I have been very fortunate to have been gaming for 40+ years. I have rolled dice with friends in nearly every decade of my life (minus that first one with the crayons, learning letters and numbers). I have had D&D sleepovers as a teenager where we played all night. I gamed with a table of […]

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GC_244_World-Build_with_Little_Final.mp3 Join Ang, along with Chris and JT as they talk about world building, both what you need to have set up before you start and what you can add on the fly when you need it. Links: Tabletop Treehouse Sectors Without Number Author Amanda J. White Crows: Fortune or Death Traveller RPG Map of […]

Picking the right game is all about making sure you and your group are gonna have fun. To do that you need to know yourself and your group.

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GC_243_How-do-we-get-them-to-RP-final.mp3 Join Ang, Jared and Josh as they talk about different ideas on how to encourage your player to get into their characters and roleplay more. How do you get them from just telling you what their character does to diving into the narrative with both feet? LINKS: Mutants & Masterminds 3e Character Builder Marvel […]

What would you like to know if you were going to start GMing? I’ve been at this for so long that I have no clue how to answer that question, sooooo, I asked a bunch of  folks I know who have low or no GM experience. These are the answers I got. A QuickStart rulebook […]

I feel I kind of suck running published adventures. I have been running RPGs for over twenty years now, but I feel like I skipped a step in the standard GM skills evolution by going straight to homebrew campaigns and adventures. Adventures written by someone else always feel like a bit of a struggle. Earlier […]

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GC_242_Rise-of-the-lazy-gm_V01.mp3 Join Ang and Jared as they sit down with Mike Shea from Sly Flourish and talk about his latest GMing advice book, Rise of the Lazy Game Master, as well as a bunch of other topics related to creating content for the RPG community. Links: Sly Flourish Rise of the Lazy Game Master Kickstarter

Recently I crossed the 1st anniversary of my current campaign of Blades in the Dark, or just Blades for the rest of this article. For me, a game that goes a full year marks a very successful campaign, being able to keep the player’s interest, my interest, and remain mechanically fresh. So I thought on […]

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GC_241_Seeking-good-players_final.mp3 Join Ang along with JT and Tomas as they talk about what they think makes for good players. What qualities in a player make them excited to see someone coming back to their table again and again? Links: Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Crypt of the NekroLych Masks: A New Generation Second Edition

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GC_240_MMP-takes-over-the-Gnomecast_Initative_V01.mp3 Bob, Chris, and Phil take over the Gnomecast for a special return of the Misdirected Mark Podcast, at least for one episode. This time, they dive deep into initiative in tabletop RPGs, exploring different types of initiative systems, how games handle turn order, and what those choices mean for pacing, spotlight management, design, and […]