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
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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
PTG 275 – Relationship Disasters
Show us how you handle relationship disasters in games — whether between PCs or with NPCs! Phil and Senda talk disaster relationships, the axis on which you can slide some of the controls, and how to approach them to make sure they are and remain fun. We are back from our one week accidental hiatus MORE
Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – May 8, 2022
Summary: This week’s new episodes. Show Recaps Here are summaries of new episodes from Misdirected Mark Productions this past week: Mastering Dungeons – DnD DirectBig news has come out of Wizards of the Coast, this past weekend, so what does it all mean? Shawn and Teos work through it and break it down as only they MORE
Mastering Dungeons – DnD Direct
Big news has come out of Wizards of the Coast, this past weekend, so what does it all mean? Shawn and Teos work through it and break it down as only they can. Plus: Hippo-men, space hamsters, and whatever Scro are?! Well, maybe not yet! Breaking News Spelljammer Confirmed Plus, the unstoppably awesome Wildspace trailer MORE
MMP #471 – Culture Club
Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss ways to create a table culture for your gaming group. Enjoy the show, and tell us your thoughts on table culture at the Misdirected Mark Forums. Announcements and Links Brindlewood Bay on Kickstarter through Monday, May 30th Timestamps The Lobby The Workshop: Creating a Table Culture The Conversation Corner Follow and MORE