Weekly Misdirected Mark Productions News – June 27, 2021

Summary: Voyager Watch Club continues; dice bag giveaway on the Misdirected Mark Forums; this week’s new episodes.

Star Trek: Voyager Watch Club Continues

The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Voyager Watch Club has reached week 16! Join members of the MMP community for a group watch club of Star Trek: Voyager and follow along at your own pace as Phil posts weekly episode lists and hosts online watch parties every Tuesday after the Misdirected Mark live stream. If you’re interested in joining in, get all the details on the Misdirected Mark Forums!

MMP Forums Dice Bag Giveaway

Time is running out! We’re keeping the contest live until July 30 and then a winner will be chosen! Whether or not you’re already registered at the Misdirected Mark Forums, be sure to post an introduction and say hello. Doing so could win you a Bagthulhu dice bag from Wayward Masquerade or a She’s a Super Geek dice bag handmade by Senda herself! From all of the non-hosts to make a post in the Introductions forum, one random winner will be chosen to receive each of the above prizes. If you’ve already registered for the forums and posted your introduction, you’re already entered in the drawing. If you haven’t registered yet, come on over!

Show Recaps

Here are summaries of new episodes from Misdirected Mark Productions this past week:

They’re a Super Geek #1 – Cozy Town pt. 1
In our inaugural episode, Jammi (they/he) joins hosts Mariam (they/them), Kristin (she/her) and Jeremy (they/them) to play a cute map-making and community building game, Cozy Town.

Gnomecast #119 – Player Skills
Join Ang, Chuck, and Jared for a departure from GM advice this episode with a discussion about skills that make a player a pleasure to have at the table.

Mastering Dungeons – Apocalypse Forever with Special Guest – Jim Davis!
WebDM co-host Jim Davis stops by as Shawn gets some much needed rest… Jim and Teos walk us through the Strixhaven Unearthed Arcana content and then break down the end of everything as they discuss WebDM’s post-apocalyptic Weird Wasteland setting, currently on Kickstarter!

Bonus Experience 4×06 – Game Writing is Fiction Writing
Monica and Rai we sit down to discuss how preparing for games and adventuring writing can make you better at writing fiction. We talk plot points and beats, enjoying being surprised by outcomes, and using a similar structure to plan your story. Also discussed in the extended cut: several minutes of Rai making mouth sounds (someone’s into that, right?), fire emblem on main, Pennsyltucky, how is municipal softball not gay? and … let’s go girls

Panda’s Talking Games #244 – Zero Prep Games
Phil and Senda talk games that are written to be low prep, and how to make a game that you like work as a no prep game by (spoilers) prepping it. Bamboo Lounge available for Patreon supporters!

Misdirected Mark #439 – Friend Cons
Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss types, planning, and expectations for small, convention-like gatherings to play games with your friends. Aftershow and preproduction show notes available for Patreon supporters!

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