The Misdirected Mark Podcast

058 - Advice in practice for starting a game Hello friends. This week we have our eccentric rich friend Zak with us as we visit his manse and discuss advice for starting a game. Hope you enjoy and please let us know what you think of the show. 0:41 - Introductions Zak and his Manse 2:02 - News Gamers raising money for Boston Bombing Fate Dice: Kickstarter Torchbearer: The Burning Wheel teams newest RPG project Grim Portents: a Free Dungeon World Fanzine Hillfolk update: Ed Greenwood is writing a series pitch Kickstarter: Just Press Start - Video Game Based - Learning in the Classroom UBCon 10:51 - Gaming Emporium Chris Race to Adventure Underground - Going FATE Descent 2 - I love this game Elder Sign League of Legends Dungeon World w/ the Greenshirts Torment: Planescape Mark The week of not gaming Zak Neverwinter Online Warframe Asheron’s Call 27:07 - At Zaks place - Starting it up - A practical guide for starting a game Where to Start Interpretation phase Write or Find a Scenario to Play The Mines of Madness Session 1 - Making characters and establishing connections Wrapping up the discussion - Consistency 1:02:40 - The Geekery Table Titans - Funny Web Comic Zak’s current interest in Penny Arcade’s Strip Search and his dislike for reality television. Mark's into Shaintar

057 - Origin Awards and Organizing Gaming Events Hello friends. This week we've got a lead on Pablo but it's probably a dead end, we talk about the Origin Award nominations, and chat about setting up gaming events from your home game to an all day gameathon. Hope you enjoy. 0:44 - Intro Pablo watch The legend of El Tiberon 5:38 - News Matt James book - Rogue Spartan Race For Adventure Origins Award nominations Best Roleplaying Game Iron Kingdoms Full Metal Fantasy RPG Core Rules – Privateer Press Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Games – Margaret Weis Productions Monsterhearts – Buried Without Ceremony Nights of the Crusades – Aetheric Dreams Primeval RPG – Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd. Best Roleplaying Supplement Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Civil War Essentials Edition Event Book - Margaret Weis Productions Menzoberranzan: City of Intrigue – Wizards of the Coast Mutants & Masterminds: Threat Report – Green Ronin Rimward: The Outer System – Posthuman Studios The Mythos Dossiers – Cubicle 7 Entertainment Best Board Game Hot Rod Creeps – Cryptozoic Kingdom Builder – Queen Games Lords of Waterdeep – Wizards of the Coast Mage Knight – WizKids Mage Wars – Arcane Wonder Best Traditional Card Game Doctor Who the Card Game – Cubicle 7 Entertainment/Treefrog Games Legendary – Upper Deck Locke & Key – Cryptozoic Penny Arcade: Rumble in R’lyeh – Cryptozoic Smash Up – AEG Best Game-Related Publication Death’s Heretic – Paizo Publishing, LLC - Book Battletech: Weapons Free – Catalyst Game Labs - Fiction Anthology Time Traveled Tales – GAMA - Origins Game Fair anthology Eighth Day Genesis: A World Building Codex – Alliteration Ink Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Master’s Guide to Session Prep – Engine Publishing Kickstarter - Torment ends up as the most funded video game to date at 4.25 million 16:25 - The Extradimensional Entertainment Emporium Mark D&D Next John G’s home brew D&D 4e at UB Ascension Chris has Questions about John G's game Chris Dungeon World at Phil's Power Grid Citadels Elder Sign League of Legends Dungeon World at UB 34:28 - Around the Camp Fire Organizing Your Gaming Related Events 52:43 - The Geekery Sean Patrick Fannon White Collar    

056 - Dungeon World and the Green Shirts Hello friends. This week I return to The Gnome Cannibal Illusionists lair to talk about Dungeon World with the aforementioned and now Origins Award Nominee Phil Vechionne and The Infamous Green Shirts. I hope you enjoy the discussion and please tell me if your interested in trying some Dungeon World. If so I might just whip up a Skype game for those who are. 0:39 - Introducing the Green Shirts and their gaming cred 3:56 - News from the Gnomes Lair Torment: Tides of Numenera Achtung! Cthulhu Thread detected - Short Jumps segment Engine Publishing is revealing a book sometime soon. 7:31 - Extradimentional Entertainment Emporium Thom Pathfinder can be painful Dungeon World Star Wars the Old Republic Bob Pathfinder Dungeon World Daytona NASCAR Racing Life Uno Attack Uno with Dante Myke Dungeon World Pathfinder Elder Sign Pandemic Plague Inc. with zombie add on Underground Phil Ticket to Ride Pathfinder Dungeon World Underground Dungeon! Elder Sign the actual board game Pokemon trading card game Chris League of Legends I don't play Pathfinder Dungeon Raid Blood Brothers Elder Sign on Android Underground 20:58 - Around the Proverbial Stew What is Dungeon World Link to Dungeon World Home Page GNS Theory Nights Black Agents Lumpley Games Choose Your Own Adventure 1:12:16 - The Geekery Myke Meets Phil's Love Vera April Fools stuff we've seen  

Pax East 2013 or Knapik is Tired Hello friends, this week Mark tells us about his PAX 2013 experience and we talk about GM styles. Hope you enjoy and please feel free to leave feedback on the site, the facebook page, our email address, or reviews on Itunes. Show Notes 0:55 - Introductions 1:58 - Mark's Pax Story 25:37 - Who is Pablo? 26:24 - The News on the Road Torment: Tides of Numenera Wicked Fantasy: 46,000 all in all. Fate Conversion. Achtung! Cthulhu Freeport City of Adventure 28:25 - Extradimensional Entertainment Emporium Chris Lords of Waterdeep Carcassonne Megascorcher D&D Next League of Legends Army of Darkness on Android Dungeon Raid Mark Castle Panic Pandemic Count the Kilts : 97 Kilts at PAX D&D Next Chris doesn't like Actual Play podcasts 34:11 - Around The Camp Fire The Judge and the Facilitator Jeepform 45:49 - The Geekery Monster Hunter International by Larry Corriea

  Autism, the Gnome, and a Sage   Hello Friends. This week my friend Phil Vecchione has teleported me to see Eloy "The Sage" Lasanta to chat about something different. All three of us have children who are on the Autism spectrum so we're gonna chat about that. I'm a little early for autism awareness month but that's how things work sometimes. Hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 0:34 - Arriving in Florida Eloy "The Sage" Lasanta and Phil Vecchione: The Cannibal Illusionist Gnome. 2:15 - Who is Eloy Lasanta and what is Third Eye Games Salty Bay Con The Rolling 20's Podcast - Excellence in the Gaming Industry 7:30 - The News on the Beach Kickstarter: Wicked Fantasy Kickstarter: Torment Tides of Numenara Vast & Starlit Secret Gnome Stew Book Kickstarter: Actung Chuthulu Kickstarter: Veronica Mars Movie Top Billing Movie Card Game from Third Eye Games 14:29 - The Extradimentional Entertainment Emporium Eloy Top Billing Sinister Pathfinder Battle Star Galactica Board Game Phil Pathfinder Underground Dungeon World Pandemic Elder Sign Chris Edge of the Empire - The Rakkata Riddle with Garrett Crowe from Threat Detected. Dungeon World - The Slave Pits of Drazhu Dungeon World with Phil Underground - Super Hero Team of Psycotics Pandemic Settlers of Catan Eloy has a Secret Super Hero Project 28:54 - Autism Chat 1:34:54 - Who is Pablo and the Enchanted Microphone

Craggnarok 2013 or Phil's in Love? Hello friends, This week Mark and I have made it to Craggnarok where we hold a GM round table with Phil, The Illusionist Cannible Gnome, and Jedi Game Master Garrett Crowe. They also hang out with us for the whole show and Phil comes to a startling realization at the Geekery. 0:46 - Introductions and News Phil Vecchione of The Gnome Stew Garrett Crowe of Threat Detected A question from the audience. Games to introduce people to RPGs Wicked Fantasy Update: Dungeon World is in. Torment: Tides of Numenera - 900k in less than 6 hours. Auchtung Chuthulu Interface Zero 2.0 18:35 - The Extradimentional Entertainment Emporium League of Legends D&D Encounters 5th Edition style Underground Pathfinder Dungeon World Ticket to Ride on IOS Garretts running 4e D&D for his nephews Dresden Files Gaming Retirement home 25:42 - The GM Round Table Phil on Prep Chris on Failing Garrett on using prewritten material to create campaigns Mark on running convention games Questions 71:00 - The Geekery Garrett loves the hash browns Phil loves the Waitress I hate: Vera.

052 - Year Two Begins Hello friends, Chris here and I'd just like to say welcome to year two. Mark and I are on the road this week on our way to CRAGGNAROK and we're adjusting to this new life style. Hope you enjoy the conversations we have this week. 1:32 - On The Road The Gameroom was saved On the Way to CRAGGNAROK Giant Fandom Pandemic Edge of the Empire by Garrett Crowe Savage All For One Armcannon Live Super Smash and Brawl Tournaments GM Round Table at noon with Phil Vecchione and Garrett Crowe. Charity Raffle. PAX East - Marks on the PAX Train Wicked Fantasy Update - Savage Worlds Stretch goal has been hit and not on the podcast but the Dungeon World Stretch goal was hit. GM Day was March 4th but sales continue until March 12th. Drive Thru RPG. Read an RPG Book in Public Week. Contact us with questions. (Insert contact info here.) Chris@misdirectedmark.com 10:15 - The Extradimentional Entertainment Emporium Mr. Pants is still here Deadlands and prairie Ticks League of Legends I got a Galaxy S3 so games on the Phone Dominion Underground with the creepiest love scene ever. The mechanics of choice. Artemis 21:31 - Around the Campfire The setting - Ways to bring some life to your settings. Integrated Mechanics Scenery Language 35:02 - The Geekery They started a chain. The waitress is still here!? The Harlem Shake No tip for the Waitress We don't have enough Mics to keep dropping them anymore.

051 - John Wick or The Death of the House Hello friends. I have to say it's been a great year of podcasting and I hope this episode is one of the best yet. We have John Wick on to talk about his Wicked Fantasy Kickstarter, impart some gaming wisdom, and tell some excellent stories. Mark and I also have an issue with the house which resolves with an explosive ending. 1:57 - Watercooler Wicked Fantasy Kickstarter Regaining Home Kickstarter SimCon Craggnarok Pax East Will Wheaton and JoCo play Artemis UBCon 8:13 - Gameroom D&D Next with Megascorcher League of Legends Baseball Heroes Descent 2nd edition Dungeon Command Rippers Dungeon 16:06 - A Wicked and fantastical Conversation with John Wick Who is John Wick Wicked Fantasy Kickstarter Shotgun Diaries The Big Book of Little Games Gaming Technology More Wicked Fantasy Kickstarter stuff - Savage World and Dungeon World Conversions. Aegis Project John Wick on conventions and maybe in Buffalo 2014 for the QCC? Miniatures for the Wicked Fantasy Kickstarter There's a John Wick GM section in the Wicked Fantasy book. John like Pro Westling and going to movies (especially at independent theaters) The War - This is awesome and people should watch it. 1:04:20 - The Workshop Week 6 from The Underground - Beg, Barrow, and Steal 1:13:03 - The Geekery We're going on the road.

The Tangent Twins Attack Hello friends. This week the Tangent Twins show up but not with the best of intentions. I think someone is trying to kill us. 1:28 - Watercooler Daves Here...With a lightsaber. Pax East CRAGGNAROK March 9th - GM Roundtable with Mark, Chris, Phil Vecchione, and Garrett Crowe. QCC - Magic Grand Prix Trial hosted by Dave and Adams Card World. Kickstarter - Regaining Home by Alana Jolie Abbott Kickstarter - Realmworks Kickstarter - The Machine of Death Tim and Karol are my heroes. 6:47 - Gameroom Katie's here...with poison cheese and Kung-Fu action. Dominion Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Carrcasone Smallworld: Underground Mark Plays Poker Artimis 11:55 - The Workshop / Lounge A chat with Alana Jolie Abbot, author and creator of the Regaining Home Kickstarter. Cowboys and Aliens II Lindsay Archer  Substrate  Advice from the Underground: Week 5 - Be Prepared 34:29 - The Geekery The Showdown with the Tangent twins New Armcannon Album Harrison Ford is on Board for Star Wars Episode VII

Goblin assassins Hello Friends. Chris here and I just wanted to say thank you to all the people who jumped to help me when my computer did it's impersonation of dying. A special thanks goes out to Tim Jones and Karol Szymczuk who are directly responsible for this episode being out on time. Sorry for a bit of sound quality snafu but I hope you enjoy. 1:00 Watercooler One Year anniversary of the Podcast coming up Marks going to PAX on the PAX Train and running a ton of D&D Running GAGG Craggnarok is March 9th Queen City Conquest - Events are up and submitting events is live. 8:07 Gameroom Where are the Halflings Savage World Steal from everywhere Pandemic Artemis D&D Megascorcher League of Legends Tier System Underground Realms of Cuthulu Infiltration Dixit 22:13 Workshop Underground is not a contest and The point of a Role Playing Game. 42:14 Geekery The Pope is stepping down and a Skulduggery setting exists called Black Smoke. 6 Cardinals enter and one leave. Old Doctor Who Leverage Season 3

Ashes of Teos Hello Friends. This week we have Teos Abadia who is an upcoming frelancer for WotC and one of the prime movers behind the Ashes of Athas Organized Play Campaign so settle in and enjoy an excellent conversation. 1:12 Watercooler - Longest Watercooler to date Who is Teos Ashes of Athas Living Campaign Organized Play discussion The Ashes of Athas Battle Interactive Convention Talk 36:48 Gameroom Winter Fantasy - Shawn and Chris's Mod Pathfinder Special - Beneath the Bone Keep Sirai LARP Tecmo Superbowl League of Legends Super Mario Bros Star Wars Edge of the Empire Elder Sign 1:04:02 Workshop Week 3 of Advice from the Underground - All Players are Created Equal. 1:16:49 Geekery Teos and the Flumphs Winter Fantasy Swag Tag for 23 year

047 - The Misdirected Mom's Marks Basement Podcast Hello Friends. This week I chat with Alex Swingle of the Mom's Basement Podcast as we cover a variety of games and topics. Hope you enjoy. 0:57 Watercooler Alex Swingle of the Mom's Basement Podcast Mom's Basement videocast on You Tube Realmworks Kickstarter RPG Superstar D&D PDF's on Drive Thru RPG 10:13 Gameroom Final Hour of a Story Age by Dan Marusjack Smallville Underground - Not Watts the city is Jessup Hill Megaman TCG Descent 2nd edition D&D Next on Megascorcher 25:05 Workshop Make a descision and Stick With it Narrative Dice 49:35 Geekery Wanted: Dead or Alive Sledge Hammer A Memory of Light: Book 14 of the Wheel of Time Sugar: The Bitter Truth Hunter

Control Your Game Hello friends, this week on The Mark we talk about starting up, narrative dice, controlling your table, and Mark has an announcement. Things are heating up like a bun in the oven around The Mark. Watercooler Mark Baby Watch Convention Chat QCC update Running GAGG - Feb 8-10 Merwin is a guest at Running GAGG Winter Fantasy Barbarian coming out soon for D&D Next Pax East Craggnarok charity gaming event. Fate Core Kickstarter Gameroom (I think it's still a Game Room) Megascorcher D&D prep and NPC's talk in D&D Next League of Legends Facebook Games no one cares about Writing game related fiction StarWars: Edge of the Empire - Narrative Dice The FFSW Dice App The Edge of the Empire book has been announced Artimis Starting Savage Worlds Workshop Taking Control of the Game Geekery King of the Geeks Les Miserables JoCo Glee scandal

045 - Intelligent Monsters and Situations within the Fighting Hello Friends. This week on The Mark we talk about a bunch of stuff ranging from conventions, esports, and succubus TV shows to how to handle intellegent adversaries and having things happen during your fights to make them more than just fights. Also Shawn Merwin stops by to contribute wisdom to the discussion from the writers side of things. 1:03 - Watercooler Mark Baby Watch Transmissions from the 9th World Mark Bashes Monte Cook Winter Fantasy Running GAGG Convention Talk 11:16 - Gameroom Ascention Arkham Horror Playtesting D&D Next League of Legends Megascorcher D&D ESports Tangent Shawn Joins us Legos 7 Wonders Elder Sign digital App game 21:15 - Workshop Challenges in writing and running new games and play testing. Dealing with Intelligent adversaries and creating more interesting scenes. 55:12 - Geekery Lost Girl Queen City Conquest Colasal Cave Adventure Armcannon 3, Leg Vaccum II

Save the Passion This week on the Mark we try to drum up some passion for your games. Hope you enjoy. Show Notes 1:08 - Watercooler Baby Watch - It's a maybe Roll for Initative QCC Registration for 2013 is live 7:27 - Gameroom Marks Game of the Year and Moment of the Year Artimis Battle Star Galactica Mod Strike Fleet Omega League of Legends Lords of Waterdeep Underground Dominion 14:23 - Workshop Horseback Riding Player Passion 32:50 - The OK Geek-o-rall Doctor Who Christmas Special Marshall Law Vampire Hunter D Cowboy Bebop D&D playtesting at Baldy Hall