{"id":1095,"date":"2016-05-20T08:30:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T08:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:31","slug":"episode-191-in-case-i-trip-over-a-sand-dune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-191-in-case-i-trip-over-a-sand-dune\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 191: In Case I Trip Over a Sand Dune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Patreon supporter Tim Brandis kicks us off with an <strong>Ask Ken and Robin<\/strong> question about which of our core design beliefs might have evolved over time.<\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Tradecraft Hut<\/strong> we reach way back to that most classic of espionage scandals, the Dreyfus Affair.<\/p>\n<p>The<strong> Cinema Hut<\/strong> finds us in Stetsons and spurs for an introductory course on the Western.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, backer Chris McNeil requests that <strong>Ken\u2019s Time Machine<\/strong> be put to use making the medieval peasant revolt of Ken\u2019s choice successful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/kenandrobin\">Support the KARTAS Patreon<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>It&#8217;s yo ho ho and a pocketful of doubloons as Atlas Games surveys the seven seas from the crow&#8217;s nest that is our coveted anchor sponsor slot. Parrot on its shoulder, it orders up <a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/kenandrobin-po8\">another special deal for Ken and Robin listeners<\/a>, this time in the form of their innovative game of piratical nautical warfare, <em>Pieces of Eight.<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/kenandrobin-po8\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-hztp5bE7v-DHABtqY4tIh5k8_wf_tchJtfJi4U224Y=w200-h150-no\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> 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 decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dracula-dossier-160415.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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. <a href=\"http:\/\/drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/8767\/Askfageln&quot;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-N45Q8_7wIGg\/VfBTixQfXjI\/AAAAAAAAO2U\/JvfELtiSBVU\/s200-no\/Best-of-Fenix_KaR.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Attention, operatives of Delta Green, the ultra-covert agency charged with battling the contemporary forces of the Cthulhu Mythos! Now everything you need to know to play <em>Delta Green: The Roleplaying Game<\/em>, perhaps extending your valiantly short field life, can be found in the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgnow.com\/product\/181674\/Delta-Green-Agents-Handbook?affiliate_id=48458\">Delta Green Agent\u2019s Handbook<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgnow.com\/product\/181674\/Delta-Green-Agents-Handbook?affiliate_id=48458\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Agent-Handbook-banner.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4644\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1095-1\" 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%20191.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20191.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20191.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 191.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1095-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%20191.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20191.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patreon supporter Tim Brandis kicks us off with an Ask Ken and Robin question about which of our core design beliefs might have evolved over time. In the Tradecraft Hut we reach way back to that most classic of espionage scandals, the Dreyfus Affair. The Cinema Hut finds us in Stetsons and spurs for an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[13,8,156,157,161,158,11,160,155,27,159],"class_list":["post-1095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast","tag-ask-ken-and-robin","tag-cinema-hut","tag-design-principles","tag-dreyfus-affair","tag-estonia","tag-france","tag-kens-time-machine","tag-the-peasants-are-revolting","tag-things-we-always-say","tag-tradecraft-hut","tag-westerns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}