Join Ang, Jared, and Tomas (again!) for a discussion about ways to handle running a group of characters to rival your game’s PCs or even running two separate PC groups! Can these gnomes deal well enough with their rivals to keep themselves out of the stew? Links for this episode: Check out Jared’s blog What MORE
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Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – May 22, 2022
Summary: No Misdirected Mark live show this week, this week’s new episodes. No Misdirected Mark Podcast Live Show This Week There will be no live show on Tuesday, May 24. Phil, Jerry, and Bob will return live on Tuesday, May 31. Show Recaps Here are summaries of new episodes from Misdirected Mark Productions this past MORE
Mastering Dungeons – Spelljammer Adventure Review, Part 2
Wildspace gets wilder! Shawn and Teos tackle the classic Spelljammer adventure Wildspace and talk about the good, the bad, and oh so much weird. Breaking News Links Get Acquisitions Inc and Lost Mine of Phandelver free on D&D Beyond! From ComicBook.com Critical Role announces new liveplay mini-season exploring the Calamity From ComicBook.com Final Mist Hunters MORE
BXP 05×05-The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Bargain
In today’s episode, Monica and Rai sit down to discuss the concept of the hard bargain – a social refusal mechanic that can improve any game. We talk about what they are, how to use them, and how to implement them in your homebrew or professional design.
MMP #473 – Building a Mystery
Phil, Bob, and Jerry welcome game designer and head of Gauntlet Publishing Jason Cordova to discuss tips and techniques for running mysteries in games and in particular to examine the design of Jason’s cozy murder mystery game Brindlewood Bay, on Kickstarter now! Enjoy the show, and tell us your thoughts on in-game mysteries at the Misdirected MORE
PTG 276 – Player Loss
CONTENT WARNING: This episode is specifically a discussion of your ongoing game when one of your players has passed away. For tips on rearranging groups or when a player leaves, check out Episode 41 (Missing Players) or Episode 69 (Should I Stay or Should I Go?). If this topic feels too heavy, we’ll catch you MORE
Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – May 15, 2022
Summary: No Misdirected Mark live shows for the next two weeks, this week’s new episodes. No Misdirected Mark Podcast Live Shows For Two Weeks There will be no live shows on Tuesday, May 17 and Tuesday, May 24. Phil, Jerry, and Bob will return live on Tuesday, May 31. Show Recaps Here are summaries of MORE
Mastering Dungeons – Spelljammer Adventure Review, Part 1
Space, the Final Frontier… Again. Once more unto the breach, Shawn and Teos break down the classic Spelljammer Adventure, Wildspace, the first adventure published for the original Spelljammer boxed set! Get ready for a wonky ride! Breaking News Links Dragonlance – Heroes of Krynn Unearthed Arcana Revisited! Survey D&D Onslaught Adventurers League will Adapt Journeys MORE
Gnomecast #140 – The Many Settings of D&D
Join Ang, Jared, and Tomas for a discussion about their experiences and opinions of different settings for Dungeons & Dragons through the years. Can these gnomes live in enough different worlds to keep them out of the stew? Links for this episode: Check out Jared’s blog What Do I Know? Follow Tomas at @TGimenezrGM on MORE
MMP #472 – Session Recaps
[Content note for this episode: after the intro, Phil brings out his famous soapbox and rants about politics in the Lobby, so if you’re not into it, you can bypass the Lobby and skip to .] Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the benefits and management of session recaps to help out your long-form gaming. Enjoy MORE