You’ve decided you want to start a new gaming group? Awesome! I’m going to give you what I’ve learned having started a few. For this article, I’m going to focus on how to start an RPG group. There are some small differences, but for the most part, what you read… Continue reading
Well, it’s official: We’re going to Fear the Con 8, and Fear the Con 8 is officially happening, so meet us there! That news aside, though, we’ve got a full episode for you: Grant and Peter reviewing their “gaming curriculum”. These are our suggestions for media of all sorts which you as a gamer should have for reference, read, play, or watch to be a better gamer (and especially a better gamemaster.) The full list of media (with links!) is below the fold for reference, so enjoy!
Scripture: Proverbs 18:15, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
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Fear the Con 8 Grant and Peter, co-hosts of Saving the Game, are both going Fear the Con 8 in June. You should be there too. Here’s why. “Where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them.” —Matthew 18:20 Since its inception, Fear the Con has… Continue reading
Things continue to go well on the InnRoads Plays Estate … right up until they start going horribly wrong. Welcome to episode 2 … of the Darkest Dungeon. Continue reading
Grant and Peter are back to talk about making interesting conspiracies for your players to expose—or participate in! First, we plug the ongoing Fear the Con 8 Kickstarter—if you want to see us there, the con needs to hit its Kickstarter goal, so consider backing it if you haven’t done so yet! Then we get down to business, talking about the elements of a good conspiracy as an entity in your game, and only briefly diverting to talk about conspiracy theories. Like these, which claim the moon isn’t real.
Scripture: Psalm 41:5-9,
After Peter and I talked about Darkest Dungeon on the podcast, I asked if people would be interested in seeing me play the game. This PC game has a definite tabletop vibe with its grid-paper like map and its emphasis on position and developing skills. I’ll be looking to put up… Continue reading
An important lesson I learned in seminary is that no one can come to the Bible without bias. He stood before the class and said “I am a white, Anglo-Saxon, male from America. Alone, I can only read [the Bible] as a white, Anglo-Saxon, male from America.” The goal of that statement was… Continue reading
We are about the business of introducing churches to the idea of gaming ministry. Particularly in the tabletop world. Board games, card games, and – yeah – even RPGs are not only something that the Church should consider “permissable” – but can be a way of actively connecting and growing… Continue reading
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 […]
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 […]
