Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss how to prepare for, manage, and enjoy gaming with intense emotional involvement, both as GMs and as players. Enjoy the show, and tell us about your emotional gaming experiences at The Misdirected Mark Forums.

• The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Voyager Watch Club is underway! Check this forum for episode lists, watch party information, and an accompanying “minor character” blogging game.
• Check out Bob’s card game Circle of Six, available now on DriveThruRPG!

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Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the difficulties with constantly escalating stakes and power in games, and how to deal with the problems that can arise. Enjoy, and tell us how your narrative and power curves at The Misdirected Mark Forums.

• The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Voyager Watch Club is underway! Check this forum for episode lists, watch party information, and an accompanying “minor character” blogging game.
• Check out Bob’s card game Circle of Six, available now on DriveThruRPG!

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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.

• The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Voyager Watch Club is underway! Check this forum for episode lists, watch party information, and an accompanying “minor character” blogging game.
• Check out Bob’s card game Circle of Six, available now on DriveThruRPG!

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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 at The Misdirected Mark Forums.

• The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Voyager Watch Club is underway! Check this forum for episode lists, watch party information, and an accompanying “minor character” blogging game.
• Please note that there will be no live stream on the evening this episode drops, Tuesday, March 23rd and no new podcast episode the following week on Tuesday, March 30th.

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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.

• The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Voyager Watch Club is underway! Check this forum for episode lists, watch party information, and an accompanying “minor character” blogging game.
• Please note that there will be no live stream on Tuesday, March 23rd and no new podcast episode on Tuesday, March 30th.

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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.

• The Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Voyager Watch Club begins the evening this episode drops! Check the forum for episode lists and watch party information.
• Check out 5E Inspired by the National Parks from MMP High Court patron John Lemay on Kickstarter through Thursday, March 25th!

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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.

• Watch for the Misdirected Mark Star Trek: Voyager Watch Club to start Tuesday, March 9th!

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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.

• The Misdirected Mark Deep Space Nine Watch Club has come to an end. After a month-long break, watch for the Voyager Watch Club to start Tuesday, March 9th!
• Temples & Tombs from the Slackroom’s own Christopher Grey on Kickstarter through Tuesday March 16th.
• Mutants in the Now on Kickstarter through Friday, March 5th.
• Everway Silver Anniversary Edition on Kickstarter through Friday, March 5th.
• #iHunt from Machine Age Productions, the RPG of monster-hunting in the gig economy.

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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.

• The Misdirected Mark Deep Space Nine Watch Club has come to an end. After a month-long break, watch for the Voyager Watch Club to start Tuesday, March 9th!
• Back Again from the Broken Land on Kickstarter. The campaign is over, but check out the page for more information!
• Everway Silver Anniversary Edition on Kickstarter through Friday, March 5th.
• External Containment Bureau on Kickstarter through Tuesday, February 23rd.

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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.

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• The Deep Space Nine Watch Club is coming to a close soon; watch for the upcoming Voyager Watch Club!
• “The origins of the juggernaut” on OUPblog from Oxford University Press

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