Monday, December 21, 2015

RPG Media Monday - Books & Art

Three from the Medievalists.net this week with the first being a look back at last year and "Five [almost] new books on the Middle Ages worth a look" here.


Also, a look at the book "The Anglo-Saxon Age: The Birth of England" here.


Finally, "Books of Art: 20 Medieval and Renaissance Women Reading" here.


What can be gleaned from Media
and used in our tabletop RPGing?
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Sunday, December 20, 2015

Setting & Society Sunday - Religion & Ritual

Over on medievalists.net, they discuss "Samhain: How Ritual Formed and Formation of Irish Celtic Identity" here.


Also, on medievalists.net, they tell us about "Norse Religion and Ritual Sites in Scandinavia in the 6th – 11th century" here.


Finally, on stepfeed.com, they discuss "From religious rituals to drama, Ancient Egyptians pioneered theater" here.


Looking closer at Setting and Society
as a part of what is presented by GMs.
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Saturday, December 19, 2015

Saturday in Space - Electric Sails, Magellan, & Valkyrie

Over on space.com, they tell us "'Electric Sails' Could Propel Superfast Spacecraft by 2025" here.


Also, on astronomynow.com, we learn "The Giant Magellan Telescope Organisation breaks ground in Chile" here.


Finally, on phys.org, they discuss how "NASA gives MIT a humanoid robot to develop software for future space missions" 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, December 18, 2015

Flora & Fauna Friday - Domesticated, Wild, & Rocket Cats

Over on theatlantic.com, they tell us "How Humans Created Cats" here.


Also, on animals.nationalgeographic.com, they take a photographic look at the Leopard here.


Finally, on atlasobscura.com, they give us "Objects of Intrigue: 16th Century Rocket Cats" here.


Examining animals, plants, and the
environments we use for our tabletop RPGing.
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Thursday, December 17, 2015

Historical Thursday - Jamestown, Steamboat, & Hamilton

Over on smithsonianmag.com, they tell us that a "New Jamestown Discovery Reveals the Identities of Four Prominent Settlers" here.


Also, on messynessychic.com, check out "What was Found (and still edible) inside a 150 year-old Sunken Steamboat" here.


Finally, on the CBS Sunday Morning YouTube channel, they tell us of the musical "'Hamilton': A founding father takes to the stage."  Enjoy!



Sifting through History to
enhance our tabletop RPGing.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Worldbuilding Wednesday - 10 Mysteries, Angkor Wat, & the Plain of Jars

Over on atlasobscura.com, they share "American Ancients: 10 of the United States' Most Intriguing Archaeological Mysteries" here.


Also, on pasthorizonspr.com, they discuss "Angkor Wat’s history redefined by recent discoveries" here.


Finally, from smithsonianmag.com, we can "Explore Laos' Plain of Jars with Drone Footage."  Read more here.



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The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
for our tabletop RPGing.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

The Tuesday Sundries - Liquid Mountains, Wishing Trees, & Starships

Over on boredpanda.com, check out the Liquid Mountains on Lake Erie here.


Also, on atlasobscura.com, see the "Wishing Trees: Where Money Grows in the Branches" here.


Finally, on the MetaBallStudios YouTube channel, they show us "Starships size comparison."  Enjoy!



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