Historical Thursday - Military Blunders, Inventions, & Tanks

Over on historyextra.com, they look at "The top 10 military blunders in history" here.

Also, on toptenz.net, check out the "Top 10 Failed Military Inventions" here.

Finally, on twilighthistories.com, they share a bunch more "Weird Tank Designs" here.

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Sifting through History to
enhance our tabletop RPGing.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Alchemy, Spells, & Hell

Over on travelpast50.com, check out "The Museum of Alchemy" here.

Also, on livescience.com, they reveal that an "Ancient Egyptian Handbook of Spells [has been] Deciphered" here.

Finally, on hell.lolwot.com, they share "10 Versions Of Hell From Different Mythologies" here.  Many who have gamed in my own campaign world of Grymvald over the years might be aware that the underworld is generally known as Tartarus.  The name was lifted from Greek mythology though the details are utterly different.

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The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
for our tabletop RPGing.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Artifacts

Over on insidermonkey.com, they list the "10 Most Famous Artifacts from the Ancient World" here.

Also, on Wikipedia, they've compiled a "List of major artifacts in Dungeons & Dragons" here.

Finally, on the Beyond Science YouTube channel, a video from last summer looks at "5 Mysterious Artifacts No One Can Explain."  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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RPG Media Monday - Tolkien's Swords, Norse Elements, & Sketches

Over on the medievalists.net, check out "'In the hilt is fame': resonances of medieval swords and sword-lore in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings" here.

Also, on the medievalists.net, learn about "Norse Elements in the work of J.R.R. Tolkien" here.

Finally, on wired.com, "See the Sketches J.R.R. Tolkien Used to Build Middle-Earth" here.

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What can be gleaned from Media

and used in our tabletop RPGing?

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Setting & Society Sunday - Frozen

Over on snopes.com, they verify "The story of Jean Hilliard, a woman who made a full recovery after she was found frozen stiff in the snow in Minnesota" here.

Also, on nsidc.org, it's "All About Frozen Ground" here.

Finally, on the National Geographic YouTube channel, they look at "Foraging Under the Ice."  Enjoy!

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Looking closer at Setting and Society

as a part of what is presented by GMs.

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Saturday in Space - Astronauts, Stars, & 2016 Events

Over on popsci.com, they tell us "NASA Is Now Accepting Applications For New Astronauts" here.

Also, on space.com, we learn "Undead and Mythological Creatures Inspire New Names for Stars, Alien Planets" here.

Finally, on universetoday.com, they feature "The Top 101 Astronomical Events for 2016" 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 - Dogs, Cats, & Fish

Over on sciencealert.com, they tell us "Dogs give food to their 'friends' in first-of-its-kind study" here.

Also, on egyptmanchester.wordpress.com, they give us an "Object Biography # 18: A wooden cat coffin from Saqqara (Acc. no. 9303)."  Find out more here.

Finally, on hakaimagazine.com, they ask, "Was Pottery Invented to Process Fish?"  Learn more here.

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Examining animals, plants, and the

environments we use for our tabletop RPGing.

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