{"id":1258,"date":"2017-02-24T08:30:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T08:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:35","slug":"episode-230-not-the-helsinki-mojitos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-230-not-the-helsinki-mojitos\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 230: Not the Helsinki Mojitos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Banner230.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Know us by our funny voices and exaggerated mannerisms as we meet in the <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong> to discuss what makes a Game Master character easy to play.<\/p>\n<p>Grab a mojito and light a fine cigar as Ken supplies a <strong>Travel Advisory<\/strong> on his recent jaunt to Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Oscar time, and you know what that means. Months after the rest of the critical world, we take our seats in the <strong>Cinema Hut<\/strong> to reveal our Top Ten Movie lists for 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/kenandrobin\">Support the KARTAS Patreon<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Snag Ken and Robin merchandise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/user\/kenrobin\">at TeePublic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Wish to introduce innocent children to the horror of the Mythos, while remaining on budget? Atlas Games is here to affordably twist young minds with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlas-games.com\/in\/cthulhu4kids\/\">buy two, get one free deal <\/a>on Ken&#8217;s Mini Mythos line of childrens&#8217; book parodies: <em>Where the Deep Ones Are, Cliffourd the Big Red God<\/em>, and<em> Antarctic Express<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlas-games.com\/in\/cthulhu4kids\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KARTAS-Mini-Mythos.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want to plunge headlong into Lovecraftian mystery, but lack a gaming group? Want to introduce a friend or loved one to the roleplaying hobby? GUMSHOE One-2-One has come to your rescue! Find this new system by some guy named Robin D. Laws, in the line\u2019s flagship title, <em>Cthulhu Confidential<\/em>. Now <a href=\"http:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/index.php\/gumshoe-one-2-one\/\">pre-ordering at the Pelgrane Press store<\/a>. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/\/nas\/content\/live\/pelgranepress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Cthulhu-Confidential-front-cover_350.png\" width=\"140\" height=\"150\" \/> Do intervals between episodes plunge you into Hite withdrawal? Never fear! 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. 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Join the good folks at Arc Dream in battling the horrific forces of Punch the Maker-Killer! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgnow.com\/product\/186347\/Puppetland?affiliate_id=48458\"><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\/11\/Puppetland-cover-2016.jpg\" width=\"206\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1778\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1258-1\" 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%20230.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20230.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20230.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 230.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1258-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%20230.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20230.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Know us by our funny voices and exaggerated mannerisms as we meet in the Gaming Hut to discuss what makes a Game Master character easy to play. Grab a mojito and light a fine cigar as Ken supplies a Travel Advisory on his recent jaunt to Cuba. 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