Calls from the Bronze Age

<p><strong>-- Description --</strong></p><p>Continuing discussions of the Bronze Age from a gaming perspective. What some of its strengths are and how it fits into an OSR experience.</p><p><br></p><p>Like what you&#39;re hearing? Visit the blog:</p><p> <a href="⁠https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/⁠</a></p><p>Want to get in on the conversation, yourself? Send in a voicemail on SpeakPipe:</p><p> ⁠<a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/WhisperingGMPodcast⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.speakpipe.com/WhisperingGMPodcast⁠</a></p><p>...or join the conversation on Spotify for Podcasters:</p><p> ⁠<a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm/message⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm/message⁠</a></p><p>...or come hang out with all of us on Discord:</p><p> <a href="⁠https://discord.gg/kQnrK4YCCn" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠https://discord.gg/kQnrK4YCCn</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>-- Show Notes --</strong></p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>00:41 - Theme</p><p>01:01 - Ben Gibson of Coldlight Press: the Bronze Age as the Perfect D&amp;D Setting</p><p>06:12 - PizzaReady: Mazes and Minotaurs</p><p>09:23 - ... Malazan as a Modern Fantasy Western</p><p>12:04 - ... Mixed Technology Levels among Civilizations</p><p>15:31 - ... Civilization as a New Thing rather than Ancient and Forgotten</p><p>17:49 - ... On Law and Chaos</p><p>20:50 - Benediction</p><p>23:30 - Outro</p><p><br></p><p><strong>-- Links --</strong></p><p>* Coldlight Press: <a href="https://coldlightrpgpress.weebly.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://coldlightrpgpress.weebly.com/</a></p><p> - Adventure Site Contest: <a href="https://coldlightrpgpress.weebly.com/home/adventure-site-contest-winners" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://coldlightrpgpress.weebly.com/home/adventure-site-contest-winners</a></p><p> - Drive Thru RPG: <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/11446/Coldlight-Press" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/11446/Coldlight-Press</a></p><p>* Clark Ashton Smith</p><p> - Zothique Review: <a href="https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/2023/07/n-spiration-zothique-final-cycle.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/2023/07/n-spiration-zothique-final-cycle.html</a></p><p> - On Eldritch Dark: <a href="http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/</a></p><p>* Mazes &amp; Minotaurs: <a href="http://mazesandminotaurs.free.fr/revised.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">http://mazesandminotaurs.free.fr/revised.html</a></p><p>* The 13th Warrior: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_13th_Warrior" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_13th_Warrior</a></p><p>* Ricky Pope: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1FuApkccHeoQtAqbYyQl97" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://open.spotify.com/show/1FuApkccHeoQtAqbYyQl97</a></p><p>* Storytelling Ron: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@StorytellingRon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/@StorytellingRon</a></p>