The Misdirected Mark Podcast

071 - Universal gaming and Quest Kick Hello Friends. This week we have David Schwartz with us from Universal Gaming to talk about all the things he has planned for his company in the coming year and beyond and I chat with Brian Cooper about Quest Kick, a very nifty sounding web based app to use at the game table. I hope you enjoy. 0:54 - Intro David Schwartz of Universal Gaming and the Dragon's Den 3:53 - News Patreon Update QCC: All the Pathfinder Universal Gaming 14:55 - Extradimentional Entertainment Emporium Dave Star Wars: The Old Republic D&D 3.5 Mark Savage Worlds: Shaintar D&D 4e D&D Encounters Mad Kings Chris Mad Kings League of Legends Steam Powered Fate 29:48 - Quest Kick With Brian Cooper 1:00:18 - The Geekery Pacific Rim All of the Shaintar Goodness

Volcanos, Player Tips, and Lenny Balsera Hello Friends. This week we hang at our secret volcano lair for the show which features an interview with Evil Hats Lenny Balsera and a conversation about eleven ways to be a better player. Enjoy. Show Notes 0:40 - Intro - The Volcano Base 2:58 - News Patreon Project Gaming in the Verse - Firefly RPG Drive Thru RPG Pay What You Want Shaintar Players Guide Fate Core Fate Accelerated Adventures in Oz The adventures of Argyle and Crew: Adventures in Skcos Ink - The Art PG at the QCC Oddysey is on Sale at Drive Thru RPG How Phil got his Groove Back article at Gnome Stew Bulk Pricing for Fate Accelerated Shaintar Kickstarter Update - Bonus Goal #8 Justice and Life shared campaign world 13:18 - Extradimentional Entertainment Emporium Mark Stealth Bastard Apples to Apples Lords of Waterdeep Cards against Humanity Original Yard Board Game - Cindy's Marshgammon Chris League of Legends Telltales The Walking Dead Dungeon World 23:14 - Interview with Lenny Balsera 1:04:21 - Around the Burning Volcanic Island - Eleven Ways to be a Better Player 1:33:52 - The Geekery Hush - The Batman Graphic Novel

069 - Sean Patrick Fannon, Shaintar, and Conflict PvP Hello friends. This week I speak with Mark Scott of Conflict Games about Conflict PvP and the Big Irish Sean Patrick Fannon about his journey in the game industry and all the exciting things surrounding the Shaintar kickstarter. 0:46 - Intro 1:55 - News Legends and Lore Article Patreon Project Dragon Kings Roll 20 6:39 - Extra dimensional entertainment Emporium Mark Dungeon Command D&D Encounters Murder in Baulder's Gate Chris King of Tokyo Underground Alhambra Puerto Rico Lords of Waterdeep Race to Adventure Falling The Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness 4 - Beaten and Done 14:43 - Mark Scott talks about Conflict PvP Conflict Games LLC 52:59 - Sean Patrick Fannon and Shiantar Scott Harrings The Gamer Magazine Bruce Harlick Shiantar Kickstarter Ray Greer - Hero System 3 GAMA Steve Wieck Savage Mojo Justice and Life Shaintar All Stars Beautiful Brains Books and Games Reality Blurs 2:07:55 - The Geekery The Drive Inn

068 - Fate of the Green Shirts Hello Friends. This week we chat a little about Fate with the Greenshirts, talk about the Shaintar Kickstarter, and hit the Geekery for some super hero chat. Unfortunantly we still can't find that master of dungeons guy. Preshow Patreon Project Intro The Slurpy Dog News Lowlife Update Shiantar Kickstarter Update Garrett Crowe is running an EotE game at the Buffalo Infringement Festival in a Movie Theater. That is awesome. Extra Dimensional Entertainment Emporium Chris Dungeon World Ticket to Ride Dutch Golden Age Hero Quest Mark Dominion Pandemic Deadlands Dungeons and Dragons Little Inferno A Little Fate Chat with the Greenshirts Who are the Greenshirts Fate Chat Changing Your Game Gnome Stew Article Fate Core on Drive Thru RPG Fate Review Geekery The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 & 2 Injustice Gods Among us tournamnet

Stealth, Steel, and Stuff This week Mark and I are looking for the Master of Dungeons but aren't having much luck so we talk about the normal stuff then chat about stealth in games and understanding your players while finally chatting about Man of Steel. 0:38 - Intro 1:38 - News Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle D&D Encounters - New stuff Shaintar Kickstarter Update Low Life Kickstarter Update Never Unprepared lost - The fix is in. Fate Open Licences Correction from last week Savage State of the Blur 12:12 - Extradimensional Entertainment Emporium Chris Brutal Legend Star Wars: EotE Mark Vault of the Dracolich 16:39 - Around the Fire Stealth and Scouting Know your players 43:05 - The Geekery Man of Steel  

066 - The Odyssey Hello Friends. This week we've journeyed to one of the ten US gnome stew bunkers to have a conversation with Phil Vecchione and Walt Ciechanowski about their new book Odyssey: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Campaign Management. Good thing I'm not a gnome. 0:47 - Intro Phil's here and a little about the Stew Master of Dungeons update 3:45 - News Cthulu Wars Car Wars reference Call of Cthulhu 7th edition D&D Next Playtest Packet Tangent: Gnomes as Monsters David the Gnome reference D&D Next Book released at GenCon? No booth at GenCon for WotC? Fate Tool Kit drops to Kickstarter backers Fate Pay what you want for the PDFs Shaintar Kickstarter 13:24 - Extradimentional Entertainment Emporium Mark D&D Encounters D&D Gameday June 15th Artimis Elder Sign Omens Deadlands Phil Fate Underground Dungeon World Numeneria Ticket to Ride King of Tokyo Chris Psychonauts Brutal Legend 24:19 - Embarking on an Odyssey A little about Walt All about Odyssey 1:15:12 - The Geekery Vera and Phil? Dr. Who talk Table Top season 2.5 and Table Top is nominated for a Diana Jones Award Local Buffalo Events Mystery Men

065 - It's a Sharp company Hello Friends. This week we have Matt James from Vorpal games on the show to chat a little about his company, the philosophy behind Vorpal Games, and give us the run down on the star studded game design crew he's assembling for Vorpal's first game which is only known as The Red Aegis Project. We also do all the other stuff we normally do as we try and find the Master of Dungeons. Enjoy and feel free to let us know what you think of the show. Show Notes 1:27 - Intro 1:45 - News Hex:MMOCTG Dungeon Stone Shaintar Legends Arise Low Life Odyssey: The Complete Game Masters Guide to Campaign Management All Rolled Up Dice Bag The game meant to be played in the future Dungeon Bastard 7:29 - Extradimentional Entertainment Emporium Chris Elder Sign Omens Ascension: Rise of Vigil Start Wars: EotE Psychonauts Mark Suburbia - Mini Review Small World Love Letter - Mini Review D&D Encounters Deadlands Star Wars: EotE 24:16 - Story Time - The Story of a Bad Ass Cutlass 28:33 - An Interview with Matt James of Vorpal Games Avalonlarp.com candlekeep.com Matt Jame Publishing Credit rundown Monument of the Ancients Dungeon #170 Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale The Dungeon Survival Handbook Soldiers of Fortune Vorpal Games Chat The Red Aegis Team Ed Greenwood, Erik Scott de Bie, Erik Nowak, Claudio Pozas Miranda Horner, Eytan Bernstein, Mike Schley Loremaster.org The Red Aegis Project? Kickstarter Baldman games The Loremaster Roleplaying System Talking about game design Jesse Schell Master of Dungeons Sighting 1:01:59 - Gaming Chat - Do Over's in Games 1:10:29 - Geekery Baby Shower Games Star Trek: Into Darkness

064 - Low Life with Andy Hopp Hello friends. This week we take a trip to Mutha Oith into and the disarming and twisted mind of Andy Hopp. I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too. 1:06 - Intro 1:50 - News Berserkon Torchbearer update 4:10 - The Extradimentional Entertainment Emporium Mark Lords of Waterdeep Deadlands D&D Encounters Chris Psychonauts League of Legends Pandemic Race to Adventure Underground with Fate Core 8:29 - Andy Hopp, Mutha Oith Creations, and Low Life 9:57 OddMall 10:58 The Wanderers Guild Monsters of the Endless Dark Monsters of the Boundless Blue 17:08 Con on the COB SP Fannon and Andy Hopp are the Sexiest men in gaming...? Hello all three listeners Con Advice Have a Strong Identity Use a catchy name. A Gathering of Savages and a Party Con Mark won a Corny Award Con on the Cob the First Regiprosity - Fostering cooperation between con goers and con organizers. 34:21 Low Life Where did it come from? Human Occupied Landfill Planescape Segway Back to Low Life Why a new Low Life? The Kickstarter rewards Heaps Explained Talking about Holy Crap Backer Milestones Talking bout tizn'ts The Oithlings - The Mutha Oith community outreach program Andy Hopp's family Gut Busting Games running some Hillbilly Leg Wrestling at Con on the Cob. 1:19:32 - The Geekery Young Sherlock Holmes Dr. Who and Adipose Mark got a new car Caravan: A Tale of Gods and Men  

063 - minion's prophecy Hello Friends. This week there's a throw down at Pablo's, story time with Mark, a bunch of news, some gaming advice, and the always wonderful Vera in the Geekery. God I hate her. Hope you enjoy. 0:00 - Throw Down At Pablo's 4:35 - News Numenera is up for preorder. Game Chef 2013 The Battle for Oz Kickstarter Inverse World Low Life: The Rise of the Lowly (Core Rulebook) by Andy Hopp A Study in Emerald deck building card game by Martain Wallace. Among the Sleep Torchbearer news - The Paladin Injustice Gods Among us Video Game tournement. Shaintar Books released dates. Baldman Games looking for GMs for Origins and GenCon 11:19 - The Extradimentional Entertainment Emporium Chris League of Legends Star Wars: EotE Tremulus PbP Dungeon World Mark D&D Encoutners LFR Star Wars: EotE 20:45 - Story Time With Mark The Head of Vecna 26:55 - The Main Topic Don’t Hold Back It’s a lot more fun to win despite adversity than through the sheer lack of it. 35:19 - The Geekery Dr. Who Finale and Space Spiders from Space Agents of SHIELD

Torchbearer with Thor Olavsrud and Luke Crane 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

Odyssey Announcement Hello Friends. I have a quick special announcement here. I chatted with Phil Vecchione for a few minutes about the brand new Engine Publishing book Odyssey: The Complete Game Masters Guide to Campaign Management.

The Dungeon Bastard Hello Friends. This week I have a special treat. The Dungeon Bastard - Bill Cavalier, adventure coach, joins me on the show to talk about how to game right and his Worlds Worst Dungeon Crawl event going on this year at GenCon. I hope you enjoy and let me know what you think of the show? 0:52 - The News QCC Magic has Exploded Darkforest Games - 8 man drafts Dragon Snack - Booster drafts and sealed deck events Dave and Adam’s Card World - Magic Grand Prix Living Forgotten Realms Events are up. Other News GenCon and Sun King Brewery agreement The Dungeon Bastards: Worlds Worst Dungeon Crawl Torchbearer Kickstarter is up and running. Tabletop Deathmatch - 16 games enter one leaves victorious and with 7,500 towards a first printing. Humble bundle - Psychonauts 11:22 - The Extradimentional Entertainment Emporiumn Mark Dungeon World Santa Fe Rails D&D Encounters Pandemic Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Elder Sign Chris Dungeon World Ascension: Rise of Vigil Race to Adventure League of Legends Star Wars: EotE Dutch Golden Age 29:42 - Interview with a Bastard - A Dungeon Bastard Monte vs Bill Gnomes Suck Dwarves Rule The Worlds Worst Dungeon Crawl Kickstarter 1:02:19 - The Man behind the Bastard - Tom Lommel Tom Lommel's Bio Bite Me The Highs and Lows of the Actors life Gaming Chat 1:33:25 - Geekery The Goblin Market Universal Gaming Epic Level Entertainment - Dungeon Bastard, Bite Me

jim pinto's Toolcards and John G's Game Design Hello Friends. This week we have a long episode but it's just filled with good stuff. After the introduction of John G and a bit of news and gaming talk we have an excellent interview with jim pinto. I know I have the name in lowercase but that's how he likes it. We talk about his Toolcards kickstarter but we also get into a lot of other interesting things concerning gaming philosophy and design. Then Mark and I chat with John G about the game he is designing and really hash out a lot of idea's surrounding mechanics and their purpose and the line between GMing and designing. Hope you enjoy and let us know what you think. 0:51 - Intro John Gaddert is with us 1:33 - News QCC - Dice are in, Badges do more now, Cat Invades Dresden Fate Dice So many Movies 5:47 - The Extradimensional Gaming Emporium John John’s Game Edge of the Empire Chris Fate Underground League of Legends Elder Sign Mark Pandemic Lords of Waterdeep Artemis D&D Encounters Savage Worlds: Deadlands 8:43 - UBCon Wrap up 11:55 - Mr. Savage Worlds Western New York Deadlands: Noir Soundtrack by Harry Mack Audio Drama by PEG Hell on Earth Miniatures Kickstarter Atomic Overmind: Day After Ragnarök looking for Submissions Rouge Princess Squadron.com Shaintar - Players Guide Free on Drive Thru RPG More News - Dark Dungeons 24:24 - Jim Pinto of Post World Games and Toolcards: Fantasy Kickstarter King For A Day Wounded (Free on Post World Games) Gallery of Rogues The Quiet Year Blue Planet Everway Tool Cards Kickstarter Eexamples of their uses - It's a PDF with examples Story path cards 1:09:15 - Chatting about Game Design with John G 2:00:56 - The Geekery Dr. Who Hash Marks for the Impossible Astronaut Day Bones Colonel Chris Hadfield

Just Press Start Hello Friends. On this special Episode of the MMP I talk with Jeff Clark, creator of the Just Press Start Kickstarter about Gamification in the his classroom, drop some news about the QCC, and give a little GMing advice. 0:44 - News QCC badge prices change Margret Wise Productions drops the Marvel Licence 2:09 - Just Press Start - Video Game-Based learning in the Classroom Patient number zero 26:18 - Game Mastering Advice

Gaming on the Spectrum 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 Torchbearer - A lot like Mouse Guard with a D&D style bent to it. Edge of the Empire is delayed until the first week of July UBCon happened and is over. Good times were had. 3:31 - Extradimentional Gaming Emporium Rob D&D 4e Fiasco, 13th Age, and Edge of the Empire ideas to enhance the game. Wizards War Dave Artemis Ascension: Rise of Vigil Chris Dr. Who Card game 7 Wonders Quarriors Dungeon World Descent 2 - Overlord Supremacy Munchkin League of Legends 17:23 - Gaming on the Spectrum Alea Tools 48:23 - Geekery Clash of Heroes Justified Harrison Ford on Jimmy Kimmel Patton Oswald Filibuster Kenichi - The Strongest Disciple - Great view of escalation and why someone needs to get stronger. It was an interesting view on the idea of the standard D&D campaign.   56:30 - Mic Drop but more with the Sage, the Gnome, and Mrs. Vecchione