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
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Bonus 12 - Biblical Figures: Joseph
Episode 122 - Battered Group Syndrome, Part 2
Episode 121 - Battered Group Syndrome, Part 1
Episode 120 - Six Clickbaity GMing Traditions We Need To Stop
Bonus Episode 11 - Save Against Fear 2017 Con Report
Episode 119 - Gaming Evangelism (with Gospel and Gaming)
Episode 117 - Con Planning (with Adam Gottfried)
Episode 116 - Therapeutic Gaming Revisited (with Jack Berkenstock)
Episode 115 - RPGs in Social Skills Therapy (with Adam Davis and Adam Johns)
Episode 114 - Gaming and Counseling (with Matthew Surber)
Episode 113 - The Fourth Commandment
Bonus Episode 10 - Fear the Con X Review
Episode 112 - Playing Above and Below Your Ability
Episode 111 - LARP and the Psychology of Play (with Dr. Sarah Lynne Bowman)
Episode 110 - Spiritual Warfare (with Rev. Derek White)
Episode 109 - Visual Character Descriptions, Part 2 (with Krissi Woodward)
Episode 109 - Visual Character Descriptions, Part 1 (with Krissi Woodward)
Episode 108 - The Third Commandment (Ten Commandments, Part 3)
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