{"id":1005,"date":"2015-11-27T18:26:51","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T18:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenandrobin.wpengine.com\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:29","slug":"repost-episode-168-real-made-up-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/repost-episode-168-real-made-up-history\/","title":{"rendered":"[REPOST] Episode 168: Real Made-Up History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Public Library <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcollections.nypl.org\/search\/index?filters%5BphysicalLocation_mtxt_s%5D%5B%5D=Map+Division&amp;keywords=&amp;sort=dateDigitized_dt+desc\">online map collection<\/a> provides a feast of gameable treasures. We gather in the <strong>Cartography Hut<\/strong> to pick our favorites and riff on ways to put them to use.<\/p>\n<p>Ken&#8217;s first map, of Brasov, appears <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcollections.nypl.org\/items\/510d47df-8c22-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/pelgranepress.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Brasso.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Robin&#8217;s map, to the residences of Ebenezer Ingalsbie and T. R. Wolcott, is <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcollections.nypl.org\/items\/510d47e3-6e96-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/pelgranepress.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NYPL-map.jpg\" width=\"201\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ken&#8217;s second map, of 1840s Brooklyn, is <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcollections.nypl.org\/items\/c49406af-de89-378c-e040-e00a18064e88\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/pelgranepress.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Brooklyn.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Among My Many Hats<\/strong> has Ken turning your players into an official bulwark against UFO incursion in his latest Ken Writes About Stuff installment, MAJESTIC OVERWATCH.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken and Robin Recycle Audio<\/strong> as the audience of Deep Ones at Toronto&#8217;s FanExpo pepper Robin with questions about exciting endings, compelling darkness, and NPCs your players care about.<\/p>\n<p>Finally the <strong>Consulting Occultist<\/strong> gets architectural to discuss the occult tendencies of Le Corbusier.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-RR-BxQmGPNo\/VhVebR-5a1I\/AAAAAAAAPIM\/pZF8GBWj1L8\/w303-h150-no\/Murder.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ken fans who did not partake of the Kickstarter can now sink their fangs into the general release of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pelgranepress.com\/?p=7141\"><em>Dracula Dossier<\/em><\/a> from Pelgrane Press, consisting of the <em>Director&#8217;s Handbook<\/em> and <em>Dracula Unredacted<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pelgranepress.com\/?p=7141\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-h4RPUWZu1ZQ\/Vcy78-wob7I\/AAAAAAAAOVs\/9Iv0kZThYrc\/w150-h52-no\/Logo_red_150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a> You say that&#8217;s still not enough Ken for you? Very well, my friend. His brilliant pieces on parasitic gaming, alternate Newtons, Dacian werewolves and more now lurk among the sparkling bounty of <em>The Best of FENIX Volumes 1-3<\/em>, from returning sponsors <a href=\"http:\/\/drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/8767\/Askfageln\">Askfageln<\/a>. Yes, it&#8217;s Sweden\u2019s favorite RPG magazine, now beautifully collected. Warning: not in Swedish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/8767\/Askfageln&quot;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-N45Q8_7wIGg\/VfBTixQfXjI\/AAAAAAAAO2U\/JvfELtiSBVU\/s200-no\/Best-of-Fenix_KaR.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a move that surely violates someone&#8217;s security clearance, this episode is also brought to you by our friends at <a href=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/\">Arc Dream Publishing<\/a>. The Kickstarter for <em>Delta Green: the Roleplaying Game<\/em> has come to an end, but don&#8217;t let that stop you from indulging your fever for this classic game, or that pinnacle of the Cthulhu game zine world, <em>The Unspeakable Oath<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-mBeGgH1Tw5U\/Vh-3inm0soI\/AAAAAAAAPKk\/mLcXoz2VkZU\/s150-no\/DGRPG%2Bthumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6178\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1005-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20168.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20168.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20168.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken And Robin Talk About Stuff Episode 168.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1005-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20168.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20168.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Public Library online map collection provides a feast of gameable treasures. We gather in the Cartography Hut to pick our favorites and riff on ways to put them to use. Ken&#8217;s first map, of Brasov, appears here. Robin&#8217;s map, to the residences of Ebenezer Ingalsbie and T. R. Wolcott, is here. 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