If you haven’t had a chance to read part one of Heather’s to part series, you can find it here. My evolution from non-gamer to game master has led to many positives in my life. In my last article I shared how I got into role-playing games as an adult.… Continue reading
Grant and Peter sat down together—in the same room for the first time in the history of Saving the Game—and recorded a short bonus episode together at Fear the Con 8 in St. Louis, MO! We talked about a lot of people, including Mikey Mason and Rev. Derek W. White, but mostly we talked about what we did at the convention and how much fun we had there with the extended Booter family. Enjoy!
We started the process of registering InnRoads Ministries with the state and federal government in January of 2015. There has been a lot of work and a lot of paperwork between there and here, but we just receive notice that we have been APPROVED for 501c3 tax-exempt status! What does… Continue reading
If you have been on our facebook page or our community over there, you’ll have heard me talking about an event we’re calling Tavern Con! Tavern Con will be our very first fundraiser for the ministry. As we have recently been approved for non-profit status as a 501c3* and our Gencon trip right… Continue reading
Reverend Jason D. Wood, a full-time pastor and gamer, joins Grant and Peter to help introduce roleplaying games to the curious! Jason writes for The Mad Adventurers Society as The Mad Cleric, giving out gaming advice and life advice for gamers in equal measure, and contributes to the Mad Adventurers’ Potelbat and Potelbat Yalp podcasts. (He’s most accessible on Twitter as @Wood_JasonD.)
Jason joins us for a very special episode: An introduction to roleplaying games for the curious and the uninitiated. As a sort of companion piece to our very first episode (R […]
When I first heard about Star Realms, I wondered what all the hype was about. I already owned deck building games. The basic mechanics looked almost identical. When I saw it on sale for less than ten dollars, though, I figured it was at least worth a shot. I had no… Continue reading
Grant and Peter are back, and talking about creatures great and small! Inspired by M. J. Young’s 2004 Faith and Gaming article “Animals” (written for the Christian Gamers’ Guild), Grant and Peter discuss the wide variety of animals seen in roleplaying games and the real world. Then, we talk about how to use them effectively in your story and setting, and some pitfalls to keep in mind when the focus shifts to pets and other creatures at the table. Plus, we’re going to Fear the Con 8 and you should too!
Scripture: Job 12:7-10,
Every time I sat down in a classroom in the pursuit of learning how to do the work of ministry, there was a recurring theme the teacher would bring up. It was impossible to avoid. Regardless of context, no matter who was teaching – at some point in the semester we were… Continue reading
Derek Knutsen, co-host of THE ESTABLiSHED FACTS and the mind behind Palegain Press, joins us to talk about charitable activity happening at Fear the Con 8 and some tips on running convention games! Derek has run Fear the Charity events at Fear the Con for several years now, and this year he’s also running Fear the Fruit. He’s also running a canned food drive, an alternate reality game (ARG) for Fear the Charity donations, a charity dungeon crawl at Fear the Con, and more! In short, he’s very busy helping everyone at Fear the Con give back to the broader community, and he’s awesome. While we have him on, we also pick his brain for some advice on running good convention games—basic advice on handling peopl […]
I remember the first time dove into the world of deep, strategic game play. The feeling that comes from thinking through moves that exist only in a hypothetical world of possible outcomes as the opponents’ decisions guide my own. At the end of a good session, it’s just satisfying to see… Continue reading
