Misdirected Mark Plays

By Chris SniezakLeisure Games Hobbies

Misdirected Mark Plays episodes

October 06, 2020MMP #411 – Forging Blades
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! Enjoy, and tell us how you forge in the dark over at The Misdirected Mark Forums.
Catch the live recording of a new episode every Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern time on twitch.tv/misdirectedmark to chat with the hosts and other listeners during the show!
Time Stamps
1:48 – The Lobby
Temperature Check
One Thing
Announcements
41:11 – The Garage: Forging a Game
1:43:46 – The Conversation Corner
Links for This Episode
The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Watch Club
Sig: City of Blades on Kickstarter
kickstarter.games
Follow Jason Pitre at @Genesisoflegend on Twitter
Genesis of Legend Publishing
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Encoded Designs itch.io page
Never Unprepared Audiobook
2 hr 10 min
September 29, 2020MMP #410 – Playing Non-Optimal Decisions
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 new episode every Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern time on twitch.tv/misdirectedmark to chat with the hosts and other listeners during the show!
Time Stamps
3:23 – The Lobby
Temperature Check
One Thing
Announcements
24:18 – The Workshop: Non-Optimal Play — The Player’s Side
Main discussion
Roundtable
1:39:19 – The Conversation Corner
Links for This Episode
The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Watch Club
HeroQuest
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Misdirected Mark Productions YouTube Channel
Encoded Designs itch.io page
Never Unprepared Audiobook
2 hr 2 min
September 22, 2020MMP #409 – GMing Non-Optimal Play
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 over at The Misdirected Mark Forums.
Catch the live recording of a new episode every Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern time on twitch.tv/misdirectedmark to chat with the hosts and other listeners during the show!
Time Stamps
3:30 – The Lobby
Temperature Check
One Thing
Announcements
21:08 – The Workshop: GMing Non-Optimal Play
Main discussion
Roundtable
1:46:47 – The Conversation Corner
Links for This Episode
The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Watch Club
Follow and Support
Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon
Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter
Misdirected Mark Productions YouTube Channel
Encoded Designs itch.io page
Never Unprepared Audiobook
2 hr 8 min
September 15, 2020MMP #408 – Non-Optimal Play
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 Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern time on twitch.tv/misdirectedmark to chat with the hosts and other listeners during the show!
Time Stamps
1:52 – The Lobby
Temperature Check
One Thing
Announcements
14:05 – The Garage: Non-Optimal Play
1:17:47 – The Conversation Corner
Links for This Episode
The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Watch Club
Follow and Support
Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon
Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter
Misdirected Mark Productions YouTube Channel
Encoded Designs itch.io page
Never Unprepared Audiobook
1 hr 45 min
September 08, 2020MMP #407 – GM Tool Mashup
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 live recording of a new episode every Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern time on twitch.tv/misdirectedmark to chat with the hosts and other listeners during the show!
Time Stamps
1:48 – The Lobby
Temperature Check
One Thing
Announcements
14:41 – The Workshop: GM Tools
Main Discussion
Roundtable
1:32:45 – The Conversation Corner
Links for This Episode
The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Watch Club
The Story Games Names Project (free PDF available from FICTIONEERS.net, or print version available from Lulu)
Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game
Quiver card cases
Deck O’ Names products
Backstory Cards
Genesys System Adversary Decks
Savage Worlds Cast of Cards products
Rory’s Story Cubes
The Crawler’s Companion
It’s Not My Fault (also available as an in-browser game!)
Story, Please! for No Thank You, Evil!
GameMastery Critical Hit Deck and GameMastery Critical Fumble Deck for Pathfinder
Augmented Reality
Fantasy City Generator
Rinkworks Name Generator
Seventh Sanctum name generators
Dungeon Scrawl
Short Order Heroes
Atmar’s Cardography
Follow and Support
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Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter
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Encoded Designs itch.io page
Never Unprepared Audiobook
1 hr 52 min
September 01, 2020MMP #406 – Prepping Published Adventures
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 a new episode every Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern time on twitch.tv/misdirectedmark to chat with the hosts and other listeners during the show!
Time Stamps
2:11 – The Lobby
Temperature Check
One Thing
Announcements
14:36 – The Workshop: Preparing Published Adventures
Main Discussion
Roundtable
1:24:33 – The Conversation Corner
Links for This Episode
Phil runs Hydro Hacker Operatives for Metagamers Anonymous
The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Watch Club
Knucklebone Magazine – email pitches to [email protected] by September 18th.
Follow and Support
Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon
Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter
Misdirected Mark Productions YouTube Channel
Encoded Designs itch.io page
Never Unprepared Audiobook
1 hr 44 min
August 25, 2020MMP #405 – Prep and Improv
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 Misdirected Mark Forums.
Catch the live recording of a new episode every Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern time on twitch.tv/misdirectedmark to chat with the hosts and other listeners during the show!
Time Stamps
2:00 – The Lobby
Temperature Check
One Thing
Announcements
18:06 – The Workshop: Prep and Improv
Main Discussion
Roundtable
1:48:43 – The Conversation Corner
Links for This Episode
The Star Trek: The Next Generation Watch Club winds down with the series finale.
The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Watch Club is just starting up!
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Encoded Designs itch.io page
Never Unprepared Audiobook
2 hr 10 min
August 18, 2020MMP #404 – The Nostalgia Trap
Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss what nostalgia means, how you can enjoy it, and what the risks of indulging may be. Enjoy, and tell us about what makes you nostalgic in gaming over at The Misdirected Mark Forums.
Catch the live recording of a new episode every Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern time on twitch.tv/misdirectedmark to chat with the hosts and other listeners during the show!
Time Stamps
1:38 – The Lobby
Temperature Check
One Thing
Announcements
19:01 – The Workshop: Nostalgia
Main Discussion
Roundtable
1:25:47 – The Conversation Corner
Links for This Episode
Veil 2020
The Great American Witch on Kickstarter through August 27th.
Misdirected Mark Star Trek: The Next Generation Watch Club on the Misdirected Mark Forums. Check out the welcome message here!
Watch for the DS9 Watch Club soon!
Follow and Support
Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon
Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter
Misdirected Mark Productions YouTube Channel
Encoded Designs itch.io page
Never Unprepared Audiobook
1 hr 47 min
August 11, 2020MMP #403 – Villainous Musings
Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss managing the villains in your game: what they’re for and how to make them memorable. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite villains over at The Misdirected Mark Forums.
Catch the live recording of a new episode every Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern time on twitch.tv/misdirectedmark to chat with the hosts and other listeners during the show!
Time Stamps
2:19 – The Lobby
Temperature Check
One Thing
Announcements
19:24 – The Workshop: Villains
1:41:28 – The Conversation Corner
Links for This Episode
The Cypher Speak podcast.
Misdirected Mark Exploratory Play series for Numenera
Part 1: #330, #331, #332
Part 2: #335, #336, #337
Misdirected Mark Star Trek: The Next Generation Watch Club on the Misdirected Mark Forums. Check out the welcome message here!
Follow and Support
Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon
Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter
Misdirected Mark Productions YouTube Channel
Encoded Designs itch.io page
Never Unprepared Audiobook
2 hr 2 min
August 04, 2020MMP #402 – Planning Redux
Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss in-game planning, especially various game mechanics for pulling off heists. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite in-game plans over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. If you’re available, also catch the live recording of a new episode every Tuesday at 8 PM U.S. Eastern time on twitch.tv/misdirectedmark to chat with the hosts and other listeners during the show!
Time Stamps
1:38 – The Lobby
Temperature Check
One Thing
Announcements
16:06 – The Workshop: Patrons
1:46:06 – The Conversation Corner
Links for This Episode
Misdirected Mark Star Trek: The Next Generation Watch Club on the Misdirected Mark Forums. Check out the welcome message here!
Follow and Support
Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon
Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter
Misdirected Mark Productions YouTube Channel
Encoded Designs itch.io page
Never Unprepared Audiobook
2 hr 1 min