Tag Archive: Geekery

May 16 2013

Episode #62 – Torchbearer with Thor Olavsrud and Luke Crane

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Torchbearer with Thor Olavsrud and Luke Crane

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Hello Friends. This week Mark and I think there really wasn’t anyone trying to kill us and I have a sit down with Thor Olavsrud and Luke Crane about The Burning Wheels newest game Torchbearer. I hope you enjoy and feel free to let me know what you are enjoying and not enjoying about the show. We do want to make it better for all of us.

0:52 – Intro
I can’t find Pablo

2:13 – News
QCC
Wargames – Amanda of The Foundry
D&D Movies
Odyssey: The Complete Game Masters Guide to Campaign managment.
Ken and Robin Talk about Stuff
GenCon Event list is out there
Torchbearer Kickstarter
Battle Interactive Event at the QCC

15:35 – Extradimentional Entertainment Emporiumn

Chris
Underground Fate Style
Psychonauts
League of Legends

Mark
Mark Complains alot…and it’s funny.
There’s an akward moment. Wait for it. There it is.
Road Trip Games

23:28 – House Rules
Degrees of Success in 4e
Episode 38

27:34 – Thor Olavsrud and Luke Crane on Torchbearer

A little background about their friendship.
Torchbearer Chat
How to Host a Dungeon
Characters and drawings for Torchbearer
TorchbearerRPG.com
Burningwheel.com
Womens Roller Derby

56:50 – Geekery

A Nightmare in Silver
Mark’s having a Girl
Iron Man 3
Pablo is a Mexican Resturaunt – The Pablo

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Apr 24 2013

Episode #59 – Gaming on the Spectrum

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Gaming on the Spectrum

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Hello friends. This week I have Dave and Rob with me as we travel to Seattle and hang with Robs dragons and talk about what it’s like to be a gamer and be on the autism/aspergers spectrum. At the end we have a continuation of the conversation I had with Phil Vecchione and Eloy Lasanta and are also joined by Mrs. DNAPhil Florence Vecchione. Hope you enjoy and tell us if you’re enjoying the show.

0:40 – Intros

  • Rob and Tangent Twin Dave join me.

1:30 – News

3:31 – Extradimentional Gaming Emporium

Rob

  • D&D 4e
    • Fiasco, 13th Age, and Edge of the Empire ideas to enhance the game.

Dave

Chris

17:23 – Gaming on the Spectrum

48:23 – Geekery

56:30 – Mic Drop but more with the Sage, the Gnome, and Mrs. Vecchione

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Oct 24 2012

Episode #33 – Halloweenie

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033 – Halloween

Happy All Hallows Eve my gaming friends. I hope your sweet tooth is satisfied this year be it by candy or costume and welcome to the 2012 Halloween edition of Misdirected Mark. So sink your fangs into this one as we discuss horror gaming for the holiday and say hi to Samhain if you see him. Also watch out for sparkling vampires. If you see them KOS with extreme prejudice.

Time Notes

1:24 – Watercooler

Halloween time
Where you can find us
telecommute gaming with MM on the 13th of November
James Ernest from Cheepass games and the EST EDT rant

9:18 – The Gameroom

Channel the Gygax
Tentecal Bento
LFR Directors Cut
D&D Encoutners – Next Season by Shawn Merwin

16:14 The Workshop – Horror games and gaming

The Dorothy Costume
List of “scary” games
Suspense is key?
Cabin in the Woods
Horror is about Losing control?
Tracks which count down to zero.
Whispers from a ghost
Setting the mood
Improv game design
Slasher film tropes
Tremulus talk
Using something innocent in a horrific way
Take away things they care about and use them.
Story time
Ticking time bombs
Dangling the hope

42:06 – Geekery

Bats in the Geekery
Hillfolk
Kickstarter Warnings
Kickstarter Reassurances
Halloween Parties
Hard Magic by Larry Corriea

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