{"id":2583,"date":"2021-07-30T08:30:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T08:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=2583"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:12:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:12:02","slug":"episode-456-least-worst-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-456-least-worst-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 456: Least Worst Hell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hey, it\u2019s an all-request episode!<\/p>\r\n

Count the syllables and jot down the allusions as an anonymous Patreon backer beckons us into the Gaming Hut<\/strong> to ask how to do spontaneous poetry duels in roleplaying sessions.<\/p>\r\n

Then pseudonymous Patreon backer Polydamas meets us in the Architecture Hut <\/strong>for the secret history behind Columbia University\u2019s New York City real estate empire.<\/p>\r\n

Beloved Patreon backer Bob Grider wants to know what else to do with sphinxes other than have them tell annoying riddles, and fortunately the person-headed lion guarding the Monster Hut<\/strong> is one of the nice ones.<\/p>\r\n

Finally erudite Patreon backer Dave Munro hangs out with us in a Victorian literary iteration of the Eliptony Hut<\/strong>, for a profile of Pre-Raphaelite poet, artist and model Elizabeth Siddal.<\/p>\r\n

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

Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd list of all films mentioned on the show is now up and running<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Also check out the Goodreads list<\/a> of books mentioned on the show.<\/p>\r\n

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

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Bears need hairstyles! Lumberjacks need beards! Be friends to both in Yukon Salon<\/a><\/em>, a quick, humorous, family card game in a tin, from our snow-dappled pals at Atlas Games. Take Your Place at the Frontier of Style !<\/p>\r\n

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A murderous mystery lies beneath the gladiatorial arenas in the majestic, dragon-patrolled city of Axis. Only your first level 13th Age characters can confront it, in Crown of Axis<\/a><\/em>, by Wade Rockett, now available at the Pelgrane Press shop.<\/p>\r\n

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The treasures of Askfageln can be found at 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’re at it, grab DICE<\/em> and Freeway Warrior<\/em>!<\/p>\r\n

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Fear Is a Fractal …and your world is a lie. A horror freed from an antique book reverberates through reality. But don\u2019t despair. There is hope. A King waits for us. And Impossible Landscapes<\/a>, the\u00a0 first campaign for Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game<\/strong> waits for you. In PDF now, hardback in May. Hailed as “one of the best RPG campaigns ever made\u201d and “a masterpiece of surreal horror!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

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