{"id":2634,"date":"2021-09-17T08:28:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T08:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=2634"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:12:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:12:09","slug":"episode-463-the-bubble-wrap-of-roleplaying-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-463-the-bubble-wrap-of-roleplaying-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 463: The Bubble Wrap of Roleplaying Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the Gaming Hut<\/strong> we continue our series on axes of tabletop RPG design with an examination of Resilience and Robustness.<\/p>\r\n

At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Allen Wilkins, Ripped from the Headlines<\/strong> finds the real truth behind the November incident in which a crashing commuter train was saved by polyester whale tails.<\/p>\r\n

In the Horror Hut<\/strong> we ask ourselves how to write folk horror scenarios without once again repeating the ending of Wicker Man<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n

Finally the Consulting Occultist<\/strong> profiles the mystical psychologist Claudio Naranjo.<\/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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Dig out your plastic T-Rexes and get them ready to stomp and chomp on your players\u2019 character miniatures as our pals at Atlas Games Kickstart Planegea<\/a>, their dino-filled 5E setting of prehistoric fantasy adventure.<\/p>\r\n

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Pitting Salvador Dali against the Mythos just got cheaper! Get an otherworldly 25% off Dreamhounds of Paris<\/em> in print or PDF from now until September at the Pelgrane Press web shop with the voucher code #ANTDREAM. Add its companion fiction volume The Book of Ants<\/em> and get 25% off that too.<\/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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