After an aside on the books which have impacted us most strongly, Grant, Peter and Branden settle in on a difficult and unpopular topic: Chastity. We take a few minutes to define it, then discuss the prospect of using chastity as an in-game plot driver or character trait. We wrap up with a discussion of chastity — and respect — at the gaming table.
Scripture: Exodus 20:14, Job 31:1-4, Ephesians 5:1-13
The first time I sat down to reflect on what happened at our Tabletop Day event, I was overtaken by the powerful simplicity of it. I wanted to update my facebook status, for those unable to attend the event, but couldn’t encapsulate everything. So I just listed what I saw.… Continue reading
Derek W. White, a.k.a. the “Geek Preacher“, joins Grant, Peter, and Branden as a guest host, bringing with him his knowledge of the geek convention scene and Christian organizations and activities within it. The Christian Gamers’ Guild, Fans For Christ, GameChurch, and Innroads Ministries all get specific shoutouts, as do the worship services at a few major conventions. We also spend some time talking about being a Christian at geeky conventions, and a geek at Chri […]
There have been two points in my history that have defined my personal philosophy of evangelism. Oddly enough – they don’t involve studying under great evangelists or being mentored by great men and women of God. They include a conversation with a friend of mine who still struggles with putting… Continue reading
Our Virtues & Vices series picks up again with a particularly difficult topic: Lust. We briefly plug Sojourn again, and then dive headlong into a discussion about this capital sin. We explain what lust is (and isn’t), why it’s a capital sin, and why it’s so pervasive and accepted. Then we talk about the problems (and storytelling opportunities) that the sin of lust can create in your game, discuss the problems lust can cause at the gaming table, and wrap up with some thoughts on how lust in particular bleeds across that in-game/out-of-game boundary.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 11-12,< […]
An article by Thomas Kolar There are two things you should know about my life in order to understand why my wife and I made a rules adaptation of Pandemic to play with my 3 year old son, Billy. The first thing is that my wife is also a tabletop… Continue reading
Seasons is a dice game – and a card game. It’s about ancient wizards competing for glory and power – by making jewelry and summoning furry woodland creatures. As such, it is unlike anything I’ve played before, and in the best of ways. Seasons is a game about planning and… Continue reading
We’re back with a lot of news and a great topic: Romance! We’re proud to announce that Peter was published in Sojourn: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction, a collection recently released by Fear the Boot. We’re also proud of composer Ryan Humphrey, an old friend of Grant’s who kindly gave us our intro and outtro music and who had a small part in the production of the music for Disney’s Frozen. Our sincere and delighted congratulations to both of them!
We also talked about a rather complex topic: Romance and romantic relationships in games and stories. We touched […]
When Tee Morris emailed us to ask if he could talk about a game he’d recently discovered, naturally we were excited. It’s one that both taught him that card games can be amazing, and that he could have fun whether he was playing with his friends or his young daughter.… Continue reading
The cave was dark and cold. Outside the sun was beating down on the arid ground, yet the prophet huddled into the corner shivering. It had been over a month since the angel spoke those heavy words. Over a month’s wandering on the ravens’ leavings. Since the dread proclamation was… Continue reading
