{"podcast":{"title":"The Whispering GM","slug":"the-whispering-gm-4090423","podcast_index_feed_id":4090423,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/39180338/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/9478750/9478750-1683552007305-60266de099de1.jpg","author":"CWR","episode_count":91,"summary":"Reviews, Rants, and Old School Gaming","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T08:21:09.982548+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-gm-4090423"},"episode":{"title":"Beyond Advancement","slug":"beyond-advancement","published_at":"2023-08-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-gm-4090423/beyond-advancement","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-gm-4090423","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm/episodes/Beyond-Advancement-e289inr","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/39180338/podcast/play/74811579/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-7-19%2F2bae8ffc-faef-95fd-c1b5-38e41c471f4a.mp3","summary":"-- Description -- Listener feedback exploring character advancement - first, talking a bit about gold for XP, classic D&D, and how procedural generation facilitates OSR dungeon design and frees your mind to make more interesting experiences; and then, moving into alternative advancement: not alternative mechanisms, necessarily, but new ways to interpret and play out character advancement in your old school campaign. 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 - D14s 01:14 - Intro 01:44 - Nerd's Variety Jason: Golden Railroads 06:19 - Jason Prime: On Gold and Experience 09:00 - ...Layers of Play: Character Layer vs Design Layer 10:20 - Bandit's Keep Daniel: Procedural Generation and Scroll Cases 11:46 - Red Dice John: General Feedback and the Benefits of Procedural Generators 15:16 - Call In! Nick from DSTP - Substitutionary Treasure 20:33 - Hindsightless Joe: Isn't it All Milestones? 24:05 - Chicago Wiz Michael: Beyond Advancement 33:13 - Outro -- Links -- Nerd's Variety Jason: https://anchor.fm/jason376 Hobbs & Friends Hobbs: Hobbs & Friends: https://hobbsnfriends.com/ Random Screed: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason-hobbs Bandit's Keep: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton The Red Dice Diaries: https://reddicediaries.substack.com/ Don't Split the Party: Blog: http://harbingergames.blogspot.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/vgDF6QZ Hindsi…","meta_description":"-- Description -- Listener feedback exploring character advancement - first, talking a bit about gold for XP, classic D&D, and how procedural generati…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2054,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-whispering-gm-4090423/episodes/beyond-advancement/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-gm-4090423/beyond-advancement.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}