As promised in Episode 120, we're tackling "battered group syndrome" in this episode and the next! Yes, it's a two-parter, because we had so much to say on this topic we couldn't keep the conversation short enough for a single episode. We lead off with two quick plugs: One for Grant's appearance on the Gameable Saturday Morning Podcast to talk about Exo Squad (Part 1, Part 2, and the horror of a Gameable AU involving Palladium's Ninjas & Superspies); and one for Min/Max Podcast, another excellent show by Christians about gaming and theology. We then quickly answer a question from Patreon backer Kevin about our favorite polyhedral dice (results: 2d12+1d8, mean: 17.5.) After our Scripture readings, it's time to tackle this topic head-on!
In this first half, we cover the symptoms of "battered group syndrome" (especially avoidance behaviors) and a few suggestions to help treat it, such as changing GMs or systems for a bit, granting players as much narrative control as possible, take-backs, and failures. Jenny also introduces us to the Funcilitator, which sounds ... ominous. Enjoy!
Full credit to Fear the Boot for, we believe, coining the phrase "battered group syndrome" and discussing this themselves in FTB 440.>/p>
Scripture: Psalm 51:10-13, Proverbs 25:18-20, Romans 12:17-21
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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