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- Mar 7, 202620 min
Bags of Holding
-- Description --The Bag of Holding: a classic staple of D&D, a common article sought after by parties on far-afield parties, and a short circuit around one of the core elements of the game: management of inventory and encumbrance. But is it actually a bad item - or have we, as referees, simply been including it wrong?Like what you're hearing? Visit the blog: (https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/)Want to get in on the conversation, yourself? Send in a voicemail on SpeakPipe: (https://www.speakpipe.com/WhisperingGMPodcast)...or come hang out with all of us on Discord: (https://discord.gg/kQnrK4YCCn) -- Show Notes --00:00 - Intro00:12 - Theme00:40 - What is the Bag of Holding - and where did it come from?03:35 - Why a player would want one07:27 - What's wrong with the Bag of Holding?11:55 - But where does the Bag of Holding belong in the game?17:30 - Benediction and Theme
- Jan 31, 202628 min
OSR Tourists
-- Description --Tourists in the OSR ecosystem: who are they, why are they here, and is it really appropriate to use the term "Tourist" as an insult?Like what you're hearing? Visit the blog: (https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/)Want to get in on the conversation, yourself? Send in a voicemail on SpeakPipe: (https://www.speakpipe.com/WhisperingGMPodcast)...or come hang out with all of us on Discord: (https://discord.gg/kQnrK4YCCn) -- Show Notes --00:00 - Intro00:20 - Theme00:43 - Defining OSR and RPG Tourism02:57 - Who is Not a Tourist05:50 - Are Tourists a Bad Thing?10:36 - The real threat: Transplants12:44 - A Call for Transparency13:42 - Call In: Riley of Diagetic Advancement on Moldvayan Revisionism 16:00 - ... Filling the Gaps in our Knowledge17:54 - ... Keeping the Game Going18:54 - ... Relative Digestibility19:18 - ... Leaking In20:26 - Call In: Hobbs, Himself! On Bronze Age gaming20:50 - ... Blood & Bronze25:24 - Benediction27:00 - Outro and Theme-- Links --Diagetic Advancement: (https://open.spotify.com/show/35GgOCNa3LyucnrDdw0sbv)Jason "Dulcet Tones" Hobbs: - Twitch: (https://m.twitch.tv/hobbs665/home) - Hobbs & Friends: (https://hobbsnfriends.com/) - Random Screed: (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/random-screed/id1328949901)Blood and Bronze: (https://bloodandbronze.com/)
- Jan 14, 202624 min
Moldvayan Revisionism
-- Description --Moldvayan Revisionism: one of the most damaging poxes and plagues of the modern OSR!But not really. ;-)In this episode, I speak to the propensity of B/X to fungate outwards into other games, how it can impact your experience and social media, and weigh whether or not it's a negative force on the hobby.Like what you're hearing? Visit the blog: (https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/)Want to get in on the conversation, yourself? Send in a voicemail on SpeakPipe: (https://www.speakpipe.com/WhisperingGMPodcast)...or come hang out with all of us on Discord: (https://discord.gg/kQnrK4YCCn) -- Show Notes --00:00 - Intro00:12 - Theme00:35 - What is Moldvayan Revisionism?05:03 - Revisionism vs. Plugging Holes09:22 - Where did it Come From? Where can it be found?16:32 - Is Moldvayan Revisionism actually a bad thing?20:06 - No Call-Ins This Episode :-(22:23 - Benediction and Outro-- Links --* Ray Otus - Plundergrounds (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plundergrounds/id1436755110)* Gary on Prime Requisite: (https://www.enworld.org/threads/q-a-with-gary-gygax.22566/page-814#post-3776101)
- Dec 31, 202530 min
Lessons on God in Gaming
-- Description --DragonRaid was an attempt to connect with RPG enthusiasts and to use that connection to educate and increase their faith. What did it do right? What did it do wrong? What can we do - as Christian gamers - to ensure our tables are authentic both to the game, itself, and to our identities in Christ?Like what you're hearing? Visit the blog: https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/Want to get in on the conversation, yourself? Send in a voicemail on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/WhisperingGMPodcast...or join the conversation on Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm/message...or come hang out with all of us on Discord: https://discord.gg/kQnrK4YCCn-- Show Notes --00:00 - Theme00:22 - Mirke the Meek - DragonRaid?!?02:35 - What is DragonRaid?07:27 - Does (or Did) DragonRaid Succeed or Fail?16:50 - Will I be playing DragonRaid? (Spoiler: No.)20:52 - Does Losing Diminish God?26:19 - Gratitude and Direction29:33 - Benediction and Theme-- Links --* Mirke the Meek Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3C2sM7eSEd6uZoyXlLc0Yo Itch.IO: https://mirkethemeek.itch.io/* Ode to '74: https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/2023/10/ode-to-74.html* Chubby Funster, Cognitive Load: https://youtu.be/M7h0VaWM3fM
- Dec 10, 202528 min
Salted Gaming - Flipping and Turning, No. 5
-- Description --Product Review: Flipping & Turning Magazine, No 5: Nautical gaming for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition, or other OSR-compatible system, in the age of (or spirit of the age of) sail.Like what you're hearing? Visit the blog: https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/Want to get in on the conversation, yourself? Send in a voicemail on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/WhisperingGMPodcast...or join the conversation on Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm/message...or come hang out with all of us on Discord: https://discord.gg/kQnrK4YCCn-- Show Notes --00:00 - Intro00:23 - Theme00:45 - Art and Authorship04:44 - New Rules12:01 - Articles and Coupons15:49 - Adventure Scenarios20:39 - Availability and Apology27:27 - Benediction & Outro-- Links --Smoldering Dung Games Website: https://www.smolderingdunggames.com/Amazon Back Catalog: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CY2GH54B?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbkGrogTalk Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/grogtalkGrogCon Podcast Official: https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/GrogTalk Discord: https://discord.gg/AfXtmjnPulsipher Games: https://www.pulsipher.net/
- Nov 26, 202524 min
Calls from the Bronze Age
-- Description --Continuing discussions of the Bronze Age from a gaming perspective. What some of its strengths are and how it fits into an OSR experience.Like what you're hearing? Visit the blog: https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/Want to get in on the conversation, yourself? Send in a voicemail on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/WhisperingGMPodcast...or join the conversation on Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm/message...or come hang out with all of us on Discord: https://discord.gg/kQnrK4YCCn-- Show Notes --00:00 - Intro00:41 - Theme01:01 - Ben Gibson of Coldlight Press: the Bronze Age as the Perfect D&D Setting06:12 - PizzaReady: Mazes and Minotaurs09:23 - ... Malazan as a Modern Fantasy Western12:04 - ... Mixed Technology Levels among Civilizations15:31 - ... Civilization as a New Thing rather than Ancient and Forgotten17:49 - ... On Law and Chaos20:50 - Benediction23:30 - Outro-- Links --* Coldlight Press: https://coldlightrpgpress.weebly.com/ - Adventure Site Contest: https://coldlightrpgpress.weebly.com/home/adventure-site-contest-winners - Drive Thru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/11446/Coldlight-Press* Clark Ashton Smith - Zothique Review: https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/2023/07/n-spiration-zothique-final-cycle.html - On Eldritch Dark: http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/* Mazes & Minotaurs: http://mazesandminotaurs.free.fr/revised.html* The 13th Warrior: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_13th_Warrior* Ricky Pope: https://open.spotify.com/show/1FuApkccHeoQtAqbYyQl97* Storytelling Ron: https://www.youtube.com/@StorytellingRon
- Sep 18, 202438 min
Bronze Age Adventure
-- Description -- Bronze Age Adventure! Literature, history, and other reasons why antiquity is a good time to set your campaign - followed by some call ins! Like what you're hearing? Visit the blog: https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/ Want to get in on the conversation, yourself? Send in a voicemail on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/WhisperingGMPodcast ...or join the conversation on Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm/message ...or come hang out with all of us on Discord: https://discord.gg/kQnrK4YCCn -- Show Notes -- 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Theme 01:07 - Bronze & Mud 02:58 - Appendix N: Classical Antiquity 07:50 - High Level Games & History Books 12:19 - Heroism in the Bronze Age 17:58 - Misconceptions: Bronze-Core, not Mud 22:02 - And That's About All I Have to Say About That 23:01 - Call In: Nerd's Variety Jason - Chainmail Bikinis: Mechanically 29:23 - Call In: M. W. Lewis - East Tennessee 32:05 - ...M. W.'s Flip DN Screen 32:33 - ...Player Trust & a Quality Table 36:01 - ...On Loincloth Barbarians 37:20 - Outro -- Links -- * Masters & Treasure Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/monsters-and-treasure/id1659703332 * Nerd's Variety Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376 * Worlds of M. W. Lewis: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mwlewis - City of Kingsport: https://www.kingsporttn.gov/ - Foldy DM Screen: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006HWLFE?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
- Aug 21, 202439 min
Make Bikinis Armor Again!
-- Description -- Does your campaign look like a Frazetta painting? Why not?! Make bikinis armor again: an exposé on the cultural reasoning behind playing a character who doesn't wear armor, but does like to get stuck in! Like what you're hearing? Visit the blog: https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/ Want to get in on the conversation, yourself? Send in a voicemail on SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/WhisperingGMPodcast ...or join the conversation on Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm/message ...or come hang out with all of us on Discord: https://discord.gg/kQnrK4YCCn Thumbnail generated on https://www.craiyon.com -- Show Notes -- 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Theme 01:00 - Historical Loincloth Barbarians 06:42 - The Bikini Armor Esthetic 08:26 - The Item Dependence Problem 11:01 - An Evolving Appendix N 18:51 - Whispers Concludes 20:29 - Call In: Bos - On Scaling 24:51 - Call In: Jason - GM Screens 26:21 - Call In: "Highway Star" M. W. Lewis - Kitchen Sink of Topics 37:35 - Outro -- Links -- MagicMan Meme - https://x.com/ejemek3/status/1818690382344962537 Down in a Heap - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-in-a-heap/id1446315881 Greek Marine Panoply Study - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/soldiers-put-an-ancient-greek-suit-of-armor-to-the-test-and-it-passed-180984411/ Bos at Border Baronies - https://borderbaronies.bearblog.dev/ Nerd's Variety Podcast - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376 Worlds of M. W. Lewis - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mwlewis
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