{"id":1316,"date":"2017-05-26T08:30:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T08:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:37","slug":"episode-243-i-do-not-wish-to-be-a-moth-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-243-i-do-not-wish-to-be-a-moth-hat\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 243: I Do Not Wish to Be a Moth Hat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Banner-244.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We know you want to hear about it, so <strong>Among Our Many Hats<\/strong> digs into the announcement that a certain Ken Hite will serve as lead designer for the new edition of <em>Vampire: the Masquerade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not all the hats! Then Robin looks at ways to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/storybeats.io\/\">Story Beats web app<\/a>, which allows you to easily create narrative maps as seen in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/gameplaywright.net\/books\/hamlets-hit-points\/\">Hamlet\u2019s Hit Points<\/a><\/em> and his upcoming <em>Beating the Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In an Ace Double of a segment, the <strong>Tradecraft Hut<\/strong> provides a backgrounder on the Trump intel spill. Then we sashay to a timeline next door to<strong> Meet Senator Hite<\/strong> and see what, if anything, he plans to do about it.<\/p>\n<p>And when Ken was in Berlin getting his fangs fitted, he took time out to visit a museum. Hence, the <strong>Consulting Occultist<\/strong> recounts the wonders of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smb.museum\/en\/exhibitions\/detail\/alchemie-die-grosse-kunst.html\">alchemy exhibit at the Kulturforum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/kenandrobin\">Support for 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>In <em><a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/unknownarmies\/\">Unknown Armies<\/a><\/em>, Atlas Games\u2019 modern-day, occult roleplaying game, you play the heroically broken people who conspire to fix the world. That conspiracy just got easier, with the arrival of the game on store shelves near you! <a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/unknownarmies\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"class\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Unknown-Armies-image.png\" width=\"359\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a> 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 shipping at<a href=\"http:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/index.php\/gumshoe-one-2-one\/\"> 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. Warning: not in Swedish. <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=\"\" \/> John Scott Tynes\u2019 <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpgnow.com\/product\/186347\/Puppetland?affiliate_id=48458\">Puppetland<\/a><\/em> is ready to knock the stuffing out of a game store near you in its gorgeous new full-color hardcover edition. 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_9804\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1316-1\" 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%20243.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20243.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20243.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 243.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1316-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%20243.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20243.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know you want to hear about it, so Among Our Many Hats digs into the announcement that a certain Ken Hite will serve as lead designer for the new edition of Vampire: the Masquerade. 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