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Tag: MM Plays

MM Plays 18 - Story inside of Combat

MM Plays 18 – Story inside of Combat

Posted on May 30, 2023 by clight

Combat one. Combat two. Combat three. Combat four. We want no more. But your game is all about the fight so how do we get everyone having fun when fighting is the primary activity of MORE

Posted in Misdirected Mark Plays, Podcasts Tagged beat structure, Children of the Shroud, Combat, drama, GM Advice, MM Plays, TTRPG
MM Plays 16 -Fixing Rules on the Fly

MM Plays 16 -Fixing Rules on the Fly

Posted on May 16, 2023 by clight

This rule just doesn’t work the way we want it to. So what do we do? Change it. Ok. So how do we do that without messing up the game? That’s what we’re talking about MORE

Posted in Misdirected Mark Plays, Podcasts Tagged Children of the Shroud, Fixing things, GM Adjustments, GM Advice, mechanics, MM Plays, Procedures, Rules, TTRPG
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
MM Plays 11 -  Like a Rolling Stone Part 1 (CotS AP)

MM Plays 11 – Like a Rolling Stone Part 1 (CotS AP)

Posted on April 14, 2023 by clight

Welcome to MM Plays. It’s been a couple of weeks since Gunny awakened his powers and learned some truths. Now we get to meet the class in part one of Like a Rolling Stone before MORE

Posted in Misdirected Mark Plays, Podcasts Tagged Actual Play, Children of the Shroud, Cortex, MM Plays, TTRPG
MM Plays 10 -  Time for Change Epilogue (CotS AP)

MM Plays 10 – Time for Change Epilogue (CotS AP)

Posted on April 11, 2023 by clight

Welcome to MM Plays. It’s the epilogue of a Time for Change. We end our initial tale of magical high school swashbuckling drama as Gunny’s very windy day of school ends, we learn a bunch MORE

Posted in Misdirected Mark Plays, Podcasts Tagged Actual Play, Children of the Shroud, Cortex, MM Plays, TTRPG
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
MM Plays 8 - Time for Change Part 2 (CotS AP)

MM Plays 8 – Time for Change Part 2 (CotS AP)

Posted on March 28, 2023 by clight

Welcome to MM Plays. It’s part 2 of the Children of the Shroud. We continue our tale of magical high school swashbuckling drama as Gunny’s very windy day of school and a song that just MORE

Posted in Misdirected Mark Plays, Podcasts Tagged Actual Play, Children of the Shroud, Cortex, MM Plays, TTRPG
MM Plays 7 - Milestones, Tests & Contests

MM Plays 7 – Milestones, Tests & Contests

Posted on March 21, 2023 by clight

Welcome to MM Plays. We’re talking about one of the ways experience and advancement is provided in Cortex Prime and then we get into Tests and Contests. Two of the foundational play mechanics of Cortex. MORE

Posted in Misdirected Mark Plays, Podcasts Tagged Children of the Shroud, Contests, Cortex, Milestones, MM Plays, Tests, TTRPG
MM Plays 6 - Time for Change Part 1 (CotS AP)

MM Plays 6 – Time for Change Part 1 (CotS AP)

Posted on March 14, 2023 by clight

Welcome to MM Plays. It’s session 1 of the Children of the Shroud. We begin our tale of magical high school swashbuckling drama with a very windy day of school and a song that just MORE

Posted in Misdirected Mark Plays, Podcasts Tagged Actual Play, Children of the Shroud, Cortex, MM Plays, TTRPG
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