Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff

You heard us at Edinburgh, but now it’s time to talk about Edinburgh, and Tabletop Scotland, in our latest Travel Advisory.

Speaking of Edinburgh, the History Hut doffs its helmet to the Scotland’s First Warriors show at its National Museum.

But wait you ask does Edinburgh have used bookshops? Did Sheila buy enough yarn to allow Ken to go nuts at them? Ken’s Bookshelf has the answers.

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Rejoice, for the prophecy is fulfilled! The Ars Magica Definitive Edition, in all of its arcane glory, can now be ordered from Atlas Games. Dispatch your most reliable grog to acquire this most splendid of tomes today.

Mapheads assemble! Profantasy Software’s Kickstarter for its RPG mapping tools is now underway. Bring Campaign Cartographer, City Designer and Dungeon Designer to a new state of the art with random generation, faster display, intuitive workflow and a context-sensitive sidebar.

As our darkened globe spins through the eternal night, the lasting legacy of the human race is nothing but a scream drowned out by the roar of destiny. This is your last chance to show the cosmos what it means to be human: the will to fight. Delta Green: The Millennium lays bare Delta Green’s dark and desperate past. It reaches into the corpse of the 20th century and digs deep, mapping in blood the terrain of our twisted pulp apocalypse.

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From the airport-adjacent splendor of Edinburgh’s Highland Hall, Ken and Robin appear live at Tabletop Scotland to talk Edison’s miracles, wild west icons, successors to The Armitage Files, updating cyberpunk, food allergy protocols, and, of course, haggis.

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Rejoice, for the prophecy is fulfilled! The Ars Magica Definitive Edition, in all of its arcane glory, can now be ordered from Atlas Games. Dispatch your most reliable grog to acquire this most splendid of tomes today.

Mapheads assemble! Profantasy Software’s Kickstarter for its RPG mapping tools is now underway. Bring Campaign Cartographer, City Designer and Dungeon Designer to a new state of the art with random generation, faster display, intuitive workflow and a context-sensitive sidebar.

As our darkened globe spins through the eternal night, the lasting legacy of the human race is nothing but a scream drowned out by the roar of destiny. This is your last chance to show the cosmos what it means to be human: the will to fight. Delta Green: The Millennium lays bare Delta Green’s dark and desperate past. It reaches into the corpse of the 20th century and digs deep, mapping in blood the terrain of our twisted pulp apocalypse.

Sign up to be notified of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for The American Crisis: Dark and Bloody Ground at YourDadWillLoveThis.com. Download a free copy of the Nations & Cannons core rules using code KENROBIN.

The Gaming Hut gets salty as we look into the dire implications of the standard rpg writing phrase “at the GM’s discretion.”

The Crime Blotter recounts the exploits of serial 18th century prison escaper Jean Henri Latude.

In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken talks to Glaiza Champion, designer of such games as Missing Month and Beef.

Finally the Conspiracy Corner looks into not one but two Alaska volcano hoaxes.

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Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd list of all films mentioned on the show is now up and running.

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Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic.

Rejoice, for the prophecy is fulfilled! The Ars Magica Definitive Edition, in all of its arcane glory, can now be ordered from Atlas Games. Dispatch your most reliable grog to acquire this most splendid of tomes today.

Hamlet’s GM Screen, Robin’s book applying exquisitely diagrammed story analysis to classic moments at the gaming table, can now be ordered from Pelgrane Press. Turn your bringdowns into gratifications with this follow-up to the classic Hamlet’s Hit Points.

The play The King in Yellow has haunted imaginations like a dirge since its first appearance in 1895. Now ask it to predict the future and run your life with Arc Dream’s King in Yellow tarot deck. Daniel Harms and John Scott Tynes, famous clairvoyants, divined the forms and portents of this Carcosan deck. Painter Kurt Komoda, in a fevered fugue of inspiration, reproduced designs thought long lost. Add it now to your accursed Arc Dream shopping cart.

Sign up to be notified of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for The American Crisis: Dark and Bloody Ground at YourDadWillLoveThis.com. Download a free copy of the Nations & Cannons core rules using code KENROBIN.

The Gaming Hut series of revelations from Robin’s new book Hamlet’s GM Screen continues with moments in which characters just might lose it.

At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Rob Lightner, the Tradecraft Hut ponders the case of CIA officer David Rush, incarcerated but not so far indicted after being caught with approximately 666 lbs of gold in his home.

How to Write Good shows you how to incorporate quirks into fictional characters by tying them to their iconic ethos or dramatic poles.

Finally, as requested by estimable backer Charles Picard, the Eliptony Hut profiles weirdness-celebrating radio personality Art Bell.

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Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd list of all films mentioned on the show is now up and running.

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Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic.

Rejoice, for the prophecy is fulfilled! The Ars Magica Definitive Edition, in all of its arcane glory, can now be ordered from Atlas Games. Dispatch your most reliable grog to acquire this most splendid of tomes today.

Hamlet’s GM Screen, Robin’s book applying exquisitely diagrammed story analysis to classic moments at the gaming table, can now be ordered from Pelgrane Press. Turn your bringdowns into gratifications with this follow-up to the classic Hamlet’s Hit Points.

The play The King in Yellow has haunted imaginations like a dirge since its first appearance in 1895. Now ask it to predict the future and run your life with Arc Dream’s King in Yellow tarot deck. Daniel Harms and John Scott Tynes, famous clairvoyants, divined the forms and portents of this Carcosan deck. Painter Kurt Komoda, in a fevered fugue of inspiration, reproduced designs thought long lost. Add it now to your accursed Arc Dream shopping cart.

Sign up to be notified of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for The American Crisis: Dark and Bloody Ground at YourDadWillLoveThis.com. Download a free copy of the Nations & Cannons core rules using code KENROBIN.

The Hamlet’s GM Screen series continues in the Gaming Hut with tips on paying off player character signature elements.

In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken passes the baton, or perhaps bloody stake, to lead designer of the upcoming new Vampire edition, Diogo Nogueira.

The Architecture Hut delves into the psychogeographic consequences of Nelson Rockefeller’s decision to base his contribution to New York state capitol complex on the Dalai Lama’s royal palace in Lhasa.

Finally the Consulting Occultist profiles Bermuda-born, Havard-educated 17th century alchemist George Starkey.

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Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd list of all films mentioned on the show is now up and running.

Also check out the Goodreads list of books mentioned on the show.

Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic.

Rejoice, for the prophecy is fulfilled! The Ars Magica Definitive Edition, in all of its arcane glory, can now be ordered from Atlas Games. Dispatch your most reliable grog to acquire this most splendid of tomes today.

As a personage of undisputed merit you will wish to inform all and sundry of The Dying Earth RPG Collection at Humble Bundle. Get the game that started Pelgrane, with all of its wit, terror, and one-upsmanship, and every book that goes with it, for a mere $18. Go to Humble Bundle and search for Dying Earth RPG Collection.

The play The King in Yellow has haunted imaginations like a dirge since its first appearance in 1895. Now ask it to predict the future and run your life with Arc Dream’s King in Yellow tarot deck. Daniel Harms and John Scott Tynes, famous clairvoyants, divined the forms and portents of this Carcosan deck. Painter Kurt Komoda, in a fevered fugue of inspiration, reproduced designs thought long lost. Add it now to your accursed Arc Dream shopping cart.

Sign up to be notified of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for The American Crisis: Dark and Bloody Ground at YourDadWillLoveThis.com. Download a free copy of the Nations & Cannons core rules using code KENROBIN.

Live at Gen Con 2026, Ken and special guest Darcy Ross talk yokai in the 9 Years war, evil sorcerers, Indy food discoveries, Aleister Crowley, convention games and so much more.

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Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd list of all films mentioned on the show is now up and running.

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Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic.

Rejoice, for the prophecy is fulfilled! The Ars Magica Definitive Edition, in all of its arcane glory, can now be ordered from Atlas Games. Dispatch your most reliable grog to acquire this most splendid of tomes today.

As a personage of undisputed merit you will wish to inform all and sundry of The Dying Earth RPG Collection at Humble Bundle. Get the game that started Pelgrane, with all of its wit, terror, and one-upsmanship, and every book that goes with it, for a mere $18. Go to Humble Bundle and search for Dying Earth RPG Collection.

The play The King in Yellow has haunted imaginations like a dirge since its first appearance in 1895. Now ask it to predict the future and run your life with Arc Dream’s King in Yellow tarot deck. Daniel Harms and John Scott Tynes, famous clairvoyants, divined the forms and portents of this Carcosan deck. Painter Kurt Komoda, in a fevered fugue of inspiration, reproduced designs thought long lost. Add it now to your accursed Arc Dream shopping cart.

Sign up to be notified of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for The American Crisis: Dark and Bloody Ground at YourDadWillLoveThis.com. Download a free copy of the Nations & Cannons core rules using code KENROBIN.

Don’t get stuck outside the Gaming Hut. Our Hamlet’s GM Screen series continues with a look at barriers and getting past them.

At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Mark K the Crime Blotter opens the case of the great New Jersey salad oil swindle.

Fake it until you make it as the Stock Character Hut examines the striver.

Finally in another food-related query from a beloved Patreon backer, Robert Wolfe wonders what Ken’s Time Machine might do to promote corn-soaking.

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Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd list of all films mentioned on the show is now up and running.

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Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic.

Big news from mission control! If you missed out the first time, don’t panic. The wait is over: the CatStronauts board game is finally back in stock at Atlas Games! The first printing disappeared at lightspeed! Don’t let this reprint of CatStronauts slip through your claws.

As a personage of undisputed merit you will wish to inform all and sundry of The Dying Earth RPG Collection at Humble Bundle. Get the game that started Pelgrane, with all of its wit, terror, and one-upsmanship, and every book that goes with it, for a mere $18. Go to Humble Bundle and search for Dying Earth RPG Collection.

The play The King in Yellow has haunted imaginations like a dirge since its first appearance in 1895. Now ask it to predict the future and run your life with Arc Dream’s King in Yellow tarot deck. Daniel Harms and John Scott Tynes, famous clairvoyants, divined the forms and portents of this Carcosan deck. Painter Kurt Komoda, in a fevered fugue of inspiration, reproduced designs thought long lost. Add it now to your accursed Arc Dream shopping cart.

Sign up to be notified of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for The American Crisis: Dark and Bloody Ground at YourDadWillLoveThis.com. Download a free copy of the Nations & Cannons core rules using code KENROBIN.

The Gaming Hut Hamlet’s GM Screen series continues with a breakdown on finding stuff.

In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken chats with political scientist James Fielder, who researches the politics of game worlds.

At the siren behest of beloved Patreon backer Shinanoki, the Monster Hut reveals the dangerous side of nymphs.

Finally the Eliptony Hut recounts the alarming tale of rampaging 18th century Hungarian vampire Michal Kasparek.

Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTAS Patreon!

Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd list of all films mentioned on the show is now up and running.

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Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic.

Big news from mission control! If you missed out the first time, don’t panic. The wait is over: the CatStronauts board game is finally back in stock at Atlas Games! The first printing disappeared at lightspeed! Don’t let this reprint of CatStronauts slip through your claws.

In a hole in the ground… they found a body! Solve this mystery and more in the most adorable, yet murdery, GUMSHOE game yet, Merryshire Detective Club. Fantasy mystery master Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan brings you all the clues and crumpets your tiny frame can handle in the ultimate game of halfling sleuthing, crowdfunding soon on Backerkit.

The play The King in Yellow has haunted imaginations like a dirge since its first appearance in 1895. Now ask it to predict the future and run your life with Arc Dream’s King in Yellow tarot deck. Daniel Harms and John Scott Tynes, famous clairvoyants, divined the forms and portents of this Carcosan deck. Painter Kurt Komoda, in a fevered fugue of inspiration, reproduced designs thought long lost. Add it now to your accursed Arc Dream shopping cart.

Sign up to be notified of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for The American Crisis: Dark and Bloody Ground at YourDadWillLoveThis.com. Download a free copy of the Nations & Cannons core rules using code KENROBIN.

His head still spinning from the whirl of Gen Con 2026, Ken issues a Travel Advisory covering its news and scuttlebutt.

The Gaming Hut’s Hamlet’s GM Screen series continues with tips and tricks for scene setting.

With the ongoing Merryshire Detective Club Backerkit campaign in mind, the Food Hut asks which items go in first breakfast and which in second.

Finally, at the behest of beloved Patreon backer Dave from Washington, the Consulting Occultist profiles Satanist, psychological warfare practitioner and Bronze Star recipient Michael Aquino.

Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTAS Patreon!

Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd list of all films mentioned on the show is now up and running.

Also check out the Goodreads list of books mentioned on the show.

Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic.

Big news from mission control! If you missed out the first time, don’t panic. The wait is over: the CatStronauts board game is finally back in stock at Atlas Games! The first printing disappeared at lightspeed! Don’t let this reprint of CatStronauts slip through your claws.

In a hole in the ground… they found a body! Solve this mystery and more in the most adorable, yet murdery, GUMSHOE game yet, Merryshire Detective Club. Fantasy mystery master Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan brings you all the clues and crumpets your tiny frame can handle in the ultimate game of halfling sleuthing, crowdfunding soon on Backerkit.

The play The King in Yellow has haunted imaginations like a dirge since its first appearance in 1895. Now ask it to predict the future and run your life with Arc Dream’s King in Yellow tarot deck. Daniel Harms and John Scott Tynes, famous clairvoyants, divined the forms and portents of this Carcosan deck. Painter Kurt Komoda, in a fevered fugue of inspiration, reproduced designs thought long lost. Add it now to your accursed Arc Dream shopping cart.

Sign up to be notified of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for The American Crisis: Dark and Bloody Ground at YourDadWillLoveThis.com. Download a free copy of the Nations & Cannons core rules using code KENROBIN.

The Gaming Hut’s Hamlet’s GM Screen series continues with the handoff, the moment when the players deal with the scenario’s initial choices.

In the Horror Hut we enter a hazy borderland, attempting to pin down the distinction between liminal and reality horror.

How to Write Good asks when, if ever, one should use the word seems.

Finally we sidle up to Ken’s Time Machine to learn which historical icons figured out that Ken was a visitor from the future.

Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTAS Patreon!

Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd list of all films mentioned on the show is now up and running.

Also check out the Goodreads list of books mentioned on the show.

Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic.

Big news from mission control! If you missed out the first time, don’t panic. The wait is over: the CatStronauts board game is finally back in stock at Atlas Games! The first printing disappeared at lightspeed! Don’t let this reprint of CatStronauts slip through your claws.

In a hole in the ground… they found a body! Solve this mystery and more in the most adorable, yet murdery, GUMSHOE game yet, Merryshire Detective Club. Fantasy mystery master Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan brings you all the clues and crumpets your tiny frame can handle in the ultimate game of halfling sleuthing, crowdfunding soon on Backerkit.

The play The King in Yellow has haunted imaginations like a dirge since its first appearance in 1895. Now ask it to predict the future and run your life with Arc Dream’s King in Yellow tarot deck. Daniel Harms and John Scott Tynes, famous clairvoyants, divined the forms and portents of this Carcosan deck. Painter Kurt Komoda, in a fevered fugue of inspiration, reproduced designs thought long lost. Add it now to your accursed Arc Dream shopping cart.

Sign up to be notified of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for The American Crisis: Dark and Bloody Ground at YourDadWillLoveThis.com. Download a free copy of the Nations & Cannons core rules using code KENROBIN.