{"id":3709,"date":"2025-03-21T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=3709"},"modified":"2025-03-18T15:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:40:44","slug":"episode-641-consolation-mummy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-641-consolation-mummy\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 641: Consolation Mummy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-641.png\" \/> <meta content=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-641.png\" property=\"og:image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong> we ask what it means for a rule to work.<\/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>At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Nicola Wilson, the <strong>Archaeology Hut<\/strong> investigates the chopping up of the alleged mummy of Constantine XI.<\/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>Anyone who has <strong>Fun with Science<\/strong> knows the weird phenomenon of species with dwarf males. Ken and Robin wonder which Mythos creature has dwarf males and how that causes problems for<em> Trail of Cthulhu<\/em> characters.<\/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> recounts the nightmarish tale of the Blaenavon horse humanoid.<\/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>The sorrowful solo gamebook <a href=\"https:\/\/atlas-games.com\/enigma\">Unhappy Birthday at Castle Slogar<\/a><em><\/em> now dolefully awaits you from the frightening folks of Atlas Games. Packed with maps, riddles and dire dilemmas, it is sure to lure you to a delightfully solitary spiral of gloom!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Enigma-KS-Feature4-3Fer-NEWRELEASE.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Enigma-KS-Feature4-3Fer-NEWRELEASE.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gamefound.com\/en\/projects\/pelgrane-press\/fear-itself-shattered-veil-edition?refcode=JjFiIH4iMkSRUlV5QBS2ug#\/section\/introduction-65505\">Fear Itself<\/a><\/em>, Pelgrane Press\u2019 groundbreaking GUMSHOE game of personal and psychological horror, has returned from the swirling torment of the Outer Dark in a hauntingly beautiful premium hardcover format. With<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/gamefound.com\/en\/projects\/pelgrane-press\/fear-itself-shattered-veil-edition?refcode=JjFiIH4iMkSRUlV5QBS2ug#\/section\/introduction-65505\">The Shattered Veil Edition<\/a><\/em>, stunningly beautiful full-color artwork brings fresh terror to your table. Grab it alongside the highly anticipated <em>Ocean Game<\/em> expansion in its current <a href=\"https:\/\/gamefound.com\/en\/projects\/pelgrane-press\/fear-itself-shattered-veil-edition?refcode=JjFiIH4iMkSRUlV5QBS2ug#\/section\/introduction-65505\">Gamefound campaign<\/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\/2025\/03\/FI-Shattered-5.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brace for more Delta Green Mythos horror with <em>Dead Drops<\/em>, Arc Dream\u2019s latest bone-chilling anthology of black bag scenarios. From a secret Missouri church to a frozen Alabama town, the top secret terrors keep on unfolding. Acquire the 288 page full color hardback from <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.arcdream.com\/collections\/role-playing-games\/products\/delta-green-dead-drops-hardback\">the Arc Dream store<\/a>, or purchase, download, rate and review the PDF at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/en\/product\/487460\/delta-green-dead-drops?affiliate_id=48458\">DriveThru<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.arcdream.com\/collections\/role-playing-games\/products\/delta-green-dead-drops-hardback\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dead-Drops.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turn your digital dials to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/gencontv\">Gen Con TV<\/a>, The Best Four Days in Gaming \u2013 All Year Long. Entirely free and streaming your way on Twitch, Gen Con TV offers actual plays, reviews, dramatized gaming shorts, minis painting and its flagship show, Table Talk, beaming to you Fridays at 2 pm with polyhedral news you\u2019re dying to use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/gencontv\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GenConTV-blogsize.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8713\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3709-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/kartas.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/KARTAS641.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kartas.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/KARTAS641.mp3\">https:\/\/kartas.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/KARTAS641.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/kartas.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/KARTAS641.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3709-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/kartas.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/KARTAS641.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"KARTAS641.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Gaming Hut we ask what it means for a rule to work. At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Nicola Wilson, the Archaeology Hut investigates the chopping up of the alleged mummy of Constantine XI. Anyone who has Fun with Science knows the weird phenomenon of species with dwarf males. 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