Making a Monster

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,...

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 Just...

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...

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/...

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.co...

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 con...

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/Sp...

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...

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...

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.patreo...

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-s...

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.t...

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://twitt...

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.c...

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 con...

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 s...