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.
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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 -
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 -
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/ -
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/
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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 -
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