PTG179 – November Grab Bag 1

Phil and Senda sit down to answer three quick questions for a November Grab bag — the first of two this month, as we’ll be at Metatopia coming up 11/7! Let us know if you’ll be there! On today’s episode we’re talking licensed games, rewriting old or obscure games, and self care. Bonus outtakes for MORE

Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – November 3, 2019

Find Us at Metatopia Game Design Festival Misdirected Mark Productions will be hanging out at the Metatopia Game Design Festival this week, November 7th – 10th, in Morristown, NJ. This annual playtesting convention has become central to the experience of a huge swath of the tabletop RPG design community (sometimes called “summer camp for game designers”), and we MORE

Gnomecast #78 – Creepy Critters

Join Ang, Chuck, and Matt for a discussion about using monsters in games and making them…spooooky! Will these gnomes brave enough scary creatures to keep them out of the stew? Check out The World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game: The Zine on Kickstarter through November 27th! You can get the April Foolio of Fiends on DriveThruRPG for MORE

The Lounge, Season 2 Ep. 10 – Darren Watts

At last, one of my favorite interviews of all time, the amazing Darren Watts! Champions? Check! Doctor Who? Check! Star Trek? Check! We talk about his storied career and the newest project he’s worked on for Sentinel Comics RPG! But most importantly, you have to check out his newest project, Explorers of the Fantastic which MORE

PTG178 – Too Much Plan? …Bit More Plan.

Show us how you avoid the too-much-planning and analysis paralysis in your games! Phil and Senda talk creating urgency, adding stakes, and how to mitigate the issues of players who don’t have the same level of competency as their characters. Also, clicky off sides, finger soccer, Silence of the Lambs, and tick tock. Bonus outtakes MORE