The Whispering GM

-- Description --How large is a dungeon in Dungeons & Dragons? How large should it be? And - when referencing old-school dungeon-delving play: at what point does the dungeon become a Mega-Dungeon?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:...

-- Description --Paid Game Mastering: brilliant? Foolish? Or just ... odd: a peculiarity of our times.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) --...

-- 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:...

-- 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...

-- 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:...

-- 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:...

-- 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:...

-- 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...

-- 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...

-- 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:...