Show us how you introduce a new setting to players! Phil and Senda talk setting considerations, ways to do setting introductions without turning on the firehose, and recommendations for getting folks up to speed quickly.
Category: Podcasts
Gnomecast #180 – Meet a New Gnome – Josh Storey
In our first Gnomecast of 2024, Ang welcomes Josh Storey to the Stew! Links https://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GC_180_JoshStorey_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
MM Plays 47 – Consequences & Damage
Does your game have consequences or damage, or both? Does it affect how you GM and Play the game? How does it affect the flow of the game itself? We examine those questions and more on this episode of Misdirected Mark Plays.
Thac0 with Advantage 35. Dungeons & Dragons 2023 Retrospective
Last year was a roller coaster ride for all things Dungeons & Dragons. The year started with breaking a 23 year old promise with the OGL, a reversal that saw the 5e SRD added to creative commons, the release of the Dungeons & Dragons movie, the excitement of the 2024 anniversary year plans, and the sudden, sobering stop of the December layoffs from Hasbro. We take a look at this tumultuous year and what it means for the game and the brand.
PTG 337 – New Years Aspirations
Show us your gaming plans for 2024! We’re taking the gentle on ramp after our holiday and talking about some of our aspirations for the new year, both gaming and personally. What are some of your gaming aspirations?
MM Plays 46 – A Magical Night Part 7 (CotS AP)
It’s part 7 of A Magical Night. The crew of Gunny, Silas, and Ti are back in the back rooms and things are reaching their climax with Kurt, Meseme, and Urlis. Will Meseme be reconstituted? MORE
MM Plays 45 – Genre and Theme
Today we talk about how Genre and Theme impact your tabletop RPGs as players, game masters, storytellers, and designers both before play, during prep, and at the table.
Gnomecast #179 – Little Details, Big Worlds
Ang, JT and Tomas get together and talk about all the little things that help create deep, textured worlds for our players.
MM Plays 44 – A Magical Night Part 6 (CotS AP)
It’s part 6 of A Magical Night. The crew of Gunny, Silas, and Ti are back in the back rooms and things are heating up with the Prosperity Cult of the Wyrm. Will Meseme be recovered and reconstituted? Will Kurt get what’s coming to him? Will we get to see Beau’s weapon? Tune in and potentially learn the answers to these questions and more on Children of the Shroud.
Thac0 with Advantage 34. Styles of Play – Beer & Pretzels vs. Wine & Cheese
Welcome to THAC0 . . . with Advantage! We’re two friends that have been playing D&D a long time. While we both love lots of other RPGs, D&D taught us when to bring the snacks.
Ang and Jared discuss Beer & Pretzels versus Wine & Cheese, and it’s not just what they’re having for the holidays. Come with us on this episode of THAC0 with Advantage as we explore different play styles in D&D, from casual and cathartic to engaging and exacting.