{"id":730,"date":"2015-01-09T08:30:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T08:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenandrobin.wpengine.com\/?p=730"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:09:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:09:18","slug":"episode-122-accelerated-gameable-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-122-accelerated-gameable-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 122: Accelerated Gameable Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 25px 25px 0px; display: inline;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/kenandrobin.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/kartas\/images\/clock_colour.png\" align=\"left\" \/>The Magicians&#8217; Guild turns out to be rife with factions and competing interests as the <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong> looks at ways to add realistic messiness to your game\u2019s imaginary institutions.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Ken and\/or Robin Talk to Someone Else<\/strong>, Robin asks up-and-coming illustrator <a href=\"http:\/\/www.portablecity.net\/\">Rachel A. Kahn<\/a> how an artist breaks into the roleplaying game market these days, and what her must-have tools and resources are.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Cartography Hut<\/strong> unfurls <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2014\/11\/30\/7221535\/global-crime-map\">this map of global criminal trading activity<\/a>, and we wring gaming ideas from it.<\/p>\n<p>Finally <strong>Ken&#8217;s Time Machine<\/strong> shakes off some mothballs, but not a sense of historical inevitability, as Lisa J. Steele asks Ken to keep Japan allied with the West in the run-up to WWII.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Attention, class! Anchor sponsor Atlas Games wants to enroll you in Mad Scientist University, the card game of evil genius, insane assignments, and unstable elements. <a href=\"http:\/\/atlas-games.com\/kenandrobin-msu\">Act now<\/a>, Ken and Robin listeners, and they&#8217;ll throw in the Spring Break expansion set for free. Shipping within the US is also free.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-by6Ph4aGoGo\/VElzsmt2KzI\/AAAAAAAALQI\/999GzAxEfSE\/w303-h150-no\/MSU-KARTAS-Graphic-2014-10-23.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1978\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-730-1\" 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%20122.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20122.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20122.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 122.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=730-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%20122.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken%20And%20Robin%20Talk%20About%20Stuff%20Episode%20122.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Magicians&#8217; Guild turns out to be rife with factions and competing interests as the Gaming Hut looks at ways to add realistic messiness to your game\u2019s imaginary institutions. 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