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EPISODE · Jul 12, 2023 · 32 MIN

Creative Railroading?

from The Whispering GM · host CWR

-- Description -- A call from the Pink Phantom posits a true conundrum. Does gold for XP create a creative railroad for player interaction? Listen on to hear my defense of Gold for XP as the ultimate de-railer. Then, some call ins on recent episodes in the podcast-verse! 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 - Pink Phantom: Stylistic Railroading 01:00 - Theme 01:30 - Gold is the Anti-Railroad 02:40 - Collaborative Failed Novelist Syndrome 04:00 - A Case for Gold 04:40 - Archetypes and Inspirations of Appendix N 05:53 - Stylistic Paradigms: why NOT Gold? 09:23 - Liberation of Advancement 09:54 - Pink Phantom: There is no Winning or Losing at RPGs 11:07 - You Can Win at the Clerics Wear Ringmail table! 12:02 - Nerd's Variety Jason: On Milestones 15:28 - GMologist Karl: Handfuls of Dice 17:45 - ...on Lookups and Running DCC 21:50 - Bandit's Keep Daniel: The Identify Spell! 34:24 - ...on Gary and Sages 26:32 - ...on Scroll Cases: Trap 'Em or Lock 'Em? 31:32 - Outro -- Links -- Phantom Thoughts, Pink Phantom: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-pink-phantom How to Win at D&D: https://pilumpress.com/products/how-to-win-at-d-d Nerd's Variety Podcast, Jason: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376 The GMologist Presents, Karl: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karl-rodriguez Bandit's Keep, Daniel: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton Gary's House Rules, Blogosphere: http://cyclopeatron.blogspot.com/2010/03/gary-gygaxs-whitebox-od-house-rules.html Gary's House Rules, OD&D '74: https://odd74.proboards.com/thread/3906/gygax-house-rules-2005 Gary's House Rules, Dragonsfoot: https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=43849 Car Alarm: https://improbable.com/2023/01/18/a-look-back-at-the-prize-winning-anti-hijacking-flamethrower/

-- Description -- A call from the Pink Phantom posits a true conundrum. Does gold for XP create a creative railroad for player interaction? Listen on to hear my defense of Gold for XP as the ultimate de-railer. Then, some call ins on recent episodes in the podcast-verse! 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 - Pink Phantom: Stylistic Railroading 01:00 - Theme 01:30 - Gold is the Anti-Railroad 02:40 - Collaborative Failed Novelist Syndrome 04:00 - A Case for Gold 04:40 - Archetypes and Inspirations of Appendix N 05:53 - Stylistic Paradigms: why NOT Gold? 09:23 - Liberation of Advancement 09:54 - Pink Phantom: There is no Winning or Losing at RPGs 11:07 - You Can Win at the Clerics Wear Ringmail table! 12:02 - Nerd's Variety Jason: On Milestones 15:28 - GMologist Karl: Handfuls of Dice 17:45 - ...on Lookups and Running DCC 21:50 - Bandit's Keep Daniel: The Identify Spell! 34:24 - ...on Gary and Sages 26:32 - ...on Scroll Cases: Trap 'Em or Lock 'Em? 31:32 - Outro -- Links -- Phantom Thoughts, Pink Phantom: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-pink-phantom How to Win at D&D: https://pilumpress.com/products/how-to-win-at-d-d Nerd's Variety Podcast, Jason: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376 The GMologist Presents, Karl: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karl-rodriguez Bandit's Keep, Daniel: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton Gary's House Rules, Blogosphere: http://cyclopeatron.blogspot.com/2010/03/gary-gygaxs-whitebox-od-house-rules.html Gary's House Rules, OD&D '74: https://odd74.proboards.com/thread/3906/gygax-house-rules-2005 Gary's House Rules, Dragonsfoot: https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=43849 Car Alarm: https://improbable.com/2023/01/18/a-look-back-at-the-prize-winning-anti-hijacking-flamethrower/

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