Gnomecast

Join Ang along with friends of the show Andy Jaksetic and Carl Lehmann as they talk about some of the problems you can head off at the pass before they reach your table for your convention one-shots. You can’t foresee every potential problem, but you can be prepared for quite a bit.

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Matinee Adventures

Symphony Entertainment

Join Ang, Chris, and Josh as they talk about the greatest foe that any gaming group faces: SCHEDULING! They talk about why it’s such a struggle and offer some ideas on how to defeat this particular BBEG.

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Questing Beast’s Survey

U-Con Gaming Convention

Philadelphia Area Game Expo

Running GAGG

Buckeye Game Fest

Tabletop Treehouse

Join Ang and Tomas as they have a conversation about how to pitch campaign ideas to your players. What’s the information you need and other things you should keep in mind? Give a listen and they’ll let you know what they think…

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Rush & Punch

The Art of the Convention Game Description

Join Ang, along with Chris and JT as they talk about world building, both what you need to have set up before you start and what you can add on the fly when you need it.

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Tabletop Treehouse

Sectors Without Number

Author Amanda J. White

Crows: Fortune or Death

Traveller RPG Map of the Galaxy

Join Ang, Jared and Josh as they talk about different ideas on how to encourage your player to get into their characters and roleplay more. How do you get them from just telling you what their character does to diving into the narrative with both feet?

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Mutants & Masterminds 3e Character Builder

Marvel Multiverse RPG Godzilla Sourcebook

I’m a Fan

Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide by James D’ Amato

Ultimate RPG Campfire Card Deck

Join Ang and Jared as they sit down with Mike Shea from Sly Flourish and talk about his latest GMing advice book, Rise of the Lazy Game Master, as well as a bunch of other topics related to creating content for the RPG community.

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Sly Flourish

Rise of the Lazy Game Master Kickstarter

Join Ang along with JT and Tomas as they talk about what they think makes for good players. What qualities in a player make them excited to see someone coming back to their table again and again?

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Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster

Crypt of the NekroLych

Masks: A New Generation Second Edition

Bob, Chris, and Phil take over the Gnomecast for a special return of the Misdirected Mark Podcast, at least for one episode. This time, they dive deep into initiative in tabletop RPGs, exploring different types of initiative systems, how games handle turn order, and what those choices mean for pacing, spotlight management, design, and player engagement at the table.

Join Ang, along with Jared and friend of the show, Carl Lehmann, as they talk about all the little details you need to have in place when playing RPGs in certain genres. We talk about genres with broad strokes, but when you dig down in, there are a lot of small details to decide before you get started.

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THAC0 with Advantage: Genres of Fantasy

Your Mileage May Vary

Umdaar: Rebel Broadcast Edition

Symphony Entertainment

Join Ang, Josh, and JT as they talk about how to teach new rules to your tables. They cover their best practices, the difference between one-shots and campaigns, and many other aspects of incorporating new rules, systems, and mechanics to your table.

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How To Make Your Own GM Screen

Libra Valoris

Edge Cases Series

Vox Machina Season Four Trailer