Sunday, August 7, 2016

Setting & Society Sunday - Medieval Pets

Three from the medievalists.net this week with the first being a look at the book "Medieval Pets" here.


Also, have a look at "Pet Care Advice from the Middle Ages" here.


Finally, check out "Medieval Pet Names" here.


Looking closer at Setting and Society
as a part of what is presented by GMs.
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Saturday, August 6, 2016

Saturday in Space - The Perseid Meteor Shower

Three this week on the Perseid Meteor Shower including over on sciencealert.com, "Guys, the Perseid meteor shower is here, and it's going to be twice as good this year."  Learn more here.


Also, on astronomy.com, check out "Perseid meteor shower set for its best show in nearly 20 years" here.


Finally, on smithsonianmag.com here and NASA's Marshall Center's YouTube channel, "Look Up! The Perseid Meteor Shower Is Going to Be a Doozy This Year."  Enjoy!



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, August 5, 2016

Flora & Fauna Friday - Down & Under

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being "Huge 'hypercarnivorous' marsupial used to roam Australia" here.


Also, have a look at "New Zealand says it will wipe out every invasive predator by 2050" here.


Finally, check out "Scientists have found a weird, glowing purple blob on the ocean floor" here.


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

Historical Thursday - Rome, We're Told

Over on historyextra.com, they give us "7 surprising Ancient Rome facts" here.


Also, on historyextra.com, they reveal "The 8 bloodiest Roman emperors in history" here.


Finally, on realmofhistory.com, they share an "1,800-Year Old Letter Written By A Roman Legionary Strikes A Poignant Note" here.


Sifting through History to
enhance our tabletop RPGing.
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Worldbuilding Wednesday - Art & Artists

Over on discovermagazine.com, they ask "Who Were the World's First Artists?"  Find out more here.


Also, on siberiantimes.com, they share a "4,000 year old art gallery found in Siberia" here.


Finally, on the CBS Sunday Morning YouTube channel, they highlight a "Cave-digging artist [who] finds inspiration underground."  Enjoy!



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The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
for our tabletop RPGing.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

The Tuesday Sundries - British Imports

Three from Dr. Caitland Green this week on the various influences on the early folk of Britain beginning with "Ketsby DMV: a Roman–Early Modern settlement & pilgrimage site on the Lincolnshire Wolds" here.


Also, have a look at "A note on the evidence for African migrants in Britain from the Bronze Age to the medieval period" here.


Finally, check out "Britain, the Byzantine Empire, and the concept of an Anglo-Saxon 'Heptarchy': Harun ibn Yahya's ninth-century Arabic description of Britain" here.


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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Monday, August 1, 2016

Mapping Monday - Unknown, Harn, & Schley

Over on rpgcharacters.wordpress.com, Dyson Logos has a look at an "Alternate map for In Search of the Unknown" here.


Also, on columbiagames.com, they have an interactive Harn map here.


Finally, on mikeschley.com, check out the new stuff Mike Schley has up on his site here.


Cartography and Mapping are the order of the day,
from setting maps to battlemaps, it's all good.
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