This week Spenser Starke joins us to discuss “Acts of God” from around the world.
We talk about the Lake Nyos Disaster, the Carrington Event, and the Tunguska Incident. Instead of a story, Spenser brings in an original TTRPG that gets everyone involved in crafting an archeological adventure.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Younger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruption_of_Mount_Vesuvius_in_79_AD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlegraean_Fields
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