Making a Monster

Giant Sharkbowl Ooze by Kobold Press Jul 17, 2023

Megan Maricle shares the deadliest catch for dungeon delvers everywhere!

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https://scintilla.studio/monster-sharkbowl-ooze/

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https://koboldpress.com/the-kobold-team/

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Wave Lurcher: Astra Fauna by Sarah Dahlinger Jun 26, 2023

An alien shark feeding off the living islands of an alien world, the wave lurcher is a partner in the search for life.

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https://scintilla.studio/monster-wave-lurcher/

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My about page has all my bio info :) https://www.sarahdahlinger.com/about

Sarah's Website

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Extinction: The Dodo Mar 20, 2023

The dodo is a funny-looking bird with a funny-sounding name that never knew what hit it. There isn't a more fitting icon of extinction.

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"Extinction Theme" by Alex Miller, the Boy King of Idaho: https://www.instagram.com/theboykingofidaho/

OGL 1.1 & The Extinction of D&D Jan 07, 2023

OGL 1.1 risks killing the thriving ecosystem of valuable third-party content for Dungeons & Dragons. Don't wait: tell Wizards of the Coast they're making a mistake, and tell your favorite third-party creators it's worth staying in the fight.

Transcript of the episode:

Legal analysis of OGL 1.1: https://medium.com/@MyLawyerFriend/lets-take-a-minute-to-talk-about-d-d-s-open-gaming-license-ogl-581312d48e2f

Io9 leak: https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-1-1-open-gaming-license-1849950634

Polygon review: https://www.polygon.com/23540640/dnd-ogl-1-1-leak-dungeons-dragons-pathfinder-2e-wotc-hasbro

The aurochs as "Nazi Supercow": https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-nazis-tried-bring-animals-back-extinction-180962739/

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Ol' Chap Ettercap, ft. Critical Crafting Oct 11, 2022

O'l Chap Ettercap is a monster whose story grew in the telling, from meaningless

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https://scintilla.studio/monster-ettercap-critical-crafting/

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Meet my guests:

Dillon Onley, Creative Director

Cameron DeFord, Marketing Director

https://www.critical-crafting.com/

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

"Creepy Dungeon Ambience" by DrMinky from Freesound.org

Mörk Borg's 7 Deadly Sins Oct 05, 2022

Mörk Borg, the doom metal TTRPG by Free League, gets an adventure with seven deadly sins chained in an off-shore prison boat where nothing is as it seems.

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https://scintilla.studio/monster-mork-borg-dolja/

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Meet my guests:

Zac Goins, World of Game Design

https://twitter.com/wogdesign

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Shoebill Cockatrices show a terrifying biodiversity of monsters Sep 21, 2022

Many monsters are combinations of animals, like the owlbear - but which owl, and which bear? Atlas Animalia by Metal Weave Games shows a terrifying biodiversity of monsters, including the shoebill cockatrice.

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https://scintilla.studio/monster-atlas-animalia/

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Meet my guests:

Sarah Dahlinger: https://www.sarahdahlinger.com/

Andreas Walters: https://metalweavegames.com/

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Migo: Stillfleet's bio-tech super-future scientists with Wythe Marschall Aug 29, 2022

Wythe Marschall, creator of Stillfleet, shares a monster born in the frozen ammonia crystals of Yuggoth at the far reaches of our solar system 100 billion years in the future.

Don't wait, get it now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wythe/the-stillfleet-core-rulebook

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Wythe Marschall: https://twitter.com/hollowearths

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Extinction: The Call of the Giant Beaver Aug 22, 2022

The size of a black bear, this Ice Age giant didn't build dams, but it guarded the water with a fearsome call just the same. Meet the world's most complete fossil giant beaver with Heather Lerner, the ancient DNA expert who brought her to life!

Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in D&D: https://www.scintilla.studio/extinction

Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-giant-beaver/

Guides:

Dr. Heather Lerner, Curator of the Joseph Moore Museum

https://twitter.com/moore_museum

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"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

The Mukad: aberrant insect harbingers from Grim Hollow by Ghostfire Games Jul 25, 2022

The mukad are insect-like aberrations following the orders of a slumbering god of destruction as they lurk in the walls.

Read the transcript and get more from the show:

https://scintilla.studio/monster-mukad-grim-hollow-ghostfire-games/

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Meet my guests:

Joe Raso: https://twitter.com/_joe_raso

Grim Hollow by Ghostfire Games: https://ghostfiregaming.com/grim-hollow/

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Aurochs, De-Extinction, and the Racism of Orcs in D&D Jun 27, 2022

Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in D&D: https://www.scintilla.studio/extinction

Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-aurochs-nazis-orcs/

Guides:

Steve Sullivan, director of the Hefner Museum of Natural History at Miami University in Ohio

Jessica Marcrum, Uncaged Author and producer of the Threeflings actual play podcast, www.jessicamarcrumwrites.com

James Mendez Hodes, game designer and orc historian: https://jamesmendezhodes.com/

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"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

Closing music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

The Frog of Holding, ft. Nature Check Jun 13, 2022

A team of scientists encounter the Frog of Holding, a giant monstrosity with an extradimensional space for its young!

Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in D&D: https://www.scintilla.studio/extinction

Partial transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-frog-of-holding/

Guides:

Sheryl, The Roving Naturalist: https://twitter.com/RvingNaturalist

Ethan Kocak: https://twitter.com/Blackmudpuppy

Chelsea: https://twitter.com/ChelseaHerps

Maria Gatta: https://twitter.com/M_Gatta

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"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

Extinction: Dragon Bones & Cave Bears May 30, 2022

The cave bear is more than just a monster variant on MM 334. It's the source of piles of dragon bones in caves all over Europe, and fulcrum where archaeology turned from fantasy to science.

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"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

Giant spider chucking goblins in the MCDM monster book Apr 18, 2022

How does it square with your heroes when the bad guys treat their animals better than the good guys? What if your villain pets the dog?

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https://scintilla.studio/monster-war-spider-mcdm/

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Meet my guests:

James Introcaso: https://twitter.com/JamesIntrocaso

Flee, Mortals! The MCDM Monster Book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattcolville/mcdm-monster-book

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Solarpunk in Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel Apr 15, 2022

Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel's creator was inspired by the solarpunk and hopepunk movements, but what even are those?

Read the transcript and get more from the show:

https://scintilla.studio/monster-solarpunk-journeysthroughtheradiantcitadel

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Meet my guests:

David Somerville, author, Planegea: https://www.twitter.com/Planegea

Mike Rugnetta & Taylor Moore: twitter.com/funcityventures

Kierán Suckling, Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Biological Diversity

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/

Tierra Curry, Senior Scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity

https://twitter.com/TierraMussel

Music credits:

"Limousine" by Jason Shaw

"Extinction Theme" by Alex Monroe

Extinction: The Florida Fairy Shrimp Apr 11, 2022

Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in D&D: https://www.scintilla.studio/extinction

Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-florida-fairy-shrimp

Guides:

Tierra Curry, Senior Scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity

https://twitter.com/TierraMussel

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"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

The False Hydra & Larry the Kung Fu Kraken Mar 21, 2022

The best game-breaking exploits in D&D. This week: the false hydra, the most terrifying homebrew monster ever made; and the Kung Fu Kraken, an ancient titan of the deep somehow less effective than a straw dummy.

Read the transcript and get more from the show:

https://scintilla.studio/monster-false-hydra-kung-fu-kraken/

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Meet my guests:

Jeremy Vine: www.twitter.com/talumin

Jarrod Jahoda, Mid-Level Adventurers: www.twitter.com/midlvladventure

Danilo Vujevic, Thinking Critically: https://www.thinkingcritically.co.uk/

Rebecca Gray and Steven Myers, Eberron: A Chronicle of Echoes: https://www.sivisechoerstation.com/

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Arrow of Destruction & The Wireless Troll Mar 14, 2022

D&D players have spent almost 50 years breaking the game. This week: the arrowhead of total destruction, nuclear warhead powered by extradimensional spaces; and the wireless troll, communication via regeneration.

Read the transcript and get more from the show:

https://scintilla.studio/monster-arrow-of-destruction-wireless-troll/

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Meet my guests:

Jeremy Vine: www.twitter.com/talumin

Jarrod Jahoda, Mid-Level Adventurers: www.twitter.com/midlvladventure

Danilo Vujevic, Thinking Critically: https://www.thinkingcritically.co.uk/

Rebecca Gray and Steven Myers, Eberron: A Chronicle of Echoes: https://www.sivisechoerstation.com/

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Peasant Rail Gun & Quantum Ogre Mar 08, 2022

D&D players have spent almost 50 years breaking the game, creating exploits that became monsters in their own right. This week: the peasant rail gun, an army of hirelings with a light-speed projectile; and the quantum ogre, the monster who is everywhere until it is observed.

Read the transcript and get more from the show:

https://scintilla.studio/monster-peasant-rail-gun-quantum-ogre/

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Meet my guests:

Jeremy Vine: www.twitter.com/talumin

Jarrod Jahoda, Mid-Level Adventurers: www.twitter.com/midlvladventure

Danilo Vujevic, Thinking Critically: https://www.thinkingcritically.co.uk/

Rebecca Gray and Steven Myers, Eberron: A Chronicle of Echoes: https://www.sivisechoerstation.com/

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Luthic the Blood Moon Witch in Uncaged Goddesses Feb 21, 2022

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https://scintilla.studio/monster-luthic-uncaged-godesses/

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Meet my guests:

Jessica Marcrum: https://twitter.com/angrynerdgirl

David Markiwsky: https://twitter.com/DavidMarkiwsky

https://www.dmsguild.com/product/382873/Uncaged-Goddesses?affiliate_id=1485089

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Extinction: Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, D&D's celestial Questing Bird Dec 15, 2021

Declared extinct less than three months ago, the ivory-billed woodpecker is the holy grail of birders all over the U.S. Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in D&D: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/book-of-extinction-preview

Get the Questing Bird stat block by joining the Mage Hand Press Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mfov

Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-ivory-billed-woodpecker/

Guides:

Kieran Suckling, Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Biological Diversity

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/

Ben Gilsdorf, amateur ornithologist

https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count

"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

Extinction: Thylacine, Ghost Tiger of the Feywild Dec 10, 2021

The thylacine of Tasmania becomes the ghost tiger of the Feywild: a tragic figure as enchanting as it is terrifying. Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in D&D: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/book-of-extinction-preview

Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-thylacine/

Guides:

Steve Sullivan, Director of the Hefner Museum of Natural History at Miami University

http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/centers/hefner-museum/

Kieran Suckling, Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Biological Diversity

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/

Andrew Coons, First Watch:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu5p4VD1CxwndFhal7DF0mA

House Sivis Echoer Station:

https://www.sivisechoerstation.com/echoes/cyre-once-again

"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

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Extinction: Great Auk, the Ocean Master Nov 22, 2021

The great auk is a powerful bird with a bone-chilling extinction story. It's getting a second life as a D&D monster. Get the great auk and two other extinct animals for your D&D campaign: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/book-of-extinction-preview

Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-great-auk/

Guides:

Kieran Suckling, Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Biological Diversity

Tierra Curry, Senior Scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity

Stan Rachootin, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Mount Holyoke University

Appearing courtesy the Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College

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"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

Extinction: Passenger Pigeon, the Feathered Tide Nov 18, 2021

Passenger pigeons were once the most numerous bird on the planet, a swarm of Tiny beasts covering the sky. Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in D&D: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/book-of-extinction-preview

Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-passenger-pigeon/

Guides:

Steve Sullivan, Director of the Hefner Museum of Natural History, Miami University

Stan Rachootin, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Mount Holyoke University

Appearing courtesy the Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College

"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

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Making a Monster: Extinction Nov 08, 2021

Extinct animals get a second life in D&D. It's only fair, since the biodiversity of our natural world is responsible for fantasy storytelling. Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in Dungeons & Dragons: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/book-of-extinction-preview

Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-animals-in-dnd/

Guests:

Steve Sullivan, Director

Hefner Museum of Natural History, Miami University

Additional voices:

Matt Davids, https://www.dicegeeks.com/monster-first-tabletop-rpgs/

Joe Gaylord, https://twitter.com/LabLazarus

Nat Biggs, https://scintilla.studio/monster-displacer-beast/

"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

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Planegea, the Stone Age setting for D&D Oct 25, 2021

Body-snatching jungle aliens called the Kelledros roam the prehistoric, stone-punk of Planegea, a new setting for D&D 5th Edition by Atlas Games and designer Dave Somerville. Learn how identity and mystery shape the nature of horror in your D&D game.

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-planegea-atlas-games/

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Meet my guests:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atlasgames/planegea

https://www.twitter.com/Planegea

https://twitter.com/AtlasGames

Music by Audionautix

www.audionautix.com

Fizban's Treasury of Dragons with Amy Vorpahl Oct 18, 2021

Amy Vorpahl is the voice of Fizban, multiverse-spanning god of dragons, in Fizban's Treasury of Dragons. We discuss this character's view of the world, how to write for D&D, and whether Fizban is fun to hang out with. Spoiler alert: he is.

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-fizbans-treasury-of-dragons-with-amy-vorpahl

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Meet my guest Amy Vorpahl:

https://www.twitter.com/VorpahlSword

https://www.amyvorpahl.com/

Music by Audionautix:www.audionautix.com

Bonus: Skitterwidgets, from Amy Vorpahl's Candlekeep Mystery Oct 15, 2021

Amy Vorpahl couldn't resist adding a cute little Pokémon to her Candlekeep Mystery. Here's more about the skitterwidgets, what Pat Rothfuss could gain from a little more magic, and how to stay motivated while writing.

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-amy-vorpahl-candlekeep-mystery

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Meet my guest, Amy Vorpahl:

https://www.twitter.com/VorpahlSword

https://www.amyvorpahl.com/

Music by Audionautix:www.audionautix.com

GM Edition: Fun City, Mike Rugnetta & Taylor Moore Oct 11, 2021

Fun City is the best Shadowrun actual play podcast on the Internet, and its two GMs, Mike Rugnetta and Taylor Moore, crafted a beautiful, dimension-spanning arc with the most thought-provoking villain this show has featured yet.

Making a Monster: GM Edition asks actual play podcasters how they use the monsters in their games. Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-fun-city-mike-rugnetta-taylor-moore

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Meet my guests, Mike Rugnetta and Taylor Moore:

https://funcity.ventures

https://www.twitter.com/MikeRugnetta

https://twitter.com/taylordotbiz

https://www.YouTube.com/MikeRugnetta

Music by Nihilore and Audionautix

http://www.nihilore.com/license

www.audionautix.com

GM Edition: Chosen Ones D&D Oct 04, 2021

Chosen Ones is a visual-novel style D&D podcast on YouTube with an all-artist and LGBT+ cast. DM Cassiroll and I discuss playing too much D&D, too little combat, and the window between heroism and villainy.

Making a Monster: GM Edition asks actual play podcasters how they use the monsters in their games. Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-chosen-ones-dnd/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqa9_zBgST-wPRCVL7PXwvw

https://twitter.com/ChosenOnesDnD

Music by Nihilore and Audionautix

http://www.nihilore.com/license

www.audionautix.com

GM Edition: The First Watch Sep 27, 2021

The First Watch is a cinematic actual play podcast making the most of genre-based storytelling. DM Andrew Coons and I discuss the seven types of conflict in literature and how heroes make the courageous, if stupid, choice.

Making a Monster: GM Edition asks actual play podcasters how they use the monsters in their games. Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-first-watch/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

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Meet my guest Andrew Coons:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu5p4VD1CxwndFhal7DF0mA

https://twitter.com/firstwatchshow

Music by Nihilore

http://www.nihilore.com/license

GM Edition: The Last Tapestry Sep 20, 2021

The Last Tapestry is a tech-noir, Eberron-inspired actual play D&D podcast. DM Dan Locke and I discuss "monster monsters" and the definition of villainy.

Making a Monster: GM Edition asks actual play podcasters how they use the monsters in their games. Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-the-last-tapestry/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

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Meet my guest Dan Locke from the Last Tapestry: https://www.thelasttapestry.com/

Music by Nihilore

http://www.nihilore.com/license

GM Edition: Nikki Yager, Beholder to No One Sep 13, 2021

Nikki Yager makes D&D podcasts. Like, a lot of D&D podcasts. Like a lot. Her favorite villains are the ones who think they're the hero. We talk about heroism and villainy on a dimmer, and the many, many times gamers seem to end up at Denny's.

Making a Monster: GM Edition asks actual play podcasters how they use the monsters in their games. Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-beholder-to-no-one/

Meet my guest Nikki Yager: https://linktr.ee/BeholdertoNoOne

Get stat blocks, bonus bits, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

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Music by Nihilore

http://www.nihilore.com/license

Avatar Legends on what makes Azula scary Sep 01, 2021

Avatar Legends brings the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender to your tabletop as an RPG. The game has a balanced take on what it means to be a villain and a monster. Join designers James Mendez Hodes and Sharang Biswas and discover how the Apocalypse World engine becomes a faithful representation of the show.

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-avatar-legends-the-rpg/

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Meet my guests:

https://jamesmendezhodes.com/

https://sharangbiswas.myportfolio.com/

Opening music: Shapes Within the Jade by Nihilore

Closing tune: Pennywhistle by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Roll20's Burn Bryte puts a Blipp in your Ship, ft. James Introcaso Jun 28, 2021

Roll20's exclusive sci-fi RPG Burn Bryte asks you to jump in to a galaxy where an adorable teleporting mischief fox could just walk right into your ship. It's also a game where hope wins.

Learn more about Burn Bryte and get 3 monsters from My Dad's Monster Manual on the episode page here: https://scintilla.studio/monster-blipp-burn-bryte

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

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Meet my guest James Introcaso:

https://twitter.com/JamesIntrocaso

http://www.jamesintrocaso.com/

https://worldbuilderblog.me/

https://burnbryte.com/

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Teaching Social Skills through Dungeons & Dragons at Roll Play Lead Jun 25, 2021

Roll Play Lead uses Dungeons & Dragons to teach social skills to teens in Colorado. Kids and teens use monsters to explore the obstacles in their own lives.

You can support Roll Play Lead Directly, use Jamie's adventures in your home game, or check out her TEDx Talk at the links here: https://scintilla.studio/monster-roll-play-lead-social-skills-dnd

Meet my guest Jamie Flecknoe: https://twitter.com/Rosey_Games

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

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Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Tamlin, the Feywild's white rabbit Jun 23, 2021

Leading unsuspecting adventurers to the Feywild with a gentlemanly hand, the tamlin combines the Scottish folk tale with the literary trope of the white rabbit for a planes-hopping, swashbuckling good time.

To read the transcript and find out what a "gish" is visit the show's website: https://scintilla.studio/monster-tamlin-feywilds-white-rabbit

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest Joe Gaylord: https://twitter.com/LabLazarus

Closing music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Varadrel, the kaiju angel Jun 15, 2021

As one of D&D's very few Celestial monsters, Varadrel is an agent of divine justice best compared to the personified disasters of Japanese kaiju.

To read the transcript, check out "Titans of Faerun", or see the full-color, "be not afraid" illustration of Varadrel, visit the show's website: https://scintilla.studio/varadrel-the-kaiju-angel/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guests Jackson Lewis and Cassandra MacDonald:

https://twitter.com/honeybadger3495

https://twitter.com/theicequeer

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Eberron's Shattered Kalashtar of Reirdra May 31, 2021

The shattered kalashtar asks questions about dealing with trauma, and lets other players participate in the answers. It expands D&D's Eberron campaign setting with a psychic dystopia reminiscent of Neuromancer and Brave New World.

Download the stat block and read the full transcript here: https://scintilla.studio/monster-shattered-kalashtar-eberron/

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Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest:

https://twitter.com/ILGingell

https://imogen.space/

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Shakespeare and Lovecraft Combine in Delirium May 26, 2021

Andrew Grondin wrote a tabletop game that combines European fairy tales and Lovecraftian existential horror. Inside that Venn diagram is a surprisingly encouraging message about power and who has it.

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/shakespeare-lovecraft-combine-delirium

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest, Andrew Grondin:

https://twitter.com/TheSiegeAndrew

https://s-15studios.squarespace.com/#/delirium/

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

In Free League's Vaesen, Fairies Capture Changing Culture May 03, 2021

Nils Hintze is the lead writer of Vaesen, a Nordic horror role-playing game by Free League Publishing. In this game, fairies and other monsters manifest the anxieties of a rapidly-urbanizing 19th century Sweden.

Read the full transcript here: https://scintilla.studio/free-leagues-vaesen

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-planegea-atlas-games/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest Nils Hintze:

https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/authors/nils-hintze-2/

https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/vaesen/

Music by Arcane Anthems: https://www.patreon.com/arcaneanthems

The Displacer Beast with A.E. Van Vogt - April Fool's special Apr 01, 2021

The true and actual* origins of D&D's displacer beast with A. E. Van Vogt, author of science fiction short story Black Destroyer.

*This episode was released April 1st. Celebrity voices were impersonated, even mine.

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Acting credits:

Lucas Zellers: Caleb Curby, Lucas Zellers

A. E. Van Vogt: Nat Biggs

Closing music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

The Monsters Know What They're Doing with Keith Ammann Mar 22, 2021

Keith Ammann, author of Monsters Know What They're Doing, shows us how to decode a monster's game mechanics to discover its intended use. We also get into how culture makes monsters, both in game and out.

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-keith-ammann/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest Kieth Ammann:

https://twitter.com/KeithAmmann

https://www.themonstersknow.com

Closing music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

The Raven Wizard - Coyote and Crow Mar 17, 2021

The Cherokee myth of the Raven Wizard is retold in Connor Alexander's Coyote and Crow, a tabletop role-playing game set in an alternate future of the Americas where colonization never occurred.

Full transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-coyote-and-crow-raven-wizard/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest Connor Alexander:

https://coyoteandcrow.net

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/connoralexander/coyote-and-crow/#

https://twitter.com/CoyoteNCrowRPG

Opening music "Cloning Lab" from ComposerJD and Hoffzart at AdventureMusic:

www.patreon.com/adventuremusic

Closing music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Vo the Voice Snatcher, from the Bard College of Silence Mar 08, 2021

From the Bard College of Silence by Kai Linder comes Vo the Voice Snatcher, an aberration capable of stealing the voice from your throat and adding it to its own. It's a kind of creepy that stays with you long after the fight is over.

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest Kai Linder: https://twitter.com/Paradoliak

Opening music "Ethereal Temple" from ComposerJD and Hoffzart at AdventureMusic:

www.patreon.com/adventuremusic

Closing music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Bonus: Dvati - playing 2 characters across editions Feb 22, 2021

Dvati is a race option for D&D to play 2 characters at once. An extra-long bonus episode 20 years in the making, bringing together the original Dvati designer, the 5th edition homebrewer, and maybe the only person to ever play Dvati twins in a long-running campaign.

Read the full transcript here: https://scintilla.studio/monster-dvati-race-dnd/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guests, fantasy illustrator Talon Dunning and 5E indy publisher Mike Holik:

https://www.facebook.com/TalonArt

https://talonart.com/

https://darkmatter.magehandpress.com/

https://twitter.com/MageHandPress

Music by Jason Shaw of Audionautix

Wizmos from "D&D in Space" by Mage Hand Press Feb 15, 2021

"They're capricious little scrap robots, and I love them." The Wizmos from Dark Matter (a sci-fi D&D conversion by Mage Hand Press) are just doing the best they can, and it isn't very good.

Get one-page-RPG Wizmo Havoc here: https://scintilla.studio/wizmos-dark-matter-mage-hand-press/ ‎

Support the show and get even more cool stuff: https://www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Dark Matter by Mage Hand Press:

https://darkmatter.magehandpress.com/

Music: Starmachine2000 by Wintergatan, https://wintergatan.net/

License details: https://wintergatan.net/collections/download/products/license-to-use-wintergatan-music-for-video-and-livestream-background-music

Niels RPG Toons makes a Monstrosity Feb 01, 2021

What if the Kraken is too big to release? Niels RPG Toons uses cartoon-style fantasy art to tell vibrant, expressive stories, including one about a tentacle monster so big it's an ecosystem unto itself. Get monster stats, lore, and papercraft miniatures for monsters from the Stars and Sea campaign bundle at https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-download-43834622

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-niels-rpg-toons-makes-a-monstrosity

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest RPG Toons:

https://www.patreon.com/rpgtoons

https://twitter.com/rpgtoons

Opening music from ComposerJD and Hoffzart at AdventureMusic: www.patreon.com/adventuremusic

Closing music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

Melusine of Avalon - Chris Hopper Jan 27, 2021

The Melusine is one of the oldest mermaid legends in the world with so many tails in our modern cultural heritage that you've probably seen her even if you didn't know her name - much like the work of a good spymaster. Chris Hopper is a freelance writer for Realmwarp Media and student of Arthurian lore who updated the melusine for the Cities of Myth D&D setting.

Get the stat block for the Melusine and read the full transcript here: https://scintilla.studio/monster-melusine-chris-hopper

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest Chris Hopper: www.twitter.com/chrishopper2

Music:

"Fathomless" by Will Savino: www.patreon.com/musicd20

14: Grikk the Many - Matthew Whitby Dec 21, 2020

What happens when the monsters level up too? Matthew Whitby, host of the Dungeon Master's Guild House, shares a goblin with power enough to be more than a level 1 punching bag.

Get the full transcript and see the art of Grikk the Many here: https://scintilla.studio/monster-boss-goblin-matthew-whitby

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest Matthew Whitby and watch his YouTube podcast "The Dungeon Master's Guildhouse"!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZvHj-LI4-ZO10NCr_tRRzQ

https://www.twitter.com/WhitbyWrites

Music:

"Something Amiss" by Will Savino, www.patreon.com/musicd20

"Pennywhistle" by Jason Shaw, www.audionautix.com

13: Werepigeon - House Sivis Echoer Station Dec 14, 2020

Steve and Rebecca from House Sivis Echoer Station argue for the werepigeon, and whether you have to be scared of an animal to make a lycanthrope out of it.

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

House Sivis Echoer Station is a scripted fiction podcast taking place in Keith Baker's Eberron setting, where two intrepid gnomes capitalize on the happy magical accident of "broad casting". https://www.sivisechoerstation.com/echoes/cyre-once-again

https://www.patreon.com/sivisechoerstation

More Eberron episodes:

https://scintilla.studio/monster-09-music-elemental-itsadndmonsternow/

https://scintilla.studio/monster-03-warforged-colossus-steve-fidler/

Music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix: https://audionautix.com/

12: The Bagger - Justice Arman Dec 09, 2020

With all the warlock pacts and deals with the devil made in Dungeons & Dragons, who comes to collect when the devil's payment is due?

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-planegea-atlas-games/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest Justice Arman: https://twitter.com/justicearman

Music by Will Savino (Music d20): https://www.patreon.com/musicd20

Bonus: Endless Houses Dec 04, 2020

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-endless-houses/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Everyone in the show:

Robert Turk, Wicked Clever Games: https://www.facebook.com/wickedclever

Michael Sands: https://twitter.com/MotW_rpg

Will Savino (Music d20): https://twitter.com/Music_d20

https://www.patreon.com/musicd20/posts

11: Rime of the Frostmaiden Double Feature Nov 02, 2020

Two monsters from Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden - Malquaestus Pizkor, literal boss monster, and Saja Snowtooth, the blue hag of Faevris.

Read the transcript and see art from the book here: https://scintilla.studio/monster-rime-of-the-frostmaiden-double-feature/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Everyone in the show:

Sebastian Yue: https://twitter.com/sebastianyue

Cassandra MacDonald: https:/twitter.com/theicequeer

Michael Sands: https://scintilla.studio/monster-06-monster-of-the-week-michael-sands/

Will Savino (Music d20): https://twitter.com/Music_d20

https://www.patreon.com/musicd20/posts

Adventure Music: https://twitter.com/AdventureMusic2

https://www.patreon.com/adventuremusicjr

Music and more from Shards of the Storm:

Adventure Music: https://www.patreon.com/posts/shards-of-storm-41672951

Music d20: https://www.patreon.com/posts/shards-of-storm-41671923

It's a DnD Monster Now: https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-mega-shards-41672265

Bonus: Dagon - IT GOES DEEPER Oct 30, 2020

Lucas, Alex, and James revisit Dagon, Lovecraft's first eldritch horror, to discover how some monsters have origin stories stretching back to the beginning of time itself.

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-bonus-dagon/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guests: https://twitter.com/Aclippinger

Music by Audionautix: www.audionautix.com

10: Heckna - Ashley Warren Oct 26, 2020

Ashley Warren, lead writer for the Heckna carnival horror campaign setting, introduces us to Heckna himself, the post-human clown king of the Revelia.

Get desktop wallpaper with art from the game: https://scintilla.studio/monster-10-heckna-ashley-warren/

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_rmBkRxXlI&list=PLNqL_h0x0qyZoNSS1VP1tBA5QCaie5Coo&index=12

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest Ashley Warren:

https://www.scribemind.com/

https://twitter.com/ashleynhwarren

https://hitpointpress.com/

https://www.storytellingcollective.com/

Music: "Jolly Jamboree" by Mint Potion, courtesy of Hit Point Press

09: Music Elemental - It's a D&D Monster Now Oct 19, 2020

Reddit's resident D&D graffiti artist shares the most mechanically interesting monster he's made - the music elemental.

Get the stat block for the music elemental and read the transcript here: https://scintilla.studio/monster-09-music-elemental-itsadndmonsternow/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest:

https://www.patreon.com/ItsADnDMonsterNow

https://www.reddit.com/r/ItsADnDMonsterNow/

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix

audionautix.com/

08: Abomination - Never Going Home, Wet Ink Games Oct 13, 2020

A cosmic horror game set in World War I uses supernatural aberrations to reflect the human corruption of that period in history. Featuring Never Going Home's writer Irvin Jackson, artist Charles Ferguson Avery, and system designer Brandon Aten.

See Charlie's illustrations and read the transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-08-abomination-never-going-home-wet-ink-games/

Meet the Guests:

Never Going Home: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/283637/Never-Going-Home?affiliate_id=1485089

Wet Ink Games: https://twitter.com/WetInkGames

Irvin Jackson: https://ascensioncomic.com/

Charles Ferguson Avery:

https://www.instagram.com/charlie_fergusonavery/

https://twitter.com/CharlieFergaves

https://feral-indie-studios.itch.io/

More about Inktober:

https://scintilla.studio/musician-does-inktober/

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: https://twitter.com/sparkotter

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix: audionautix.com/

Air raid siren from Orange Free Sounds: http://www.orangefreesounds.com/air-raid-siren/

07: Dagon, Demon Prince of the Shadowsea - Alex Clippinger Sep 29, 2020

Alex Clippinger brings H.P. Lovecraft's first published monster, Dagon, to 5th edition D&D. We track how monsters become "dungeon and dragons-ed", and explore how game mechanics imitate the experience and intent of the cosmic horror genre.

Get a free copy of "Go for the Eyes!": https://scintilla.studio/monster-07-dagon-alex-clippinger/

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: https://www.twitter.com/sparkotter

Meet my guest:

https://twitter.com/Aclippinger

Ezmerelda's Encyclopedia of Evil:

https://www.dmsguild.com/product/319231/Ezmereldas-Encyclopedia-of-Evil?affiliate_id=1485089

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

06: Monster of the Week - Michael Sands Sep 24, 2020

Monster of the Week is the system that powers The Adventure Zone and Critshow. Designer Michael Sands shows his cinematic, player-first approach to creating monster and mysteries, and we meet Marilynn, the improbable fairy creature who nearly derailed an entire playtest campaign.

Transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-06-monster-of-the-week-michael-sands/

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: https://www.twitter.com/sparkotter

Meet my guest:

https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/

https://genericgames.co.nz/

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/143518/Monster-of-the-Week?affiliate_id=1485089

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

05: Itzigratz - Bryan Holmes Sep 14, 2020

Mind Flayers and magic aren't supposed to mix, but the rare illithid outcast can achieve true lichdom. Get the full stat block for Itzigratz the Illithid Lich here: https://scintilla.studio/monster-05-itzigratz-illithid-lich-bryan-holmes

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: https://twitter.com/sparkotter

Meet the guest:

Forgotten Realms expert and best-selling DM's Guild creator Bryan Holmes brings a proper Illithid Lich to the show, and asks how much responsibility do we have to stop bad things before they happen.

https://twitter.com/FallenWyvern

Music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix: https://audionautix.com/

04: Space Leper Nuns - Robert Turk Sep 07, 2020

Sci-fi survival horror meets B-movie comedy with the Space Leper Nuns from Starship Infernum, a charming, fast-paced, pick-up-and-play RPG by Robert Turk of Wicked Clever Games.

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-planegea-atlas-games/

Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest Robert Turk:

http://www.wicked-clever.com/

https://www.facebook.com/wickedclever/

Music in this episode is from Audionautix: https://audionautix.com/

03: Warforged Colossus - Steve Fidler Aug 24, 2020

The Warforged Colossus, a 10-story weapon of mass destruction wandering Eberron's Mournland, combines the roles of dungeon and dragon in Steve Fidler's Mythic Eberron.

Get a Salvaged Titan Chassis you can use in your D&D game free: https://scintilla.studio/monster-03-warforged-colossus-steve-fidler/

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: https://twitter.com/sparkotter

Meet my guest:

https://twitter.com/vorpaldicepress/

http://vorpaldicepress.com/

Saga MacKenzie, illustrator: https://smackfolio.wordpress.com/

Music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix: https://audionautix.com/

02: The Heir of Orcus - Anthony Joyce Aug 17, 2020

Will you redeem the unredeemable? Anthony Joyce shares how the Heir of Orcus makes heroes and villains hard to distinguish in Dungeons & Dragons.

Your own copy of The Heir of Orcus adventure is still available! Visit the episode page at https://scintilla.studio/monster-02-heir-orcus-anthony-joyce

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: https://twitter.com/sparkotter

Meet my guest:

https://twitter.com/thrawn589

https://anthonydreams.com/

Music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix: https://audionautix.com/

01: Jiangshi - Banana Chan, Game and a Curry Aug 10, 2020

The Jiangshi, Chinese hopping vampires, in an RPG that addresses the racism and oppression of 1920s Chinatown - featuring Banana Chan of Game and a Curry.

Read the full transcript and see art from the game here: https://scintilla.studio/monster-01-jiangshi-banana-chan/

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwZnw01Oz9U&list=PLNqL_h0x0qyZoNSS1VP1tBA5QCaie5Coo&index=2

Join the conversation:

https://twitter.com/sparkotter

https://www.instagram.com/sparkotter/

Guest links:

https://www.facebook.com/gameandacurry/

https://twitter.com/gameandacurry

https://www.facebook.com/WetInkGames

https://twitter.com/wetinkgames

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix: https://audionautix.com

A version of this article also appears on Love Thy Nerd: https://lovethynerd.com/jiangshi-lets-players-empathize-with-victims-of-systemic-racism/

00: Making a Monster Aug 04, 2020

Welcome to Making a Monster, a bite-sized podcast where game designers show us their favorite monster and we discover how it works, why it works, and what it means.

Guest voices, in order: Banana Chan, Irvin Jackson, Brandon Aten, Alex Clippinger, Steve Fidler, Bryan Holmes, and Robert Turk.

More information at scintilla.studio/monster

Music: "Pedal to the Funk," by 5% Savvy. Learn more at scintilla.studio/fps.