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Multiclassing in Everything: How to Make the Worst Character in D&D 5E
“What are you playing tonight?” my party asked as I set a bulging tote bag on the table. “A Barbarian,” I said, smiling. “So what’s the...
How to Make a Fantasy Map in GIMP
With NaNoWriMo fast approaching, you may be planning on writing a fantasy or sci-fi story. Congrats! This is one of my favorite genres...
How to Make Minimalist Wallpapers in 7 Steps or Less
Turn any image into a minimalist composition with this seven-step process. Minimalist art relies only on the most basic and distinctive...
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The Eberron Campaign Setting
The Eberron campaign setting for D&D treats its monsters and monstrous humanoids differently. It's a rich vein of inspiration for the Making a Monster podcast! While most of Dungeons & Dragons takes place in a familiar medieval fantasy world, Eberron asks what...
Extinction: Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, D&D’s celestial Questing Bird
Declared extinct less than three months ago, the ivory-billed woodpecker is inextricably linked with heroic quests throughout history. Follow wherever you get your podcasts: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Breaker | Castbox |...
Thylacine: Ghost Tiger of the Feywild
Tasmania was a "fairy land" in its own right, so it's only fitting that the extinct Tasmanian Tiger becomes the Ghost Tiger of D&D's Feywild. Follow wherever you get your podcasts: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Breaker | Castbox...
Extinction: Great Auk, the Ocean Master
The original penguin to which all others are compared, the Great Auk was a remarkably powerful sea bird with the most bone-chilling extinction story I've ever heard. Follow wherever you get your podcasts: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music...
Extinction: Passenger Pigeon, the Feathered Tide
Perhaps the most numerous species ever to have existed on earth, the passenger pigeon was a biological storm, an unparalleled natural phenomenon that truly embodies D&D's swarm mechanic. Follow wherever you get your podcasts: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify...
Making a Monster Extinction: Episode 1
Once a species goes extinct, it's impossible to get it back. But the stories of these animals can live on at Dungeons & Dragons tables. Book of Extinction is an monster manual from Mage Hand Press coming to Kickstarter in 2022. This is the story of these animals...
Planegea with David Somerville
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. Follow...
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons with Amy Vorpahl
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 and how to write for D&D. Follow wherever you get your podcasts: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts...
Bonus: Skitterwidgets from Amy Vorpahl’s Candlekeep Mysteries
Amy Vorpahl couldn't resist adding a cute little lightning monster to her adventure in Candlekeep Mysteries. Follow wherever you get your podcasts: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Breaker | Castbox | Castro.fm | Deezer | Hubl...
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