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

Join Ang, along with Jared and guest Andy Jaksetic as they talk about starting new campaigns and everything we need in place before we can start to think about session zero.

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Matinee Adventures

Origins Game Fair

DC Justice League Unlimited RPG

Join Ang along with Josh and JT as they talk about how to navigate the curveballs life throws at us and gets in the way of us playing RPGs. It’s going to happen at some point or another, so let’s figure out how to handle these speed bumps!

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Podcasts JT Listens To

Just Dice Kickstarter

Make Me Better by Sarah Gailey

Astarion BG3 Prequel by T Kingfisher

Join Ang along with Jared and Tomas as they talk about short campaigns. They cover the major differences between a traditional long campaign with a short one, the reasons we might want to run one, and many things to keep in mind.

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Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG

Pirate Borg Starter Set

Goth Borg

Join Ang along with Chris and JT as they talk about Narrative Positioning! What even is that and what does it mean for our games? They dig in and have a conversation about it.

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The Streets of Avalon

MinMaxed

Tentacles and Tales

Origins Game Fair 2026

Join Ang along with Jared and friend of the show, Carl Lehman, as they talk about four different player types we often see at our tables. We go over the good and the bad they can bring to the table and offer advice how to turn these tendencies towards helping the game.

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Symphony Entertainment

Sanguine Arch

Marvel Multiverse: Marvel Rivals Timestream Adventure

THAC0 with Advantage: Episode 60

Join Ang along with guests Jason Haskins and Mike Mistele as they talk about the components that make for a good convention one-shot!

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Origins Game Fair

Matinee Adventures

Join Ang along with Josh and JT as they talk about the ins and outs of running published adventures! Whether it’s easier or harder and tips and tricks on how to make them work for you.

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JT’s D&D Tools Classic

JT’s D&D Tools Modern

JT’s D&D Tools Download at GitHub

7th Sea 3rd Edition by Agate — Kickstarter

NorWesCon