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S01E06: Pockets of Lore, Worlds of Rules
09/25/2024
S01E06: Pockets of Lore, Worlds of Rules
On today's thrilling episode of Arguing with Munkie: Munkie gets the dudes talking about running games in established settings vs. home-brewed or knockoff settings. A lot of questions about how to respect histroy--real or fantastical--abound. Join Munkie, Lin, Toastmortem, and new guest Christopher on a wild rollicking conversation train through many real and fictional countries. As expected, KKairos is late. 0:00 - cold open 0:27 - intro 2:12 - lin's case AGAINST established settings 3:40 - toasty's DEFENSE of established settings 7:48 - established settings can help with table disagreements 10:24 - disagreements bleed like a guy in a tarantino film 15:15 - does it depend on setting? 16:16 - possible solutions: established lore cutoff date 23:00 - possible solutions; lore pockets 27:44 - limits of gm fiat, according to george macdonald 33:23 - who are the good guys in warhammer 37:57 - the culture and "the culture" 43:37 - nerds argue about whether nerds argue about history 45:43 - christopher discusses history as mythology 47:39 - two stories 50:42 - so quiet you could hear a lin drop 50:54 - baggage (under my eyes as i edit this podcast) 51:29 - sometimes u just wanna be a jedi 52:58 - do you prefer original recipe or alternate history 1:01:28 - literature and lore bubbles, or lack thereof 1:03:41 - daggerfall ended weird 1:04:36 - grandfather paradox 1:05:52 - many bothans died to bring us this segment 1:07:01 - toasty's preference 1:09:11 - comfort characters, comfort settings 1:11:28 - kkairos trusts toasty 1:11:50 - outro 1:14:54 - stinger
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