By Luke Navarro and Mike Perna
Where Games and God Collide
A cairn is pile of stones placed at a location sometimes as a way to mark a trail being traveled, or most often to identify a particular landmark or memorial. So what happens when we start tying the games on...
A family emergency delayed this one getting out at the right time, but we didn’t want to lose this gold. Sometimes it really is about the question. It’s about the freedom and space to ask questions about how things happened,...
A lot of decisions and practices by the parent companies behind Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons are causing some of us who have been around since the earliest of days to question whether they have taken a step...
We’re back from Easter celebrations with a Gary Con XV after action report. Daniel and the team had a great trip out to Lake Geneva, where they got to embody the core of what we do at InnRoads — play...
While Daniel has been away at Gary Con XV leading our team at the board game library, we called up our friend Ryan from City on a Hill Gaming to talk about world building for a decidedly Christian gaming experience...
Perhaps it was inevitable that we’d get here. After all — in the grim dark future there is only war. So let’s talk about Warhammer 40k. In this episode the guys talk about how we can find God in everything...
We love our games. Part of what we love about our games is the tactile nature of them. Moving miniatures around the board. The feel of good, quality materials in our hands. The way everything looks when it comes together...
Three years ago, the COVID pandemic was the proverbial nail in the coffin of our recording ability. While we were unable to jump over all the hurtles that came down the path, we always knew that we’d be back eventually...
Recording got delayed on this one due to a guest appearance, a holiday here in America, and some incredibly bad sinus pressure – but we’re here now, and we have an interesting show for you. In this episode, we continue...
You’d think after an episode dedicated to ways you can game with your friends around virtual tables during quarantine we’d have more stories about games we’ve been playing – but that doesn’t go so well. So instead we want to...
We’ve been living that quarantine life like everyone else lately, and we’re starting to get a bit stir-crazy. Among all our usual topics of discussion, your hosts – both of who are normally proponents of face-to-face gaming over the digital...
In this episode, Mike & Daniel are back to discuss how perspectives and expectations can shape the choices that we make in life and gaming. Jumping off of the point mentioned in our previous episode regarding different editions of Dungeons...
Daniel and Mike are back on the air with a new look for Game Store Prophets. In this episode, they introduce new segments that will help us avoid the pressure to dig into limited gaming ability for topics – as...
InnRoads at GenCon Daniel and T.R. welcome InnRoads Regulars Jeff Jackson and Michael Riddle to the show as they bring together their experiences at GenCon 2019. In the end, we hear how connecting with others is the best thing about...
Reset and Relaxation Daniel and Jeff bring an update on the GSP as we head into a season of prayer and rest and upgrade. We announce our first Sabbatical where we seek some recuperation, time to reflect on how we...
Remakes, Retakes and that Old Game-lovin’ Feeling Daniel and Jeff start things off with a trip down memory lane as we celebrate a spoiler-free love-fest for Stranger Things 3. Along the way they uncover the need to capture the old...
Technical Difficulties!! Hi Gang! Unfortunately there have been gremlins loosed within the confines of the Edit Bay 9000 and we’ve been forced to postpone release of Episode 206 until next cycle. But, we do have a treat for you as...
Adding Ambiance to your Game Nights! Daniel, T.R. and Jeff sometimes go overboard when it comes to game nights. Music and effects, food, smells, even environment can all be used to raise the bar in your games. Playing King of...
Running, Driving, Sailing…Just Finish the Race! T.R. and Jeff burn rubber and set the sails to discuss the various ways racing has become a part of gaming culture. And how has racing impacted us as a culture, influencing the pace...
Conundrums and Forking It Warning!! | Spoilers for Avengers: Endgame!! .. .. Daniel, T.R. and Jeff get swept along the time stream as they discuss the impacts of one of the most powerful macguffins in science fiction. We talk...
Sparking Joy or Outrage? Daniel, Mike and Jeff get carried away with segments but eventually discuss what it means to decide what’s important in one’s gaming collection. Will this help our listeners with methods to “tidy up” their collections? Or...
Resurrection Changes a Person T.R. and Jeff discuss the importance of Holy Week, from Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday, and why the concept of Resurrection resonates through our media. On the Horizon Avengers: Endgame (no spoilers) Era: Medieval Age by...
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...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Don’t Want to Close My Eyes… Daniel, T.R. and Jeff uncover the hidden meanings in FOMO, the Fear of Missing Out. Are we as gamers destined to dwell in that sinking feeling every time we miss game night? Is it...
Looking Back To Look Forward Daniel and Jeff discuss the ups and downs of new edition. Not so much the 80s R&B group but the new editions of the old things we’ve come to know and love. How do we...
GenCon, (not-so) Old Video Games and the Importance of Fostering Friendships Daniel, Jeff and T.R. are back together. Will there be odd edits and strange sounds? Maybe. But there’s definitely going to be a discussion on how important it is...
