Episodes
Tuesday Mar 24, 2015
Episode 58 - Prophecy (with Katrina Ehrnman)
Tuesday Mar 24, 2015
Tuesday Mar 24, 2015
Katrina from The Gameable Disney Podcast joins Grant and Peter for an in-depth discussion of prophecy in our games! You can find Katrina and Kris on Tumblr, Twitter, and iTunes, and can email them too. So, after mentioning the new website and handing out a pair of important congratulations, we get down to business with Scripture and our main topic. We define prophecy (and divination, a related topic for another episode); describe its storytelling purposes; posit some examples and sources; and spend a lot of time talking about how to introduce them in your game and use them well. Enjoy!
Also mentioned in this episode: First Wave and Kris Newton's Feed RPG.
Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2-3; Daniel 5:25-30; 2 Peter 1:16-21
Tuesday Mar 10, 2015
Episode 57 - Playing for Small Stakes (with Josh T. Jordan)
Tuesday Mar 10, 2015
Tuesday Mar 10, 2015
Game designer, podcaster, and sometime pastor Josh T. Jordan joins Grant and Peter to talk about those less-than-epic games, and why they still matter! Josh is the main host of Tell Me Another and the creative force behind Ginger Goat Games. He brought us this topic, and it turns into a wide-ranging discussion about stories outside the traditional epic heroic journey, where personal concerns trump world-threatening story arcs. (We also mention Amagi Games' "The Soap Opera" one-page game tweak.)
Scripture: Genesis 25:29-34, Matthew 20:29-31, Luke 16:10-12