As far as I know, I'm the resident seminary student, and its probably unsurprising that I'm interested in religion and have produce the lion's share of the "religious" content on this site and in the Star Frontiersman.<br /><br />Thought I'd create a resource thread for GMs on religion in RPGs; though the following links have a decidedly fantasy focus the ideas discussed are not so divorced from science fiction gaming as to be devoid of merit. <br /><br />The following while focused on fantasy games examines the questions of: The nature of the gods, the role of the church in character's lives, and how people join a church in the setting<br />http://nevermetpress.com/religion-in-roleplaying-games<br /><br />The following discusses the pros of using a monotheistic religion in your rpg:<br />http://www.stargazersworld.com/2008/11/17/monotheistic-religions-in-rol… /><br />The following is a monotheistic approach to D&D where the D&D dieties are angelic servants of the one true god. its actually a throw back to Greek myth where the sky and earth bring forth the gods, the sky representing the over god <br />http://kingworkscreative.blogspot.com/2009/04/dnd-monotheistic-approach… /><br />The following is a arguement/blog on why RPGs are safe and not a threat to religious sensibilities; some of the author's logic is flawed but they mean well. The general message of the sermon is lets be tolerant which is unsurprising when you consider the web address.<br />http://www.religioustolerance.org/lusby01.htm<br /><br />Because and search of "religion" and "RPGs" will turn up stuff on the rpg panic, 700 club, BADD, and such The following link is an archive in both German and English documenting every scientific study done on rpgs- its a surprisingly long list and there are no smoking guns proving that we're all satanist<br />http://www.rpgstudies.net/<br /><br />Feel free to post any articles or blogs you turn up about using religion
in RPGs, I'm currious to read them if no one else is. Also this thread
could be a good place to discuss ideas and themes in using religion in
Star Frontiers specifically or rpgs in general.<br />
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There has been wide spread sentiment in America that you dont discuss
politics and religion in public and my experiences with chatting with
peops on line from other countries suggests its not unheard of around
the world at least in countries that have had a strong Judeo-Christian
tradition. <br />
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I get it if you are not interested in discussing religion, and this
thread is not for discussing the merits of particular real world
religions- that thread belongs in "Open Discussion"<br /><br />What should be discussed here is religion within a RPG setting.
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