{"id":3820,"date":"2025-08-22T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=3820"},"modified":"2025-08-19T18:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:33:41","slug":"episode-663-i-know-this-isnt-in-the-brochure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-663-i-know-this-isnt-in-the-brochure\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 663: I Know This Isn\u2019t in the Brochure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Beloved Patreon backer Sikander orders and\/or bribes the Gaming Hut<\/strong> into a discussion of game mechanics that require players to take in-genre actions versus those that offer rewards for doing so.<\/p>\n

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At the behest of estimable backer David Sowa, the Tradecraft Hut <\/strong>peers into the world of private espionage organizations.<\/p>\n

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Wielding Excaliburs both silly and serious, the Cinema Hut <\/strong>forges on with its Fantasy Essentials series from the 70s into the 80s.<\/p>\n

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Finally Conspiracy Corner<\/strong> examines Mozart murder theories.<\/p>\n

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Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTAS Patreon<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd list of all films mentioned on the show is now up and running<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Also check out the Goodreads list<\/a> of books mentioned on the show.<\/p>\n

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Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The official CatStronauts<\/a> board game features cooperative play that’s only 30-45 minutes long, for 1-4 players ages 10+. Designed and illustrated by CatStronauts comic book creator Drew Brockington and available now from Atlas Games!<\/p>\n

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A global mythos conspiracy ensnares the player characters in The Borellus Connection<\/a>, Pelgrane Press\u2019 new Fall of DELTA Green<\/em> mega-campaign by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan and Kenneth Hite. Journey in the guise of federal narcotics agents to Saigon, Beirut, Prague and Bozukepe. Buy it for your GM and demand that she run it today!<\/p>\n

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Get caught in the spiral with God’s Teeth<\/a><\/em>, a new set of pulse-pounding Delta Green scenarios dripping with the once and future corruption of a nation swirling into cruelty and spite. From a government panopticon to alien worms to an app-driven mass shooter, your agents have nothing to fear but every screaming headline. <\/p>\n

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Play spies, skirmishers, and saboteurs in the battle for the future of the Thirteen Colonies in Flagbearer Games\u2019 thoroughly researched and beautifully illustrated 5E compatible roleplaying game Nations and Cannons<\/a><\/em>. Jump into the early actions of the war with the new campaign guide The American Crisis<\/em>, available as a PDF or for print pre-order.<\/p>\n

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