Episode 13: But How's Your Credit?

08/30/21 • 53 min

This week we finally get around to exploring how economics manifests in some of our favorite roleplaying games. We focus mostly on D&D, Star Wars, and Star Trek.

*NOTE: We recorded this discussion while Brad's town was experiencing a fairly severe lightning storm. The result is that he occasionally sounds pixelated.

Along the way, we refer to some interesting source material:

Acquisitions Incorporated

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs! In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics...through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

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Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

This week we finally get around to exploring how economics manifests in some of our favorite roleplaying games. We focus mostly on D&D, Star Wars, and Star Trek.

*NOTE: We recorded this discussion while Brad's town was experiencing a fairly severe lightning storm. The result is that he occasionally sounds pixelated.

Along the way, we refer to some interesting source material:

Acquisitions Incorporated

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

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Episode 12: Character of Faith

We conclude our exploration of religion across the range of RPGs from science-fiction to science-fantasy to fantasy. Along the way, we consider the faith, spirituality, or creed of specific characters in some of our favorite canons.

*NOTE: We recorded this discussion when we were still releasing episodes biweekly. Now that Dice in Mind is a weekly podcast, it is possible that our "future" references are not quite accurate.

Along the way, we refer to some interesting source material:

Dragonlance Chronicles Dragonlance Legends D&D Canon

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

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Episode 14: Path Path Baby

We are back to games! This week we talk about some of the major features we like in Pathfinder, including our thoughts about the changes to the action economy from First to Second editions. We also drop a few hints as to what you can expect in the coming weeks. That's right...we are circling back to the true purpose of Dice in Mind to explore the intersection of RPGs and real life.

Along the way, we refer to some interesting source material:

Pathfinder First Edition Pathfinder Second Edition

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).