{"id":3390,"date":"2024-01-19T14:42:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=3390"},"modified":"2024-01-19T14:46:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:46:18","slug":"episode-582-thats-a-bad-laser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-582-thats-a-bad-laser\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 582: That\u2019s a Bad Laser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Banner-582.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong> beloved backer Jamie Twine seeks tips on signaling weirdness and danger in horror games not set in our recognizable world.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ken-spacer.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Esteemed backer Ginger asks for the <strong>Tradecraft Hut<\/strong> take on the OSINT journalism entity Bellingcat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Robin-Spacer.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken and Robin Recycle Audio<\/strong> with the first part of a Dramatic Interaction panel from Gen Con, in which Robin is joined by designers Emily Cambias and John R. Harness.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ken-spacer.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally the <strong>Eliptony Hut <\/strong>reviews the case of Jean Grenier, a young misfit from a 17th century French village who went on trial after identifying himself as a werewolf.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Robin-Spacer.png\" \/><\/p>\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>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ken-spacer.png\" \/><\/p>\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>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Robin-Spacer.png\" \/><\/p>\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>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ken-spacer.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Snag Ken and Robin merchandise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/user\/kenrobin\">at TeePublic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Robin-Spacer.png\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Experience the world of Gloom in a new, immersive way with <em>Unhappy Birthday at Castle Slogar<\/em>. With an integrated hint and solution website, drenched in the beloved Gloom aesthetic by artist J. Scott Reeves, this puzzling gamebook kicks off Atlas\u2019 new Enigma line. <a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/bday\">Sign up for the Kickstarter announcement<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/bday\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GloomUnhappyBdayLogo-Blogsize.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reality horror just got realer with three new support products for The Yellow King Roleplaying Game: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/pelgranepress.com\/product\/black-star-magic\/\">Black Star Magic<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/pelgranepress.com\/product\/legions-of-carcosa-the-yellow-king-roleplaying-game-bestiary\/\">Legions of Carcosa: The Yellow King Bestiary<\/a><\/em>, and Robin\u2019s latest novel, <em>Fifth Imperative<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Yellow-sign-ad-image.jpg\" \/><\/p>\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>\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>\n<p>Put on your flannels, grab your duffel bag of hardware and assemble your fake passports. Alert your retailer to the contents of their favorite unmarked warehouse. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/411202\/Delta-Green-The-Conspiracy\">Delta Green: The Conspiracy<\/a><\/em>, the revised, updated and declassified edition of the iconic 1990s sourcebook has escaped from Arc Dream Publishing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/411202\/Delta-Green-The-Conspiracy\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DG-Conspiracy.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_404\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3390-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/KARTAS582.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/KARTAS582.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/KARTAS582.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\/KARTAS582.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3390-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/KARTAS582.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"KARTAS582.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Gaming Hut beloved backer Jamie Twine seeks tips on signaling weirdness and danger in horror games not set in our recognizable world. Esteemed backer Ginger asks for the Tradecraft Hut take on the OSINT journalism entity Bellingcat. 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