Game Store Prophets

Eight Years, Two Hundred Episodes A reunion nearly one year in the making as Mike, Daniel, Jeff and T.R. gather to celebrate 200!!  And like the Beatles said, we had a little help from our friends. Fans and colleagues stop by to offer greetings as we talk games and reminisce on how the GSP came into existence. Huge thanks to those who’ve been with us for one or two hundred episodes. Your sup...

Episode 7 Finale Their enemies revealed, the battle set, our heroes are put to the test.  But will the defeat of the Shameless and Ezekiel prove to be the end of the fight? Or will new alliances crack and shatter? Season 1 comes to an end beneath the streets of Waterdeep. The Glass Dagger is an audio only, D&D Actual Play set in the City of Splendors – Waterdeep. Join us biweekly on your...

Episode 6 Loyalty | Part 2 The party has found the entrance to the Shameless’ hideout. With a few moments preparation, they gather what they can from a prisoner and prepare to descend into darkness. The Glass Dagger is an audio only, D&D Actual Play set in the City of Splendors – Waterdeep. Join us biweekly on your favoured podcast catcher! The Cast Ashley Mowers as Lt General Hali...

Episode 6 Loyalty | Part 1 The nights in Waterdeep’s Dock Ward can devolve into lost wanderings through the hilly streets. For our four heroes, why should tonight be any different? Lt. General Hughes, Grimace and Simeon are on the trail of Gobbs as he slips from shadow to shadow towards the Shameless’ hideout. But something lurks with glistening teeth and a hungry belly… The Glas...

The Lore Gatherer | An Interview with Michael Witwer Daniel, Derek and Jeff are live from GaryCon XI and had a chance to sit down with the writer of Empire of the Imagination to discuss his passion for the hobby we know and love. From his early years to curating the art and arcana of the Gygax legacy, Michael Witwer has accomplished a lot. And he’s just getting started.  

GSP Goes to GaryCon Recording live from Lake Geneva, Daniel and Jeff are joined by a few of the folks who made the GaryCon XI experience really special. So sit back and enjoy…and stick around for a particularly interesting sign off as friend of the ministry, Luke Gygax, gives us a shout out. Special Guests Derek “the Geek Preacher” White Tim Decker Zach Hughes  Stay tuned as we h...

Carbon 2185 | A Cyberpunk RPG by Dragon Turtle Games Jeff has the chromed out pleasure of interviewing one of the genius’ behind Carbon 2185! From its use of the D&D 5e SRD, to the measured character progression, find out what makes this new cyberpunk offering so special. Could there be a reason it hit 1,004% of its kickstarter goal? You bet your synthetic rear there’s a reason! Fi...

Gathering Together, Sharing Everything Daniel and Jeff break bread over plans for GaryCon 2019 and the joy of seeing friends. On the Horizon GaryCon Prep Scripture Reference(s) Acts 2:42‭-‬47 Music and Sound by Syrinscape. https://store.syrinscape.com/what-is-syrinscape/?att 10 ‘Epic games need Epic game sound’

Episode 5 finds the party gathering their wits and picking up the pieces after the confrontation at Linkah’s apartment. Now they have a bugbear…among other things. The Glass Dagger is an audio only, D&D Actual Play set in the City of Splendors – Waterdeep. Join us biweekly on your favoured podcast catcher! The Cast Ashley Mowers as Lt General Halirrhothius Hughes Allen Mowers...

Coop Gaming Daniel, T.R. spend some time with their significant others, talking about the impact of gaming in their marriages. Join us for a special Valentine’s Edition of Game Store Prophets. Archive Dive Monopoly Cheaters Edition Music and Sound by Syrinscape. https://store.syrinscape.com/what-is-syrinscape/?att 10 ‘Epic games need Epic game sound’

Episode 4, where the party-heart grows 1 size for the price of 2. Barada and Uchu join the cause of the Elderkin, Grimace as the group sets off into the night in search of the Bugbear brothers, Keg and Gobbs. It’s race to make safe their halfling employer! The Glass Dagger is an audio only, D&D Actual Play set in the City of Splendors – Waterdeep. Join us biweekly on your favoured...

What Do you Do for a Living? Daniel, T.R. and Jeff wonder at how our work and our hobbies can define us. And how we can in turn, define what we do as expressions of God’s love. Can we work for more than the ability to survive, but actually toil in an effort to enrich our lives? On the Horizon (new segment)  Carbon 2185: A Cyberpunk RPG 3 Laws Robotics Archive Dive Fairytale Gloom Scripture R...

Episode 3, in which the party becomes acquainted with one Heidelberg Bartley and the how’s and why’s of noble kobold betrayal. The Glass Dagger is an audio only, D&D Actual Play set in the City of Splendors – Waterdeep. Join us biweekly on your favoured podcast catcher! The Cast Ashley Mowers as Lt General Halirrhothius Hughes Allen Mowers as Simeon Diresman Kyle Stainbrook a...

2019 – Dread vs Hope Daniel, T.R. and Jeff ring in the new year with a few complaints. They were promised things…flying cars, replicants, televised death tournaments… None of these things have come to pass. So rather than lament the facts, they delve into what it means to look forward to the future. On the Horizon (new segment)  Exploding Kittens Cowboy BeBop Boardgame (new) Isle...

The Glass Dagger S01 E02 – Theater of the Mind Hired by a desperate halfling smuggler, the newly minted trio of adventurers are sent deeper into Dock Ward to the establishment of one Bartley Heidelberg, a theater owner and business associate of Linkah Four-fingers. The Glass Dagger is an audio only, D&D Actual Play set in the City of Splendors – Waterdeep. Join us biweekly on your...

The Glass Dagger S01 E01 – Smuggler’s Blues It’s tough to eek out living in the City of Splendors. Harder still for Linkah Four-fingers as his band of thieves line up to betray him. Those he thought were friends and associates-in-good-standing have started serving other interests without so much as a by your leave. Such things are starting to diminish Linkah’s normally chee...

Merry Conventioning! They say it’s madness to post a podcast on Christmas Eve – but it’s madder still to try and do it on New Year’s Eve. So, all you wonderful listeners out there get a gift from InnRoads Ministries in your podcatcher of choice in the form of Mike and Daniel discussing our two major trips of the year (Gary Con and PAX Unplugged), talk about our ministry goa...

A Different Sort of Top 5 Daniel and Jeff bring 2018 to a close, sharing their respective Top 5 experiences in the ministry. From Infinite Stones to childhood RPG groups to conventions, 2018 has been a whirlwind. Join the boys in the Tavern and cozy up to the fire! Scripture Reference(s) Proverbs 27:19 Lamentations 3:40 Music and Sound by Syrinscape. https://store.syrinscape.com/what-is-syrinscape...

We weren’t able to get the whole team together on the mics, but two-thirds of the InnRoads Unplugged team that went to Philadelphia for PAX Unplugged gathered up some of our favorite parts of the conventions experience for you. This was our first organized team effort at a convention, and only the second PAX Unplugged ever, so we’re excited to see how we can grow up together with this...

“Do You Trust Me?” T.R. and Jeff are exploring the concept of trust in our games, entertainment and our daily lives. A new segment, an Archive Dive, lengthy discussion of Marvel films?  Yeah, you’re gonna have to trust us, this one is important. Archive Dive Risk (1959) Future Gaming The Spectaculars: A Superhero RPG Thousand Arrows: A Samurai Action/Drama RPG Dune (from Modiphiu...

Finding Joy at All Times Daniel and Jeff talk about the passing of legendary comic book man, Stan Lee. The myriad impacts of his genius on their lives and how when times are dark, joy can rise from the ashes. Archive Dive HeroQuest Scripture Reference(s) James 1:2‭-‬4 Proverbs 17:22 Last but not least, find out more about the InnRoads Ministries trip to PAX Unplugged HERE.

Being Thankful on the Peaks and in the Valleys Daniel and T.R. bring into focus one of the hardest lesson we learn as people of faith; finding comfort and strength and even thankfulness in the valleys of our lives. And just how do games teach us empathy for the hardest times so we can best appreciate those around us going through them? Archive Dive Toon: The Cartoon Role Playing Game (1984) Game(s...

Fear is a Four-Letter Word Daniel and T.R. lean into the season of dread as Halloween approaches. How does fear influencing our games? What are the differences between fear and horror? Is there a point where we face our fears and the anxieties that threaten to overwhelm us? Archive Dive Curse of Strahd, Dungeons & Dragons 5e Ravenloft (I6 Module for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) Game(s) Dis...

Finding Wisdom and Rolling With It Tonight, Jeff and Daniel discuss the disco inferno that was the recent Roll20 mess and how a few badly placed words and the proclivity to not listen can lead down hazardous paths. This all to say that life of late has been rough, but out of the shouting and the bombardment, true wisdom and perspective can be found. Future Mike would also like you to know that you...

Gaming with our Elders Daniel, T.R. and Jeff discuss games and how they relate with our elder relations. Can a game of Rummy with our grandparents bring just as much joy as a session of Scythe?  Can we honor our mother and father by sharing an evening of monopoly? Game(s) Discussed (All Archive Dive) Rummy Rummikub Waterworks Monopoly ( even Warhammer ) Yahtzee Chess Clue Canasta ( and Godzilla )...