Peter and Branden take a break from the usual episode sequence to talk about their story and game ideas that haven’t made it to the table yet! We also plug Save Against Fear 2014, in Lancaster, PA, September 12-14. (Branden might actually be able to go!)
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:9
The web is filled with Gencon previews as we walk in the shadow of the best for days of gaming. Dozens of games will be released, demoed, and previewed at convention, so while I won’t be commenting on every title that is getting a reveal there, I thought I would point out some… Continue reading
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,
Outside of LEGO Creationary, one might wonder why a silly movie about a children’s toy would be the inspiration for an article on this site. While I aim to discuss this at length – I cannot do so without talking about the contents of the movie in detail. So before we begin, I… Continue reading
We didn’t start the show knowing how we would end it. And yet, for the past three years, Luke Navarro and I have been ending our hour long conversations about faith and tabletop gaming the same way. God is the Game Master, and no matter how the dice fall –… Continue reading
Peter and Branden will be holding down the next couple of episodes—Grant’s got some medical issues and can’t podcast for a while. But we’ve got extra STG-related content to make up for it! Peter was on Episode 2 of the Crossover Nexus roundtable podcast (as was Mike Perna of Game Store Prophets), so give that a listen too. We also have a new logo, courtesy of Ruben at 3d6 Design; it looks awesome, so thanks very much, Ruben!
After that news (and a little bit more), we get down to business: Talking about oaths and vows in games. We define oaths, vows and pledges; discuss the dangers of vows; and then explore the gaming and roleplaying opportunities such promises provide us as GMs and players.
Getting people who don’t play games to the table is an important skill that any gamer has to develop. Regardless what the game is, there needs to be someone in that seat across the table or the game cannot be experienced the way it was intended. They are designed to be… Continue reading
Peter was at Fear the Con 7 when we recorded this one, but that’s okay—Ed Healy, founder of Gamerati and co-host of Atomic Array, joined Grant and Branden as a guest host this episode! After a few preliminaries we got into a fairly broad topic that Ed wanted to talk about: Unity vs. uniformity, or handling a table (and other social groups) full of different people without squashing individuality. It turned into a lot of fun and covered a wide range of examples and issues! We also talked briefly about Stephen Weese’s excellent book God Loves The Freaks. Thanks for join […]
Grant, Peter, and Branden are back at it! In news: Branden’s read a book, Peter preemptively thanks everyone for an amazing time at Fear the Con, and Grant tries really hard not to make jokes about the episode number (and encourages everyone to read The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy instead.) Then we hit our main topic: Blessings and curses. We talk about what they are (and aren’t); how they appear in Scripture and the history of Christianity; how they’re often used in RPGs; and how to use them in interesting ways. Enjoy!
When I was a child, I played games as a child. So at the very start of my experiences, the games were simple ventures into the mechanic that would come to be known as “Roll and Move.” Looking back on those early memories of games long gone, I remembered long… Continue reading
