#slingstone

Hanukkah sling stone used against Jewish rebels more than 2,000 years ago bears the name of a Greek king who executed a leader of the Maccabees and High Priest of Judea

The tiny sling stone was found at an archaeological site in Israel  It bears the name Diodotus Tryphon, an ancient Greek king who reigned over the Seleucid Empire between 142 and 138 BC Tryphon was said to have execrated a  leader of the Maccabees  This provides evidence of the Hanukkah story, as the holiday honors those who found in the Maccabean Revolt against Greek-Syrian oppressors A newly…

Game Designer Workshop: Slingstone and Night Clerk Zine

Caleb has restarted work on Slingstone, his superhero-slaying RPG. We have some playtests of the first version of Slingstone on RPPR B-Sides volume 5 if you want to hear that. I have an idea for a zine system-free version of Night Clerk, one of our more popular AP episodes. We also talk about creativity in the age of Covid-19.

Music: Private Caller by Saint Pepsi

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