Many RPGs pit the heroes against an adversary they can defeat by brute force or direct confrontation. However, fiction is full of enemies that are above the law or behind too many layers of protection. Politicians, Kings, Mafia Bosses, and even the Idle Rich can make excellent adversaries for your PCs. On this episode of MORE
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Why MMP likes RRR
There’s an excellent action flick on Netflix called RRR. We all watched it and wanted to tell you why we liked it so much. This is normally after show content but we’re on vacation this week so we figured we’d give you this after show for free. Follow and Support Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon Misdirected MORE
MMP#482 – Visual Media in RPGs
Did you know we have far more neurons dedicated to visual processing than audio processing? It got us thinking. How do we use visuals to help us at the game table? What kind of visuals do we use at the game table? Can we categorize them? And Where do they help us? That’s how we MORE
MMP#481 – What’s Going On
The What’s Going On document contains the NPCs, background, motivations, and events that would occur in the session, if the characters did not intervene. In this episode we talk about this document, how to use it, the variations it comes in, and how it can help your tabletop roleplaying games. Follow and Support Misdirected Mark MORE
GNOMECAST #145 – STEVE KENSON ON TWILIGHT ACCORD
Join Jared for a discussion with game designer extraordinaire Steve Kenson as they talk about Twilight Accord, a fantasy TTRPG centering queer identities, culture, and heroes.
MMP#480 – Making Lore Matter
Lore is the backstory to your setting. You could have zero lore or a novel worth of the stuff, but no player will care unless it comes into play within the game. But the question is how do we get players to care about our lore? This episode talks about six tips for accomplishing this. MORE
MMP#479 – Adversary Files: Evil Organizations
Evil Organizations are a staple of action adventure stories. They’re expansive, multi-headed groups that heroes fight against again and again. The villains are many, the schemes are devious, their reach is long. Today we’ll be going over Evil Organizations as adversaries in your campaigns, what they consist of, why we might want to use them MORE
MMP#478 – Beyond Randomizer
Regardless of the game, players and GMs have a tendency to get hung up on randomizers. The D20, the dice pool, the card flip. You know. The randomizer. They’re important but they’re just one part of a whole game system. On this episode of Misdirected Mark we talk about those other mechanisms and procedures, take a MORE
Mastering Dungeons – Scott Fitzgerald Gray
With Shawn off wrestling another monster project, the amazing Scott Fitzgerald Gray steps in to join Teos in chatting about how to Master the Dungeons! This Episode’s Links Wild Beyond the Witchlight News Polygon has coverage of the new fairie and harengon ancestries IGN Discusses Some of the Games Characters Can Play Gale Force Nine MORE
MMP#386 – Mechanical Romance
We’re doing something different today on the show. We’re gonna talk about and build mechanics on the show for how to facilitate romance stories in your games. Enjoy and let us know about the romance mechanics you use in your games on The Misdirected Mark Forums or join us live on Tuesday evenings between MORE