{"id":3881,"date":"2026-01-16T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=3881"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:38:49","slug":"episode-682-the-biter-has-departed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-682-the-biter-has-departed\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 682: The Biter Has Departed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Gaming Hut<\/strong> follows up a previous pedagogical segment by wondering what a course syllabus for tabletop rpg development and editing might look cover.<\/p>\n

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The Crime Blotter<\/strong> peers at the surprisingly long list of criminal forensics techniques that fail to meet scientific standards.<\/p>\n

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The Stock Character Hut <\/strong>looks at that perennial force for narrative chaos, the wastrel.<\/p>\n

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Finally the Eliptony Hut<\/strong> makes good on our earlier prediction that we would profile cartographic prophet of pole shifting Gordon-Michael Scallion.<\/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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Roleplayers need new GMs and thanks to Atlas Games they have the purr-fect way to celebrate New GMs month, as if it is a piece of paper tied to a string: the Magical Kitties Roleplaying Game. Go to NewGameMasterMonth.com<\/a> to sign up for the totally free seminar.<\/p>\n

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Make room on your shelf and in your heart for Page Turners<\/a><\/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

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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. For a limited time use promo code CANNON<\/a> at checkout for 17.75% percent off and free PDFs of your books.<\/p>\n

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