Making a Monster (Lucas Zellers)
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| 27 Jun 2022 | Aurochs, De-Extinction, and the Racism of Orcs in D&D | 00:43:58 | |
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/ Did you like this stat block? Let me know on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter "Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho Closing music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com | |||
| 09 Mar 2022 | Peasant Rail Gun & Quantum Ogre | 00:35:31 | |
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/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter 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 | |||
| 18 Apr 2022 | Giant spider chucking goblins in the MCDM monster book | 00:42:37 | |
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? Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-war-spider-mcdm/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter 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 | |||
| 30 Aug 2022 | Migo: Stillfleet's bio-tech super-future scientists with Wythe Marschall | 00:40:29 | |
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 Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Meet my guests: Wythe Marschall: https://twitter.com/hollowearths Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com | |||
| 30 May 2022 | Extinction: Dragon Bones & Cave Bears | 00:09:38 | |
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. Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in D&D: https://www.scintilla.studio/extinction Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter "Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho | |||
| 27 Jan 2021 | Melusine of Avalon - Chris Hopper | 00:20:07 | |
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 | |||
| 03 May 2021 | In Free League's Vaesen, Fairies Capture Changing Culture | 00:28:03 | |
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 | |||
| 11 Apr 2022 | Extinction: The Florida Fairy Shrimp | 00:36:59 | |
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 Did you like this stat block? Let me know on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter "Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho | |||
| 17 Jul 2023 | Giant Sharkbowl Ooze by Kobold Press | 00:09:03 | |
Megan Maricle shares the deadliest catch for dungeon delvers everywhere! Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-sharkbowl-ooze/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Meet my guests: https://koboldpress.com/the-kobold-team/ Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com | |||
| 07 Sep 2020 | 04: Space Leper Nuns - Robert Turk | 00:13:48 | |
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: https://www.facebook.com/wickedclever/ Music in this episode is from Audionautix: https://audionautix.com/ | |||
| 19 Oct 2020 | 09: Music Elemental - It's a D&D Monster Now | 00:15:23 | |
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/ | |||
| 15 Apr 2022 | Solarpunk in Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel | 00:24:28 | |
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 Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter 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 | |||
| 26 Jul 2022 | The Mukad: aberrant insect harbingers from Grim Hollow by Ghostfire Games | 00:26:41 | |
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/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter 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 | |||
| 22 Aug 2022 | Extinction: The Call of the Giant Beaver | 00:59:55 | |
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 Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter "Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho | |||
| 20 Sep 2021 | GM Edition: The Last Tapestry | 00:38:33 | |
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 Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Meet my guest Dan Locke from the Last Tapestry: https://www.thelasttapestry.com/ Music by Nihilore http://www.nihilore.com/license | |||
| 18 Nov 2021 | Extinction: Passenger Pigeon, the Feathered Tide | 00:28:48 | |
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 Like this stat block? Did I miss something? Let me know on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter | |||
| 04 Dec 2020 | Bonus: Endless Houses | 00:07:49 | |
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 | |||
| 25 Oct 2021 | Planegea, the Stone Age setting for D&D | 00:35:09 | |
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/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Meet my guests: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atlasgames/planegea https://www.twitter.com/Planegea https://twitter.com/AtlasGames Music by Audionautix | |||
| 21 Dec 2020 | 14: Grikk the Many - Matthew Whitby | 00:15:46 | |
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 | |||
| 08 Mar 2021 | Vo the Voice Snatcher, from the Bard College of Silence | 00:19:15 | |
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 | |||
| 15 Oct 2021 | Bonus: Skitterwidgets, from Amy Vorpahl's Candlekeep Mystery | 00:10:01 | |
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 Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Meet my guest, Amy Vorpahl: https://www.twitter.com/VorpahlSword https://www.amyvorpahl.com/ Music by Audionautix:www.audionautix.com | |||
| 10 Dec 2021 | Extinction: Thylacine, Ghost Tiger of the Feywild | 00:29:30 | |
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 Like this stat block? Did I miss something? Let me know on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter | |||
| 11 Oct 2021 | GM Edition: Fun City, Mike Rugnetta & Taylor Moore | 01:12:27 | |
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 Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter 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 | |||
| 25 Jun 2021 | Teaching Social Skills through Dungeons & Dragons at Roll Play Lead | 00:38:07 | |
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 Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com | |||
| 28 Jun 2021 | Roll20's Burn Bryte puts a Blipp in your Ship, ft. James Introcaso | 00:29:16 | |
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 Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter 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 | |||
| 30 Oct 2020 | Bonus: Dagon - IT GOES DEEPER | 00:18:15 | |
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 | |||
| 14 Sep 2020 | 05: Itzigratz - Bryan Holmes | 00:12:53 | |
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/ | |||
| 24 Sep 2020 | 06: Monster of the Week - Michael Sands | 00:14:02 | |
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 | |||
| 14 Dec 2020 | 13: Werepigeon - House Sivis Echoer Station | 00:12:24 | |
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/ | |||
| 05 Oct 2022 | Mörk Borg's 7 Deadly Sins | 00:17:53 | |
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. Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-mork-borg-dolja/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Meet my guests: Zac Goins, World of Game Design https://twitter.com/wogdesign Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com | |||
| 26 Jun 2023 | Wave Lurcher: Astra Fauna by Sarah Dahlinger | 00:22:10 | |
An alien shark feeding off the living islands of an alien world, the wave lurcher is a partner in the search for life. Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-wave-lurcher/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Meet my guests: My about page has all my bio info :) https://www.sarahdahlinger.com/about Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com | |||
| 29 Sep 2020 | 07: Dagon, Demon Prince of the Shadowsea - Alex Clippinger | 00:13:35 | |
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 | |||
| 09 Dec 2020 | 12: The Bagger - Justice Arman | 00:18:05 | |
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 | |||
| 01 Feb 2021 | Niels RPG Toons makes a Monstrosity | 00:20:29 | |
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 | |||
| 22 Mar 2021 | The Monsters Know What They're Doing with Keith Ammann | 00:17:31 | |
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 | |||
| 22 Feb 2021 | Bonus: Dvati - playing 2 characters across editions | 00:50:22 | |
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 | |||
| 15 Dec 2021 | Extinction: Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, D&D's celestial Questing Bird | 00:36:43 | |
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 | |||
| 13 Sep 2021 | GM Edition: Nikki Yager, Beholder to No One | 00:41:38 | |
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 Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Music by Nihilore http://www.nihilore.com/license | |||
| 22 Nov 2021 | Extinction: Great Auk, the Ocean Master | 00:18:39 | |
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 Like this stat block? Did I miss something? Let me know on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter "Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho | |||
| 13 Jun 2022 | The Frog of Holding, ft. Nature Check | 00:48:05 | |
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 Did you like this stat block? Let me know on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter "Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho | |||
| 21 Mar 2022 | The False Hydra & Larry the Kung Fu Kraken | 00:34:02 | |
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/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter 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 | |||
| 11 Oct 2022 | Ol' Chap Ettercap, ft. Critical Crafting | 00:20:30 | |
O'l Chap Ettercap is a monster whose story grew in the telling, from meaningless Download Ol' Chap Ettercap in every form a tabletop needs: https://scintilla.studio/monster-ettercap-critical-crafting/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter 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 | |||
| 22 Feb 2022 | Luthic the Blood Moon Witch in Uncaged Goddesses | 00:36:53 | |
Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-luthic-uncaged-godesses/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter 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 | |||
| 14 Mar 2022 | Arrow of Destruction & The Wireless Troll | 00:36:08 | |
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/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter 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 | |||
| 07 Jan 2023 | OGL 1.1 & The Extinction of D&D | 00:18:27 | |
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/ Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter | |||
| 21 Sep 2022 | Shoebill Cockatrices show a terrifying biodiversity of monsters | 00:32:23 | |
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. Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-atlas-animalia/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Meet my guests: Sarah Dahlinger: https://www.sarahdahlinger.com/ Andreas Walters: https://metalweavegames.com/ Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com | |||
| 20 Mar 2023 | Extinction: The Dodo | 00:18:07 | |
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. Back the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magehandpress/book-of-extinction Download a dodo: https://magehandpress.com/2023/03/the-dodo.html Join the conversation: https://www.instagram.com/sparkotter/ https://twitter.com/sparkotter "Extinction Theme" by Alex Miller, the Boy King of Idaho: https://www.instagram.com/theboykingofidaho/ | |||
| 01 Sep 2021 | Avatar Legends on what makes Azula scary | 00:38:18 | |
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/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter 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 | |||
| 15 Jun 2021 | Varadrel, the kaiju angel | 00:21:20 | |
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 | |||
| 24 Aug 2020 | 03: Warforged Colossus - Steve Fidler | 00:11:47 | |
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/ Saga MacKenzie, illustrator: https://smackfolio.wordpress.com/ Music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix: https://audionautix.com/ | |||
| 10 Aug 2020 | 01: Jiangshi - Banana Chan, Game and a Curry | 00:14:24 | |
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/ | |||
| 31 May 2021 | Eberron's Shattered Kalashtar of Reirdra | 00:29:08 | |
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/ Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Meet my guest: https://twitter.com/ILGingell https://imogen.space/ Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com | |||
| 26 May 2021 | Shakespeare and Lovecraft Combine in Delirium | 00:20:24 | |
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 | |||
| 15 Feb 2021 | Wizmos from "D&D in Space" by Mage Hand Press | 00:19:00 | |
"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 | |||
| 05 Aug 2020 | 00: Making a Monster | 00:01:33 | |
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. | |||
| 17 Aug 2020 | 02: The Heir of Orcus - Anthony Joyce | 00:11:58 | |
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: Music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix: https://audionautix.com/ | |||
| 08 Nov 2021 | Making a Monster: Extinction | 00:15:44 | |
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 Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter | |||
| 04 Oct 2021 | GM Edition: Chosen Ones D&D | 00:43:55 | |
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 | |||
| 02 Nov 2020 | 11: Rime of the Frostmaiden Double Feature | 00:20:47 | |
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 | |||
| 18 Oct 2021 | Fizban's Treasury of Dragons with Amy Vorpahl | 00:33:23 | |
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 Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Meet my guest Amy Vorpahl: https://www.twitter.com/VorpahlSword https://www.amyvorpahl.com/ Music by Audionautix:www.audionautix.com | |||
| 23 Jun 2021 | Tamlin, the Feywild's white rabbit | 00:28:10 | |
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 | |||
| 01 Apr 2021 | The Displacer Beast with A.E. Van Vogt - April Fool's special | 00:12:09 | |
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 | |||
| 27 Sep 2021 | GM Edition: The First Watch | 00:33:08 | |
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 Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter Meet my guest Andrew Coons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu5p4VD1CxwndFhal7DF0mA https://twitter.com/firstwatchshow Music by Nihilore http://www.nihilore.com/license | |||
| 26 Oct 2020 | 10: Heckna - Ashley Warren | 00:16:58 | |
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 | |||
| 13 Oct 2020 | 08: Abomination - Never Going Home, Wet Ink Games | 00:17:09 | |
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/ | |||
| 17 Mar 2021 | The Raven Wizard - Coyote and Crow | 00:22:29 | |
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 | |||