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Episode 64 – Matching System and Story

By Mike Perna June 29, 2015 June 30, 2015 Podcast, Saving The Game

Grant and Peter are back, with Fear the Con 8 behind us and new gaming horizons ahead! Grant’s had some major changes in his local gaming group, which prompt some discussion, but soon enough it’s on to our main topic: Picking a system that works best for the kinds of stories you want to tell while gaming. From universal to simulationist to light-weight indie games, we weigh all the considerations we can to help you pick the right game. Plus, some (well-deserved) plugs for System Mastery [NSFW], and this clever trick for making your own Fate dice!

Scripture: Proverbs 4:6,

Episode 103 – Heat Stroke

By Game Store Prophets June 21, 2015 July 15, 2018 Game Store Prophets, Podcast

It’s convention season, and that means everyone is talking about the new hotness. Game reviews and previews are flying across every media outlet, Board Game Geek has an expansive listing of upcoming releases, and the rest of us are all … Continue reading → Continue reading

Bonus Episode 6 – Fear the Con 8

By Mike Perna June 15, 2015 June 16, 2015 Podcast, Saving The Game

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!

Episode 102 – Other People’s Stories

By Game Store Prophets June 7, 2015 July 15, 2018 Game Store Prophets, Podcast

In this episode, we get an update on Jeff’s trip to the Green Dragon Inn. We talk about Neuroshima Hex, Gloom, and a thematically odd but spectacular game about turning antibotics fighting diseases into an epic fantasy card game. No. … Continue reading → Continue reading

Episode 63 – An Introduction to Roleplaying Games (with Rev. Jason D. Wood)

By Mike Perna June 1, 2015 June 2, 2015 Podcast, Saving The Game

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 […]

Bonus Content – Pat Lysaght talks about Commissioned from Chara Games

By Game Store Prophets June 1, 2015 July 15, 2018 Game Store Prophets, Podcast

When one of our Regulars at the Tavern told me about a game called Commissioned about the spread of the early church in its historical context, I was intrigued. Then I found out that they will be unveiling their kickstarter … Continue reading → Continue reading

Episode 101 – Unity, Diversity, and a Green Dragon Inn

By Game Store Prophets May 25, 2015 July 15, 2018 Game Store Prophets, Podcast

We initiate Jeff in his first episode as co-pilot of GSP. We talk about him going out to a secluded cabin with some friends and a game of Dead of Winter (what could go wrong?), and then move on to … Continue reading → Continue reading

Episode 62 – Animals

By Mike Perna May 18, 2015 May 19, 2015 Podcast, Saving The Game

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,

Bonus Content – Jeff and Jacob Join the Board Game Elite

By Game Store Prophets May 10, 2015 July 15, 2018 Game Store Prophets, Podcast

So what happens when an RPG mastermind and a digital gaming guru decide they want to step into the board gaming world and see what all the fuss is about? Apparently epic 8-hour+ sessions of pushing cardboard. Who knew? In … Continue reading → Continue reading

Episode 61 – Fear the Charity and Con Games (with Derek Knutsen)

By Mike Perna May 7, 2015 May 7, 2015 Podcast, Saving The Game

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 […]

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