{"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":"Lairs, Dungeons, and Mega-Dungeons","slug":"lairs-dungeons-and-mega-dungeons","published_at":"2026-06-27T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-gm-4090423/lairs-dungeons-and-mega-dungeons","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-gm-4090423","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm/episodes/Lairs--Dungeons--and-Mega-Dungeons-e3l852d","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/39180338/podcast/play/121950733/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-24%2F111905e5-dc62-16de-faae-52040203e17e.m4a","summary":"-- Description -- How large is a dungeon in Dungeons & Dragons? How large should it be? And - when referencing old-school dungeon-delving play: at what point does the dungeon become a Mega-Dungeon? 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 come hang out with all of us on Discord: ⁠( https://discord.gg/kQnrK4YCCn ) -- Show Notes -- 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Theme 01:09 - What is a "Dungeon" and how big should it be? 08:22 - How Big should a Mega-Dungeon be? 12:36 - The Role of "Maintaining Freshness" 15:59 - What is the Difference between Dungeon and Mega-Dungeon? 17:40 - But you mentioned Lairs. 22:47 - What do You think? 24:14 - Benediction: Aug Goes to Peru 28:31 - First Days: Preventive Medicine 35:22 - Outro 40:08 - Theme -- Links -- * Stonehell: (https://www.lulu.com/search?contributor=Michael+Curtis ) * Greyhawk Ruins: (https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/49110/greyhawk-ruins ) * Castle Zagyg: (https://trolllord.com/product/castles-crusades-castle-zagyg-yggsburgh-classic-reprint/ ) * Tegel Manor: (https://www.froggodgames.com/products/36357 )","meta_description":"-- Description -- How large is a dungeon in Dungeons & Dragons? How large should it be? And - when referencing old-school dungeon-delving play: at wha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2499,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-whispering-gm-4090423/episodes/lairs-dungeons-and-mega-dungeons/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/lairs-dungeons-and-mega-dungeons.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}