{"id":1249,"date":"2017-02-10T08:30:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T08:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=1249"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:35","slug":"episode-228-i-assume-someone-has-blood-typed-all-the-monkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-228-i-assume-someone-has-blood-typed-all-the-monkeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 228: I Assume Someone Has Blood-Typed All the Monkeys"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the Gaming Hut<\/strong> we ask ourselves how far rules and GM influence should go to prevent the players from idiot plotting their own characters.<\/p>\n

Speaking of gaming the system, esteemed Patreon backer Jeremy Forbing acts as a stalking horse for a certain shadowy figure to convene the Politics Hut<\/strong>. With a mysterious knowledge of Ken\u2019s thought processes, Jeremy asks for his theory on how Trump will destroy the Republican party.<\/p>\n

On the Crime Blotter<\/strong> we find a report about Los Angeles organized crime in 1937, which just coincidentally happens to feature in Cthulhu Confidential<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Finally at the behest of backer and Hillfolk<\/a><\/em> illustrator Jan Pospisil, the Eliptony Hut<\/strong> considers the connection between Rhesus blood factor and survivors of Atlantis.<\/p>\n

Want to pose questions of your own? Support the KARTAS Patreon<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sleepers awake, and travel through the secret pathways of the occulted world to preorder the new edition of Unknown Armies<\/em><\/a> from Atlas Games. From the deluxe printed edition to ebooks in a variety of formats, the weird wonders of UA beckon!<\/p>\n

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