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 123 - Making Mass Combat Interesting
Bonus 12 - Biblical Figures: Joseph
Episode 122 - Battered Group Syndrome, Part 2
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 118 - Ends and Means
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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