No cliffhangers today! Phil and Senda talk about the second part of the question regarding GM brain and anxiety — some common GM anxieties and ideas about how to address them (besides just the old advice to practice). Are there other specific anxieties that haunt you at the table? Drop us a line! Bamboo Lounge MORE
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Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – October 8, 2023
Summary: This week’s new episodes. Show Recaps Here are summaries of new episodes from Misdirected Mark Productions this past week: MMOtC. Footprint at the TableSince we lost a recording and had to re-record we got a little off schedule and didn’t have an episode for this week. Instead of not releasing anything here’s an off MORE
BXP 6×12 – Monica and Rai Talk
Rai returns for a finale. We sort of talk about games, but mostly we just talk.
Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – October 1, 2023
Summary: This week’s new episodes. Show Recaps Here are summaries of new episodes from Misdirected Mark Productions this past week: MMPlays 035 – A Magical Night Part 1Welcome to story 4, A Magical Night. The crew of Gunny, Silas, and Ti are getting ready for PROM. They’re also getting ready for the post prom ritual, MORE
PTG 330 – Recall, Improv, and Anxiety, Part I
Show us how you can use improv at the table to alleviate your recall anxiety! Phil and Senda talk improv and GM anxiety at the table, with a helping of other resources for practicing improv for gaming specifically. References: Improv for Gamers by Karen Twelves Episode 127 – Improve your Improv (yikes! That was a MORE
PTG 329 – Turning Point Chit Chat
We’re bringing it back! Way back before the pandemic, Phil and Senda were well on their way to kickstarting this game. We’ve just picked it back up again and we’re working hard! We were a little overworked to have our standard topic today, so we had a chit chat instead. If this is your first MORE
Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – September 17, 2023
Summary: This week’s new episodes. Show Recaps Here are summaries of new episodes from Misdirected Mark Productions this past week: MMPlays 033 – Smarty Pants Part NineIt’s the epilogue and our Stars and Wishes for Smarty Pants. Done miss out on this one as it has some set up for story 4. Panda’s Talking Games MORE
PTG 328 – I’m So Into It, Into It, Into It
Show us how you manage being REALLY into your game when not everyone is! Phil and Senda talk about the disparity of time spent thinking about a game between player and GM, as well as more generally when you are more excited about something than the people you are around. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers MORE
BXP 6×11 – Monica and Heather Consider Ways to Keep Players Playing
Today Monica gets together with Heather (her wife) to discuss one of their mutually shared core principles of game design: participation makes the game. If you remove players from play, you are denying them the chance to experience your game. We break down what this means as well as provide good and bad examples of designing for character creation, incapacitation, elimination, and replacement. We also discuss constructive self-entertainment vs. disruptive behavior and techniques for different designs and different styles of play.
Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – September 10, 2023
Summary: This week’s new episodes. Show Recaps Here are summaries of new episodes from Misdirected Mark Productions this past week: MMPlays 032 – Mods in Cortex PrimeWe’re talking about three mods from Cortex Prime today and how we don’t quite use them the way they’re explained in the book. Stress, Action Based Resolution, and the MORE