Setting & Society Sunday - Pet Care, Public Toilets, & Drinking Water

Three from the Medievalists.net this week with the first being "Pet Care Advice from the Middle Ages" here.

Also, learn a little something about "Public Toilets in the Middle Ages" here.

Finally, they ask the question, "Did people drink water in the Middle Ages?"  Find out more here.

Setting & Society Sunday on GRYMVALD.com

Looking closer at Setting and Society

as a part of what is presented by GMs.

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Saturday in Space - Red Dragon, Black Holes, & Solar System

Over on space.com, they herald "'Red Dragon' Mars Sample-Return Mission Could Launch by 2022" here.

Also, on nasa.gov, the "Funky Light Signal From Colliding Black Holes Explained" here.

Finally, on engadget.com, check out "To scale Solar System model built across seven miles of Nevada desert" here.

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What's happening in Space and

what can it mean for our tabletop RPGing?

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Flora & Fauna Friday - Ancient Cat, Methuselah Palm, & the First Chicken Dinner

Over on discovery.com, they tell us "2000-Year-Old Cat Paw Prints Discovered on Tile" here.

Also, on nationalgeographic.com, dates are in the offing for the ten-year-old "Methuselah" Palm Grown From 2,000-Year-Old Seed."  Learn more here.

Finally, on smithsonianmag.com, they ask the question, "Who Were the First People to Eat Chickens?"  Find out here.

Flora & Fauna Friday on GRYMVALD.com

Examining animals, plants, and the

environments we use for our tabletop RPGing.

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Historical Thursday - Byzantine Military Advice, Italian Maxims, & Medieval Wisdom

Three from the Medievalists.net this week with the first being "Byzantine Military Advice" here.

Also, check out "Some Wise Advice from Francesco Guicciardini" here.

Finally, dig into the "Wit and Wisdom from Medieval Monarchs" here.

Historical Thursday on GRYMVALD.com

Sifting through History to
enhance our tabletop RPGing.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Death Pit, Medieval Skeleton, & Naledi

Over on smithsonianmag.com, they ask "What Killed the Dinosaurs in Utah's Giant Jurassic Death Pit?"  Find out more here.

Also, on io9.com, check out the "Medieval Skeleton Found Dangling From the Roots of a Fallen Tree" here.

Finally, on bbc.com, there's been a "New human-like species discovered in S Africa."  Learn more here.

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The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
for our tabletop RPGing.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Treasure, Lembas, & Sun Quenching

Over on boingboing.net, they herald how "Treasure hunters find $1 million in 1715 shipwreck" here.

Also, on popsci.com, "Scientists Calculate Calories Needed To Walk To Mordor" here.

Finally, on the Fraser Cain YouTube channel, he discusses "How Much Water Would Extinguish The Sun?"  Enjoy!

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

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RPG Media Monday - Tolkien, Burroughs, & Monsters

Over on medievalists.net, they expound on "Teaching Tolkien’s Translations of Medieval Literature: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Orfeo and Pearl."  Learn more here.

Also, on io9.com, they ask "Why does Edgar Rice Burroughs still matter?"  Find out here.

Finally, on podbean.com, Roll Initiative looks at "6 Underused and Underrated Dungeon Monsters" here.

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What can be gleaned from Media

and used in our tabletop RPGing?

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