Category Archives: Misdirected Mark Podcast

Phil, Bob, & Jerry talk about GM / DM advice, Game design, playing, and running table top RPGs in an effort to entertain and inform you, the listener.


MMP#486 – Support Teams. Your friendly neighborhood NPCs

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Not every team of adventurers operate alone. Sometimes the heroes need a reliable group to call on again and again to help them in their missions. These recurring characters assist […]

MMP#485 – Frameworks. The hidden structure of adventures

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For years we’ve been pondering this idea. The kinds of adventures that exist and their hidden pieces. The elements, the design structures, the interludes, obstacles, and moments of certain types […]

MMP#484 – Why We GM or Emotional Return on Investment

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Why do we GM? There has to be a reason we put in that extra work, especially when our outside lives conspire to make things more difficult. That’s today’s topic. Why […]

MMP#479 – Adversary Files: Evil Organizations

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Evil Organizations are a staple of action adventure stories. They’re expansive, multi-headed groups that heroes fight against again and again. The villains are many, the schemes are devious, their reach […]