Episodes
Hello listeners of Misdirected Mark Productions. I'm here with this short message to let you know about The Streets of Avalon Kickstarter by Encoded Designs. Some of you may be listening to us talk about it on the other podcasts but we wanted to give you the short version. We’re raising money to bring to life a Fafard and The Grey Mouser inspired, urban swords and sorcery city of epic proportions. If we raise enough, this book will contain a gazetteer of the city of Avalon, a GMing section...
Published 12/19/18
Published 12/19/18
On this episode of Advantage to Insight we speak with Bill Benham of Wizards of the Coast! We find out more about his history with RIFTS and Eberron, but also how often he swipes pens from his co-workers! All this and more! Insight * Bill Benham (Twitter) Contact * Advantage to Insight (Web, Twitter, Google+, Email) References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License * Edited by Rob...
Published 11/27/18
Advantage to Insight returns with one fan, one insight, and roll them together for the best result! This is the long lost Face of the League episode with Associate Community Manager, Lysa Chen! What a great interview! Fan * Lysa Chen (Twitter, Web) Insight * Face of the League, Associate Community Manager for D&D Adventurers League Contact * Advantage to Insight (Web, Twitter, Google+, Email) References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod...
Published 06/25/18
Wayne chats with Mark Merida from The Roll Initiative about adventurer's league, D&D, and more.
Published 02/26/18
Advantage to Insight returns with one fan, one insight, and roll them together for the best result! Chris Sniezak joins the show to talk about his background and experience about writing D&D adventures, specifically for consumption and publication. Fan * Chris Sniezak (Twitter) Insight * Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Writing Contact * Advantage to Insight (Web, Twitter, Google+, Email) References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod...
Published 02/25/18
Advantage to Insight returns with one fan, one insight, and roll them together for the best result! Daniel Kwan joins the show during Misdirected Mark Kid’s Week and talks about his experience running the D&D program for children at the local museum. Fan * Daniel Kwan (Twitter, Curiosity in Focus) Insight * Dungeons & Dragons Children’s Programs Contact * Advantage to Insight (Web, Twitter, Google+, Email) References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin...
Published 02/24/18
We made it! One whole year! Listen as we take account of what happens in one year… this week on Advantage to Insight! Topic * Happy anniversary! Contact * Advantage to Insight (Web, Twitter, Google+, Email) References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Published 02/23/18
Welcome to the Face of the League series! Today we are privileged to have Alan Patrick on the show! Learn more about Alan and his role in the D&D Adventurers League… this week on Advantage to Insight! Topic * Learn about Alan Patrick! Contact Alan * Facebook * Twitter References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Published 02/22/18
Welcome to the Face of the League series! Today we are privileged to have Claire Hoffman on the show! Learn more about Claire and her role in the D&D Adventurers League… this week on Advantage to Insight! Topic * Learn about Claire Hoffman! Contact Claire * Twitter * Email References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Published 02/21/18
Core books, splat books, playtest material–how do you keep all the new character options under control and have any system mastery? It is even possible? When is it too much? This week… on Advantage to Insight! Topic * Adding character options and rules to your D&D game Contact * Advantage to Insight (Web, Twitter, Google+, Email) References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Published 02/20/18
Welcome to the Face of the League series! Today we are privileged to have Travis Woodall on the show! Learn more about Travis and his role in the D&D Adventurers League… this week on Advantage to Insight! Topic * Learn about Travis Woodall! Contact Travis * Email * Facebook References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Published 02/19/18
Welcome to the Face of the League series! Today we are privileged to have Bill Benham on the show! Learn more about Bill and his role in the D&D Adventurers League… this week on Advantage to Insight! Topic * Learn about Bill Benham Contact Bill * Twitter * Facebook References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Published 02/18/18
Welcome to the Face of the League series! Today we are privileged to have Robert Adducci on the show! Learn more about Robert and his role in the D&D Adventurers League… this week on Advantage to Insight! Topic * Learn about Robert Adducci! Contact Robert * Google+ * Twitter * Facebook References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Published 04/19/17
So very tired! We are back on the mics this week talking about what happens when good players and Dungeon Masters reach the tipping point. How do you identify burnout, how to prevent it, and how to recover that gaming spirit again. All this and more… this week on Advantage to Insight. Topic * Burnout Contact * Advantage to Insight (Web, Twitter, Google+, Email) References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By...
Published 04/13/17
Welcome to the Face of the League series! Today we are privileged to have Greg Marks on the show! Learn more about Greg and his role in the D&D Adventurers League… this week on Advantage to Insight! Topic * Learn about Greg Marks! Contact Greg Marks * Google+ * Twitter * Facebook References * Hall of the Mountain King Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Published 03/30/17
Return to Arcanis: The World of Shattered Empires! Welcome Henry Lopez, creator of Arcanis to the show as we dive into topics about the campaign setting, the origins of the game, the long running organized play campaign, and the Kickstarter campaign now FULLY FUNDED! This week on Advantage to Insight! (This episode is dedicated to the late Vincent Au, the greatest fan of Living Arcanis.) Topic * All about the Arcanis campaign setting! Notes * Arcanis: The World of...
Published 03/24/17
This is the end… but not without a fight! The Last War is never over for Kristian Serrano as he joins us on the mics again to talk about how Sharn campaigns are run! This week on Advantage to Insight! Topic * Prepare a Dungeon Master to run a Sharn campaign Notes * How to run a Sharn campaign? * Mind mapping * Action and dark intrigue * How to make characters and parties * The Last War * Go back to the tropes, but how-to * Where to dig for...
Published 03/17/17
If you make lemonade from lemons, what do you make when Unearthed Arcana gives you class options…? Thankfully, Alex D’Amico is able to make better sense of the recentUnearthed Arcana articles than we are at making jokes–this week on Advantage to Insight! Topic * So many Unearthed Arcana articles, so few characters to play! Notes * Codex – Unearthed Arcana Thanks * Alex D’Amico Contact * Advantage to Insight (Web, Twitter, Google+, Email) Credits * Hall...
Published 03/02/17
It has finally come to this… the final episode of our Dark Sun series! Once again Robert Adducci steps out of Ral’s burning gaze and joins us on the mics to talk about bringing a Dark Sun campaign to a gaming table near you! This week on Advantage to Insight! Topic * What makes up a Dark Sun campaign? Notes * Show Notes Contact * Robert Adducci (Google+, Twitter) * The Burnt World of Athas (athas.org, Twitter) * Advantage to Insight (Web, Twitter, Google+,...
Published 02/23/17
It is time for some shameless self-promotion from Chris Sniezak as we talk about what friends of the Misdirected Mark Productions are up to! Can we avoid the tarrasque’s gullet? This week on Advantage to Insight! Topic * What are friends of MM Productions up to in the realm of Dungeons & Dragons? Notes * Show Notes Contact * Chris Sniezak (Twitter, Google+) * Advantage to Insight (Web, Twitter, Google+, Email) References * Hall of the Mountain...
Published 02/10/17