Setting & Society Sunday - Pedlars and Alchemists

The Medievalists.net website clued me into a 2011 article on academia.edu focusing on the "Pedlars and Alchemists in Friuli History of itinerant sellers in an alpine reality."  Set this one aside for a long read later today if you have the time and want a deep history lesson here.

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Saturday in Space - Space Rubble & Fossil Meteorites

A recent article on Space.com explains that a "Potentially Dangerous Asteroid Is Actually a Pile of Rubble."  Read more here.

Finally, a bit closer to home, over on the Brain Scoop YouTube channel they have uploaded a new video featuring "Fossil Meteorites."  Enjoy!

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What's happening in Space and

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Flora & Fauna Friday - Beaked Bears & the Portuguese Man-of-War Up Close

Over on The LAD Bible website (the rest of the site is not really kid-friendly), they have a pictorial article on Bears with Beaks.  See more here.

Also, the National Geographic YouTube channel has uploaded a video of "The Portuguese Man-of-War Up Close."  Enjoy.

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Examining animals, plants, and the
environments we use for our tabletop RPGing.
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Historical Thursday - Oceans in the East in Late-Medieval Thought

Over on the Medievalists.net, they are featuring a paper on "Oceans in the East in Late-Medieval Thought."  See more here.

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Sifting through History to
enhance our tabletop RPGing.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Ruined Castles in Ireland

Over on IrishArchaeology.ie, there is a great pictorial on "Irish Castles and Forts in Photos" but really it is all pics of ruins, which is very cool.  Plunk a few of these down in various locations in your tabletop RPG setting and there will always be plenty to explore.  See more here.

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The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
for our tabletop RPGing.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Cathedral Mathematics, the Color Thesaurus, & the North Pond Hermit

Over on the Medievalists.net website this week, they posted an article featuring the "Mathematics at Chartres Cathedral."  See more here.

Also, on ingridsnotes.wordpress.com, you'll find the wonderful Color Thesaurus here.

Finally, on GQ.com, "The Strange & Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit" here.

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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 - Frazetta Film, Bakshi Blu-ray, & Sticky Note Monsters

Inspiration for your games can come from many places.  Visually, I find that films and other media have played a huge part in shaping my tabletop RPG experience over the years and today a couple of oldies and a new goody too are part of the mix.

First up, Rumors of the Robert Rodriguez Frazetta film project are being stirred up on Comic Book Resources here.  Ralph Bakshi of Fire & Ice fame is said to be on board as a producer.

Speaking of Ralph Bakshi, his gamer-classic film Wizards can now be had on Blu-ray at Amazon.com here.

Finally, Bored Panda tuned me in to Danish artist John Kenn Mortensen who makes Sticky Note monster drawings.  See more here.

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What can be gleaned from Media
and used in our tabletop RPGing?

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