Misdirected Mark Plays

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the uses and influence of in-fiction money in your game. Enjoy, and tell us about how you handle your in-game fortunes at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Time Stamps 2:25 – The MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry welcome special guest Andi Fox of the Redemption podcast for further discussion about running games in a setting from an established intellectual property. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite settings MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss running games in a setting established in an existing intellectual property. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite settings at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Time Stamps 1:28 – The Temperature Check MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the differences between the “Storyteller” and “Facilitator” approaches to game mastering. Enjoy, and tell us your GMing style at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Time Stamps 2:30 – The Temperature Check 5:44 MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of different initiative systems. Enjoy, and tell us how you decide action order at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Time Stamps 1:01 – The Temperature MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss what happens after the big adventure is over. Enjoy, and come share your stories of aftermaths at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Time Stamps 2:30 – The Temperature Check 8:18 – The MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry take a deep dive into the fantasy sandbox survival game Forbidden Lands from Free League Publishing. Enjoy, and come join the conversation at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Time Stamps 2:00 – The MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry continue the series on opposition types with a discussion on the mighty Juggernaut. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite Juggernauts at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Time Stamps 1:46 – The Temperature MORE

Content Warning: Passing of a beloved pet. Two brief discussions of pet death: 5:40 – 6:35 1:48:14 – 1:51:28 Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss managing game mechanics that deprive players of agency over their characters. MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss types and uses of chase and pursuit mechanics in RPGs. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite chase scenes at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Time Stamps 1:14 – The Temperature Check MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the campaign sessions that take place between larger story arcs. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite interlude sessions at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Time Stamps 1:50 – The Temperature Check MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry return from winter break and continue the multipart discussion about opposition with a look at the hive mind. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite hive mind over at The Misdirected Mark MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry continue the discussion about opposition with a look at the puppet master. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite puppet master over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Reminder: This marks the final MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss their gaming lives in general in this Salon episode. Enjoy, and connect with us over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Time Stamps 1:43 – The Temperature Check 7:55 – The Lobby MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss what makes a mastermind, and how to run mastermind opposition in your games. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite masterminds over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Reminder: There will be MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the composition and uses of conspiracies in your games. Enjoy, and tell us about your in-game conspiracies over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Catch the live recording of a new episode MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss tips on running those big boss fights that form the capstone of so many adventures and campaigns. Enjoy, and tell us about your big boss fights over at The Misdirected Mark MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss tips on running games where the GM has to set a difficulty level as part of the task resolution mechanism. Enjoy, and tell us how you decide the levels of MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry welcome special guest Jason Pitre of Genesis of Legend Publishing to discuss Forged in the Dark game design and Jason’s new game Sig: City of Blades on Kickstarter through October 30th! MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry conclude the discussion of non-optimal play, this time from the player’s perspective. Enjoy, and tell us about your non-optimal play over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Catch the live recording of a MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the human side of non-optimal play from the GM’s perspective, as opposed to last week’s discussion of the mechanical perspective. Enjoy, and tell us about how you run non-optimal play MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the benefits and mechanics of non-optimal play decisions. Enjoy, and tell us about your non-optimal play over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Catch the live recording of a new episode every MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss various categories, examples, and uses of GM tools to help you run your game. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite GM tools over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Catch the MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss different ways to prepare and use published adventures in your games! Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite published adventures over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Catch the live recording of MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss pre-game preparation, improv in gaming, and the strengths and uses of both of those styles – even together! Enjoy, and tell us about your prep and improv experiences over at The MORE