Episodes
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Episode 73 - Our Gaming Curriculum (Part 2)
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Grant and Peter reprise Episode 60's "Gaming Curriculum" topic, with another set of suggested media! These are things we think you should read, watch, play, or experience away from the gaming table which will make you a better player and gamemaster. Check the full show notes below for links to everything we mentioned during the show!
Also, we're raising funds for The Bodhana Group, which uses tabletop RPGs in cognitive therapy applications for hurting children. For more details, visit our fundraiser page or listen to Episode 25, where we interviewed Bodhana's Executive Director and learned all about the great work they do. If you want to help them, please consider giving to them this holiday season!
Scripture: Proverbs 22:6, Acts 8:26-31
Settings
- The Earthsea series of novels, by Ursula K. le Guin
- Schlock Mercenary, by Howard Tayler
- Extra History, by Extra Credits
- Crash Course, by John & Hank Green
- The Fallout series of games, by Bethesda Game Studios
- Phone Booth, directed by Joel Schumacher
- Sojourn and other anthologies
- The "Doc Savage" series of novels, by William G. Bogart and others
- The "Arthurian Saga" by Mary Stewart
- Radiant Historia, by Atlus Games
- The Overwatch trailer and characters, by Blizzard Entertainment
- Princess Mononoke, by Hiyao Miyazaki
- The Mass Effect series of games, by Bioware
- The Discworld series of novels, by Sir Terry Pratchett
- Spec Ops: The Line, by Yager Development
- The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont
- Ponyo by Hayao Miyazaki and The Little Mermaid by Ron Clements & John Musker
- Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse
- The Boy Scout Handbook and the Army Field Manual, among other practical guides
- The Riverworld series of novels, by Phillip José Farmer
- Peter's "Gaming Curriculum: Extra Credit" and "Gaming Curriculum: Extra Credit, Part II" blog posts
- Freakangels, by Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield
- The MacGuffin Factory podcast, by Innroads Ministries
- The Guin Saga, by Kaoru Kurimoto
- Table Titans, by Scott Kurtz
Tuesday Nov 03, 2015
Episode 72 - An Introduction to Gnosticism (Historical Heresies, Part 2)
Tuesday Nov 03, 2015
Tuesday Nov 03, 2015
Our holiday fundraiser for The Bodhana Group has officially begun! Grant and a recuperating Peter kick off this episode with a plug for that, before diving into the complex structure and philosophy of Gnosticism in order to lay a foundation for further episodes on specific Gnostic Christian sects. Grant provides an overview of core Gnostic beliefs, and how they connect to Christianity and Judaism (as well as other beliefs from around the Hellenistic world.) We touch on Kabbalah and modern Gnostic influences, and then spend some time discussing a major and newly-discovered Gnostic text: The Gospel of Judas. Grab a notepad, and enjoy!
Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:39, 1 Timothy 6:20-21, 1 John 4:2-3