Phantom Thoughts

The last December Denizen of the North, Call-ins from Jason and Joe (podcast links below) and I ponder plot, living worlds, and player input in campaigns -  Nerds' RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376  -  Hindsightless (with Joe) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9

Phantom Feedback from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, another Denizen of the North, and discussion on #dungeon23, procedures, plot in OSR style games, and brief talk on the OneD&D drama.  -   Mentioned podcasts: -   Nerds' RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376  -  Bandit's Keep (with Daniel) https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton/ -  Clerics Wear...

Call ins from Joe from the Hindsightless podcast (link below), another Denizen of the North, and I ask can using procedures in RPGs go too far? -  Hindsightless (with Joe) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 

Something on Twitter caught my  attention. -  A call from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. -  Skills in OD&D style OSR games. - Another Denizen of the North. -  #dungeon23 substack entry: https://seanmccoy.substack.com/p/dungeon23 -  Nerds' RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376  -   Red Dice Diaries https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diarie...

Phantom Feedback from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast -  Some final thoughts on OctOSR and themed months for podcasts -  Start of a December-long feature "Denizens of the North" -  Find Jason at Nerds RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376  - 

I discuss what valuable things might be inside large critters.  Also a call from Jason at Nerds RPG Variety Cast -  Check out the 1 Player podcast episode of So, You've Been Eaten https://1playerpodcast.com/e/1p-275-so-you-ve-been-eaten/  -   And the So, Yiou've Been Eaten kickstarter page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ludicreations/so-youve-been-eaten  -   Lis...

My take on the "R" in OSR and calls from Jason and Joe! Check out their padcasts, linked below:  -  Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376  -  Hindsightless (with Joe) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9  -  

I expound a little more on Rule Zero, what I think it's sometimes perceived to be and what I believe it is. Also a contender to end the Anchorpocalypse.

Call ins from Spencer aka Free Thrall  from Keep off the Borderlands podcast about aphasia -  Joe from Hindsightless about maps and minis -  and Daniel from Bandit's Keep about railroading -  Links to their podcasts are below -  Keep off the Borderlands (with Spenser aka FreeThrall) https://anchor.fm/free-thrall -  Hindsightless (with Joe) https://anchor.fm/joe-richte...

My take on why Rule Zero is. And why does Gary Gygax seem so mean to players in the AD&D DM Guide? Also check out these podcasters participating in OctOSR:  -   Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376  -   The Redcaps Podcast (with Kevin) https://anchor.fm/theredcaps  -   Clerics Wear Ringmail (with Taylor) https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-rin...

Calls from Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast on how he manages his DM Notes and using Theatre of the Mind to run RPGs -  Also check out these podcasters participating in OctOSR:  -   Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376  -   The Redcaps Podcast (with Kevin) https://anchor.fm/theredcaps  -   Clerics Wear Ringmail (with Taylor) https://a...

Exploring the notion of Theatre of the Mind RPG play that seems very widespread in OSR groups -  Also check out these podcasters participating in OctOSR:  -   Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376  -   The Redcaps Podcast (with Kevin) https://anchor.fm/theredcaps  -   Clerics Wear Ringmail (with Taylor) https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ring...

Call-in from Evil Jeff of Minions and Musings and Jason from Nerds' RPG Variety Cast about Rulings over rules and Jason on Player skill  -  Check out their podcasts on #OctOSR -  Minions and Musings https://anchor.fm/eviljeff -  Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376  -  Also check out these podcasters participating in OctOSR:  -   Th...

Campaigns are a staple of OSR play.  But how many ways are there  to do a campaign? And is railroading always bad? Also check out these podcasters participating in OctOSR:  -   Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376  -   The Redcaps Podcast (with Kevin) https://anchor.fm/theredcaps  -   Clerics Wear Ringmail (with Taylor) https://anch...

Player skill in OSR games -  Also check out these podcasters participating in OctOSR:  -   Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376  -   The Redcaps Podcast (with Kevin) https://anchor.fm/theredcaps  -   Clerics Wear Ringmail (with Taylor) https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail  -   Down in a Heap (with Rob) https://anchor.fm/rob-...

Call-ins covering domain play, the main character in OSR campaigns,  and does rules light mean procedural heavy -  Evil Jeff's take on ruling over rules: https://anchor.fm/eviljeff/episodes/OSRtober---My-explanation-of-Rulings-over-Rules-e1oln46 -  Also check out these podcasters participating in OctOSR:  -   Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376 &...

Talking about domain play as an extension of the party centered play of the OSR. OctOSR related episodes: https://anchor.fm/rob-c/episodes/OSR-October-Thursday-Theories---Life-is-Cheap-e1osfad https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail/episodes/OctOSR---Day-Three-Heroic--not-Super-Heroic-e1oct1f Also check out these podcasters participating in OctOSR:  -   Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason...

A brief talk about old school characters  -   Check out these other podcasts participating in #OctOSR  -   Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376  -   The Redcaps Podcast (with Kevin) https://anchor.fm/theredcaps  -   Clerics Wear Ringmail (with Taylor) https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail  -   Down in a Heap (with Rob) h...

Call ins about Critical Hits and Rulings over Rules  -   Thanks to Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Kevin of the Redcaps Podcast and Joe of the Hindsightless Podcast  -   Check out thier links below as well as links podcasts participating in OctOSR  -   https://anchor.fm/jason376  -   https://anchor.fm/theredcaps  -   https://anchor.fm/joe-ric...

OctOSR is a month long celebration of old school game play Today I talk about Rulings not Rules Check out OctOSR related content from:  https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail  https://anchor.fm/rob-c  https://anchor.fm/theredcaps https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton/

A call-in bonanza! Using cards as randomizers, critical hits for fighters, metagaming and metacurrency, more on the positive and negative people in the OSR spheres Credit to Rob of Down in a Heap podcast for his podcasts talking about magical weapons and crits https://anchor.fm/rob-c Thanks to my callers: Jason - https://anchor.fm/jason376 Kevin - https://anchor.fm/theredcaps Spencer aka Free Thra...

Goblin's Henchman episode on 'magic reservoirs' - https://anchor.fm/ghench/episodes/130---unusable-magic-system--updates-e1nnic8 Goblin's Henchman podcast - https://anchor.fm/ghench Redcaps podcast (Kevin) - https://anchor.fm/theredcaps Hindsightless (Joe) - https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Keep off the Borderlands (Spencer/Free Thrall) - https://anchor.fm/free-thrall Wobblies and Wizards - https://...

An overview of the Space kings RPG and a Call in from Joe from Hindsightless https://supertry.itch.io/spacekings https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Message me on Anchor https://anchor.fm/the-pink-phantom/ Email me at thepinkphantom1@gmail.com Tweet at me twitter.com/ThePinkPhantom

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A discussion of Metagaming, Player Skill, and System Mastery Inspired by this episode of Clerics wear Ringmail podcast https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail/episodes/Regarding-Player-Skill-e1mse9p