Panda's Talking Games

Show us how you keep skill challenges interesting! Senda and Phil talk skill challenge challenges (see what I did there?), suggestions for when and how to use them, and some tips on what to avoid. Also, Captain Kirk is climbing a mountain. Why is he climbing the mountain? https://youtu.be/HU2ftCitvyQ Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the internet: Twitter: @PandasTalkGames Forums: http://forums.misdirectedmark.com and panda(at)misdirectedmark.com

Due to some *life stuff,* we had to record a quick chit chat! If you are listening for the first time, this is not our standard format, but it is the format that we use when life gets in the way of our standard style. This chit chat: what’s giving us life in gaming – Brindlewood Bay, Game group rearranging, and world building Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the internet: Twitter: @PandasTalkGames Forums: http://forums.misdirectedmark.com and panda(at)misdirectedmark.com

Show us how you maximize your prep to game play time! Phil and Senda talk prep, prepping the most important stuff, and pacing the game to fill the time you want it to. Book resources (also available on Amazon): Never Unprepared: The Complete Gamemaster’s Guide to Session Prep – https://enginepublishing.com/never-unprepared-the-complete-game-masters-guide-to-session-prep or in print – https://studio2publishing.com/products/never-unprepared-the-complete-game-master-s-guide-to-session-pr?_pos=1&_sid=31ad7d6d4&_ss=r Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters – https://enginepublishing.com/eureka-501-adventure-plots-to-inspire-game-masters or in print – https://studio2publishing.com/products/eureka-501-adventure-plots-to-inspire-game-masters?_pos=1&_sid=e97975586&_ss=r Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game – https://enginepublishing.com/masks-1000-memorable-npcs-for-any-roleplaying-game or in print – https://studio2publishing.com/products/masks-1-000-memorable-npcs-for-any-roleplaying-game-softcover?_pos=1&_sid=f5b184f87&_ss=r Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the internet: Twitter: @PandasTalkGames Forums: http://forums.misdirectedmark.com and panda(at)misdirectedmark.com

Show us how you de-role after you play! Phil and Send chat about de-roling for sessions and campaigns, with things you may wish to consider and tips on potential ways to de-role. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the internet: Twitter: @PandasTalkGames Forums: http://forums.misdirectedmark.com and panda(at)misdirectedmark.com

It’s episode 300, and we’re talking about epilogues! Show us how and when you use an epilogue! Senda and Phil talk the when, who, and how of epilogues, and a little bit about being 300 episodes into a podcast. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the internet: Twitter: @PandasTalkGames Forums: http://forums.misdirectedmark.com and panda(at)misdirectedmark.com

Show us how you manage sharing playing NPCs at your table! Phil and Senda talk about how to draw boundaries when there’s spillage between NPCs you want/don’t mind sharing with your player and NPCs you need to control. Apologies for the late show — the hotel wifi was a challenge in trying to get the audio uploaded! We will be back on schedule again next week (Wednesdays). Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the internet: Twitter: @PandasTalkGames Forums: http://forums.misdirectedmark.com and panda(at)misdirectedmark.com

We’re back from holiday hiatus! Phil and Senda attempt to remember how to do that thing we do weekly, and then take a deep dive on request into a conversation about house rules — the good, the bad, and some categorization. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the internet: Twitter: @PandasTalkGames Forums: http://forums.misdirectedmark.com and panda(at)misdirectedmark.com

Show us how you deal with prisoners in your game! Do your players get stuck debating for hours? Senda and Phil talk about a gaming horror story we received (names and details redacted just in case) and what it made us think about in terms of avoiding this issue or mitigating hours of debate at your table. Additionally, we are taking our holiday hiatus! This will be the last episode that drops this year (December 7). You’ll hear from us again starting on January 11 2023! Happy Holidays, all! Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the internet: Twitter: @PandasTalkGames Forums: http://forums.misdirectedmark.com and panda(at)misdirectedmark.com

Show us how you manage clue distribution and railroading in a mystery game! Phil and Senda talk clues, railroads, prepped and ad hoc mysteries, and the two mystery games we both just happen to be playing right now (that made this question so pertinent at this moment). Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the internet: Twitter: @PandasTalkGames Forums: http://forums.misdirectedmark.com and panda(at)misdirectedmark.com

Phil and Senda chat about…the chit chat we were going to have last week if only Senda weren’t sick! As usual for our chit chat episodes, we talked giving us life in gaming and giving us life outside of gaming. If this is your first episode, please know that this is not our normal format! We’ll be back to tinkering around in the engine of your game if it’s making weird noises next week. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. Find us on the internet: Twitter: @PandasTalkGames Forums: http://forums.misdirectedmark.com and panda(at)misdirectedmark.com