{"id":1128,"date":"2025-07-02T13:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2025-07-02T13:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:01:10","slug":"swords-scrolls-021-the-coming-of-conan-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/blog\/2025\/07\/02\/swords-scrolls-021-the-coming-of-conan-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Swords &amp; Scrolls 021 &#8211; The Coming of Conan &#8230; Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coming.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1131\" style=\"width:630px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coming.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coming-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coming-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Two-Headed Nerd returns to the Land of Scrolls! 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