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Grant and Peter reprise Episode 60’s “Gaming Curriculum” topic, with another set of suggested media! These are things we think you should read, watch, play, or experience away from the gaming table which will make you a better player and gamemaster. Check the full show notes below for links to everything we mentioned during the show! Plus, we spend a lot of time talking about Clockwork Empires—reflecting how much time Grant’s been putting into the game.
Don’t forget that we’re raising funds for The Bodhana Group, which uses tabletop RPGs in cognitive therapy applications for hurting children. For more details, visit our fundraiser page or listen to Episode 25, where we interviewed Bodhana’s Executive Director and learned all about the great work they do. If you want to help them, please consider giving to them this holiday season!
Scripture: Proverbs 22:6, Acts 8:26-31
Settings
- The Earthsea series of novels, by Ursula K. le Guin
- Schlock Mercenary, by Howard Tayler
- Extra History, by Extra Credits
- Crash Course, by John & Hank Green
- The Fallout series of games, by Bethesda Game Studios
Plots
- Phone Booth, directed by Joel Schumacher
- Sojourn and other anthologies
- The “Doc Savage” series of novels, by William G. Bogart and others
- The “Arthurian Saga” by Mary Stewart
- Radiant Historia, by Atlus Games
Characters
- The Overwatch trailer and characters, by Blizzard Entertainment
- Princess Mononoke, by Hiyao Miyazaki
- The Mass Effect series of games, by Bioware
- The Discworld series of novels, by Sir Terry Pratchett
Theme
- Spec Ops: The Line, by Yager Development
- The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont
- Ponyo by Hayao Miyazaki and The Little Mermaid by Ron Clements & John Musker
- Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse
Other Recommendations
- The Boy Scout Handbook and the Army Field Manual, among other practical guides
- The Riverworld series of novels, by Phillip José Farmer
- Peter’s “Gaming Curriculum: Extra Credit” and “Gaming Curriculum: Extra Credit, Part II” blog posts
- Freakangels, by Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield
- The MacGuffin Factory podcast, by Innroads Ministries
- The Guin Saga, by Kaoru Kurimoto
- Table Titans, by Scott Kurtz