{"id":1153,"date":"2016-09-09T08:31:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T08:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:33","slug":"episode-207-its-pronounced-executive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-207-its-pronounced-executive\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 207: It&#8217;s Pronounced &#8220;Executive&#8221;"},"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\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our 207th installment starts on a tripartite note as Patreon backer Andrew Young pops his head into the <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong> to ask about the pertinence of three-act structure in roleplaying scenarios.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Andrews, the <strong>Tradecraft Hut<\/strong> opens the case file on East German spymaster Markus Wolf, at the behest of backer Andrew Collins.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Ken and\/or Robin Talk To Someone Else<\/strong>, we invite Jeff Tidball to reveal all about Atlas Games\u2019 upcoming GUMSHOE game set in Ars Magica\u2019s Mythic Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Having left a suitable interval for you all to finish your binge-watching, we then turn on the <strong>Television Hut<\/strong> for a much-requested chat about \u201cStranger Things.\u201d<\/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><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=\"500\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do intervals between Ken\u2019s Time Machine segments leave you listless, bored, and itchy? Then you\u2019re in luck, because <a href=\"http:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/index.php\/timewatch\/\">TimeWatch<\/a>, the wild and woolly GUMSHOE game of chrono-hopping adventure has now blasted its way into our reality. Brought to you by master of over-the-top fast-paced fun Kevin Kulp and our reality-maintaining overlords at Pelgrane Press.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/TimeWatch-cover-300.png\" width=\"154\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For those seeking yet more Ken content, 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.<\/p>\n<p><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=\"\" \/><\/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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgnow.com\/product\/181674\/Delta-Green-Agents-Handbook?affiliate_id=48458\">Delta Green Agent\u2019s Handbook<\/a>.<\/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>\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_5121\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1153-1\" 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%20207.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20207.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20207.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 207.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1153-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%20207.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20207.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our 207th installment starts on a tripartite note as Patreon backer Andrew Young pops his head into the Gaming Hut to ask about the pertinence of three-act structure in roleplaying scenarios. Speaking of Andrews, the Tradecraft Hut opens the case file on East German spymaster Markus Wolf, at the behest of backer Andrew Collins. 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