Join Ang, Jen, and Matt for a discussion about how to handle players that are less invested in the game. Are these gnomes serious enough to avoid getting tossed in the stew this week? Check out Commandroids: A World Transformed on Kickstarter through September 2nd! Get details on GEM fund-matching for the 2019 IGDN Metatopia Sponsorship here. Follow MORE
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116 – Fiasco at the Office: Awkward Finger Guns
Senda and Andi are joined again by PK Sullivan, the best Chris, and Ryan Macklin in their play through of the new card-based edition of Fiasco still on KICKSTARTER. Things are heating up in the IT office. Secrets are being… Source: She’s A Super Geek 116 – Fiasco at the Office: Awkward Finger Guns
BXP 2×11–RPG101: Table Etiquette
Wanna know the REAL way to win at tabletop RPGs? It doesn’t have anything to do with minmaxing or feat optimization or cheat dice. All you gotta do… is be nice, ya dingus! Today’s 101 topic is table etiquette, and Monica and Rai have five simple steps to becoming the best there is at roleplaying MORE
PTG169-Augustus Grabbus Baggus
Show us how you…take an easy week? Phil and Senda answer three quick questions from TerrordactylU on twitter: balancing mechanics vs. immersion, when props are good vs. bad, and the great bag question: bag of holding or Peak Design Everyday Backpack? All this and MORE on today’s episode! Bonus outtakes for Patreon backers today! Find MORE
Weekly Misdirected Mark News – August 18, 2019
New Dice Bag Giveaway We’ve got another Bagthulhu from Wayward Masquerade getting ready for a new home! Come sign up for an account at the Misdirected Mark Forums, and a randomly selected user from the first 100 people to sign up will win their very own Bagthulhu! (If you’ve already registered for the Forums, you’re MORE
PTG168 – The Name’s Bond
Show us how you manage character bonds, especially when they’re not mechanically part of your game! Phil and Senda talk bonds, bonding, bond…other stuff? Also, the beefness scale, the 90s, all our cell phones and mp3 players, Phil forgets his name. Don’t forget, you can still double your impact by supporting the IGDN Metatopia scholarship MORE
Weekly Misdirected Mark News – August 11, 2019
GEM Fund-matching for the 2019 IGDN Metatopia Sponsorship Be sure to check out this news post for details on how to double the impact of your donations to the 2109 IGDN Metatopia Sponsorship! If you or game designers you know could benefit from this sponsorship, don’t hesitate to apply today! Misdirected Mark Forums Now Live Have you checked MORE
Gnomecast #72 – GMing from NOTHING
Join Ang, John, and Chris for a discussion about getting comfortable running games without any prep and relying on improvisation. Will these gnomes be able to improvise their way out of getting tossed in the stew this week? Resources mentioned in this show include: Play Unsafe by Graham Walmsley Unframed: The Art of Improvisation for Game MORE
BXP 2×10–RPG101: Session Zero
What the heck is this “Session Zero” everyone keeps talking about? Why is it such a big deal? Should you have a session zero? LET US TELL YOU The Extended Version of this episode can be found on our Patreon, where you will hear us expound additionally on: Game Conventions We Have Loved, listening to Dan Avidan MORE
115 – Fiasco at the Office
For info about our Metatopia Scholarship match, click here. Our co-hosts are joined by Chris Foster, PK Sullivan, and Ryan Macklin to play the card-based Fiasco that’s on Kickstarter now! We’re playing the Business Casual play set by Steve Segedy, a deck… Source: She’s A Super Geek 115 – Fiasco at the Office