Monday, April 13, 2015

RPG Media Monday - Best Sci-Fi, Best Animated Sci-Fi, & NASA's Space Sounds

Over on indiewire.com, a recent article told how "Scientists Choose the 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies Ever" here.


Also, on tasteofcinema.com, they suggest "The 10 Best Animated Sci-fi Movies of All Time" here.


Finally, on createdigitalmusic.com, they tell how "NASA Posts a Huge Library of Space Sounds, And You’re Free To Use Them" here.


What can be gleaned from Media
and used in our tabletop RPGing?
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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Setting & Society Sunday - Language & Slang

Over on vox.com, a recent article included "25 maps that explain the English language" here.


Also, on dailykos.com, check out "The Mad Logophile: Olde Slang" here.


Finally, on absolutewrite.com, a forum thread discusses "Medieval Slang" here.


Looking closer at Setting and Society
as a part of what is presented by GMs.
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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Saturday in Space - I.S.S. Resupply, Mars Minerals, & Phantom Quasar Objects

Three from NASA this week with the first being an I.S.S. update that "SpaceX Targeting April 13 For Station Resupply Launch" here.


Also, "NASA's Curiosity Eyes Prominent Mineral Veins on Mars" here.


Finally, the "Hubble Finds Phantom Objects Near Dead Quasars" 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, April 10, 2015

Flora & Fauna Friday - Eye Onions, Grape Seeds, & Stone Soup

Over on bbc.com, they tell how a "1,000-year-old onion and garlic eye remedy kills MRSA" here.


Also, on medievalists.net, check out an article on "1500-year-old Byzantine grape seeds discovered in Israel" here.


Finally, on the National Geographic YouTube channel, they shared a video segment from The Legend of Mick Dodge as the guys put together a Stone Soup.  Enjoy.



Examining animals, plants, and the
environments we use for our tabletop RPGing.
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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Historical Thursday - Strangest Battles, Gaelic Barbarity, & Knights Templar

Three from the Medievalists.net website this week with the first being the "Top 10 Strangest Battles of the Middle Ages" here.


Also, check out this article from five years ago on "Gaelic Barbarity and Scottish Identity in the Later Middle Ages" here.


Finally, have a look at this piece on "Saints or Sinners? The Knights Templar in Medieval Europe" here.


Sifting through History to
enhance our tabletop RPGing.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Worldbuilding Wednesday - Al-Qurna Tomb, Château de Montségur, & Ancient Sri Lanka

Over on archaeology.org, they reveal "Another Tomb Discovered at Al-Qurna" here.


Also, on atlasobscura.com, they take a look at "Château de Montségur" here.


Finally, on bbc.com in their travel section, they show us "The Ancient Cities of Sri Lanka" here.


Worldbuilding Wednesday on GRYMVALD.com
The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
for our tabletop RPGing.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

The Tuesday Sundries - Coin Hoard, Mummified Monk, & Unexplained History

Over on archaeology.org, an article earlier this year tells what was "Hidden in a Coin Hoard" here.


Also, on thisiscolossal.com, a "CT Scan of 1,000-Year-Old Buddha Statue Reveals Mummified Monk Hidden Inside" here.


Finally, on cracked.com, "5 Important Things From History That No One Can Explain" 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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