Episodes
Tuesday Jul 29, 2014
Episode 45 - Envy (Virtues & Vices, Part 11)
Tuesday Jul 29, 2014
Tuesday Jul 29, 2014
Branden and Peter continue our Virtues & Vices series with a discussion of Envy! BIG news first, though: Episode 50 will be recorded LIVE, with an ongoing listener Q&A during the episode! Also, Grant's working on t-shirts and other STG products. Then we talk about Envy: The Christian definition of it, why it's a capital vice, using it in games and stories, and dealing with it at the table.
Scripture: Genesis 4:2-10, Exodus 20:17, Proverbs 14:30, Luke 15:25-30, James 3:13-18
Tuesday Jul 15, 2014
Episode 44 - Oaths and Vows
Tuesday Jul 15, 2014
Tuesday Jul 15, 2014
Peter and Branden will be holding down the next couple of episodes—Grant's got some medical issues and can't podcast for a while. But we've got extra STG-related content to make up for it! Peter was on Episode 2 of the Crossover Nexus roundtable podcast (as was Mike Perna of Game Store Prophets), so give that a listen too. We also have a new logo, courtesy of Ruben at 3d6 Design; it looks awesome, so thanks very much, Ruben!
After that news (and a little bit more), we get down to business: Talking about oaths and vows in games. We define oaths, vows and pledges; discuss the dangers of vows; and then explore the gaming and roleplaying opportunities such promises provide us as GMs and players.
Scripture: Numbers 30:2; Judges 11:30-32, 34-35; Matthew 5:33-37
Thursday Jul 03, 2014
Episode 43 - Unity vs. Uniformity (with Ed Healy)
Thursday Jul 03, 2014
Thursday Jul 03, 2014
Peter was at Fear the Con 7 when we recorded this one, but that's okay—Ed Healy, founder of Gamerati and co-host of Atomic Array, joined Grant and Branden as a guest host this episode! After a few preliminaries we got into a fairly broad topic that Ed wanted to talk about: Unity vs. uniformity, or handling a table (and other social groups) full of different people without squashing individuality. It turned into a lot of fun and covered a wide range of examples and issues! We also talked briefly about Stephen Weese's excellent book God Loves The Freaks. Thanks for joining us, Ed; we appreciate it!
Scripture: Psalm 133, John 13:34-35, Philippians 4:4-7