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Podcasts – Misdirected Mark ProductionsPodcasts – Misdirected Mark ProductionsGnomecast #186 - Mixing Genres Ang, Chris and Josh chat about mixing up genres in our RPGs and as a result touch on what genre is, and why we can and should mash it all up together! Links: D&D Lego! The Nebula Awards Daggerheart Playtest 2024-04-1045 minMisdirected Mark ProductionsMisdirected Mark ProductionsGnomecast #186 - Mixing Genres Ang, Chris and Josh chat about mixing up genres in our RPGs and as a result touch on what genre is, and why we can and should mash it all up together! Links: D&D Lego! The Nebula Awards Daggerheart Playtest 2024-04-1045 minGnomecastGnomecastTropes!Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about how GMs can make good use of story tropes for the benefit of the game as well as how to avoid common trope pitfalls. Can these gnomes handle enough tropes to avoid…well, you probably already know. This episode’s links: Gnomecast #60 – “Don’t Fridge the NPC” Phil’s Gnome Stew article “Making Tropes for Your Games” Jared’s blog What Do I Know? The Talons and Talismans anthology featuring one of J.T.’s stories Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew...2022-02-0229 minGnomecastGnomecastTales from the StewpotJoin Ang, Jared, and Matt as they swap gamer horror stories in “Tales from the Stewpot,” this seasonally spooky episode of Gnomecast! Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter, check out his blog What Do I Know?, and catch his audio blog podcast at anchor.fm/whatdoiknowjraudioblog. You can’t find Matt on the Internet, except of course for at Gnome Stew! Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or vis...2021-10-2744 minGnomecastGnomecastGM BurnoutJoin Ang, Jared, and Phil for a discussion about burning out as a GM, the ways it can happen, and what you can do about it. Phil’s article “Losing Interest” Ang’s article “GMing Fatigue” Phil’s article “The Rebound Game” Gnomecast #44 – Resisting the Shiny Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter, check out his other blog What Do I Know?, and check out his text-to-speech podcast What Do I Know? Follow Phil at @DNAphil on Twitter and check out his other work at Encoded Designs and Panda’s Talking Games. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter an...2021-09-1529 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #111 - Professionalism (Paid GMing - Part 2)Join Chuck, Di, and John for a discussion about professional expectations in gaming, the second part last episode’s talk about paid GMing. Are these gnomes professional enough to avoid being thrown in the stew? Follow Di at @DiceQueenDi on Twitter, dicequeenDi on Twitch, and DiceQueen Di on YouTube. Follow Chuck at @InnocuousChuck on Twitter. Follow John at @johnarcadian on Twitter, and find more at johnarcadian.com or wherever fine John Arcadians can be found. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting th...2021-03-0423 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #111 - Paid GMing (Part 1)Join Chuck, Di, and John for a discussion about paid GMing and its impact on the hobby. Can these gnomes get enough GMing gigs to avoid being thrown in the stew? Follow Di at @DiceQueenDi on Twitter, dicequeenDi on Twitch, and DiceQueen Di on YouTube. Follow Chuck at @InnocuousChuck on Twitter. Follow John at @johnarcadian on Twitter, and find more at johnarcadian.com or wherever fine John Arcadians can be found. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook...2021-02-1835 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #110 - Props in Pandemic TimesJoin Ang, Chuck, and John for a discussion about how minis-and-props gaming has changed after a lot of it has moved online. Can these gnomes take advantage of terrain and avoid being thrown in the stew? A photo of the cityscape Ang described in the episode. Follow Chuck at @InnocuousChuck on Twitter. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Follow John at @johnarcadian on Twitter, and find more at johnarcadian.com or wherever fine John Arcadians can be found. Keep...2021-02-0434 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #109 – Picking Up New EditionsJoin Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about new editions of games, both from designer and consumer perspectives. Can these gnomes stay current enough to avoid being thrown in the stew? Check out Seth Skorkowsky’s YouTube channel. Follow J.T. at @jtevans on Twitter and check out his work and other social media at jtevans.net. Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter and check out his blog What Do I Know? and his podcast What Do I Know About Actual Play. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and se...2021-01-2145 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #108 – Solo GamingJoin Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about playing solo games and other ways to enjoy gaming on your own. Can each of these gnomes on their own avoid being thrown in the stew one by one? This Episode’s Links Jared’s Gnome Stew article series “Camdon Turned Me Into A Vampire (Thousand Year Old Vampire)” Introduction Part Two – Into the Vampire Verse Part Three – Fimbulwinter Ironsworn Jared’s Ironsworn review on Gnome Stew What Do I Know About Actual Play? “Rassa’s Journey Episode 01” Field Guide to Memory on Kickstarter until January 7th at 7 PM Eastern. The...2021-01-0732 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #107 – Grafting Rules Into Other GamesJoin Ang, Chuck, and J.T. for a discussion about making use of rules from games other than the game you’re running. Can these gnomes cobble together enough games to avoid being thrown in the stew? Check out J.T.’s Dresden Files RPG Magic Use Summary. Follow Chuck at @InnocuousChuck on Twitter. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Follow J.T. at @jtevans on Twitter and check out his work and other social media at jtevans.net. Keep...2020-12-2435 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #106 – Learning New SettingsJoin Ang, Di, and J.T. for a discussion about running a setting that’s new to the GM, and introducing a setting that’s new to the players. Can these gnomes get familiar enough with their new setting to avoid being thrown in the stew? Links for this episode: J.T.’s Gnome Stew article “Using Someone Else’s Setting” The Writing Excuses episode “The Element Of Wonder” Follow J.T. at @jtevans on Twitter and check out his work and other social media at jtevans.net. Follow Di at @DiceQueenDi on Twitter, dicequeen...2020-12-1034 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #105 - Playing in a Recorded GameJoin Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about the ins and outs of playing a game for broadcast or recorded media! Can these gnomes produce a good enough performance to avoid being thrown in the stew? Check out RPG Design Panelcast episode #196 – “So you want to be a Podcaster!” from Metatopia 2018 featuring Phil, Senda, and Monica. Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter, check out his blog What Do I Know?, and check out his podcast What Do I Know About Actual Play. Follow Senda at @IdellaMithlynnd on Twitter and check out her other pod...2020-11-2638 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #104 - RPGaDay Questions, Part 3Join Di, John, and Phil for part 3 in a series answering questions based on David Chapman’s #RPGaDay social media prompts for 2020! Can these gnomes answer enough questions to avoid being thrown in the stew? Follow Di at @DiceQueenDi on Twitter, dicequeendi on Twitch, and DiceQueenDi on YouTube. Follow Phil at @DNAphil on Twitter and catch him on his other podcasts, Misdirected Mark (streamed live every Tuesday at 8 PM Eastern on the Misdirected Mark Twitch Channel) and Panda’s Talking Games. Follow John (if you’re lucky) at @johnarcadian on Twitter or find him for...2020-11-1236 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #103 - RPGaDay Questions, Part 2Join Jared, J.T., and Pete for part 2 in a series answering questions based on David Chapman’s #RPGaDay social media prompts for 2020! Can these gnomes answer enough questions to avoid being thrown in the stew? Pete’s game Rest in Pieces is on Kickstarter through Thursday, October 29th (the day this episode drops!). Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter and check out his website WhatDoIKnowJr.com. Follow J.T. at @jtevans on Twitter and check out his website JTEvans.com. Follow Pete at @vembranor on Twitter. Keep up with all the gn...2020-10-2932 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #102 - RPGaDay Questions, Part 1Join Ang, Chuck, and Senda for part 1 in a series answering questions based on David Chapman’s #RPGaDay social media prompts for 2020! Can these gnomes answer enough questions to avoid being thrown in the stew? Senda and Wen’s article “Closure and Finality – Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow” Will Jobst’s game this discord has ghosts in it Follow Chuck at @InnocuousChuck on Twitter. Follow Senda at @IdellaMithlynnd on Twitter, and find her on her other shows Panda’s Talking Games and She’s a Super Geek. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter, and follow pictur...2020-10-1539 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #99 - Honey and Hot Wax with Sharang Biswas and Lucian KahnJoin Senda and special guests Sharang Biswas and Lucian Kahn for a discussion about their recently released anthology of sexuality-themed games, Honey and Hot Wax. The wax may be hot, but is it as hot as being thrown in the stew? Content warning: While not graphic or particularly focused on sex, this interview does include some frank discussion of sexuality and sex acts. Honey and Hot Wax at the Pelgrane Shop Honey and Hot Wax at DriveThruRPG Follow Lucian at @oh_theogony on Twitter and check out his work at necromancy.itch.io. ...2020-09-0339 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #98 – Coterminous with Keith BakerJoin Jared and special guest Keith Baker of Twogether Studios for a discussion about Keith’s recent release Exploring Eberron. The guest is (probably) safe, but can the interviewer gnome avoid being thrown in the stew? Follow Keith’s blog at keith-baker.com, check out his work at Twogether Studios, and check out Exploring Eberron at the DM’s Guild. Check out Jared’s Gnome Stew review of Exploring Eberron. Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter and check out his blog What Do I Know? Keep up with all the gnomes by visit...2020-08-2048 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #97 – Online Conventions with Laura HamelJoin Ang and special guest Laura Hamel for a discussion about running, working for, and attending online conventions. Do these gnomes share enough virtual tabletop savvy to avoid being thrown in the stew? Check out Laura’s Gnome Stew guest article “Taking Your Convention Virtual.” Catch Laura’s work with U-Con at the U-Con Facebook group or at ucon-gaming.org. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the...2020-08-0635 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #96 – GMing FailureJoin Ang, Chuck, and Di for a discussion about different rules and techniques for managing character failure at the table. Do these gnomes know enough about managing failure to avoid being thrown in the stew? Links: Hamlet’s Hit Points Di’s Gen Con Online event “Time Wizardry & Mind Games for GMs” (Friday, July 31st at 5:00 PM Eastern) Follow Di at @DiceQGM on Twitter. Follow Chuck at @InnocuousChuck on Twitter. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnom...2020-07-2335 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #95 – What I’ve Learned RecentlyJoin Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about things they’ve learned about themselves and their gaming over the last few months of living in a very different world. Have these gnomes learned enough to avoid the stew? Episode links: Good Society Pasión de las Pasiones Senda’s Gnome Stew articles “Games That Excel at Online Remote Play” and “Games That Excel at Online Remote Play Part II.” Be sure to note Jared’s new contact information! Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter, check out his blog What Do I Know? at the new URL https://w...2020-07-0936 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #93 – A Visit to EberronJoin Ang, Jared, and John for a discussion about the D&D setting Eberron. Are these gnomes familiar enough with Sharn (City of Towers) to avoid the stew? Follow Jared at @KnightErrant_JR on Twitter, check out his blog What Do I Know?, and check out Jared Rascher’s YouTube channel. Follow John at @johnarcadian on Twitter, johnarcadian.com, take your chances on Google, or just follow the crows. Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by vis...2020-05-2838 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #92 – Terrain!Join Ang, Chuck, and J.T. for a discussion about making and using terrain in RPGs. These gnomes may be escaping the theater of the mind, but can they also escape the stew? Jared’s Gnome Stew article “Tactical Tokens Review” Variety‘s video “Inside Hollywood’s Elite Dungeons & Dragons Club” Google Maps – Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA Google Maps – North Brother Island, Bronx, NY Chuck’s Gnome Stew article “Four Ways To Fill Your Table (And Your Time)” Follow Chuck during the Age of Aquarius at @InnocuousChuck on Twitter. Follow J.T. at @jtevans on Twitter and check out...2020-05-1432 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #91 – Player AgencyJoin Ang, Di, and John for a discussion about player agency in RPGs. Do these gnomes have enough agency to keep themselves out of the stew? Lone Wolf from Cubicle 7 Follow Di at @DiceQGM on Twitter and check out her Carrd profile. Follow John at @johnarcadian on Twitter and check him out by searching the Internet (but you could start at johnarcadian.com). Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on T...2020-04-3051 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #90 – Playing OnlineJoin Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about playing RPGs online. Are these gnomes quarantined enough to keep out of the stew? Long Time Listener, Last Time Caller by Jeff Dieterle Are You There God? It’s the Quarterly Earnings Report by Margo Gray Senda’s Gnome Stew articles “Games that Excel at Online/Report Play” and “Games that Excel at Online/Report Play: Part II” The Gaming and BS podcast A Response to the Esteemed Dr. Crackpot by Emily Jankowski Follow Jared at @KnightErrant_JR on Twitter and check out his blog What Do I Know? Fo...2020-04-1638 minGnomecastGnomecastGnomecast #89 – Beefing Up Your NPCsJoin Ang and J.T. for a discussion about how to best make use of non-player characters (NPCs) in your game. Are these gnomes main enough characters to keep out of the stew? You can find all the books J.T. mentioned at the Writers Helping Writers bookstore. This is the “feeling wheel” J.T. described (click for large version):It was popularized as a tool for writers by English teacher Kaitlin Robbs and is based on the therapeutic tool developed by Dr. Gloria Willcox. Check out Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game from Engine Publis...2020-04-0230 minWhelmed : the Young Justice filesWhelmed : the Young Justice filesDiscussion : Chris Sniezak : Green Lantern Corps and the DC GalaxyToday in the Watchtower we welcome dear friend of the show, Chris Sniezak. Chris is the co-owner of Misdirected Mark Productions, Encoded Designs, and Lake Effect Gaming, is the host of the Misdirected Mark and Down with D&D podcasts, and editor of the Gnomecast, Hobbes and Friends of the OSR, and more. Chris is also a writer, designer, and convention coordinator - basically, if you are a part of the roleplaying podcast or gaming community, Chris is there to support you. Thanks to everyone for sharing time with us. You can find us on Twitter @theYJfiles...2018-02-2156 min