle Patreon on Pandemic Pause As recently announced in this Jianghu Hustle Patreon post, there will be no Jianghu Hustle episode this month and possibly next month as well. However, the Jianghu Hustle Patreon campaign will also be MORE
DwDD – Chris Lindsey of Wizards of the Coast on Community During the Pandemic
Chris joins Shawn to talk about the effects of the Pandemic on gaming currently, and how it may affect the future. This is a powerful and hopeful conversation that we can all learn a lot from. Chris on Twitter Some of Chris’ Dungeons & Dragons Articles http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DwDD4212020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
MMP#396 – Failure
Phil and Bob welcome back guest host Jerry to discuss the reasons and use of failure in games. Enjoy, tell us about failure in your games on The Misdirected Mark Forums, and join us live every Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern time on twitch.tv/misdirectedmark. Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter Misdirected MORE
PTG201 – Alright Stop, Collaborate in One Shots
Show us how you manage collaborative world building in the beginning and middle of one shots! Phil and Senda talk collaborative world building in the time constraints of a one shot, how best to engage it and when to use it. Bonus outtakes for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on MORE
Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – April 19, 2020
Patrons keeping Slack access; dicebag giveaway on the Misdirected Mark Forums. Stay Connected on MMP Slack We know things are getting financially tighter for a lot of people during the current COVID-19 crisis, and that includes you fine folks who support Misdirected Mark Productions on Patreon. If reducing or canceling your monthly pledge would help MORE