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Taiga Oct 14, 2016

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Near the top of the world, just below the beginning latitudes of the frozen tundra, stretches the great boreal forests that are the taiga. Scientists have trouble deciding, are they a biome of their own? A single, world-spanning forest? Or something else completely. Come walk though it with us and, along the way, learn a lot about life, trees, and strange lights in the sky.

Fata Morgana Oct 07, 2016

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No, no, no. Not Morgan is a Fatty (Sorry to any Morgans out there). Fata Morgana is a thing you think you see that isn’t there to be seen. In other words, a mirage. But before we get to that, let’s talk about desert biomes, cartoons, and the reason we’re all a little cuckoo. Even Morgans.

Cloud Forest Sep 23, 2016

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Costa Rica is one of those places in the world where life just seems to find a way. A wealth of biodiversity sets it apart from nearly every other place on Earth. So diverse is it that one never knows what sorts of animals one might find. Perhaps one might even find dinosaurs, but what we’re really interested in in this particular episode is it’s cloud forests.

Henge Sep 09, 2016

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Let’s learn about some special words. One of them has us talking about Japanese monsters and mythical creatures. The other gets us going about rocks and stones in Egypt and the places of the dead. And the trick is, they both look like the same word.

The Lost Episode Sep 02, 2016

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All who wander are not lost. Especially around here at the GM Word of the Week studio. Sometimes, though, there just isn’t enough room for all the good bits we turn up when making an episode. Not to mention that you folks have asked a lot of questions about how things get done around here. So we’ll tell you. Didn’t expect that, did you?

Legs Aug 26, 2016

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Legs are everywhere. Many adventurers even start with two of them, for at least a little while. But even in Dungeons and Dragons, there is something odd going on with certain sets of legs. Something worth remarking on. And, of course, some lessons to be learn about things with legs.

Glue Aug 19, 2016

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Oh sure, you know all about glue. You smear it on, it sticks things together, big deal. But why, then, is there glue in D&D? And what is so special about it that it has teased the minds of players and GMs alike? Does it even belong in the pseudo-medieval world of Dungeons and Dragons? Stick around and find out just what is going on as we dig into Sovereign Glue and it’s relationship to adventurers the world over.

Mountebank Jul 22, 2016

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A man with a flashy cape can go a long way with just a puff of smoke and some fancy talk, but what is it about the Cape of the Mountebank that hints at something larger and much, much more entertaining. From snake oil to an edition of D&D that didn’t exist, it’s a marvelous tour of flim-flam and charlatans and one special cape.

Mayonnaise Jul 15, 2016

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What in the world is mayonnaise doing as a Word of the Week? More importantly, what’s it doing in Dungeons and Dragons? Why, oh why, would you ever have a need for mayo while you’re dungeon crawling? Who knows? Not us, certainly.

Leather Armor Jul 09, 2016

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Leather Armor in D&D is firmly rooted in real world examples used throughout history, Everyone knows this. You’ve all seen it in movies and art and read about it in fantasy novels and…. Uh-oh. Why do I sense impending disappointment? Plus, the problem with dragonborn.

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