The guys get into story 3, talk about the choices they made as the GM and the players, and how this nine part epic became a nine part epic because the GM sure wasn't planning for it. So join us for the ups and down, the ins and outs of story three, Smarty Pants.

It's part 2 of A Magical Night. The crew of Gunny, Silas, and Ti are getting ready for PROM. They're also getting ready for the post prom ritual, or at least to stop the Wyrm Cult, get Meseme's essence back, and reconstitute her, hopefully, if they don't mess it up. Things heat up in this one with people pairing off for prom, Lisa causing some amount of grief, Ti looking for love in maybe the right places, and Gunny trying to get inside the Wyrm clan. There might even be a promposal.

Since we lost a recording and had to rerecord we got a little off schedule and didn't have an episode for this week. Instead of not releasing anything here's an off the cuff about your GM and Player footprint at the physical and digital table. Enjoy.

Welcome to story 4, A Magical Night. The crew of Gunny, Silas, and Ti are getting ready for PROM. They're also getting ready for the post prom ritual, or at least to stop the Wyrm Cult, get Meseme's essence back, and reconstitute her, hopefully, if they don't mess it up.

Have you ever thought that about your game? I've prepped this game but after the session my prep was only sort of used. We do...a lot. Today we get inside this idea, talking a lot about how to get the most out of these situations and why they might even be a benefit to you.

It's the epilogue and our Stars and Wishes for Smarty Pants. Done miss out on this one as it has some set up for story 4.

We're talking about three mods from Cortex Prime today and how we don't quite use them the way they're explained in the book. Stress, Action Based Resolution, and the Doom Pool. Enjoy and tell us about the mods you've enjoyed, used, or modified in your Cortex Games.

We join the Children of the Shroud as they throw down with Jenna in the decrepit Buffalo Asylum amidst shadows, falling apart architecture, and disturbed spirits. Will they defeat Jenna or will she end the children of the shroud? Tune in this week to find out,

What do you do when the players make a choice that jumps ahead of what you were planning on and either skips everything you had prepared or moves towards the end of a story by passing many other story beats along the way. We call this Story Jumping and we're discussing it on todays Misdirected Mark Podcast.

We join the Children of the Shroud as they break into a house. I guess we're gonna be criminals but I suppose we do have probable cause to check out this place. After all, Meseme's essence has been detected within the apartment. So check out the twists and turns on this weeks Children of the Shroud.

Enjoy another installment as we help you learn the ins and outs of Cortex Prime. This week we're covering Plot Points, the meta currency of Cortex Prime.

We join the Children of the Shroud as they return to school on a Monday morning and then continue their pursuit of Samia in the evening, but wait, there's a twist and Phil is gonna do some GM Gymnastics in this one. Check it out on this weeks Children of the Shroud.

Don't take away my agency...unless you have a good reason. And don't make me pay for it. In fact, pay me to take away my agency...in currency or in a story I can get behind.

We join the Children of the Shroud in the fallout of their fight and chase with Samia. They plan their next moves and Silas tried to get himself under control.

Our second cortex primer is all about tests and contests. We also chat about chases, multi person contests, and how you can utilize these two primary conflict resolution systems within a cortex game.

We join the Children of the Shroud as they try and get the drug dealer Samia to tell them what she knows but personalities clash and things might not go the Children of the Shrouds way.

Sometimes you just want to have that argument with another character. You don't agree with their motives, ideas, how they looked at you. Whatever the reason you just want to have that fight. It's not full on PvP but it's a conflict. So we're talking about the tools and tips you can use to have these moments at your table without it blowing up your game.

We join the Children of the Shroud as they delver deeper into the mystery surrounding the death of their friend Morris and how it relates to the magical drug dealer Samia.

We're chatting about Traits in Cortex Prime this episode. You get a short intro just from Chris to the basic concepts and then we bring in Jerry and Bob to break things down and provide more context, more examples, and more everything surrounding Traits.

We join the Children of the Shroud as they pursue Lowell Thorton and the magical Altoid situation

Combat one. Combat two. Combat three. Combat four. We want no more. But your game is all about the fight so how do we get everyone having fun when fighting is the primary activity of your game? We put other kinds of moments inside of those fights and make the story happen within the combat mechanics. Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter Encoded Designs itch.io page Never Unprepared Audiobook

We join the Children of the Shroud as they begin a new story. Starting with an academic decathlon, devolving into some teenage anger issues, a date, and a cold and honest conversation.

This rule just doesn't work the way we want it to. So what do we do? Change it. Ok. So how do we do that without messing up the game? That's what we're talking about on this episode so check it out to get some ideas for how to fix rules on the fly. Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter Encoded Designs itch.io page Never Unprepared Audiobook

We join the Children of the Shroud as they continue their fight with the Lancaster Legends. We hope our Veil trainees can stop Brad and his goons and help Ike find the rest he wishes to find. Enjoy and let us know if you're enjoying the show.

We discuss a variety of examples and tools for how to get players to engage with multiple parts of a game