Episodes
Tuesday Dec 30, 2014
Episode 53 - Humility (Virtues & Vices, Part 14)
Tuesday Dec 30, 2014
Tuesday Dec 30, 2014
Our Virtues & Vices series concludes with a look at humility! Peter's published again in Sojourn Volume 2 and our fundraiser for The Bodhana Group is nearly wrapped up, and well past its goal! There's also an ongoing discussion we'd like you participate in—essentially, we're looking for suggestions and improvements for the coming year. After all that, we talk over humility in characters and at the gaming table, and conclude with a special thank-you to our listeners and wishes for a merry Christmas and an awesome New Year.
Scripture: Psalm 131, Matthew 11:29-30, Philippians 2:3-11
Tuesday Dec 16, 2014
Episode 52 - Pride (Virtues & Vices, Part 13)
Tuesday Dec 16, 2014
Tuesday Dec 16, 2014
It's only Grant and Peter this episode, as we head into the final pair in our Virtues & Vices series! First, we talk about our ongoing (and quickly wrapping up) fundraiser for The Bodhana Group, and give Innroads Ministries some much-deserved plugs as well. Then we explore what C.S. Lewis called "the complete anti-God state of mind"—Pride. Some theological and practical definitions of pride get discussed before we explore pride as a character trait, and its manifestation at the gaming table.
Also mentioned in this episode: Episode 33 of Saving the Game, "Our Origin Stories (with Mike Perna)"; Peter's Evil Overlord Guide.
Scripture: Jeremiah 9:23-24, Matthew 23:8-12, , 1 Corinthians 3:5-9
Tuesday Dec 02, 2014
Episode 51 - Non-Violent Conflict Resolution (with Devon Kelley)
Tuesday Dec 02, 2014
Tuesday Dec 02, 2014
Devon Kelley from the Shark Bone Podcast joins Grant, Peter and Branden in a discussion of one of Devon's favorite RPG topics: Non-violent conflict resolution! Devon plugs a game of his own—Threshold: Tragic Superheroes, available through DriveThruRPG—and we plug our ongoing holiday fundraiser for The Bodhana Group. Then we dive (har har—you're welcome, Devon) into our scripture and our topic. We discuss why non-combat conflict resolution is often overlooked in RPGs; why it's important; how to encourage it, as a player and as a GM; and plenty of real-world examples of this sort of play.
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:7, Matthew 26:47-54, John 13:34-35, and 1 Peter 3:9-11