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 139 - Character Backstories (with Krissi Woodward)
Bonus Episode 16 - Biblical Figures: Matthew
Episode 138 - The Fifth Commandment (The Ten Commandments, Part 5)
Episode 137 - Music at the Gaming Table (with Zach Lorton)
Episode 136 - Destiny (with Kris Newton)
STG 135 - Moral Accountability, Part 2 (with Allen Mowers, Ashley Mowers, and Kyle Stainbrook)
Episode 134 - Moral Accountability, Part 1 (with Allen Mowers, Ashley Mowers, and Kyle Stainbrook)
Bonus Episode 15 - Con Report: Fear the Con 2018
STG 133 - Getting Started as a GM
Bonus Episode 14 - Ottowa Comic Con and Other Things
STG 132 - Board Games (with Mike Perna)
STG 131 - Christian Genre Fiction and the Satanic Panic (with Daniel Silver and Father David Subu)
Episode 130 - Outreach (with Stephen Weese)
Episode 129 - Support Characters
Episode 128 - Sainthood
Bonus Episode 13 - Biblical Figures 2: Gideon
Episode 127 - Christian Allegory and Allusion
Episode 126 - Resurrection Magic
Episode 125 - Positive Metagaming
Episode 124 - Roleplaying in Mass Combat
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