Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff · Kenneth Hite and Robin D Laws

I Don’t Make Up These Real Events

April 18, 2025·55 min·5 clips
Why game masters should avoid giving characters sepsis, even if it's historically accurate.
Ken and Robin discuss game design principles, including bending historical accuracy for fun, explore the mysterious map of Niccolo Zeno, delve into the culinary history of snake cakes, and propose a time travel mission to remove Woodrow Wilson from office.

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A suspicious voyage story, unpacked with dry, patient skepticism.

Ken and Robin spend the episode picking apart a travel story that keeps growing extra storms, islands, knighthoods, and convenient princes, until the whole thing starts to wobble under its own weight.

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If you like a podcast that treats improbable history like a logic problem, press play here.

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