Black Lives Matter; Star Trek: The Next Generation Watch Club; MMP patrons keeping Slack access; dicebag giveaway on the Misdirected Mark Forums.

Black Lives Matter

Misdirected Mark Productions stands in solidarity with the protesters demanding justice for victims of institutionalized bigotry and police brutality. The network heads, member shows, individual hosts, and the network itself are all donating money to causes, organizations, bail funds, and aid funds in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. We thank all our excellent patrons for their continuing support which allows us to in turn support important movements like this one. We encourage everyone, now and always, to follow and listen to BIPOC folks in the gaming space (and all spaces) to better understand why these matters are so important.

Star Trek: The Next Generation Watch Club Week 2

Join us in reviewing Star Trek: The Next Generation and discussing it with your MMP friends. Phil Vecchione, Misdirected Mark and Panda’s Talking Games co-host, is curating a list of TNG essentials that we can all discuss at the Misdirected Mark Forums! Every week, a list of episodes is released. You can watch them at your own pace and then join the relevant discussion topic at the forums! There are also weekly watch parties after the Tuesday night streams if you like to watch in company, but you don’t need to attend to participate! Check out all the details in this post on the forums. Make it so!

Stay Connected on MMP Slack

We know times are difficult for a lot of folks during the COVID-19 crisis, and that includes you fine folks who support Misdirected Mark Productions on Patreon. Until further notice, any Patreon supporter who already had MMP Slack access in March will keep it, regardless of any change to Patreon activity. We want you to know the community you’ve been a part of will still be here for you to connect with. You help support us, and we want to help support you. And if you have access to the Slack team and haven’t stopped by in a while, please (always) feel free to do so. (If you have difficulty accessing Slack, please contact us via Patreon for assistance.) We are there for each other in these tough times, so please stop by!

MMP Forums Dice Bag Giveaway

Whether or not you’re already registered at the Misdirected Mark Forums, be sure to post an introduction and say hello. Doing so could win you a Bagthulhu dice bag from Wayward Masquerade or a She’s a Super Geek dice bag handmade by Senda herself! Of the first 100 people to make a post in the Introductions forum, one random winner will be chosen to receive each of the above prizes. If you’ve already registered for the Forums and posted your introduction, you’re already entered in the drawing. If you haven’t registered yet, come on over!

Show Recaps

Here are summaries of new episodes from Misdirected Mark Productions this past week:

• Panda’s Talking Games – Panda’s Chit Chat 5
  Phil and Senda talk the state of their gaming lives and more in the continuation of a more freeform version of the show. Bonus outtakes available for Patreon backers!
• Down with D&D – The Underdark, but with Ghouls, with Meagan and Wolfgang
  Shawn is joined by Meagan Maricle and Wolfgang Baur from Kobold Press to discuss an undead take on the Underdark.
• Down with D&D – Fantastic Lairs with James Introcaso, Mike “Sly Flourish” Shea, and Scott Fitzgerald Gray
  Shawn is joined by James Introcaso, Mike “Sly Flourish” Shea, and Scott Fitzgerald Gray to talk about the trio’s new project, Fantastic Lairs: Boss Battles & Final Encounters for 5e D&D, on Kickstarter through July 1st.

Join the Community and Support the Network

You can connect with the network on social media by following @MisdirectedMark on Twitter, subscribing to the Misdirected Mark YouTube channel, and catching our live streams on the Misdirected Mark Twitch channel!

You can also connect with all your favorite hosts and listeners at the Misdirected Mark Forums!

If you like what we do here, you can support us by leaving podcast reviews, telling your friends, and rewarding yourself with cool benefits and bonus content by backing the Misdirected Mark Patreon!

Other network shows that have their own Patreon campaigns are She’s a Super Geek, Jianghu Hustle, Bonus Experience, and you can support Gnomecast by supporting Gnome Stew! Thank you all!