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Phil, Bob, and Jerry return from winter break and continue the multipart discussion about opposition with a look at the hive mind. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite hive mind over at The Misdirected Mark MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry continue the discussion about opposition with a look at the puppet master. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite puppet master over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Reminder: This marks the final MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss their gaming lives in general in this Salon episode. Enjoy, and connect with us over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Time Stamps 1:43 – The Temperature Check 7:55 – The Lobby MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss what makes a mastermind, and how to run mastermind opposition in your games. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite masterminds over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Reminder: There will be MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the composition and uses of conspiracies in your games. Enjoy, and tell us about your in-game conspiracies over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Catch the live recording of a new episode MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss tips on running those big boss fights that form the capstone of so many adventures and campaigns. Enjoy, and tell us about your big boss fights over at The Misdirected Mark MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss tips on running games where the GM has to set a difficulty level as part of the task resolution mechanism. Enjoy, and tell us how you decide the levels of MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry welcome special guest Jason Pitre of Genesis of Legend Publishing to discuss Forged in the Dark game design and Jason’s new game Sig: City of Blades on Kickstarter through October 30th! MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry conclude the discussion of non-optimal play, this time from the player’s perspective. Enjoy, and tell us about your non-optimal play over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Catch the live recording of a MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the human side of non-optimal play from the GM’s perspective, as opposed to last week’s discussion of the mechanical perspective. Enjoy, and tell us about how you run non-optimal play MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the benefits and mechanics of non-optimal play decisions. Enjoy, and tell us about your non-optimal play over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Catch the live recording of a new episode every MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss various categories, examples, and uses of GM tools to help you run your game. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite GM tools over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Catch the MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss different ways to prepare and use published adventures in your games! Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite published adventures over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Catch the live recording of MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss pre-game preparation, improv in gaming, and the strengths and uses of both of those styles – even together! Enjoy, and tell us about your prep and improv experiences over at The MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss what nostalgia means, how you can enjoy it, and what the risks of indulging may be. Enjoy, and tell us about what makes you nostalgic in gaming over at The Misdirected MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss managing the villains in your game: what they’re for and how to make them memorable. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite villains over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. Catch the MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss in-game planning, especially various game mechanics for pulling off heists. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite in-game plans over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. If you’re available, also catch the MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss powerful NPCs that support and provide for player characters. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite in-game patrons over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. If you’re available, also catch the live MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss different methods and approaches to worldbuilding for your tabletop stories. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite worlds over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. If you’re available, also catch the live MORE

Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss various types of “assist” mechanics in different games. Enjoy, and tell us about your favorite teamwork rules over at The Misdirected Mark Forums. If you’re available, also catch the live recording MORE