{"id":667,"date":"2014-10-17T08:30:20","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T08:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenandrobin.wpengine.com\/?p=667"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:17","slug":"episode-111-a-rat-eats-it-and-it-explodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-111-a-rat-eats-it-and-it-explodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 111: A Rat Eats It and It Explodes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px; display: inline;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/kenandrobin.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/kartas\/images\/rocket_colour.png\" align=\"left\" \/>We kick off with a <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong> riffed adventure premise, as heavily armed lords come from miles around to claim their share of a holy man\u2019s ashes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Write Good<\/strong> stacks its deck in favor of the protagonists to show you how to avoid Mary Sue syndrome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask Ken and Robin<\/strong> leaves Robin as puzzled as the questioner as we tackle a persistent GUMSHOE fallacy.<\/p>\n<p>Venus flies over the <strong>Eliptony Hut<\/strong> as Ken serves up the 101 on Immanuel Velikovsky.<\/p>\n<p>Atlas Games again devotes its coveted anchor sponsor slot with windmill-kicking promotion for Robin\u2019s Hong Kong action movie roleplaying game, <em>Feng Shui 2<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/atlasgames\/feng-shui-2-action-movie-roleplaying-game-by-robin\">which is Kickstarting even as we speak<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/atlasgames\/feng-shui-2-action-movie-roleplaying-game-by-robin\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-DYfswKNIm2g\/VCCJ5Yrik2I\/AAAAAAAALHw\/NqBpdpf44YM\/w176-h150-no\/FS2_KARTAS.png\" \/><\/a> Worldspinner makes setting construction a breeze, from the map to the themes driving your adventures. Welcome them to the podcast sponsor roster by <a href=\"http:\/\/kck.st\/1vvPkZ9\">showing some geographical love to their Kickstarter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kck.st\/1vvPkZ9\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-70edrH_kAA8\/VCs0lNdlpDI\/AAAAAAAALKU\/v1UrWNxu0IY\/w200-h56-no\/Worldspinner.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9297\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-667-1\" 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%20111.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20111.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20111.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 111.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=667-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%20111.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20111.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We kick off with a Gaming Hut riffed adventure premise, as heavily armed lords come from miles around to claim their share of a holy man\u2019s ashes. 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