{"id":22918,"date":"2014-04-30T00:58:49","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T05:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=22918"},"modified":"2025-09-18T12:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:02:26","slug":"diecast-56-terrible-rpg-tales-from-professor-rutskarn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=22918","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #56: Terrible RPG Tales from Professor Rutskarn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, guys, it&#8217;s Rutskarn. This story speaks for itself&#8211;it&#8217;s about a total shitshow of a GM who ran the most incompetent campaign I&#8217;ve ever participated in. 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