Sunday, February 7, 2016

Setting & Society Sunday - Languages

Over on io9.gizmodo.com, they tell us "A creepy 15th century language experiment took place on this island" here.


Also, on australiangeographic.com.au, they are "Mapping indigenous language across Australia" here.


Finally, on the Steindinn Okkar YouTube channel, a video titled "Steindinn okkar - Víkingar" shows a man speaking Old Norse.  Enjoy!



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Saturday, February 6, 2016

Saturday in Space - Living Offworld

Over on laboratoryequipment.com, they tells us of plans to have "Volunteers Live in Confinement for 30 Days as Part of NASA Experiment" here.


Also, on cnn.com, the news from "NASA: 2 places on Mars could have been habitable."  Details are here.


Finally, on inverse.com, they discuss how "Future Space Humans Will Be Light and Lean, With Strong, Dexterous Feet" 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, February 5, 2016

Flora & Fauna Friday - Snakes

Three from the National Geographic YouTube channel with the first pits a "Cobra vs. Monitor Lizard."



Next up, a "King Cobra Devours Water Snake."



Finally, watch "5 Grown Men Vs. 1 Big Snake!"



Examining animals, plants, and the
environments we use for our tabletop RPGing.
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Thursday, February 4, 2016

Historical Thursday - Medieval Naval Warfare

Three from the Medievalists.net this week with the first being "The Infamous Military Campaign of 1379" here.


Also, they examine "The Contribution of Venice’s Colonies to its Naval Warfare in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Fifteenth Century" here.


Finally, they review "Naval warfare in Europe, c.1330 – c.1680" here.


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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Worldbuilding Wednesday - Ancient Naval Finds

Over on news.discovery.com, they tell us a "4,500-Year-Old Boat [was] Found Near Pyramids" here.


Also, on dailysabah.com, a "4,000 year-old shipwreck belonging to Minoans [was] found in Turkey" here.


Finally, on nbcnews.com, "Anchors from Punic Wars 2,000 years ago found off Sicily" here.


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The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

The Tuesday Sundries - Artifacts & Treasure

Over on dailymail.co.uk, an article from some time back is on a "Golden discovery" whereby "Archaeologists discover astonishing haul 'linked to Alexander the Great' in network of tombs in Bulgaria" here.


Also, on corbisimages.com, a listing features an "Iron and Gold Cuirass from the Tomb of King Philip II in Vergina, Greece" here.


Finally, on the National Geographic YouTube channel, an older video for "America's Lost Treasures: highlights a "Scrimshaw Treasure Map."  Enjoy!



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Monday, February 1, 2016

RPG Media Monday - Tolkien Twice & Warcraft

Over on smithsonianmag.com, they discussed preservation of old recordings like those of Tolkien reading some of his own work here.


Also, on The Chamber of Records YouTube channel, they have a recording of J.R.R. Tolkien reciting "Namárië".  Enjoy!



Finally, on the KinoCheck International YouTube channel, they have the latest WARCRAFT Movie TV Spot (2016).  Love it!


What can be gleaned from Media
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