Alex Thomas

The gnomes welcome Alex Thomas from Green Ronin, the line developer for Mutants and Masterminds. Ang might have also Gulliver travelled him to a chain to get this interview. Either way, the conversation is pretty good, filled with super hero gaming conversations, and talk of writing for RPG companies.  Please forgive our audio as this was done on one mic in unideal conditions. Here are links to all things Alex:alexanderwrites.comuntoldstoriesproject.comgreenronin.com

The gnomes welcome Alex Thomas from Green Ronin, the line developer for Mutants and Masterminds. Ang might have also Gulliver travelled him to a chain to get this interview. Either way, the conversation is pretty good, filled with super hero gaming conversations, and talk of writing for RPG companies. Please forgive our audio as this was done on one mic in unideal conditions. Here are links to all things Alex: <a href="http://alexanderwrites.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alexanderwrites.com</a> <a href="http://untoldstoriesproject.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">untoldstoriesproject.com</a> <a href="http://greenronin.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">greenronin.com</a>

GNOMECAST #168 – Alex Thomas from Green Ronin

We’re talking about parties. Not adventuring parties. Masquerades, balls, shindigs, gatherings, formal dances, ragers, raves, and festivals. Chris and Jared want to help you drop that holiday party right in the middle of your game and make it as memorable as possible. 

We’re talking about parties. Not adventuring parties. Masquerades, balls, shindigs, gatherings, formal dances, ragers, raves, and festivals. Chris and Jared want to help you drop that holiday party right in the middle of your game and make it as memorable as possible.

GNOMECAST #167 – Parties…like the ones you dance at

It’s here. It’s there. It’s every bleeping where. Quantum Ogre. Quantum Ogre.

It’s here. It’s there. It’s every bleeping where. Quantum Ogre. Quantum Ogre.

GNOMECAST #166 – The Quantum Ogre

On today’s Gnomecast we talk problems with scheduling. To cover that we have Ang, along with Tomas and Phil to talk about the true BBEG of ttrpgs. Time to break out the +4 calendars. 

On today’s Gnomecast we talk problems with scheduling. To cover that we have Ang, along with Tomas and Phil to talk about the true BBEG of ttrpgs. Time to break out the +4 calendars.

GNOMECAST #165 – Scheduling Difficulties

Adam Bradford

Jared takes some time to speak with Adam Bradford, the person behind Demiplane. a place for Digital Tools, Content, and Services to Discover, Prep, and Play All Your Favorite Tabletop Roleplaying Games.

Jared takes some time to speak with Adam Bradford, the person behind <a href="https://app.demiplane.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Demiplane</a>. a place for Digital Tools, Content, and Services to Discover, Prep, and Play All Your Favorite Tabletop Roleplaying Games.

GNOMECAST #164 – Demiplane with Adam Bradford

Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good.  Today we have myself Ang, along with Senda and Jared to talk about Collaborative World Building. What it is, how to do it, games that can help you get better at it, the pitfalls, the bonus for doing this, and potential ways to use this concept in your games. 

Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good.  Today we have myself Ang, along with Senda and Jared to talk about Collaborative World Building. What it is, how to do it, games that can help you get better at it, the pitfalls, the bonus for doing this, and potential ways to use this concept in your games.

GNOMECAST #163 – Collaborative World Building

Game Crush is a conversation between folks who love a game. Sometimes it’s with two people who just enjoy the game and sometimes it’s between a fan and the designer. Today Chris is talking with Jason Cordova for the first ever game crush. We’re talking about his game Public Access, a game of Nostalgia and Analog Horror using the Carved from Brindlewood game system. We hope you enjoy this game and please feel free to pick up Public Access here.  You can also join the Gauntlet Patreon here if you want these games earlier and at their lowest cost,  Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter Misdirected Mark Productions YouTube Channel Encoded Designs itch.io page Never Unprepared Audiobook

Game Crush is a conversation between folks who love a game. Sometimes it’s with two people who just enjoy the game and sometimes it’s between a fan and the designer. Today Chris is talking with Jason Cordova for the first ever game crush. We’re talking about his game Public Access, a game of Nostalgia and Analog Horror using the Carved from Brindlewood game system. We hope you enjoy this game and please feel free to pick up <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/429340/Public-Access" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Public Access here</a>. You can also join the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gauntlet" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Gauntlet Patreon here</a> if you want these games earlier and at their lowest cost, <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/mmp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/misdirectedmark" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/MisdirectedMark" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Misdirected Mark Productions YouTube Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://encodeddesigns.itch.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Encoded Designs itch.io page</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Never-Unprepared-Audiobook/B0821QV58L" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Never Unprepared Audiobook</a></li></ul>

Public Access with Jason Cordova

Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good.  Today we have myself Ang, along with Matt and Chris and we’re going to talk about Hex Crawls! The good, the bad, and how we’ve used them or their ideas in our games!

Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good.  Today we have myself Ang, along with Matt and Chris and we’re going to talk about Hex Crawls! The good, the bad, and how we’ve used them or their ideas in our games!

GNOMECAST #162 – Hex Crawls

Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good.  Today we have myself, Ang, along with JT and Senda and today we’re going to talk about introducing new players to roleplaying games.

Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good.  Today we have myself, Ang, along with JT and Senda and today we’re going to talk about introducing new players to roleplaying games.

GNOMECAST #161 – Introducing New Players

Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good. Today we have myself, Ang, along with Jared and JT. Today we’re going to talk about how one bad player can make you change how you GM, in both good and bad ways. CONTENT WARNING: There is a conversation about a child predator and potential grooming within this episode. If that’s a trigger for you this might be one you may want to skip.

Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good. Today we have myself, Ang, along with Jared and JT. Today we’re going to talk about how one bad player can make you change how you GM, in both good and bad ways. CONTENT WARNING: There is a conversation about a child predator and potential grooming within this episode. If that’s a trigger for you this might be one you may want to skip.

GNOMECAST #160 – One Bad Player to Make a Change

A rotating cast of gnomes (from Gnome Stew, the award winning gaming blog) gather every two weeks to discuss table top gaming topics from their articles and elsewhere. Will we be good enough to avoid being thrown in the stew?

Like the Gnome Stew website, this podcast offers RPG advice and ideas in a nicely digestible short form. (Gnomes... digestible... get it?!) Everyone associated with the show is great, and Angela is a sharp and insightful host. — Jen / Pixelscapes

Great advice and an amusing theme

This is a short form podcast that tackles a topic that appears on the blog, utilizing some of the authors that contribute to the site. All of the contributors are interesting and have some solid insights, but the show still feels a little bit unfocused. It's a new show, and I think it just hasn't quite hit its stride or fully realized what it wants to be yet, but still not a bad listen, and it's a fairly short form show.

Lots of Talent, Not Quite Dialed In Yet

Gnomecast 

Join Ang, Jen, and Matt for a discussion about how to handle players that are less invested in the game. Are these gnomes serious enough to avoid getting tossed in the stew this week? Check out Commandroids: A World Transformed on Kickstarter through September 2nd! Get details on GEM fund-matching for the 2019 IGDN Metatopia Sponsorship here. Follow Jen at @JenKatWrites on Twitter, check out the JenKatWrites Patreon, and check out her blog First Sight Second Thoughts. Do not try to follow Matt on the Internet, but check out his articles 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 visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars!

Join Ang, Jen, and Matt for a discussion about how to handle players that are less invested in the game. Are these gnomes serious enough to avoid getting tossed in the stew this week? Check out <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nerdycity/commandroids-a-world-transformed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Commandroids: A World Transformed</a> on Kickstarter through September 2nd! Get details on GEM fund-matching for the 2019 IGDN Metatopia Sponsorship <a href="https://misdirectedmark.com/2019/07/29/special-announcement-gem-fund-matching-drive-for-the-2019-igdn-metatopia-sponsorship/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Follow Jen at <a href="https://twitter.com/JenKatWrites" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@JenKatWrites</a> on Twitter, check out the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/jenkatwrites" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JenKatWrites Patreon</a>, and check out her blog <a href="http://www.firstsightsecondthoughts.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First Sight Second Thoughts</a>. Do not try to follow Matt on the Internet, but check out his articles at <a href="https://gnomestew.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gnome Stew</a>! Follow Ang at <a href="https://twitter.com/orikes13" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@orikes13</a> on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/orikes13/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@orikes13</a> on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting <a href="https://gnomestew.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gnomestew.com</a>, following <a href="https://twitter.com/gnomestew/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@gnomestew</a> on Twitter, or visiting the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gnomestew/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gnome Stew Facebook Page</a>. Subscribe to the <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/gnomestew" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gnome Stew Twitch channel</a>, check out <a href="http://gnomestew.com/merch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gnome Stew Merch</a>, and support <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gnomestew" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gnome Stew on Patreon</a>! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out <a href="https://misdirectedmark.com/category/podcasts/wepas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars</a>!

Gnomecast #73 – Navigating the Casual

Join Ang, John, and Chris for a discussion about getting comfortable running games without any prep and relying on improvisation. Will these gnomes be able to improvise their way out of getting tossed in the stew this week? Resources mentioned in this show include:  Play Unsafe by Graham Walmsley Unframed: The Art of Improvisation for Game Masters from Engine Publishing  Get details on GEM fund-matching for the 2019 IGDN Metatopia Sponsorship here. Follow Chris at @Thelight101 on Twitter and Christoper M. Sneizak on Facebook. Follow John at @johnarcadian on Twitter and anywhere fine John Arcadians are bartered or sold, like 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 Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out Panda’s Talking Games!

Join Ang, John, and Chris for a discussion about getting comfortable running games without any prep and relying on improvisation. Will these gnomes be able to improvise their way out of getting tossed in the stew this week? Resources mentioned in this show include: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/106247/Play-Unsafe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Play Unsafe</a> by Graham Walmsley</li> <li><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/132418/Unframed-The-Art-of-Improvisation-for-Game-Masters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unframed: The Art of Improvisation for Game Masters</a> from Engine Publishing</li> </ul> Get details on GEM fund-matching for the 2019 IGDN Metatopia Sponsorship <a href="https://misdirectedmark.com/2019/07/29/special-announcement-gem-fund-matching-drive-for-the-2019-igdn-metatopia-sponsorship/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Follow Chris at <a href="https://twitter.com/Thelight101" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Thelight101</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/christopher.sniezak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christoper M. Sneizak</a> on Facebook. Follow John at <a href="https://twitter.com/johnarcadian" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@johnarcadian</a> on Twitter and anywhere fine John Arcadians are bartered or sold, like <a href="https://johnarcadian.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">johnarcadian.com</a>. Follow Ang at <a href="https://twitter.com/orikes13" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@orikes13</a> on Twitter and see pictures of her cats at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/orikes13/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@orikes13</a> on Instagram. Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting <a href="https://gnomestew.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gnomestew.com</a>, following <a href="https://twitter.com/gnomestew/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@gnomestew</a> on Twitter, or visiting the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gnomestew/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gnome Stew Facebook Page</a>. Subscribe to the <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/gnomestew" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gnome Stew Twitch channel</a>, check out <a href="http://gnomestew.com/merch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gnome Stew Merch</a>, and support <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gnomestew" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gnome Stew on Patreon</a>! For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out <a href="http://misdirectedmark.com/category/podcasts/panda/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Panda’s Talking Games</a>!

Gnomecast #72 – GMing from NOTHING

The best podcast episodes on non-current politics. Covering topics such as universal basic income, democracy, poverty & justice and more. For anyone interested in learning more about politics that affect that world, not just now, but in the longer term. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!

Best Non-Current Politics Podcasts

The Best Multi-Part Documentaries, with documentaries on Obama, Federer vs Nadal, the making of Star Wars, Netflix vs Blockbuster and more. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!