{"id":2679,"date":"2021-10-29T08:30:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T08:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=2679"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:12:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:12:13","slug":"episode-469-real-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-469-real-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 469: Real Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Banner-469.png\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Axes keep showing up at the <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong>, and this week we look at the Abstract vs Emotional slider in roleplaying game design.<\/p>\r\n<p>Inspired by the passing of one of its prime exponents, Owen Luder, the <strong>Architecture Hut<\/strong> gazes at the brutalist style and its influence on science fiction.<\/p>\r\n<p>Then our resident bibliomane continues to make up for lost time, triggering an Ohio-based installment of <strong>Ken\u2019s Bookshelf<\/strong>.<\/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>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 announce the Kickstarter for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlas-games.com\/planegea\">Planegea<\/a>, their dino-filled 5E setting of prehistoric fantasy adventure.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlas-games.com\/planegea\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PlanegeaLiveAdKARTAS.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Score a blood-drenched special bonus from Pelgrane Press when you order the print edition <a href=\"https:\/\/pelgranepress.com\/product\/the-dracula-dossier-directors-handbook\/\">Night\u2019s Black Agents Dracula Dossier Director\u2019s Handbook<\/a> or any of its associated bundles. A new 50-page Cuttings PDF of deleted scenes and horrors that didn\u2019t fit is now available for a limited time with the voucher code VAMP2021.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pelgranepress.com\/product\/the-dracula-dossier-directors-handbook\/&quot;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"http:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Directors-Handbook_front_cover_350.png\" width=\"195\" 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\/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_423\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2679-1\" 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-469.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-469.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-469.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-469.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2679-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-469.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-469.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Axes keep showing up at the Gaming Hut, and this week we look at the Abstract vs Emotional slider in roleplaying game design. 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