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.
Author: Senda Linaugh
Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – April 16, 2023
Summary: This week’s new episodes. Show Recaps Here are summaries of new episodes from Misdirected Mark Productions this past week: MMPlays 010 – CotS AP: Time for Change EpilogueWelcome to MM Plays. It’s the epilogue of the Children of the Shroud’s first arc. We end our initial tale of magical high school swashbuckling drama as MORE
PTG 309 – The Camera Pan(da)s Down
Show us how you use camera shots in your game — and when you show your players things from a camera angle their characters can’t see! Senda and Phil talk camera angles, descriptions, teasers, and other “off camera” work. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the internet: MORE
Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – April 9, 2023
Summary: This week’s new episodes. Show Recaps Here are summaries of new episodes from Misdirected Mark Productions this past week: MMPlays 009 – Slice of LifeA simple walk in a park. A meal with your family at a diner. A drink in a bar with friends. Sitting around in class passing notes and listening to MORE
PTG 308 – Inspiration not Aspiration
Show us how you take inspiration from actual plays — without getting disappointed or let down but real table play! Phil and Senda talk about how to take inspiration from actual play and why it should be just that –inspiration, not your aspiration or expected table play. We also talk about how to take the MORE
BXP 06×03 – Mage the Podcast Crossover – Mechanics Workshop: Magick Merits
Monica joins Terry on Mage the Podcast to workshop the design concept of individual magic(k) merits, as well as temporary merits and experience rewards in Mage 20th.
PTG 307 – March Grab Bag [insert funny name here]
Today is a grab bag! We answer two quick questions: How to purge your physical TTRPG book collection and our current thoughts on conventions. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the internet: Twitter: @PandasTalkGames Forums: http://forums.misdirectedmark.com and panda(at)misdirectedmark.com
Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – March 26, 2023
Summary: This week’s new episodes. Show Recaps Here are summaries of new episodes from Misdirected Mark Productions this past week: MMPlays 007 – Milestones, Tests & ContestsWe’re talking about one of the ways experience and advancement is provided in Cortex Prime and then we get into Tests and Contests. Two of the foundational play mechanics MORE
PTG 306 – Today’s Fit Check
Show us how you know if your game mechanics are a good fit — or how you make a graceful change if they’re not! Senda and Phil talk about how to tell if your game fits what you’re doing as well as some approaches for transitioning to a different system if you need to, or MORE
BXP 06×02 – Jax Teaches Monica All About Larp
Today Monica invites her friend, Jacqueline Bryk, to join her and discuss something she considers a blank spot in her traditional game literacy: LARP. We discuss what makes a LARP, and general LARP design principles as Jax gives a detailed 101 crash course. We also kick around designing our own together, for a bit.