Misdirected Mark Plays

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February 28, 2023MMPlays 4 – Stats or those things that make up characters
Welcome to MM Plays. Today we’re talking about stats or statistics in RPGs. That’s really it but to give a little bit more here’s a definition.
Statistics
A statistic or stat is a trait that is associated with a piece of data (often an integer, die size or dice pool), that represents an aspect of a character, and that interacts with the game mechanics.
A game’s core resolution mechanic is often directly connected to the primary statistics (i.e. basic stats not derived from other traits) of the player characters. Characters may also have secondary statistics (which are derived from other traits).
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February 21, 2023MMPlays 3 – Mods for Cortex
Welcome to MM Plays. Today we’re going through the Mods we choose for our Cortex Prime game Children of the Shroud. We also discuss why we choose them and have a bit of discussion about some of the mods to the point where we modify them a bit further.
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1 hr 3 min
February 14, 2023MMPlays 2 – Collaboration
Welcome to MM Plays. Today we’re talking about collaboration and using the first episode of MM Plays as our primary example as we discuss how to collaborate to bring your ttrpgs to life during your session 0s and game creations.
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32 min
February 07, 2023MMPlays 1 – High Level Game Creation
Welcome to MM Plays. We’re gonna play a game but before we do that we’re going to build out a game setting and rules set using Cortex Prime. This is the first of a few recordings that will show this process off, edited down for your listening pleasure. Let us know if you enjoyed this in the comments, on twitter, or on our slack channel which you can access via our patreon.
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1 hr 8 min
January 31, 2023MMP#500 – We’re Going Long
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2 hr 32 min
January 24, 2023MMP#499 – Layers or is it Foci
Today we talk about Layers in gaming on our lead up to episode 500. It’s another of our favorite episodes of all time redone for you. I mean who doesn’t like cake.
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January 17, 2023MMP#498 – Clocks and Fronts
Countdown Clock – An in-game timer that is tracking time passing towards some event, often represented by a circle with some number of ticks or wedges. Players may be aware of this clock or not.
Fronts (from Apocalypse World) – A front is a set of linked threats. Threats are people, places, and conditions that, because of where they are and what they’re doing, inevitably threaten the players’ characters — so a front is all of the individual threats that arise from a single given threatening situation.
Today we talk about Clocks and Fronts on our lead up to episode 500. It’s another of our favorite episodes of all time redone for you with six more years of gaming and knowledge at our disposal.
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January 10, 2023MMP#497 – Arc of the Misdirected
Storytelling is a pivotal part of tabletop RPGs that we all believe doesn’t get enough love. To help alleviate that issue we talk about story arcs in this episode, what they are, and some ideas to help you wrap your head around them and utilize them in your TTRPGs.
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58 min
January 03, 2023MMP Off the Cuff – Picking New Games
How do you pick new games? We get into that topic with a few asides. Join us for this divergent and all encompassing conversation about picking new games.
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December 27, 2022MMP Off the Cuff – Trust and Cheating
Do you trust your players? Do you trust your GM? We explore that idea in this edition of off the cuff.
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