{"id":2093,"date":"2020-02-28T08:30:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T08:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=2093"},"modified":"2020-02-25T17:57:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T17:57:37","slug":"episode-384-number-one-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-384-number-one-nightmare\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 384: Number One Nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Banner-384.png\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Look out for dirigibles as the<strong> Gaming Hut<\/strong> looks at the process of selecting your tech level when building an alternate timeline. The <em>Aftermath<\/em> sequence of <em>The King in Yellow Roleplaying Game<\/em> serves as our case in point.<\/p>\r\n<p>In <strong>Ken and\/or Robin Talk to Somebody Else<\/strong>, we chat with game designer and writer Sarah Saltiel.<\/p>\r\n<p>Beloved Patreon backer Andrew Miller wants to know Ken\u2019s thoughts on emergent continuity in <strong>Ask Ken and Robin<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p>The <strong>Consulting Occultist<\/strong> continues our series of arcane profiles from Belle Epoque Paris with a look at Ely Star, a protege of Robert Houdin who infused his astrology with kabbalism.<\/p>\r\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>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>Snag Ken and Robin merchandise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/user\/kenrobin\">at TeePublic<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p>The place you only think you remember explodes with weird danger in <em>Welcome to the Island<\/em>, the first adventure anthology for <a href=\"atlas-games.com\/overtheedge\">Over the Edge<\/a> from Atlas Games. Launch brand new stories, add intriguing complications to your existing arcs, or create exciting one-shots that bring the weird to your gaming table.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/overtheedge\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/KARTAS_021120-Welcome-to-the-Island.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>You&#8217;ve heard him talk about it. Now you can get it at retail or in the Pelgrane Press store: <a href=\"https:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/index.php\/category\/products\/yellow-king-roleplaying-game\/\"><em>The Yellow King Roleplaying Game<\/em><\/a>. Shatter your world with this eerie, physically imposing GUMSHOE game of decadent art and multiple existences. For a limited time only, enter the voucher code YELLOW at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pelgranepress.com\/shop\/default.asp?i=PELGY01\">Pelgrane shop<\/a> to get 15% off all Yellow King items when you combine the core set with <em>Absinthe in Carcosa<\/em> and\/or <em>The Missing and the Lost<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Slipcase-cartoon-isolated-250.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Slipcase-cartoon-isolated-250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>The treasures of Askfageln can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/8767\/Askfageln\">DriveThruRPG<\/a>. Get all issues of FENIX since 2013 available in special English editions. Score metric oodles of Ken Hite gaming goodness, along with equally stellar pieces by Graeme Davis and Pete Nash. Warning: in English, not in Swedish. In English, not Swedish. While you&#8217;re at it, grab <em>DICE<\/em> and <em>Freeway Warrior<\/em>!<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/8767\/Askfageln\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Askfageln.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<p>Arc Dream Publishing presents a gorgeous new edition of Robert W. Chambers\u2019 The King in Yellow, a deluxe hardback in delightful faux snakeskin, with a foreword by John Scott Tynes, annotations by our own Kenneth Hite, and stunning full-pate color\u00a0 illustrations by Samuel Araya. Grab it while it lasts <a href=\"shop.arcdream.com\">in the Arc Dream store<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:image {\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} --><\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"shop.arcdream.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/King_in_Yellow_adsize.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4241\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2093-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-384.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-384.mp3\">http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-384.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-384.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2093-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-384.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-384.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look out for dirigibles as the Gaming Hut looks at the process of selecting your tech level when building an alternate timeline. 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