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The synthesis of tabletop roleplaying games, philosophy and theology!
RPGs are full of opportunities to make choices, face ethical dilemmas, and use the fantasy world as a proxy for considering our own reality. They're basically trolley problems on steroids!
Join Joe and Matt as we reflect on what RPGs can teach us about philosophy, theology, and political theory, and what these fields can teach us about RPGs. How can RPGs help us understand the world? How can these reflections help us become better players and Dungeon Masters?
Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/dnd_philosophy
RPGs are full of opportunities to make choices, face ethical dilemmas, and use the fantasy world as a proxy for considering our own reality. They're basically trolley problems on steroids!
Join Joe and Matt as we reflect on what RPGs can teach us about philosophy, theology, and political theory, and what these fields can teach us about RPGs. How can RPGs help us understand the world? How can these reflections help us become better players and Dungeon Masters?
Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/dnd_philosophy
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It's the end of the world and we know it!This spooky season, join us for our recap of our first time playing Shadow of the Demon Lord, a medieval-renaissance fantasy roleplaying game at the end of the world. Did our heroes* stop the Demon Lord from rising? Did they die trying? Did Matt drink demon breastmilk straight from the witch's titties?The answers lie within. Happy Halloween!Keep in touch on Twitter and support us on Patreon!
FINALLY! All Trevor's questions will be answered!*Almost a year ago, our friend Trevor became obsessed with the red heifers raised in Texas and flown to Israel for the inauguration of a new Temple. wtf is going on???Join Matt and Joe as Joe struggles to explain a weird non-scholarly way to interpret biblical prophecies that he doesn't know anything about. What are the dispensations? Where does the Rapture come from? Why do so many people think we're living in the end of the world???And why do we need some red cows to get there?Only one way to find out...Follow us on Twitter or Bluesky and support us on Patreon!
FINALLY! All Trevor's questions will be answered!*Almost a year ago, our friend Trevor became obsessed with the red heifers raised in Texas and flown to Israel for the inauguration of a new Temple. wtf is going on???Join Matt and Joe as Joe struggles to explain a weird non-scholarly way to interpret biblical prophecies that he doesn't know anything about. What are the dispensations? Where does the Rapture come from? Why do so many people think we're living in the end of the world???Only one way to find out...Follow us on Twitter or Bluesky and support us on Patreon!*Does not include the answer to questions about the red heifers... until PART II. Yes, we buried the lead.
Ready for the new season of Stranger Things? Or could you use a brush up on who Vecna is?Well join us for PART II of our hour+ bonanza going through every adventure Vecna appears in, and diving into the story of how he went from getting rejected at prom to drawing hentai for demons. Plus, find out how this fits into the REAL story of Stranger Things (based on a TRUE story)!In a remarkable twist, our podcast is relevant for the show! Sort of...Follow us on Twitter or Bluesky and support us on Patreon!
Ready for the new season of Stranger Things? Or could you use a brush up on who Vecna is?Well join us for an hour of minutia about the origins of Vecna in D&D. Go through EVERY SINGLE ADVENTURE he appears in which will certainly have no relevance to the show whatsoever!Hey... you knew what you were getting yourself into!Keep in touch on Twitter and support us on Patreon!
We're back and better than ever on SEASON 2 of Dungeons & Dialectics! After a year's hiatus, catch up with your favorite podcast about tabletop RPGs, philosophy and theology.Part II of our dive into sin! Sounds like Joe does believe in sin, but as always, he's obnoxiously pedantic about it. Can Matt get a straight answer out of this guy and settle the debate once and for all?There's only one way to find out... PART IIKeep in touch on Twitter and support us on Patreon!
We're back and better than ever on SEASON 2 of Dungeons & Dialectics! After a year's hiatus, catch up with your favorite podcast about tabletop RPGs, philosophy and theology.What is sin??? Does Joe even believe in sin? And what would Dietrich Bonhoeffer have to say about shooting your friend in the back on accident?There's only one way to find out...Keep in touch on Twitter and support us on Patreon!
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Welcome back travelers! We're celebrating TWO YEARS of Tabletop RPGs, philosophy and theology by finishing up this big, bad quiz about EVERYTHING we've ever said on the podcast! Go toe to toe with Matt and Joe as we finish the quiz and reveal more secrets.
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Welcome travelers! We're celebrating TWO YEARS of Tabletop RPGs, philosophy and theology with a big, bad quiz about EVERYTHING we've discussed on the podcast so far! REAL fans can test their knowledge of the deep deep lore of Dungeons & Dialectics and compare their results to Matt's score after he takes the quiz LIVE on our podcast. Today.
Where does Christmas come from? Some of you may have heard it's secretly a pagan subterfuge infiltrating our beloved Jesus's bday with trees and demon worship. Some of you may have heard actually all that plus the rampant consumerism was all part of God's plan! Matt and Joe are here to set the record straight once and for all about the magical beginnings of Christmas.Keep in touch on Twitter and support us on Patreon!SourcesArthur George. "Yahweh’s Divorce from the Goddess Asherah in the Garden of Eden". 2014.Joe Wheeler. Saint Nicholas. 2010.Kirk Cameron. Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas. 2014.Paul Bradshaw. "The Dating of Christmas". The Oxford Handbook of Christmas. 2020.Wikipedia. "Feast of the Annunciation". 2023.Bible. The Holy Bible (New International Version). 1973.1 Kings 18:17-20Jeremiah 10:1-5
More than just a review of the hot new TTRPG Mothership! Hear about our new favorite sci-fi horror RPG by Sean McCoy, and dive into the meaning of technology and how viewing technology through Heidegger's analysis can help us understand capitalism: the true horror of Mothership.
Keep in touch on Twitter!
Sources:
Guignion, David. Theory and Philosophy Podcast: "Martin Heidegger’s ”Being and Time” (Part 1/8)". 2023.
Heidegger. The Question Concerning Technology. 1954.
Matt and Joe. "32. One D&D and the Future of D&D". 2023.
McCoy, Sean. Mothership 1e. 2023.
Quick disclaimer: Heidegger was a terrible person and a dedicated Nazi, and we will dive into what is useful about his philosophy as well as the ways his antisemitism are ingrained in his philosophy.
More than just a review of the hot new TTRPG Mothership! Hear about our new favorite sci-fi horror RPG by Sean McCoy, and dive into the meaning of technology and how viewing technology through Heidegger's analysis can help us understand capitalism: the true horror of Mothership.
Keep in touch on Twitter and support us on Patreon!
Sources:
Guignion, David. Theory and Philosophy Podcast: "Martin Heidegger’s ”Being and Time” (Part 1/8)". 2023.
Heidegger. The Question Concerning Technology. 1954.
Matt and Joe. "32. One D&D and the Future of D&D". 2023.
McCoy, Sean. Mothership 1e. 2023.
Quick disclaimer: Heidegger was a terrible person and a dedicated Nazi, and we will dive into what is useful about his philosophy as well as the ways his antisemitism are ingrained in his philosophy.
THERE'S MORE??? Hell yea there is! Learn about the future potentials of AI in D&D and other TTRPGs... What about an AI for every NPC in history??? Is this exciting... or terrifying?
Keep in touch on Twitter and support us on Patreon!
Sources:
The vast knowledge of Faraz
Cairn RPG
Owen S. Good, D&D publisher updates policies after AI art discovered in latest book, 2023.
Today, continue our WAY TOO LONG deep dive into AI in the game as we ask our guest Faraz about what we could do with AI. Could AI replace DMs? What about artists? Has it done so... already??? And if that's the case, does this say more about art, technology or capitalism itself?
Keep in touch on Twitter and support us on Patreon!
Sources:
The vast knowledge of Faraz
Cairn RPG
Albert Camus, The Myth of Sysiphus, 1942.
Albert Camus, The Stranger, 1957.
Owen S. Good, D&D publisher updates policies after AI art discovered in latest book, 2023.
Last time we talked about what is Artificial Intelligence. Today, we ask our guest Faraz about the limits of AI. What COULDN'T we do with AI? Is Joe's job as a professional DM in danger??? Is the PODCAST IN DANGER??? The answer to this and more today on Dungeons & Dialectics.
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Sources:
The vast knowledge of Faraz
Cairn RPG
Albert Camus, The Myth of Sysiphus, 1942.
Albert Camus, The Stranger, 1957.
Join us for the follow-up on this month's interview with Faraz on AI in TTRPGs like D&D, Pathfinder and Mothership. Today, we dive into what AI means for the game and for our lives! How can we use it? What does it mean?
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Sources:
The vast knowledge of Faraz
The Chinese Room Argument
The Grasshopper, Bernard Suits, 2014.
AI has the potential to change the world, but more importantly, to change the way we play TTRPGs! Join Matt and Joe as they probe the mind of artificial intelligence EXPERT and friend of the channel Faraz to find out how AI works and what that means for roleplaying games like D&D, Pathfinder and Mothership, and life as we know it.
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Sources:
The vast knowledge of Faraz
Find out if Joe believes in God on this special episode of Dungeons & Dialectics! Take a dive into the theological currents which promote atheism and how they interpret Christian mission.
Keep in touch on Twitter and support us on Patreon for extended episodes!
Sources:
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Letters and Papers from Prison. 1951.
Homebrewed Christianity. "Delvyn Case: Jesus in Pop Music". 2022.
Nietzche, Friedrich. The Gay Science. 1882.
Peterson, Jon. Playing at the World. 2012.
Rollins, Pete. "Atheism for Lent". 2023.
Wikipedia. "Christian Atheism". 2023.
Matt & Joe. Dungeons & Dialectics. 2022.
Ep. 13 The Satanic Panic part 1: A "Christian" response to Dungeons & Dragons
Ep. 15: Easter pt. 1: Resurrection, Body and Soul
Bonus Episode: Do Christians eat BABIES???
Can you play an atheist cleric? The answer is... listen and find out! Today, Matt and Joe go into the history of the cleric, why they need a god in the first place, and the Christian roots of Dungeons and Dragons! Does a game that's so Christian have space for clerics without a deity? Do Christians even NEED to believe in God??? Some of this and more will be answered today on Dungeons & Dialectics!
Keep in touch on Twitter and support us on Patreon for extended episodes!
Sources:
Nietzche, Friedrich. The Gay Science. 1882.
Peterson, Jon. Playing at the World. 2012.
Matt & Joe. Dungeons & Dialectics. 2022.
Ep. 13 The Satanic Panic part 1: A "Christian" response to Dungeons & Dragons
Ep. 15: Easter pt. 1: Resurrection, Body and Soul
Better informed by his brush with death, Joe questions Matt about Foucault and the medical gaze. Together, they'll figure out how best to heal someone in and out of game. Thank goodness for our fearless heroes.
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modva. "Yes, Healing Is Good and Valuable in 5e (and why we should stop comparing it directly to damage)". 2021.
Natural Card. "Mastering Action Economy - The Most Important Tactic in 5e". 2023.
Pantagruel666. "The problem with combat healing in 5e". 2020.
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