Making a Monster

Lucas Zellers

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Game designers show you their favorite monster, how it works, why it works, and what it means. Each bite-sized episode features a D&D or TTRPG designer and the monster of their choice.

17/07/2023

Giant Sharkbowl Ooze by Kobold Press

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

9 min
26/06/2023

Wave Lurcher: Astra Fauna by Sarah Dahlinger

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 Sarah's Website Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

22 min
20/03/2023

Extinction: The Dodo

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/

18 min
07/01/2023

OGL 1.1 & The Extinction of D&D

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

18 min
11/10/2022

Ol' Chap Ettercap, ft. Critical Crafting

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

21 min
05/10/2022

Mörk Borg's 7 Deadly Sins

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

18 min
21/09/2022

Shoebill Cockatrices show a terrifying biodiversity of monsters

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

32 min
30/08/2022

Migo: Stillfleet's bio-tech super-future scientists with Wythe Marschall

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

40 min

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Game designers show you their favorite monster, how it works, why it works, and what it means. Each bite-sized episode features a D&D or TTRPG designer and the monster of their choice.

Creator

Lucas Zellers
Years Active

2020 - 2023
Episodes

66
Rating

Clean
Show Website

Making a Monster

Making a Monster

Giant Sharkbowl Ooze by Kobold Press

Wave Lurcher: Astra Fauna by Sarah Dahlinger

Extinction: The Dodo

OGL 1.1 & The Extinction of D&D

Ol' Chap Ettercap, ft. Critical Crafting

Mörk Borg's 7 Deadly Sins

Shoebill Cockatrices show a terrifying biodiversity of monsters

Migo: Stillfleet's bio-tech super-future scientists with Wythe Marschall

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Making a Monster

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Giant Sharkbowl Ooze by Kobold Press

Wave Lurcher: Astra Fauna by Sarah Dahlinger

Extinction: The Dodo

OGL 1.1 & The Extinction of D&D

Ol' Chap Ettercap, ft. Critical Crafting

Mörk Borg's 7 Deadly Sins

Shoebill Cockatrices show a terrifying biodiversity of monsters

Migo: Stillfleet's bio-tech super-future scientists with Wythe Marschall

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Information