-- Description --

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.

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

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...or come hang out with all of us on Discord:

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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

-- Links --

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/

-- Description --

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/⁠

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 - 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

-- Description --

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?

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:

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...or come hang out with all of us on Discord:

⁠https://discord.gg/kQnrK4YCCn

-- 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