{"id":209,"date":"2013-02-22T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T10:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenandrobin.wpengine.com\/?p=209"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:10","slug":"episode-27-league-of-extraordinary-skeletons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-27-league-of-extraordinary-skeletons\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 27: League of Extraordinary Skeletons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/kenandrobin.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/kartas\/images\/dracula_colour.png\" align=\"left\" \/>In <strong>Ask Ken and Robin<\/strong>, we field Conrad Kinch\u2019s query about the politics of game design. Do a designer\u2019s political beliefs show up in his work?<\/p>\n<p>Then, as you knew we would, we engage in some <strong>History Bending<\/strong> in honor of Richard III\u2019s recently-confirmed excavation from a Leicester car park.<\/p>\n<p>Our new segment <strong>How To Write Good<\/strong> inaugurates with a barrage of style tips of both general and RPG-specific application.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in <strong>Consulting Occultist<\/strong>, we review the stream-crossing career of African-American magician, escape artist and hoodoo worker Black Herman.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpg.drivethrustuff.com\/index.php?src=kenrobintalk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoneskinpress.com\/files\/drivethrurpg-logo-redesignd.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"86\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2803\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-209-1\" 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%20027.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20027.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20027.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 027.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=209-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%20027.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20027.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Ask Ken and Robin, we field Conrad Kinch\u2019s query about the politics of game design. Do a designer\u2019s political beliefs show up in his work? Then, as you knew we would, we engage in some History Bending in honor of Richard III\u2019s recently-confirmed excavation from a Leicester car park. 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