{"id":1117,"date":"2016-07-08T08:30:50","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T08:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:32","slug":"episode-198-stab-them-in-the-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-198-stab-them-in-the-peninsula\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 198: Stab Them in the Peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/themes\/kartas\/images\/d8_colour.png\" align=\"left\" \/>Matters come to a head in the <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong>, where we talk about writing scenario climaxes.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Ask Ken and Robin<\/strong>, Patreon backer Eric Jeppesen asks Ken and Robin to help weave a campaign around 16th century English-Ottoman relations and the figure of Edward Barton.<\/p>\n<p>Enterprising filmmakers tasked a deep learning neural net to write a short film screenplay for them, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LY7x2Ihqjmc&amp;feature=youtu.be\">and this is the result<\/a>. We step into the oh so analytical confines of the <strong>Narrative Hut<\/strong> to discuss its implications.<\/p>\n<p>Finally supporter Paul S. Enns asks us to rev up <strong>Ken&#8217;s Time Machine<\/strong> for a look at the timeline where Richard Nixon went unpardoned for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/kenandrobin\">Support the KARTAS Patreon<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Get trapped in Lovecraft&#8217;s story \u201cThe Call of Cthulhu\u201d in Atlas Games\u2019 addictive new card game Lost in R\u2019lyeh. Take a selfie with your purchased copy of the game at your brick and mortar game retailer and send it to Atlas to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlas-games.com\/lostinkartas\">claim your special Ken and Robin promo card<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlas-games.com\/lostinkartas\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/KARTAS_LiRpromo_06_27_16.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/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>. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dracula-dossier-160415.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=279\">Askfageln<\/a>. Yes, it&#8217;s Sweden\u2019s favorite RPG magazine, now beautifully collected. Warning: not in Swedish. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=279\"><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> 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgnow.com\/product\/181674\/Delta-Green-Agents-Handbook?affiliate_id=48458\">Delta Green Agent\u2019s Handbook<\/a>. <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>\u00a0\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-logO-150-x-150.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9763\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1117-1\" 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%20198.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20198.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20198.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 198.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1117-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%20198.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20198.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matters come to a head in the Gaming Hut, where we talk about writing scenario climaxes. In Ask Ken and Robin, Patreon backer Eric Jeppesen asks Ken and Robin to help weave a campaign around 16th century English-Ottoman relations and the figure of Edward Barton. 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