{"id":2205,"date":"2020-06-12T08:30:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T08:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:10:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:10:08","slug":"episode-399-websters-defines-a-shoggoth-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-399-websters-defines-a-shoggoth-as\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 399: Webster&#8217;s Defines a Shoggoth As"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Banner-399.png\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>The <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong> goes below the depths for beloved Patreon backer Hector Trelane, who seeks tips on adapting the feel of Wolfgang Petersen\u2019s 1981 classic <em>Das Boot<\/em> into a roleplaying setting.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>How to Write Good<\/strong> revisits the issue of prose style in RPG books with more tips to strengthen and clarify your work.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Fun With Science<\/strong> follows a tip from esteemed Patreon backer Gabriel Rossman, who has discovered a peculiar case of a scientific paper published under the stolen identities of researchers who had nothing to do with it.<\/p>\r\n<p>Finally theatrically appalled Patreon backer Brian Malcolm demands redress for recent aspersions cast on Davenport, Iowa, in the form of an <strong>Ask Ken and Robin<\/strong> segment devoted to the manifold historical and eliptonic wonders of that beatific municipality.<\/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>If you believe that games should have dwarves, that dwarves should roll dice, and that true camaraderie is hollering \u201cCheers!\u201d and sharing a beer, then <a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/diceminer\">Dice Miner<\/a> is for you. Avoid dragons and cave-ins as you roll custom dice down a 3D mountain. Kickstarting as of May 26, from Atlas Games.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/diceminer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/051220-KARTAS-Dice-Miner.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\u2019s Shane Ivey brings you <a href=\"http:\/\/swordsandsorceries.com\/\">Swords and Sorceries<\/a>, fifth edition adventure in a sea-swept world inspired by ancient myth. Seek your fortunes, or find gruesome death in the tombs of forgotten gods and evils best left buried. Seize all three adventures, Sea Demon\u2019s Gold, Song of the Sun Queens, and Tomb of Fire, today!<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swordsandsorceries.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sea-Demons-blogsize.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9029\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2205-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-399.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-399.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-399.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-399.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2205-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-399.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-399.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gaming Hut goes below the depths for beloved Patreon backer Hector Trelane, who seeks tips on adapting the feel of Wolfgang Petersen\u2019s 1981 classic Das Boot into a roleplaying setting. 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