We're back with an episode topic selected by our Patreon supporters: That old adage, "the ends justify the means"—in other words, consequentialism! First, a few announcements: Grant now regularly streams the editing process for these episodes over on Mixer, so come hang out if you want to chat with him while he does that. Also, to help wrap up our "summer of mental health" focus, Jenny and Grant have pulled together a few mental health resources; we've got those listed below.
Our Patreon backer question this week is from Doug Hagler, who asks us about using a board game to introduce or set the scene for a tabletop roleplaying game. We struggle a bit with this one, admittedly, but we do manage to come up with a couple of ideas!
Then we settle into the main topic: Consequentialism, a philosophy we all know from that "the ends justify the means" adage. We describe it and address its shortcomings, then move on to how to use this idea in our games without ending up with unbearable characters! We also plug The Sci-Fi Christian along the way, which you should definitely be listening to as well.
Mental health resources:
Scripture: Joshua 1:7-9, John 11:47-50, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
Episode 38 - Christians on the Convention Scene (with Derek White)
Episode 37 - Lust (Virtues & Vices, Part 9)
Episode 36 - Romance in Games
Episode 35 - Resurrection
Episode 34 - Death
Episode 33 - Our Origin Stories
Episode 32 - Forgiveness
Bonus Episode - 2014 New Years Resolutions
Episode 31 - Religious Holidays
Episode 30 - Long Campaigns (with Ben Rome)
Episode 29 - Giving in Games (with Stephen Jarjoura)
Episode 28 - Playing the Bad Guy
Episode 27 - Episodic Structure and Pacing (Science of Storytelling, Part 2)
Episode 26 - Patience (Virtues & Vices, Part 8)
Episode 25 - Therapeutic Roleplaying (with Jack Berkenstock)
Episode 24 - Wrath (Virtues & Vices, Part 7)
Episode 23 - Narrative Structure (Science of Storytelling, Part 1)
Episode 22 - Morals in Stories
Episode 21 - Redemption Stories
Episode 20 - Diligence (Virtues & Vices, Part 6)
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Hello Heaven Podcast
Cast The Word
Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
The Kingdom Power Fellowship Podcast
The Bible Recap
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)