The Misdirected Mark Podcast
Phil, Chris, Bob, and Jerry play and discuss a campaign they’ve created and are playing. Now, instead of just hearing them talk about the theory of gaming and game mastering of the games they're playing you can actually hear what they do at the table. It’s come full circle in their exploratory play series, MM Plays.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 88 minutes
- Episodes
- 279
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2024
MMPlays 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 …
MMPlays 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…
MMP#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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MMP#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.
- Fro…
MMP#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 h…
MMP 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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MMP 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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MMP Off the Cuff – Playing Up
This edition of Off the Cuff is about players and some thoughts concerning doing what you can from the players spot to help enhance the game for yourself and the others at your table.
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MMP Off the Cuff – Homebrew Bad or Bad Take?
It’s short and to the point this week. A long while ago we found a bad take on twitter and decided to discuss it. There’s also some commentary about Spelljammer and the adventure found within its co…
MMP Off the Cuff – House Rules
We’re talking inspiration, experience points, and multiuse currency along with a bevy of other topics about house rules. We got most of the ideas from our slack community along with a sprinkling of …
MMP#496 – JIT Campaign Management
What is Just In Time Campaign Management? I was wondering the same thing and then Phil let us know what it was all about so we could tell you what it is. I’ll give you a hint. It’s about prep. I mea…
MMP Off the Cuff – Licensed Settings
I love Star Wars, Star Trek, the Cosmere, Middle Earth, Marvel, DC, and a bunch of other existing worlds out there that wonderful stories are told in. But when it comes to playing RPGs in them it be…
MMP#495 – The Living Setting
Settings are a part of all ttrpg’s and the majority of storytelling forms that exist in the world. But I wonder if yours is a living breathing world that moves and functions even if your PCs do noth…
MMP#494 – Favorite Gaming Moments
What made those amazing moments in games so amazing? That’s the question we broach today as we talk about some of those moments and get into what made them so great for us. Then we see what kind of …
MMP#493 – The Metagame
Something a little different today. We had a week off so in this episode you get an MMP off the Cuff about metagaming and then Chris gives his first ever campaign conversation about his Spelljammer …
MMP#492 – Sticking the Landing
How a campaign ends will have an effect on how the players and GM feel about the campaign overall. If it ends well, there will be good feelings and often the story everyone created will be discussed…
MMP#491 – Ready to Play Characters
Characters. They’re the focal point of stories. They have a lot of time and attention paid to them in every other medium of storytelling, even before any scripting, writing, or acting in front camer…
MMP#490 – The Doldrums
No matter how good people are at scheduling their games, there are times when life intrudes. It’s nothing new, and that means we miss a game here and there. But I have to ask – what happens when a f…
MMP#489 – Published Material
We’re talking about tricks, tips, and ways to use adventures and campaign setting stuff in your tabletop roleplaying games.