We're back with our angriest, most rant-filled episode yet! Well, not really—but there's a lot of passion in this episode, because we're talking about GMing traditions the gaming community still seems to support despite being destructive, uncomfortable, and simply wrong. First, though, we've got a question from Patreon backer Paige Lowe about how blatantly one should steal from other media when planning a game. After that, we tackle our Scripture as usual before diving into six common behaviors we still see: Adversarial GMing; monopolizing narrative control; turning exceptional successes into failures; misunderstanding metagaming; harming characters to punish players; and creating in-game penalties for missed gaming sessions.
Also: Grant was recently on the Gameable Saturday Morning Podcast (who are of course long-time friends of ours) to analyze an amazing and difficult cartoon from his childhood—Exo Squad. It's very long, because that's what happens when our podcasts combine! Here's Part 1, an introduction to the show and a breakdown of episodes and characters; and here's Part 2, an analysis of thematic elements and considerations for gaming in this setting. Enjoy!
Scripture: Leviticus 19:14-15, Ephesians 4:22-25, 2 Timothy 2:22-26
Episode 54 - Holiday Gaming
Episode 53 - Humility (Virtues & Vices, Part 14)
Episode 52 - Pride (Virtues & Vices, Part 13)
Episode 51 - Non-Violent Conflict Resolution (with Devon Kelley)
Episode 50 - Live - Making Interesting Characters (Part 2)
Episode 50 - Live - Making Interesting Characters (Part 1)
Episode 49 - Horror Games (with Kenneth Hite)
Episode 48 - Trustworthy Characters
Episode 47 - Monsters
Episode 46 - Kindness (Virtues & Vices, Part 12)
Bonus Episode 4 - Brandon Tells A Story
Bonus Episode 3 - Story Ideas
Episode 45 - Envy (Virtues & Vices, Part 11)
Episode 44 - Oaths and Vows
Episode 43 - Unity vs. Uniformity (with Ed Healy)
Episode 42 - Blessings and Curses
Episode 41 - The Types of Stories
Episode 40 - Religious Orders
No Regular Episode Today
Episode 39 - Chastity (Virtues & Vices, Part 10)
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Hello Heaven Podcast
Cast The Word
Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
The Kingdom Power Fellowship Podcast
The Bible Recap
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)