{"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":"Maps & Minis","slug":"maps-minis","published_at":"2023-08-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-gm-4090423/maps-minis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-gm-4090423","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm/episodes/Maps--Minis-e289n5p","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/39180338/podcast/play/74816121/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-7-19%2F343662777-44100-2-879a97c1350ef.mp3","summary":"-- Description -- User feedback focused on the use of maps - in the campaign, in the dungeon, in real life, and in virtual - as well as the implications of maps and all of the above on hirelings and henchmen. Bit of a variety show - very relevant to the OSR player experience. 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 - Cockatrice Nuggets and the NPC Player 00:39 - Intro 01:09 - Why Play? (On NPC Players) 01:46 - Roles & Henchmen with Hobbs 05:57 - Role vs Role (vs Role) with Daniel 09:51 - Using Henchmen (and Miniatures For Them!) with DarkFluid 16:27 - Nerd's Variety Jason: Maps, at least, are RAW 19:16 - Bandit Maps! Making, Ciphering, and Using Maps with Daniel 25:47 - Maps & Ciphers with the Pink Phantom 29:34 - Pink Scroll Cases? (Guarding them, at Least) 31:34 - Hobbs Asks: Who Controls your VTT Map Tokens? 35:37 - Outro -- Links -- Cockatrice Nuggets: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rich-fraser Jason Prime: Hobbs & Friends: https://hobbsnfriends.com/ Random Screed: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason-hobbs Bandit's Keep Daniel: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton The Pacific Crest Trail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Crest_Trail Audio Dungeon Discord: https://discord.gg/FBP7CjA6G (Valid through Rosh Hashanah) Nerd's Variety Jason: https://anchor.fm/jason376 Phantom Thoughts (Pink Phantom): https://podcasters.spotify…","meta_description":"-- Description -- User feedback focused on the use of maps - in the campaign, in the dungeon, in real life, and in virtual - as well as the implications o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2198,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-whispering-gm-4090423/episodes/maps-minis/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/maps-minis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}