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  <itunes:subtitle>In this Cursed Episode, despite being interrupted by a power outage we talk about some juicy Arcane Gems within our game discovery homework, and talk about our current works in progress.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;In this Cursed Episode, despite being interrupted by a power outage we talk about some juicy Arcane Gems within our game discovery homework, and talk about our current works in progress.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From the Guardian: &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/dec/14/how-vibes-came-to-rule-everything-from-pop-to-politics" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;"‘It’s game over for facts’: how vibes came to rule everything from pop to politics"&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.halfmeme.com/theashcanfront.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;The Ashcan Front&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Games We Talked About:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.halfmeme.com/evil.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Acts of Evil&lt;/a&gt; by Paul Czege&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://kheperapublishing.com/khepera-publishing-home/atlantis-the-second-age/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Atlantis: the Second Age&lt;/a&gt; (this looks like an updated edition from the one Eppy has - &lt;a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2881/atlantis-the-second-age?src=also_purchased" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;that one is here&lt;/a&gt;), by Kephera Publishing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis_(role-playing_game)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;The Arcanum / The Atlantean Trilogy&lt;/a&gt;, by Bard Games&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talislanta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Talislanta&lt;/a&gt;, a rich and varied history&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2862/the-omni-system" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Omni System &lt;/a&gt; was the system developed for the Morrigan Press version of Talislanta&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And there's more:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://unwrittenearths.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Unwritten Earths Symposium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://patreon.com/UnwrittenEarths" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Our Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://discord.gg/cgJa5hWcVq" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Join the Discord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ndpdesign.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Nathan's games&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dig1000holes.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Eppy's games&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://willjobst.carrd.co" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Music by Will Jobst&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this Cursed Episode, despite being interrupted by a power outage we talk about some juicy Arcane Gems within our game discovery homework, and talk about our current works in progress.</p>

<p>Show Notes:</p>

<ul>
<li>From the Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/dec/14/how-vibes-came-to-rule-everything-from-pop-to-politics" rel="nofollow">&quot;‘It’s game over for facts’: how vibes came to rule everything from pop to politics&quot;</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.halfmeme.com/theashcanfront.html" rel="nofollow">The Ashcan Front</a></li>
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<p>Games We Talked About:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.halfmeme.com/evil.html" rel="nofollow">Acts of Evil</a> by Paul Czege</li>
<li><a href="https://kheperapublishing.com/khepera-publishing-home/atlantis-the-second-age/" rel="nofollow">Atlantis: the Second Age</a> (this looks like an updated edition from the one Eppy has - <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2881/atlantis-the-second-age?src=also_purchased" rel="nofollow">that one is here</a>), by Kephera Publishing</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis_(role-playing_game)" rel="nofollow">The Arcanum / The Atlantean Trilogy</a>, by Bard Games</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talislanta" rel="nofollow">Talislanta</a>, a rich and varied history</li>
<li><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2862/the-omni-system" rel="nofollow">Omni System </a> was the system developed for the Morrigan Press version of Talislanta</li>
</ul>

<p>And there&#39;s more:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://unwrittenearths.com" rel="nofollow">Unwritten Earths Symposium</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patreon.com/UnwrittenEarths" rel="nofollow">Our Patreon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://discord.gg/cgJa5hWcVq" rel="nofollow">Join the Discord</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ndpdesign.com" rel="nofollow">Nathan&#39;s games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dig1000holes.com" rel="nofollow">Eppy&#39;s games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://willjobst.carrd.co" rel="nofollow">Music by Will Jobst</a></li>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this Cursed Episode, despite being interrupted by a power outage we talk about some juicy Arcane Gems within our game discovery homework, and talk about our current works in progress.</p>

<p>Show Notes:</p>

<ul>
<li>From the Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/dec/14/how-vibes-came-to-rule-everything-from-pop-to-politics" rel="nofollow">&quot;‘It’s game over for facts’: how vibes came to rule everything from pop to politics&quot;</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.halfmeme.com/theashcanfront.html" rel="nofollow">The Ashcan Front</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Games We Talked About:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.halfmeme.com/evil.html" rel="nofollow">Acts of Evil</a> by Paul Czege</li>
<li><a href="https://kheperapublishing.com/khepera-publishing-home/atlantis-the-second-age/" rel="nofollow">Atlantis: the Second Age</a> (this looks like an updated edition from the one Eppy has - <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2881/atlantis-the-second-age?src=also_purchased" rel="nofollow">that one is here</a>), by Kephera Publishing</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis_(role-playing_game)" rel="nofollow">The Arcanum / The Atlantean Trilogy</a>, by Bard Games</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talislanta" rel="nofollow">Talislanta</a>, a rich and varied history</li>
<li><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2862/the-omni-system" rel="nofollow">Omni System </a> was the system developed for the Morrigan Press version of Talislanta</li>
</ul>

<p>And there&#39;s more:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://unwrittenearths.com" rel="nofollow">Unwritten Earths Symposium</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patreon.com/UnwrittenEarths" rel="nofollow">Our Patreon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://discord.gg/cgJa5hWcVq" rel="nofollow">Join the Discord</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ndpdesign.com" rel="nofollow">Nathan&#39;s games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dig1000holes.com" rel="nofollow">Eppy&#39;s games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://willjobst.carrd.co" rel="nofollow">Music by Will Jobst</a></li>
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