The Whispering GM

OctOSR - Day Four: Forget Game Balance

OctOSR - Day Three: Heroic, not Super Heroic

OctOSR - Day Two: Player Skill not Character Skill

OctOSR - Day One: Rulings over Rules

 - - Description - - Experiencing Chainmail! I respond to some questions from a listener and community member after talking a little about #OctOSR, what I'm doing with #OctOSR, and an invitation to you, the listener, to participate. Want to get in on the action? Drop me a voicemail: https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail/message Theme music by Michael Ramir C, courtesy of Mixkit.co ( https:/...

 - - Description - - Holy Call-Ins, Batman! Calls this week for feedback on the last couple episodes, primarily focusing on player skill, the application of player skill, player engagement, and metagaming - with a little bit of thinking outside the box fit in there too. Want to get in on the action? Drop me a message!  https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail/message Theme music by Michae...

 - - Description - - Joe Richter of the Hindsightless Podcast drops a formitable challenge: define the difference between Player Skill and Metagaming - so I sit down with a formitable Dungeon Master, Rick Stump of Harbinger Games and the Don't Split the Party blog, to take a shot at answering. Do you have thoughts on the subject? Drop me a voicemail!  https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringm...

 - - Description - - Naval battles! How cool are naval battles and how much cooler would it be to incorporate them into your game?  In response to a prompt from Rufus the Rust Monster - I talk a little about The Broken Sword and how it can inspire some maritime adventure and mass combat - then I take some call ins backing up over the last few episodes before giving an update about where...

 - - Description - -  The long-awaited (or, at least two week late) award show episode! Where we go through the callers and entrants to the Clerics Wear Ringmail Spring-Summer Transitional Convert-A-Monster Contest! Want to get in on the action? Drop me a voicemail: https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail Theme music by Michael Ramir C, courtesy of Mixkit.co ( https://mixkit.co/ ). &nbsp...

 - - Description - - Support Aaron Koelman and family.  - - Show Notes - -  00:00 - The Whole Show  - - Link - - Event Announcement: https://goodman-games.com/blog/2022/06/26/support-aaron-koelman-charity-auction-on-july-8/ PayPal direct donation:  Send To: tacojohndm@yahoo.com Memo: "Aaron Koelman Charity Auction" 

 - - Description - -  In the wake of some recent collaboration with World of Weirth, I was privileged to get my hands on a copy of The Underground Architect's Dungeon Ecology - a primer for making more naturalistic ecologies in the dungeon environment - available via World of Weirth on Itch.io! Then, some announcements - Campaign Carnival, y'all! And a new CWR Official Discord! Check out...

 - - Description - - I go on a bit of a rant about immersion. Although something had gotten my goat a couple weeks ago - I made a point to let it simmer so as to present a rant that was cohesive, at least. Plus - call ins from a handful of awesome callers and some more excitement around the Clerics Wear Ringmail Convert-a-Monster spring/summer contest. Submit on Anchor! Or call in about whate...

 - - Description - - As promised, Stephen Smith of Purple Druid fame cordially joins me to talk shop and to tell us about the World of Weirth - his project based off of the Low Fantasy Gaming engine but adapted with AD&D and OD&D influences - and some of the mechanics and themes (like its changes to the magic system) that set it apart and lend it its intrigue. Interested in the World...

 - - Description - - Stirring the pot with house rules - talking about when, how, and where, and the purpose of retroclones and original work in the life of an OSRM - Old School Renaissance Man. Thoughts? Observations? Contest entries? Give me a call - https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail ! Theme music by Michael Ramir C, courtesy of Mixkit.co ( https://mixkit.co/ ).  - - Show Notes -...

 - - Description - - Sixty minutes of hot Sumerian action! Join me as I sit down with game designer Josiah Mork of Hoodwink Games and we talk about his current Kickstarter campaign: Early Empires - a modular supplement focused on bringing the Biblical Levant to life at your table. Open for pledges until May 25! Interested in this content, or content like it? Or feel the need to tell me I suck...

 - - Description - - I spend about 40 minutes with Jason, talking through our experiences learning games, playing games, and then converting the resources of those games into others. Then - I announce the first periodic Clerics Wear Ringmail call-in charity contest! Listen through to find out more! Thoughts? Observations? Give me a call! https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail ! Theme music b...

 - - Description - - Ruffled some feathers with house ruling! Today - quick information session about where Clerics Wear Ringmail is, in terms of goals and objectives, and then an extensive exchange on houserules, when to houserule, and where. Want to get in on the call-in action? Drop me a message: https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail ! Theme music by Michael Ramir C, courtesy of Mixkit.c...

 - - Description - - To start, a handful of call ins from my most prolific callers - thank you, guys, for calling in - followed by an expose on house-ruling: why I do it, which - I assume - is also why so many do it, and a cautionary conclusion about what to keep in mind before changing the rules for your game. Want to get in on the call-in action? Drop me a message: https://anchor.fm/clerics...

 - - Description - - Rob (also known as Menion) joins me on a special Pendragon episode: where he helps us, the uninitiated, to understand how, in the context of our conversation around religion, Pendragon ticks: providing a couple interesting viewpoints into the execution of the game and the experience it's designed to create. In addition, a call-in or two from Daniel of Bandit's Keep and Ja...

 - - Description - - All Jason, all the time - part three of the Clerics Wear Ringmail call-in backlog. Subjects include timekeeping, Gary, religion, party composition, and we uncover - objectively - the best and superior version of the D&D gaming experience. Want to join the conversation? Drop me a message: https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail ! Theme music by Michael Ramir C, courtes...

 - - Description - - Part two of our call-in extravaganza! Call ins from several listeners - and then some sleepless rambling resulting in place of responses! Want to join the conversation, yourself? Drop me a message: https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail ! Theme music by Michael Ramir C, courtesy of Mixkit.co ( https://mixkit.co/ ).  - - Show Notes - - 00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Theme 00:...

 - - Description - - Call-ins and insights from the astute and discerning Daniel Norton of the Bandit's Keep media empire: regarding various topics from recent episodes and conversations, arranged and attended as a dialog. Want to join the conversation, yourself? Drop me a message: https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail ! Theme music by Michael Ramir C, courtesy of Mixkit.co ( https://mixkit...

 - - Description - - I ponder one of the time-honored and oft-quoted axioms of the original Dungeon Master's Guide - YOU CAN NOT HAVE A MEANINGFUL CAMPAIGN IF STRICT TIME RECORDS ARE NOT KEPT: how does this affect the table, the dungeon, the wilderness, and the domain? Then, some insights and encouragement from call-in listeners! Truly and humbly, thank you, guys, for calling in. Want to join...

 - - Description - - A look back on 2021, where we are and how we got here, and where I want to go in the new year. Then, some call ins, talking about clerics, player agency, and a little house ruling! Want to join the conversation? Drop me a message: https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail ! Theme music by Michael Ramir C, courtesy of Mixkit.co ( https://mixkit.co/ ).  - - Show Notes -...

- - Description - - Starting off strong with insights and commentary, clarifying and continuing from the end of last episode, regarding Daniel Norton's opinion on healing, health points, etc; continuing into conversation with Other Jason of Nerd's Variety RPG Podcast about SyFy and how I missed my calling as a creature namer; and finishing up with a long thought inspired by and in response to Joe...