Mike Perna

Episode 18 – Problem Players

By Mike Perna April 22, 2013 April 23, 2013 Podcast, Saving The Game

Grant, Peter, and Branden take on a listener question about problem players! First, Grant talks about finding a church, and Branden talks about moving. Then we dive into Scripture and our topic, which comes to us via a listener question: “Could you guys maybe do talk about how to deal with “that guy” and what the Bible says about those situations?” We can indeed! We talk about various categories of “problem” players, how to deal with those problem players at your table, and how to avoid being a problem player yourself. Enjoy!

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:8-9, Philippians 2:3

Episode 17 – Lines and Veils

By Mike Perna April 7, 2013 April 8, 2013 Podcast, Saving The Game

It’s only Grant and Peter for this episode, but that’s not stopping us from handling an important topic: Lines and veils! We explain the concept and its history; talk about some common examples of “trigger warning” material; weigh player transgressions of these lines and veils against GM transgressions; and discuss how to implement them in your game. We also hit on a few other intermediate points.

Scripture: Proverbs 22:3, Philippians 4:8

Episode 16 – Faith and Science Fiction, Part 2 (with Ben Rome)

By Mike Perna March 30, 2013 March 31, 2013 Podcast, Saving The Game

Grant, Peter, and Branden continue their conversation with Ben Rome, author of Games’ Most Wanted and Assistant Line Developer for Battletech over at Catalyst Game Labs. We’re still talking about faith and science fiction! Enjoy!

Episode 15 – Faith and Science Fiction (with Ben Rome)

By Mike Perna March 16, 2013 March 17, 2013 Podcast, Saving The Game

Grant, Peter and Branden are joined by Ben H. Rome, Catalyst Game Labs’s Assistant Line Developer for Battletech and co-author (with FTB’s Chris Hussey) of the forthcoming book Games’ Most Wanted. We talk about the curious lack of religion in science fiction; integrating faith into sci-fi games and stories; how sci-fi tropes might affect Christianity and other faiths; and a whole lot more! This episode was so long we had to split it into two parts; stay tuned for Part 2.

Scripture: Psalm 8; Hebrews 1:10-12

Episode 14 – Temperance (Virtues & Vices, Part 4)

By Mike Perna February 18, 2013 February 19, 2013 Podcast, Saving The Game

Grant, Peter, and Branden continue our Virtues & Vices series with a look at Temperance! We talk over the usual news, and thank those who’ve commented on past episodes (that’s always nice.) Then we dive into our Temperance discussion: How it’s commonly used in Scripture; its prevalence as a virtue in many moral codes; how Christians treat it, and contrast it with Gluttony; and as usual, how to use Temperance in-game and how to promote it out-of-game.

Scripture: Proverbs 25:16; Ecclesiastes 10:16-17; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27;

Episode 13 – Gluttony (Virtues & Vices, Part 3)

By Mike Perna February 4, 2013 February 5, 2013 Podcast, Saving The Game

Grant, Peter, and Branden are back with the next part of our Virtues & Vices series! We start with the final tally for the first RPG Podcasters’ Charity Drive, and a bit of other news. Then we dive into Gluttony—what it is, common misconceptions, why it’s a sin, using it for characterization and plot in your game, and dealing with gluttony at the gaming table.

Scripture: Genesis 25:30-34, Luke 7:31-35, Hebrews 12:14-17

Episode 12 – Small Topic Roundup 1

By Mike Perna January 23, 2013 January 24, 2013 Podcast, Saving The Game

Peter and Branden cover a variety of minor topics in this episode: Our STG group on Steam; Christian video game sites like GameChurch and Christ Centered Gamer; books we recommend for Christian geeks; Methodist circuit riders; games that Peter and Branden would love to play, but don’t think they’ll ever get to; naming NPCs; and a variety of useful GMing resources.

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1,

Bonus Episode 1 – 2013 New Years Resolutions

By Mike Perna December 30, 2012 December 31, 2012 Podcast, Saving The Game

A very special bonus episode! No scripture, but Branden, Peter, and Grant share their New Years resolutions relating to their faith, their personal lives, and their gaming career. Then we read some resolutions our listeners shared, and encourage them i… Continue reading

Episode 11 – Players Behaving Badly

By Mike Perna December 23, 2012 December 24, 2012 Podcast, Saving The Game

For your Christmas listening pleasure, another episode with Grant, Branden and Peter! This episode’s topic comes to us courtesy of “D3M410″ on the Fear the Boot forums, who asked how to deal with players whose characters don’t behave like good people, regardless of character concept. We also plug our charity fundraising drive, as well as some charity fundraising efforts from other RPG podcasts!

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:3, James 2:14-17

Episode 10 – Gaming as a Church Activity (with Shannon Dickson)

By Mike Perna December 9, 2012 December 10, 2012 Podcast, Saving The Game

Here’s an early start to your Christmas holiday: We were very lucky to have Shannon Dickson, a.k.a. “Leoff” (or Mrs. Ninja to some), join us for this episode. Shannon talks about the games she runs as a church activity for kids and adults; some family-friendly settings she’s designed; and some great outside-the-box thinking for RPGs. Enjoy!

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6, Colossians 3:16-17, Hebrews 10:24

Author: Mike Perna