{"id":3948,"date":"2026-03-20T13:08:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=3948"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:08:47","slug":"episode-691-from-such-triangles-as-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-691-from-such-triangles-as-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 691 – From Such Triangles As"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Gaming Hut<\/strong> entertains a salty take as we wonder whether GMs who say rules don\u2019t matter are actually using them in the first place.<\/p>\n

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Beloved Patreon backer Pagurus unrolls a Cartography Hut <\/strong>segment on maps and deception, as revealed in Mark Monmonier\u2019s How to Lie With Maps<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Equally beloved backer Ir\u00e8ne Delse invokes her Tell Me More<\/strong> powers for a Book Hut <\/strong>segment on the theft rings that preyed on northeastern US libraries in the 1930s, as detailed in Travis McDade\u2019s Thieves of Book Row<\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Finally the Consulting Occultist <\/strong>regales you with miracles attributed to Pythagoras.<\/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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Meowtropolis, the brand-new superhero setting for the Magical Kitties Save the Day RPG is Kickstarting now! Check out the paw-some rewards<\/a> to see which ones you want to bat under the couch.<\/p>\n

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Ballad Hunters<\/em>, the GUMSHOE game of folk songs going supernaturally wrong on the gritty side of the Regency era, is coming to Kickstarter on March 17th. You heard about it in Episode 688, now sign up for a start date alert at the Kickstarter preview page<\/a>.<\/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>. Download a free copy of the Nations & Cannons core rules using code KENROBIN here<\/a>. Sign up to be notified of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for The American Crisis: Dark and Bloody Ground here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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