Monday, April 20, 2015

RPG Media Monday - Dallas Dinos, Plato's Plumbers, & Fairport Convention

Over on nbcdfw.com, they recently let us know "Dallas Zoo Makes Way for New Dinosaur Exhibit" here.


Scott Samuelson recently penned an article titled "Why I Teach Plato to Plumbers" regarding the benefits of a general education but he may as well have been explaining how to build better Gamemasters here.


Finally, from over on YouTube, let's enjoy a little Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief as we game or create gaming materials today, shall we?


What can be gleaned from Media
and used in our tabletop RPGing?
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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Setting & Society Sunday - King John, Henry VIII, & London's Medieval Government

Three from the Medievalists.net website this week including one on "King John and the Making of Magna Carta" here.


Also, an interesting look at the "Seven year itch: evidence suggests Henry VIII may have been close to taking a seventh wife before his death" here.


Finally, last year they took a look at "The Government of Medieval London" here.


Looking closer at Setting and Society
as a part of what is presented by GMs.
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Saturday, April 18, 2015

Saturday in Space - Mars Water, GoPro Spacewalk, & Alien Life

Over on phys.org, they recently reported that "Mars might have liquid water: Curiosity rover finds brine conditions" here.


Also, on sciencealert.com, "WATCH: NASA astronauts took a GoPro on a spacewalk, and the footage is incredible" here.


Finally, on space.com, "Signs of Alien Life Will Be Found by 2025, NASA's Chief Scientist Predicts" here.


Saturday in Space on GRYMVALD.com
What's happening in Space and
what can it mean for our tabletop RPGing?
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Friday, April 17, 2015

Flora & Fauna Friday - Terror Birds, Mushrooms, & Otter Annoyances

Over on sciencenews.org, they explain how a "Fossil reveals terror bird’s power" here.


Also on earthporm.com, a recent posting shows off "The Mystical World Of Mushrooms Captured In Photos" here.


Finally, the Love Nature YouTube channel features a video with an "Otter vs Beaver." Enjoy.



Examining animals, plants, and the
environments we use for our tabletop RPGing.
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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Historical Thursday - Margaret Beaufort, Warrior Women, & Literary Women

Three through the Medievalists.net this week on women, the first tells us more about "Margaret Beaufort, Mother of King Henry VII" here.


Also, they raise the question "‘An Entirely Masculine Activity’? Women and War in the High and Late Middle Ages Reconsidered" here.


Finally, they share a video from The University of Arizona YouTube channel which features a lecture on "Breaking the Mold: The First Woman in Italian Literature" here.



Sifting through History to
enhance our tabletop RPGing.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Worldbuilding Wednesday - Off-Grid, Earthquake, & Seismic Shifting

Three from Archaeology.org, the first being about the fortress synagogue in Krakow here.


Also, a new theory regarding the "Temple Walls Possibly Felled by Earthquake" at the Holy Temple in 70 A.D. in Israel.  Find out more here.


Finally, "Sanxingdui was a Bronze Age civilization that flourished in China’s fertile Sichuan Basin for several hundred years before mysteriously disappearing around 1100 or 1200 B.C."  Learn more here.


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The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
for our tabletop RPGing.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

The Tuesday Sundries - Strange Weapons, Flint Knife, & Durandal

Over on the Medievalists.net, they recently had a list of the "Top 10 Strange Weapons of the Middle Ages" here.


Also, on Archaeology.org, they tell us of a "Wooden-Handled Flint Knife Found in Denmark" here.


Finally, on Ancient-Origins.net, they give us cited information on "Durandal - The legendary Sword of Roland" here.


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Essentially, a clearinghouse for topics on GRYMVALD.com
not covered elsewhere or wanting a particular focus.
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