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MM Plays 14 - Player Engagement

MM Plays 14 – Player Engagement

Posted on May 2, 2023 by clight

We discuss a variety of examples and tools for how to get players to engage with multiple parts of a game

Posted in Misdirected Mark Plays, Podcasts Tagged Children of the Shroud, GM Advice, MM Plays, Player Engagement, TTRPG
MM Plays 12 - NPC Groupings

MM Plays 12 – NPC Groupings

Posted on April 18, 2023 by clight

We love those side characters in our RPGs but how do you introduce many of them in one scene. That’s a large part of the discussion today along with some other advice on how to MORE

Posted in Misdirected Mark Plays, Podcasts Tagged Children of the Shroud, GM Advice, MM Plays, NPC Groupings, NPCs, TTRPG

GNOMECAST #162 – Hex Crawls

Posted on April 12, 2023December 29, 2023 by clight

Today we have myself, Ang, along with JT and Senda and today we’re going to talk about introducing new players to roleplaying games.

Posted in GnomeCast, Podcasts Tagged GM Advice, gnomecast, Hex Crawls
MM Plays 9 - Slice of Life

MM Plays 9 – Slice of Life

Posted on April 4, 2023 by clight

A simple walk in a park. A meal with your family at a diner. A drink in a bar with friends. Sitting around in class passing notes and listening to the teacher speak about the MORE

Posted in Misdirected Mark Plays, Podcasts Tagged Children of the Shroud, GM Advice, MM Plays, Slice of Life, TTRPG

GNOMECAST #161 – Introducing New Players

Posted on March 29, 2023December 29, 2023 by clight

Today we have myself, Ang, along with JT and Senda and today we’re going to talk about introducing new players to roleplaying games.

Posted in GnomeCast, Podcasts Tagged GM Advice, gnomecast, Introducing new players
GNOMECAST #160 - One Bad Player to Make a Change

GNOMECAST #160 – One Bad Player to Make a Change

Posted on March 15, 2023 by clight

Today we have myself, Ang, along with Jared and JT. Today we’re going to talk about how one bad player can make you change how you GM, in both good and bad ways.

Posted in GnomeCast, Podcasts Tagged bad players, Changing your style, GM Advice, gnomecast
PTG 305 - Beginnings and Endings

PTG 305 – Beginnings and Endings

Posted on March 8, 2023 by clight

Show us how you hit those beginnings hard and knock out those endings! Senda and Phil talk intros and outs, suggestions for how to make them impactful, and some tips on what to avoid. Bamboo MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged Beginnings, Endings, GM Advice
GNOMECAST #159 - Playing for an Audience

GNOMECAST #159 – Playing for an Audience

Posted on March 1, 2023 by clight

Today’s episode talks about playing for an audience. With Panda’s. No. Wait. The Panda’s are on the episode. Just listen. It’ll make sense quickly.

Posted in GnomeCast, Podcasts Tagged AP, GM Advice, gnomecast, Playing for an Audience
GNOMECAST #158 - Plot v Agency

GNOMECAST #158 – Plot v Agency

Posted on February 15, 2023 by clight

Today’s episode is going to talk about how to balance the GM’s plot with the players’ agency.

Posted in GnomeCast, Podcasts Tagged GM Advice, GM Plot, gnomecast, player agency
GNOMECAST #157 - Spliting the Party

GNOMECAST #157 – Spliting the Party

Posted on February 1, 2023 by clight

You go down that hallway and I’ll go down this one. You want to split the party? Is that a good idea? Well, Ang, Thomas, and Chris are here to tell you why it is, MORE

Posted in GnomeCast, Podcasts Tagged GM Advice, gnomecast, splitting the party, spotlight
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