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EPISODE · Apr 13, 2022 · 36 MIN

RAW is LAW! (Or, Confessions of a House-Ruler)

from The Whispering GM · host CWR

 - - 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-wear-ringmail ! Theme music by Michael Ramir C, courtesy of Mixkit.co (https://mixkit.co/).  - - Show Notes - -  00:00 - Congratulations from Daniel Norton! 00:10 - Theme 00:40 - Introduction 01:24 - More Daniel: Chainmail, Solomon Kane, and being Armored in your Faith 05:10 - Play the Character you Want to Play 05:47 - Playing to Type (Conformity to the Genre) 06:47 - Can I use a bigger club? 07:31 - An Accord on Shoe-Horning 08:32 - OD&D: What Daniel has Learned So Far 09:49 - Nerd's Variety Jason: Putting a Nail in Pendragon's Coffin 12:32 - Pendragon Memories with Karl Rodriguez 17:10 - Main Topic - Why I House Rule: Time, Money, and Love 18:46 - First: Time 23:33 - Second: Money 27:09 - Second-and-a-Half: How much do you actually want to change? 31:37 - Third: Love 35:46 - Outro & Gratitude 36:02 - Theme and Legal  - - Links - -  Daniel Norton: https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton/ Jason Hobbs: https://www.twitch.tv/hobbs665 "Other" Jason Connerly: https://anchor.fm/jason376 Karl Rodriguez: https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Joe Richter: https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9/ Arlen Walker: https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland  - - Referenced Smaller-Shop Games - - Steve Grod's Low Fantasy Gaming: https://lowfantasygaming.com/ Barbarians of Lemuria: https://barbariansoflemuria.webs.com/ 2d20 Conan: https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/collections/conan Blood and Bronze: https://bloodandbronze.com Hyperborea: https://www.hyperborea.tv/ Runequest: https://www.chaosium.com/runequest/ BRP (Basic Role Playing): https://www.chaosium.com/basic-roleplaying/ Weapons, Wits, and Wizardry (Alpha Playtest): https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/search/label/weapons%20wits%20and%20wizardry

- - 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-wear-ringmail ! Theme music by Michael Ramir C, courtesy of Mixkit.co (https://mixkit.co/).  - - Show Notes - -  00:00 - Congratulations from Daniel Norton! 00:10 - Theme 00:40 - Introduction 01:24 - More Daniel: Chainmail, Solomon Kane, and being Armored in your Faith 05:10 - Play the Character you Want to Play 05:47 - Playing to Type (Conformity to the Genre) 06:47 - Can I use a bigger club? 07:31 - An Accord on Shoe-Horning 08:32 - OD&D: What Daniel has Learned So Far 09:49 - Nerd's Variety Jason: Putting a Nail in Pendragon's Coffin 12:32 - Pendragon Memories with Karl Rodriguez 17:10 - Main Topic - Why I House Rule: Time, Money, and Love 18:46 - First: Time 23:33 - Second: Money 27:09 - Second-and-a-Half: How much do you actually want to change? 31:37 - Third: Love 35:46 - Outro & Gratitude 36:02 - Theme and Legal  - - Links - -  Daniel Norton: https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton/ Jason Hobbs: https://www.twitch.tv/hobbs665 "Other" Jason Connerly: https://anchor.fm/jason376 Karl Rodriguez: https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Joe Richter: https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9/ Arlen Walker: https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland  - - Referenced Smaller-Shop Games - - Steve Grod's Low Fantasy Gaming: https://lowfantasygaming.com/ Barbarians of Lemuria: https://barbariansoflemuria.webs.com/ 2d20 Conan: https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/collections/conan Blood and Bronze: https://bloodandbronze.com Hyperborea: https://www.hyperborea.tv/ Runequest: https://www.chaosium.com/runequest/ BRP (Basic Role Playing): https://www.chaosium.com/basic-roleplaying/ Weapons, Wits, and Wizardry (Alpha Playtest): https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/search/label/weapons%20wits%20and%20wizardry

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