{"id":1379,"date":"2017-08-11T08:29:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T08:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=1379"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:38","slug":"episode-254-snouted-meepers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-254-snouted-meepers\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 254: Snouted Meepers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Banner-254.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We clatter our dice and thump our miniatures in the <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong>, considering a Patreon backer Travis Johnson question about what to do when the players break the tone they asked you to instill.<\/p>\n<p>With a Kickstarter and then a vacation, Robin hasn\u2019t been paying attention to the news lately. So he meets Ken in the <strong>Tradecraft Hut<\/strong> on the off chance anything has happened on the espionage front his summer.<\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Cinema Hut<\/strong>, Patreon backer Nancy Feldman wants us to talk about our favorite pulp movies.<\/p>\n<p>Finally Patreon backer Mike Marlow wants to know why <strong>Ken&#8217;s Time Machine<\/strong> was sighted near the great Boston molasses flood of 1919.<\/p>\n<p>This week we have a special contest thanks to Petersen Games and its Kickstarter for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1816687860\/cthulhu-wars-onslaught-3\"><em>Cthulhu Wars Onslaught 3<\/em><\/a>. Patrons, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/13795018\">head on over to the contest page<\/a> and follow the instructions to enter a draw to win one of four rare, glow-in-the-dark Yellow King figures.<\/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=\"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><\/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> Robin\u2019s epic new GUMSHOE project, <em>The Yellow King Roleplaying Game <\/em>has concluded its Kickstarter run, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pelgranepress.com\/shop\/?v=defaultYKRPG\">is now available for pre-order at the Pelgrane Store<\/a> for those who missed it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pelgranepress.com\/shop\/?v=defaultYKRPG\"><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_5099\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1379-1\" 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%20254.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20254.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20254.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 254.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1379-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%20254.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20254.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We clatter our dice and thump our miniatures in the Gaming Hut, considering a Patreon backer Travis Johnson question about what to do when the players break the tone they asked you to instill. 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