It’s the epilogue and our Stars and Wishes for Smarty Pants. Done miss out on this one as it has some set up for story 4.

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We’re talking about three mods from Cortex Prime today and how we don’t quite use them the way they’re explained in the book. Stress, Action Based Resolution, and the Doom Pool. Enjoy and tell us about the mods you’ve enjoyed, used, or modified in your Cortex Games.

We join the Children of the Shroud as they throw down with Jenna in the decrepit Buffalo Asylum amidst shadows, falling apart architecture, and disturbed spirits. Will they defeat Jenna or will she end the children of the shroud? Tune in this week to find out,

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What do you do when the players make a choice that jumps ahead of what you were planning on and either skips everything you had prepared or moves towards the end of a story by passing many other story beats along the way. We call this Story Jumping and we’re discussing it on todays Misdirected Mark Podcast.

We join the Children of the Shroud as they break into a house. I guess we’re gonna be criminals but I suppose we do have probable cause to check out this place. After all, Meseme’s essence has been detected within the apartment. So check out the twists and turns on this weeks Children of the Shroud.

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Enjoy another installment as we help you learn the ins and outs of Cortex Prime. This week we’re covering Plot Points, the meta currency of Cortex Prime.

We join the Children of the Shroud as they return to school on a Monday morning and then continue their pursuit of Samia in the evening, but wait, there’s a twist and Phil is gonna do some GM Gymnastics in this one. Check it out on this weeks Children of the Shroud.

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Don’t take away my agency…unless you have a good reason.
And don’t make me pay for it.
In fact, pay me to take away my agency…in currency or in a story I can get behind.

We join the Children of the Shroud in the fallout of their fight and chase with Samia. They plan their next moves and Silas tried to get himself under control.

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Our second cortex primer is all about tests and contests. We also chat about chases, multi person contests, and how you can utilize these two primary conflict resolution systems within a cortex game.