{"id":528,"date":"2014-03-21T08:30:01","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T08:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenandrobin.wpengine.com\/?p=528"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:15","slug":"episode-81-if-i-were-an-otter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-81-if-i-were-an-otter\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 81: If I Were an Otter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; display: inline;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/kenandrobin.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/kartas\/images\/dracula_colour.png\" align=\"left\" \/>In the <strong>Cartography Hut<\/strong> we set out techniques to add a dose of psychogeography to the map of your imaginary city.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong> looks at the elasticity of vampire mythology, as inspired by Ken\u2019s golden steampunk vampires of El Dorado, as seen in Fenix magazine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Write Good<\/strong> confronts the pesky threat of word clusters, and how to avoid using the same word twice in one\u2026dammit!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consulting Occultist<\/strong> meets <strong>Tradecraft Hut<\/strong> as, at the request of listener Johnstone Metzger, we examine the work and shocking demise of mythological studies scholar and Romanian dissident Ioan Culianu.<\/p>\n<p>Once again Fenix Magazine occupies our coveted anchor sponsor slot. After ten years delighting the Swedish gaming scene, they&#8217;re now bringing the <em>Best of Fenix<\/em> to English-language GMs and players with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1fnBbDZ\">their now-active Indiegogo campaign<\/a>.\u00a0 This project so resounds with Hitean goodness that you have surely chipped in already. But if you haven\u2019t, that burning bird of prey is still passing the hat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1fnBbDZ\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Y4F8xJxYgMQ\/Uu_JtUQc1HI\/AAAAAAAAIXA\/z7ZFjL5fCXc\/s200-no\/Fenix.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s yo ho ho and a pocketful of doubloons as Atlas Games serves up <a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/kenandrobin-po8\">another special deal for Ken and Robin listeners<\/a>, this time in the form of their innovative game of piratical sea battles, <em>Pieces of Eight.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/kenandrobin-po8\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-hztp5bE7v-DHABtqY4tIh5k8_wf_tchJtfJi4U224Y=w200-h150-no\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That rumble in your molars heralds the thundering approach of the <a href=\"http:\/\/openmetalcast.com\/\">Open Metalcast Podcast<\/a>, joining us as sponsor in a crescendo of aural extremity!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/openmetalcast.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/--Z1QpFxTIXk\/UxZJLyFPVuI\/AAAAAAAAIjc\/HYM50LvosNo\/s150-no\/omc_logo.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5417\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-528-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20081.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20081.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20081.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken And Robin Talk About Stuff Episode 081.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=528-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20081.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20081.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Cartography Hut we set out techniques to add a dose of psychogeography to the map of your imaginary city. 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