{"id":3865,"date":"2025-11-28T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=3865"},"modified":"2025-11-25T22:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T22:04:05","slug":"episode-677-south-america-is-very-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-677-south-america-is-very-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 677: South America is Very Long"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Banner-677.png\" \/> <meta content=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Banner-677.png\" property=\"og:image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beloved Patreon backer Darcy Casselman summons us to the <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong> in search of tips on playing a gestalt or troupe-style leader character, such as a starship captain.<\/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>The <strong>Architecture Hut <\/strong>peers at Sibiu, Transylvania, the town of 7,300 eyes.<\/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>Try to keep a lid on it as the <strong>Stock Character Hut <\/strong>looks at the hothead.<\/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>Ken\u2019s Time Machine <\/strong>finds out what happens when Magellan fails to quell a 1520 mutiny against him.<\/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 official <a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/catstronauts\">CatStronauts<\/a> board game features cooperative play that&#8217;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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/atlas-games.com\/catstronauts\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Catstronauts.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Make room on your shelf and in your heart for <a href=\"https:\/\/pelgranepress.com\/product\/page-turners\/\">Page Turners<\/a><em><\/em>, Robin\u2019s game of dramatic interaction for one player and one GM, coming soon from Pelgrane Press. Explore the intensity of emotional storytelling driven by a single protagonist with scenarios ranging from Shakespearean comedy to tragic vampire love, written by Robin, Sarah \u201cSam\u201d Saltiel, Ruth Tillman and Wade Rockett.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pelgranepress.com\/product\/page-turners\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Page-Turners.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get caught in the spiral with <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.arcdream.com\/collections\/role-playing-games\/products\/delta-green-gods-hunt-hardback?ref=delta-green.com\">God&#8217;s Teeth<\/a><em><\/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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.arcdream.com\/collections\/role-playing-games\/products\/delta-green-gods-hunt-hardback?ref=delta-green.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gods-Hunt.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationsandcannons.com\/\">Nations and Cannons<\/a><\/em>. Jump into the early actions of the war with the new campaign guide<em> The American Crisis<\/em>, available as a PDF or for print pre-order.<\/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\/06\/TheAmericanCrisis.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6501\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3865-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/kartas.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/KARTAS677.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kartas.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/KARTAS677.mp3\">https:\/\/kartas.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/KARTAS677.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\/KARTAS677.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3865-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/kartas.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/KARTAS677.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"KARTAS677.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beloved Patreon backer Darcy Casselman summons us to the Gaming Hut in search of tips on playing a gestalt or troupe-style leader character, such as a starship captain. The Architecture Hut peers at Sibiu, Transylvania, the town of 7,300 eyes. 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