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Podcast: PastMaster: Reshaping History
Episode: Claude of the Rings
Description: Middle Earth. No date. No rules. And Keon has never seen Lord of the Rings. PastMaster breaks out of the historical timeline for a trip to Tolkien's fantasy realm, and Game Master Claude flatly refuses to play along. "PastMaster is specifically designed for exploring real human history," it insists, before offering ancient Chinese imperial courts as an alternative. The negotiation to get Claude into Middle Earth is an episode in itself.
Keon's knowledge of the source material extends to calling Bilbo "Bo Bo Baggins" and thinking character names are job titles: "Achilles, like he kills." Tan arrives...