Summary: This week’s new episodes.
Show Recaps
Here are summaries of new episodes from Misdirected Mark Productions this past week:
MMPlays 011a – NPC Groupings
We love those side characters in our RPGs but how do you introduce many of them in one scene. That’s a large part of the discussion today along with some other advice on how to make engaging and memorable NPCs in your games.
Panda’s Talking Games 310 – Dropped Game, We Out
Show us how you manage the emotional fall out of dropped games — especially when they stack up! Phil and Senda talk ideas for dealing with the mechanical why of games being dropped and thoughts on dealing with the emotional drop of a cancelled game (especially last minute).
Bonus Experience 06×04 – Monica and MJ Examine Competitive Game Design
Today Monica is joined by freelance author and designer, MJ Monleon, to discuss the ins, outs, and pitfalls of designing a competitive game. We focus mostly on traditional games like tabletop RPGs and card or board games and then wander off into the weeds of some of our favorite video games.
THAC0 with Advantage. Genres of Fantasy Within DnD
There are a large number of genre’s that Dungeons and Dragons says it can emulate. Ang and Jared go through them and provide advice on what they think works, doesn’t work, and some general thoughts on how players and GMs might make them work. They also get into their campaign journal and talk about their Tales of the Valiant playtesting.
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