{"id":1569,"date":"2018-07-20T08:30:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T08:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=1569"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:51","slug":"episode-302-jack-the-riffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-302-jack-the-riffer\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 302: Jack the Riffer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the Gaming Hut<\/strong> we look at how the same adversary can play very different roles from one game to the next. Serving as an example is Red Jack, created for Night\u2019s Black Agents<\/em> but presently contemplating a killing spree in The Yellow King Roleplaying Game<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Tradecraft Hut<\/strong> examines China\u2019s latest hacking coup against the US, snaffling up 614 gigs of tech specs on the Sea Dragon submarine munitions project.<\/p>\n

In the Narrative Hut<\/strong> we weigh the various definitions of the word protagonist, deciding which one of them is the most useful to writers.<\/p>\n

Finally Ken\u2019s Time Machine<\/strong> surveys the adjusted timeline that would result from\u00a0 rescuing Polish resistance hero Witold Pilecki from execution by the Soviet-backed regime in 1948.<\/p>\n

Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTAS Patreon<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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

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The island of Al Amarja may have moved from its classic 1990s location, but don\u2019t be fooled. Over the Edge<\/em> is indeed back, with Jonathan Tweet updating his classic and influential game design. Get ready to duck New Age cultists, baboon-wielding gangsters, twisted assassins when the roleplaying game of weird modern danger is Kickstarting now!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ken\u2019s latest roleplaying game, The Fall of Delta Green<\/em><\/a>, is now available for preorder from Pelgrane Press. Journey to the head-spinning chaos of the late 1960s, back when everyone\u2019s favorite anti-Cthulhu special ops agent hadn\u2019t gone rogue yet, for this pulse-pounding GUMSHOE game of war, covert action, and Mythos horror.<\/p>\n

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Grab the translated riches of FENIX magazine in a special bundle deal<\/a> from our friends at Askfageln, over at Indie Press Revolution. Score metric oodles of Ken Hite gaming goodness, a cornucopia of articles, complete games, plus the cartoon antics of Bernard the Barbarian. Warning: in English, not in Swedish. In English, not Swedish.<\/p>\n

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Just in time to save the world, though perhaps not your team of hardened covert agents, from the Mythos, the Delta Green Handlers Guide<\/a> from Arc Dream Publishing is now in print and either at or headed to a game store near you. The slipcase print edition includes both the Handlers\u2019 Guide<\/em> and Agents\u2019 Handbook<\/em>, fitting snugly into your go bag along with your extra passports and list of weapons caches.<\/p>\n

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