{"id":3140,"date":"2020-04-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=3140"},"modified":"2020-04-25T09:06:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T21:06:42","slug":"episode-one-hundred-and-thirty-nine-the-maltese-falcon-gun-a-famous-weapon-once-owned-by-the-king-of-the-popes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2020\/04\/episode-one-hundred-and-thirty-nine-the-maltese-falcon-gun-a-famous-weapon-once-owned-by-the-king-of-the-popes\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode One Hundred And Thirty Nine &#8211; &#8220;The Maltese Falcon gun, a famous weapon once owned by the King of the Popes&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8293\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3140-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-139-TheMalteseFalconGun.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-139-TheMalteseFalconGun.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-139-TheMalteseFalconGun.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-139-TheMalteseFalconGun.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=3140-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-139-TheMalteseFalconGun.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-139-TheMalteseFalconGun.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/139-TheMalteseFalconGun.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/139-TheMalteseFalconGun.jpg 614w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/139-TheMalteseFalconGun-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/139-TheMalteseFalconGun-588x623.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Q: What does this obscure clue mean? What can it possibly be pointing to?<br>A: Whatever the PCs decide, because they&#8217;re the experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Society has fallen apart, and the world has changed.<br>Or Has It?<br>What if the world is fine, but your perception of it is wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wildly Anachronistic High-Action AlchemyPunk in the Holy Land!<br>Adventures in the Misunderstood Present!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more LINKS!-->\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thespinoff.co.nz\/the-bulletin\/20-03-2020\/the-bulletin-new-zealands-border-is-now-closed\/\">NZ Closes Borders<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Knack - My Sharona (1979)\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BR2JtsVumFA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; 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