{"id":2589,"date":"2021-08-06T08:30:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T08:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=2589"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:12:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:12:03","slug":"episode-457-a-lot-to-lay-on-the-genius-loci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-457-a-lot-to-lay-on-the-genius-loci\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 457: A Lot to Lay on the Genius Loci"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Banner-457.png\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>In the <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong>, we look at game balance. What is it, and when do we care about it?<\/p>\r\n<p>We try not to step on any skulls in the <strong>Archaeology Hut <\/strong>as Beloved Patreon backers Liz &amp; Siskey seek the scoop on Roman gravesite in Cambridgeshire containing a surprising number of beheaded remains.<\/p>\r\n<p>In the <strong>Horror Hut<\/strong>, estimable Patreon backer Elias Helfer asks us for cosmic horror without any Lovecraft in it.<\/p>\r\n<p>And finally <strong>Ken\u2019s Time Machine<\/strong> makes the intervention that will lead the earlier widespread adoption of solar power.<\/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>Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd list of all films mentioned on the show is <a href=\"https:\/\/letterboxd.com\/robindlaws\/list\/ken-and-robin-mention-films\/\">now up and running<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Also check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/group\/show\/1167780-ken-and-robin-talk-about-stuff-bookshelf\">Goodreads list<\/a> of books mentioned on the show.<\/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<!-- wp:separator --><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p>Bears need hairstyles! Lumberjacks need beards! Be friends to both in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/atlas-games.com\/product_tables\/AG1440\">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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/atlas-games.com\/product_tables\/AG1440\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/YukonSalonKARTAS.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>You\u2019ve got the Pelgrane greatest hits, but from now, until Monday September 6th, you can gather up the Deep Cuts. Bundle together <em>Skullduggery<\/em>, <em>Lorefinder<\/em>,<em> The Gaean Reach<\/em>, <em>The Gaean Reach Gazetteer<\/em>, and <em>Owl Hoot Trail<\/em> together in PDF at the Pelgrane Press shop and get a whopping 25% off!<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Deep-Cut-Bundle.png\" \/><\/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\/2020\/12\/Thunderbird_blue_border.png&quot;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<p>Fear Is a Fractal &#8230;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.arcdream.com\/collections\/role-playing-games\/products\/delta-green-impossible-landscapes\">Impossible Landscapes<\/a>, the\u00a0 first campaign for <strong>Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game<\/strong> waits for you. In PDF now, hardback in May. Hailed as &#8220;one of the best RPG campaigns ever made\u201d and &#8220;a masterpiece of surreal horror!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.arcdream.com\/collections\/role-playing-games\/products\/delta-green-impossible-landscapes\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Impossible.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p><!-- \/wp:separator --><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8814\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2589-1\" 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-457.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-457.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-457.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-457.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2589-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-457.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-457.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Gaming Hut, we look at game balance. 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