{"id":1364,"date":"2017-07-21T08:30:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T08:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:37","slug":"episode-251-where-as-opposed-to-what-and-aaahh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-251-where-as-opposed-to-what-and-aaahh\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 251: Where, As Opposed to What and AAAHH!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/New-Banner-251.png\" \/><br \/>\nAs one Kickstarter ends, another begins, specifically on <strong>Wednesday, July 26.<\/strong> In <strong>Among My Many Hats<\/strong> Ken tells us about his cool new book, <em>Tour de Lovecraft: The Destinations, <\/em>which is Kickstarting on <strong>Wednesday, July 26.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong> poses a GMing question: when is it best for us, as Game Masters, not to talk?<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Ask Ken and Robin<\/strong>, Patreon backer Jeff Kahrs asks Ken and Robin how to engage reluctant old-schoolers in narrative sharing.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, it turns out that Chicagoans have been sighting a bat- or owl-winged humanoid since 2011 and for some reason it\u2019s taken this long for us to rev up the <strong>Eliptony Hut<\/strong> for it. Hence, the scoop on the Chicago Phantom.<\/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<p>&nbsp;<\/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=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Unknown-Armies-image.png\" width=\"359\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><i><\/i><i>The book has been written. <\/i><i>The book has been read. <\/i><i>Now it rewrites you.<\/i> <i>Across time it spreads, creating dread new realities. <\/i><i>And you\u2019re in all of them.<\/i> Pelgrane Press is terrified to announce that Robin\u2019s epic new GUMSHOE project, <em>The Yellow King Roleplaying Game<\/em>, is now live on Kickstarter\u2014but only until 8 pm Eastern, tonight, Friday July 21. Snap up the best prices ever on Robin\u2019s elegantly terrifying new project.<a href=\"http:\/\/kck.st\/2tPEZeX\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/TYKRPG-KARTAS-banner.png\" \/><\/a>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=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" 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=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" 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_8950\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1364-1\" 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%20251.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20251.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20251.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 251.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1364-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%20251.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20251.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As one Kickstarter ends, another begins, specifically on Wednesday, July 26. In Among My Many Hats Ken tells us about his cool new book, Tour de Lovecraft: The Destinations, which is Kickstarting on Wednesday, July 26. The Gaming Hut poses a GMing question: when is it best for us, as Game Masters, not to talk? 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