We're back with our 4th-quarter episode selected by our Patreon backers and it's definitely kind of an "old-school" episode by our standards where we take a specifically-biblical theme and unpack and discuss it. This time, we're ruminating on the topic of Eden and all of the themes of paradise, fall, and "first-ness" that come with it.
The episode starts with a quick acknowledgement that 2020 remains stressful at this current juncture, but move pretty quickly into a great Patreon question from Tom Stephens who asks "What is the strangest/weirdest/most difficult game mechanic you've ever had to deal with in game?" Given all of our varied game histories, that generates some fun and interesting discussion to warm us up for our scripture and then our main topic of Eden which went to some very interesting places. We discuss the Biblical Eden and some tropes and themes that tie back to it, but also "Eden Worlds" as seen in sci-fi and some other fun digressions.
Mentioned in this episode: Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends, by Gertrude Landa, Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books (and a podcast to go with them), the SCP Foundation Wiki,
Scripture: Genesis 2: 8-9, Isaiah 51:3, Ezekiel 28:13-15, Revelation 22:1-5
Episode 192 - Go Now In Peace (Podcast Finale)
Episode 191 - GM Improv
Bonus Episode 23 - The Eighth Day of Christmas
Episode 190: GM Prep
Episode 189 - Breaking for the Mundane
Bonus Episode 22 - Incorporating Spooky Elements
Episode 187 - Creepy Crawlies
Episode 186 - Brainstorming a Haunted House
Episode 185 - Werewolves
Episode 184 - Alignment Wrap-Up (With Douglas Underhill)
Episode 183 - Ghosts
Bonus Episode 21 - Jenny and Peter Brainstorm Some More
Episode 182 - Cosmic Horror
Episode 181 - Real-World Faith in Games (with WJ MacGuffin)
Episode 180 - Chaotic Evil (Alignments 9)
Episode 179 - Chaotic Neutral (With Krissi Woodward)
Episode 178 - Chaotic Good (With Elizabeth Garn)
Episode 177 - Keeping Players in the Loop
Episode 176 - Freelancing (with Jason Brick)
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