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Ruffled some feathers with house ruling! Today - quick information session about where Clerics Wear Ringmail is, in terms of goals and objectives, and then an extensive exchange on houserules, when to houserule, and where.

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 - Welcome

00:11 - Theme

00:41 - Intro

01:39 - State of the Household: Where am I?

05:18 - State of the Game: What am I up to?

09:15 - Call In! Randy of Biggus Geekus on Houseruling

11:17 - The Jason Show beings: Clone No More?

17:41 - More Pendragon: A Starter Set?

21:08 - Funky Dice

22:44 - Houseruling Virgin Soil

24:57 - Houserules Vs Playing it Wrong

26:33 - Collaborative Houserules vs Tyrannical Houserules

29:19 - How Long before it's a Different Game?

32:03 - In Defense of Purpose-Built Games

34:43 - And the Cliffhanger Ending!

35:54 - Theme and Legal

 - - Links - - 

Biggus Geekus (http://biggusgeekuspodcast.com/)

Nerd's Variety RPG Podcast (https://anchor.fm/jason376)

The History of the OSR (https://osrsimulacrum.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-historical-look-at-osr-part-i.html)

Chis Gonnerman on BFRPG and Iron Falcon (https://anchor.fm/wobbliesandwizards/episodes/Chris-Gonnerman-Basic-Fantasy-RPG-e1fit2a)

Spikepit! (https://anchor.fm/spikepit)

The Grognard Files (https://thegrognardfiles.com/2022/04/07/king-arthur-pendragon-rpg-with-david-larkins/)

 - - 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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Rob (also known as Menion) joins me on a special Pendragon episode: where he helps us, the uninitiated, to understand how, in the context of our conversation around religion, Pendragon ticks: providing a couple interesting viewpoints into the execution of the game and the experience it's designed to create.

In addition, a call-in or two from Daniel of Bandit's Keep and Jason of Nerd's Variety RPG Podcast.

Another call-in I'd love to add? Yours! 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 - Jason, Christianity, and Pendragon

00:27 - Theme

00:57 - Daniel, Responding to Enacting the Legend, not the Religion

03:06 - Coequal Backgrounds for a Knight of Pendragon

04:59 - Blending Histories

07:23 - Binary Virtues and Passions

09:42 - Religion: Does it Work in Pendragon?

10:46 - Where Else can we find Passions and Virtues?

12:59 - Call In: Jason C on Party Composition

16:07 - Theme and Legal

 - - Links - - 

Jason, Nerd's Variety RPG Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason376

Daniel, Bandit's Keep: https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton/

...or on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BanditsKeep

Rob, Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi: https://anchor.fm/menion

...or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OldShabbyGamer

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All Jason, all the time - part three of the Clerics Wear Ringmail call-in backlog. Subjects include timekeeping, Gary, religion, party composition, and we uncover - objectively - the best and superior version of the D&D gaming experience.

Want to join the conversation? 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 - Intro

00:15 - Theme

00:45 - On Timekeeping & Gary

03:38 - The Best Edition of D&D

06:23 - Character Aging & the Effect of Training

08:09 - Timekeeping in Pathfinder?

09:13 - We Don't Have to Agree to be Friends 

09:55 - Clarifying on Religous Analogs

10:12 - A Special Shout Out and Thank you to Nerd's Variety Jason

10:55 - But Wait! There's More!

11:09 - Trying New Things and System Evangelism

16:06 - Regarding Party Comp (and genre emulation)

19:47 - Regarding AD&D 1e and the "Superior" Edition

23:36 - Best Wishes and Encouragement

24:52 - Theme and Legal

 - - Links - -

Jason C's Nerd's Variety RPG Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason376

The Legendary Kalmatta! (Different Jason) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCJihWQoKqzZdxeL1LHkr-YJ_hewIFOyx

 - - Description - -

Part two of our call-in extravaganza! Call ins from several listeners - and then some sleepless rambling resulting in place of responses!

Want to join the conversation, yourself? 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 - Intro

00:21 - Theme

00:51 - Blessings from Randy of Biggus Geekus

05:27 - On Catholics vs Protestants vs Orthodox

12:34 - Family Advice with Evil Jeff

15:09 - Biggus Geekus Joe on Games and Religion

19:34 - Arlen's Neighbors' Music

23:30 - Outro

24:20 - Theme and Legal

 - - Links - - 

Biggus Geekus (Randy and Joe): http://biggusgeekuspodcast.com/

Time of the Christ setting: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/889210931/the-adventurers-guide-to-the-bible

Minions & Musings (Evil Jeff): https://anchor.fm/eviljeff

Live from Pellam's Wasteland (Arlen): https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland

Or on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LivefromPellamsWasteland

 - - Description - -

Call-ins and insights from the astute and discerning Daniel Norton of the Bandit's Keep media empire: regarding various topics from recent episodes and conversations, arranged and attended as a dialog.

Want to join the conversation, yourself? 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 - Intro

00:38 - Theme

01:08 - Chainmail, Hacks, and Actual Plays

05:09 - Playing New Games

07:34 - On Clerics

14:58 - Good Vanilla

18:08 - Regarding Religion

20:17 - Pendragon?

23:05 - Outro

23:54 - Theme and Legal

 - - Links - -

Bandit's Keep Podcast: https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton/

Bandit's Keep on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BanditsKeep

Bandit's Keep Actual Play: https://www.youtube.com/c/BanditsKeepActualPlay

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I ponder one of the time-honored and oft-quoted axioms of the original Dungeon Master's Guide - YOU CAN NOT HAVE A MEANINGFUL CAMPAIGN IF STRICT TIME RECORDS ARE NOT KEPT: how does this affect the table, the dungeon, the wilderness, and the domain? Then, some insights and encouragement from call-in listeners! Truly and humbly, thank you, guys, for calling in.

Want to join the conversation? 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 - Intro

00:29 - Theme

00:59 - Downtime for the Party

05:28 - Encouraging Troupe Play

11:53 - Strict Time in the Dungeon

15:47 - Strict Time in the Wilderness

20:15 - Strict Time for Your Domain

25:40 - You should listen to Tale of the Manticore!

26:14 - Strict Time Conclusions

26:59 - Call In: Joe of Hindsightless!

29:16 - Call In: Logar the Barbarian of Wobblies and Wizards!

32:24 - Call In: Karl of the GMOlogist Presents!

37:41 - Outro

38:55 - Theme

- - Links - -

Joe Richter, Hindsightless (https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9/)

Logar the Barbarian, Wobblies & Wizards (https://anchor.fm/wobbliesandwizards)

Or at their web site (http://www.wobbliesandwizards.com/)

Or on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wobbliesandwizards)

Karl Rodriguez, The GMOlogist Presents! (https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez)

Tale of the Manticore (https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/)

Or on blogger (https://taleofthemanticore.blogspot.com/)

 - - Description - -

A look back on 2021, where we are and how we got here, and where I want to go in the new year. Then, some call ins, talking about clerics, player agency, and a little house ruling!

Want to join the conversation? 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 - Intro

00:54 - Theme

01:24 - Looking Back at 2021

03:24 - Where Are We Now?

07:29 - Where Are We Going?

12:13 - You should listen to Tale of the Manticore!

12:56 - Clerics with Karl (Do Players Know what they Want?)

18:57 - Jason Call-nerly! (Nortons, Ravenloft, and House-Ruling)

33:32 - Outro

35:56 - Theme

- - Links - -

Karl Rodriguez, The GMOlogist Presents! (https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez)

Jason Connerly, Nerd's RPG Variety Podcast (https://anchor.fm/jason376)

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Starting off strong with insights and commentary, clarifying and continuing from the end of last episode, regarding Daniel Norton's opinion on healing, health points, etc; continuing into conversation with Other Jason of Nerd's Variety RPG Podcast about SyFy and how I missed my calling as a creature namer; and finishing up with a long thought inspired by and in response to Joe Richter, talking about how Clerics fit into a campaign milieu.

Want to join in on the conversation? Drop me a message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail ! 

Theme Music by XTaKeRux, Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/XTaKeRuX

- - Show Notes - -

00:00 - Intro

00:34 - Theme

01:01 - Healing, Clerics, and the Impact of Downtime with Daniel Norton

09:14 - Other Jason, Resident Cinema Expert, Esquire

11:51 - Also Jason, Resident Cleric, Monsieur

16:54 - Earthquake Joe Shakes Up the Fun

20:59 - The OSR Misery Cult

22:20 - On Game God vs Real God

27:24 - Clerics are Awesome

28:42 - Merry Christmas from (and to) Joe Richter

30:37 - Outro

31:21 - Theme and Legalese

- - Links - -

The Other Jason of the Nerds Variety RPG Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason376

Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep: https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton/

    ...or on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BanditsKeep

Joe Richter of Hindsightless: https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9/

CWR Fails at Player Skill: https://youtu.be/n2YLZGqoVIg?t=8985

Mesopotamian Culture and Religion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G41XQ2GGgA4

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Call in episode, reactions to my position on health potions and some thoughts about healing (and the Cleric class) in general.

Do you have an opinion that's thus far not expressed? Tell me about it on Anchor!

    https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail

Theme Music by XTaKeRux, Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/XTaKeRuX

- - Show Notes - -

00:00 - Intro

00:45 - Theme

01:13 - Jason C on Healing Bloat and Dungeon Crawl Classics

05:00 - Jason C: Old, Old School, and Sci Fi

07:27 - Biggus Geekus Randy

11:09 - GMOlogist Presents: Karl!

14:32 - Primary Jason!

21:21 - Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep

22:24 - Outro

23:45 - Theme and Legal

- - Links - -

Jason of the Nerds Variety RPG Podcast (https://anchor.fm/jason376)

Randy of Biggus Geekus (https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus)

    ...and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyVze8TfIB16j0PdmE4lOJg

Karl of the GMOlogist Presents (https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez)

Jason of Random Screed (https://anchor.fm/jason-hobbs)

    ...and on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/hobbs665

    ...or YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JasonHobbs

Daniel of Bandit's Keep (https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton/)

    ...or on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BanditsKeep