77 episodes
The Whispering GM CWR
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Reviews, Rants, and Old School Gaming
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1:1 Turn Tracking
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Do you time your players' actions in combat? You should! And here are three reasons why - from my table to yours, direct through the earbuds.
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-- Show Notes --
00:00 - 1:1 Turn Tracking
00:22 - Intro
00:45 - How long is a turn?
02:01 - Basic Method: Counting Seconds
05:32 - Eliminates Hesitation: Keeps Things Moving
09:38 - Helps Participation: Keeps Players Paying Attention
13:49 - Helps Immersion: Feels Chaotic
17:10 - Conclusion and Call-Out
20:26 - Outro
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Immersion:
Spotify - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/clerics-wear-ringmail/episodes/Immersion-e1jqhfr
YouTube - https://youtu.be/L8ajqIMJPbA -
Ghouls: Not as Scary As you Think
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Ghouls - the iconic paralyzers and low-level party enders: capable of wrecking shop even on a mid level party! Or... are they? I revisit the rules as worded and cross reference them to concepts in Chainmail, revealing that in 0e, at least - Ghouls might not have been as powerful as they would, in later editions, become.
Then, some call-ins regarding adversarial play (among which is a great example of adversarial play from Daniel over at Bandit's Keep) and a concept (new, to me) of treating traps like monsters - at least where THAC0 is concerned.
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-- Show Notes --
00:00 - Ghouls: Not as Scary as you Think
00:18 - Theme
00:39 - Ghouls in the Little Brown Books
02:09 - "Normal" Figures
03:46 - Wights in Chainmail
06:18 - An Introduction to Moldvayan Revisionism
07:51 - Save vs Paralysis in the Text
09:13 - What About Withstand Adversity?
14:22 - Call In: Nerd's Variety Jason - Reliability
17:28 - Call In: Nerd's Variety Jason - Traps as Monsters
19:19 - Traps as Monsters of HD Equal to Dungeon Level
21:08 - Call In: DA Riley - Episodes, Life, and Listening
23:34 - Call In: Bandit's Keep Daniel - A Tale of Adversarial Play
30:23 - Call In: Bob - Enjoying the Surprise of a Plotting Player
33:08 - Outro
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The Basic Expert: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBasicExpert
Wight Box: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/473031/WightBox-Original-Medieval-Fantasy-Adventure-Campaigns
Nerd's Variety Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376
Nerd's Variety Blog: https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.com/
Diegetic Advancement: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diegeticadvancement/
Bandit's Keep:
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton
- https://www.youtube.com/@BanditsKeep
- https://www.youtube.com/@BanditsKeepActualPlay
Bos' Bear Blog: https://borderbaronies.bearblog.dev/ -
Adversarial Play and Adversarial Prep, Revisited
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Call in show - listeners debate the fine points of adversarial play, as well as toss in some tokens for how prep influences their games - or vice versa: how their games have influenced their prep. Then - at the end - a quick promised health and sanity update from me for folks who were listening and concerned as of last time around.
Like what you're hearing? Visit the blog:
https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/
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-- Show Notes --
00:00 - Theme
00:21 - Jason: Feedback on Classic Adventure Gaming
04:38 - Jason: On Adversarial Gaming
11:32 - Riley: Conspiratorial Players
18:14 - Mirke the Meek: Adversarial Play and Representing the Table
24:22 - Karl: Evolution of Your Campaign
28:22 - Riley: Regarding Prep and Story Games
31:36 - Mirke: Experiences with Prep
36:46 - Personal and Health Update
48:56 - Outro
-- Links --
Nerd's Variety Jason - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376
Evil Jeff - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eviljeff
Jason Hobbs - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason-hobbs
Riley - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diegeticadvancement
Mirke - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mirke-the-meek
Karl - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karl-rodriguez -
Confessions of a High Prep GM
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Talking about prepping for your game. How much is too much? How much is too little? And how much can you learn from the mistakes of someone who has gone entirely off the deep end before?
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-- Show Notes --
00:00 - Prepper's Anonymous
00:09 - Theme
00:39 - On Campaign Prep
02:51 - Advocating for Zero Prep
05:15 - Why Then do I Prep?
12:18 - The Dangers of Too Much Prep
16:40 - Prep According to your Play
17:35 - Side Note on the Joy of Prep
21:58 - At the End of the Day...
22:24 - Outro & Theme
-- Links --
Just Three Hexes: https://chgowiz-games.blogspot.com/2017/11/just-three-hexes-campaign-starters.html -
Adversarial Players
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Having spent some time figuring out adversarial referees - what would then make a player an adversarial player? Exploring some experiences, ideas, and behaviors that may - or may not - make a player into an enemy instead of an ally.
Like what you're hearing? Visit the blog:
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-- Show Notes --
00:00 - Adversarial... Play
00:43 - Theme
01:13 - Player vs. Referee
01:40 - Rules Lawyering?
04:25 - Munchkining (Rules Abuse)?
08:08 - Derailing?
14:53 - Player vs Other Players
15:05 - PvP?
20:30 - Filibuster your Friends?
26:36 - In Conclusion
29:12 - For Next Time
30:16 - Outro & Theme
-- Links --
* Kalmata: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCJihWQoKqzZdxeL1LHkr-YJ_hewIFOyx
* Karl of the GMologist Presents: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karl-rodriguez
* Secrets of Brovenloft: https://youtu.be/A5QdvJDLUvM?si=b45eAgZ-hPZ_zm-o -
Did You Really?
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"I've been playing for 45 years and we never played that way back in the day!"
A common refrain for long-timers trying to discourage playstyles differing from their own, I explore the possibility that the arguer might be remembering yesterday just as much as 1975.
Then, following up, a note on my personal health, how it's been holding me back a bit from participating in the hobby like I want to, and what I'm doing about it to fix that problem.
Like what you're hearing? Visit the blog:
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-- Show Notes --
00:00 - Dedication
00:12 - Theme
00:42 - Did you really?
01:51 - Playing with Chainmail
04:47 - First Edition for the First Time
06:21 - Playing Multiple Games
08:08 - Learning and Growing
10:31 - Call In: Nerd's Variety Jason!
10:54 - Health Update
20:55 - Outro
-- Links --
Obituary: Aaron M. Koelman
https://www.gearty-delmore.com/obituary/Aaron-Koelman
Solo Dungeon Crawler: OD&D Combat with Chainmail
https://youtu.be/5vLp5gtfDTw?si=D5I5X8c88TXpltLU
Nerd's Variety Cast
https://anchor.fm/jason376