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 71 - Creeds
Episode 70 - Adoptionism and Ebionism (Historical Heresies, Part 1)
Episode 69 - Holy Sites
Episode 68 - Breaking Down Boundaries (with Kyle Rudge)
Episode 67 - Breaking Canon (with Kris Newton & Katrina Ehrnman-Newton)
Bonus Episode 7 - Collectible Card Games
Episode 66 - Gatekeeping (with Mike Perna)
Episode 65 - Non-Human Characters
Episode 64 - Matching System and Story
Bonus Episode 6 - Fear the Con 8
Episode 63 - An Introduction to Roleplaying Games (with Rev. Jason D. Wood)
Episode 62 - Animals
Episode 61 - Fear the Charity and Con Games (with Derek Knutsen)
Episode 60 - Our Gaming Curriculum
Episode 59 - Conspiracies
Episode 58 - Prophecy (with Katrina Ehrnman)
Episode 57 - Playing for Small Stakes (with Josh T. Jordan)
Episode 56 - Making Locations Gameable
Episode 55 - Groundwork for Character Development
Bonus Episode 5 - 2015 New Year's Resolutions
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