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Creative Railroading?

Creative Railroading?

Update: 2023-07-12
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-- 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:


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


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-- 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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