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 Sep 09, 2014
Episode 46 - Kindness (Virtues & Vices, Part 12)
Tuesday Sep 09, 2014
Tuesday Sep 09, 2014
Grant's back, and there's so much news! Our official store is open, Peter's getting published again, Branden has a job, and our live Q&A episode is coming up. And all that's before we get into our main topic, Kindness. After defining kindness and discussing its nature as a virtue, we dive headlong into its in-game uses and role as a storytelling trope. Finally, we wrap up with a discussion of kindness at the gaming table.
Scripture: Micah 6:8, Ezekiel 36:26, Matthew 25:34-40, Colossians 3:12, Ephesians 4:32
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 Apr 22, 2014
Episode 39 - Chastity (Virtues & Vices, Part 10)
Tuesday Apr 22, 2014
Tuesday Apr 22, 2014
After an aside on the books which have impacted us most strongly, Grant, Peter and Branden settle in on a difficult and unpopular topic: Chastity. We take a few minutes to define it, then discuss the prospect of using chastity as an in-game plot driver or character trait. We wrap up with a discussion of chastity -- and respect -- at the gaming table.
Scripture: Exodus 20:14, Job 31:1-4, Ephesians 5:1-13
Tuesday Mar 25, 2014
Episode 37 - Lust (Virtues & Vices, Part 9)
Tuesday Mar 25, 2014
Tuesday Mar 25, 2014
Our Virtues & Vices series picks up again with a particularly difficult topic: Lust. We briefly plug Sojourn again, and then dive headlong into a discussion about this capital sin. We explain what lust is (and isn't), why it's a capital sin, and why it's so pervasive and accepted. Then we talk about the problems (and storytelling opportunities) that the sin of lust can create in your game, discuss the problems lust can cause at the gaming table, and wrap up with some thoughts on how lust in particular bleeds across that in-game/out-of-game boundary.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 11-12, Proverbs 6:27-29, Matthew 5:27-30, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Tuesday Oct 08, 2013
Episode 26 - Patience (Virtues & Vices, Part 8)
Tuesday Oct 08, 2013
Tuesday Oct 08, 2013
We're back with more virtues! This time, we're talking about the virtue of Patience, and its glosses of Peace and Mercy. As usual, we discuss and define Patience from a theological perspective, and then talk about its in-character and at-the-table uses.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:8-9, Hebrews 10:32-38, Galatians 5:22-25, James 1:19-20
Tuesday Sep 10, 2013
Episode 24 - Wrath (Virtues & Vices, Part 7)
Tuesday Sep 10, 2013
Tuesday Sep 10, 2013
Monday Jun 10, 2013
Episode 20 - Diligence (Virtues & Vices, Part 6)
Monday Jun 10, 2013
Monday Jun 10, 2013
Grant, Peter and Branden continue our Virtues & Vices series with an episode on Diligence, the virtue contrary to the vice of Sloth. As usual, we explain the virtue—both culturally and theologically—before talking about its application in games and in our lives.
Tuesday May 07, 2013
Episode 19 - Sloth (Virtues & Vices, Part 5)
Tuesday May 07, 2013
Tuesday May 07, 2013
We're back with Part 5 of our Virtues & Vices series! First, Grant talks about finding a church again, and some other news. Then we delve deep into one of the Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth. What is it? Why is it more than just laziness? Why is it dangerous, and how does it commonly manifest? And how can we use it in game, and deal with it at the table?
Scripture:Proverbs 24:30-34, Hebrews 6:9-12