A bite-sized podcast where tabletop game designers show us their favorite monster and we discover how it works, why it works, and what it means.

The Wave Lurcher

The Wave Lurcher

A monster shark feeding off the living islands of an alien world in the story-driven art book Astra Fauna: Expeditions by Sarah Dahlinger Follow...

The Wave Lurcher

The Wave Lurcher

A monster shark feeding off the living islands of an alien world in the...

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Lucas Zellers, Host

Cell-shaded digital painting of Lucas Zellers Lucas Zellers is the host and producer of Making a Monster. He has been playing Dungeons & Dragons since 2015, and things like it all his life. He is a graduate student and freelance writer for independent games publishers like Mage Hand Press, Courtney Campbell, Saffron Quill, and many other creators on the DM’s Guild.

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