It’s A Mimic!

Dave, Megan, and James (with an assist from Jeff) take us to a very vivid place after they actually answer some D&D-related questions.  We, at It's A Mimic! apologize profusely for this episode, and we are launching a full investigation into who put these three lunatics on the same episode...  Ugh.   From Instragram: @andrisnow14 @_itsmiaca @marron.hannah @m.v.willms @spidey_rich @zacherymcconnel...

From American food to DMPC's, from the history of the podcast to comparing bread and potatoes, from sexy beholders to firearms in 5th Edition, this special mailbag episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast runs head first into 20 random questions that you, the listeners, have willed upon us.  This panel of Dungeon Masters thanks you from the bottom of their [whatever has replaced their dead, blackened...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast is going to help flesh out further nuance when it comes to using Metallic Dragons in D&D 5th Edition.  This panel of Dungeon Masters rifles through the pages of Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons to see what else the five main good dragons have to offer, outside of the Monster Manual.  And stay tuned for the end of the episode, where we’re going to look into the...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast marks the end of Year 3 for the panel of Dungeon Masters, and the beginning of Year 4.  The DM’s all spent some time over the holidays mulling over the idea of the titular monsters, and have now combined their thoughts into a single episode that embraces the idea of the namesake of the podcast.   Cold Open 0:21 Intro 0:28 Mimics 1:34 Creatures with False A...

In this episode of the It’s A Mimic! Podcast, the panel of Dungeon Masters cracks open the DMG, Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, and the Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica to dig into some more variant rules.  There are tons of them in the published material, and some of common online homebrew rules address issues that there are actually rule options for. This episod...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast takes a sidestep to finally address the most common kind of enemy in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition: the humanoid NPC.  Sometimes they betray, sometimes they get betrayed.  Sometimes they’re lethal, and some they’re regretful.  Everyone has run into them at one point or another, but the panel of Dungeon Masters is going to try to break down new and interes...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast returns to Rangers, but the panel of Dungeon Masters has to break the mold for our class-based episodes a little bit and focus on the updates from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything.  There are a lot of new updates and variants for the 5th Edition  Ranger, and the Beastmaster gets some new companions as well.  So, string your bow, whistle for your wolf, and do...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast heads to the Sword Coast and the distant realm of Exandria to cover the Fighter subclasses listed there, before looking at the pages of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything to look at new options in Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition.  It’s not all swinging swords and surging action, though, as the panel of Dungeon Masters has discovered.  So grab your heavy armou...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast digs up something a little more sinister than we’re used to in this conversation, as the panel of Dungeon Masters tries to determine if the Lineages in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft are all they’re cracked up to be.  It’s vampires, hags, and reincarnations this week, with a focus on roleplaying and flavour, because the mechanics look like they’re a litt...

This episode of this It’s A Mimic podcast is going to bring us back to the Forgotten Realms for the fourth Lore episode, but this time we’re getting spiritual. With everything going on on the ground of Toril, the activities of the gods during the spell plague and second sundering have been the foundational events for Dungeons and Dragons 5e.  So, today, this panel of Dungeon Masters seeks to open...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! Podcast helps flesh out further nuance when it comes to using Chromatic Dragons in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.  The panel of Dungeon Masters rifles through the pages of Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons once more to see what else Tiamat's children have to offer, outside of the Monster Manual.  There are more personality quirks, minions, lairs, and hoard items, but...

In this episode of the It’s A Mimic! Podcast, this panel of Dungeon Masters sits down and cracks open the discussion on variant rules.  There are dozens of options in the published material for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, and some of you might be unnecessarily making homebrew rules without realizing there are already other options out there for you.  This show has already dug into the experien...

In this final Hags episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast, the panel of Dungeon Masters sits down to look at the worst Hags that Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition has to offer.  With a hard look into the stat blocks of the nastiest coven published so far, the episode is going to see what can be gleaned from the pages of Wild Beyond the Witchlight when it comes to playing Hags in your own campaigns.   C...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast returns to the pages of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything to cover the last Artificer subclass listed there, before this glorious and sexy panel of Dungeon Masters crafts together some unique perspectives about the sixteen different Artificer Infusions there are for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Cold Open 0:00 Intro 03:14 Artificer Overview 05:02 Armorer...

In this special April Fools Day special, the It's A Mimic! podcast gets back around the table to have some crazy arcane shenanigans with the one and only ne'er-do-well (as in they never do well) thieves guild: The Black Hand.  That's okay, though, as the guild has sent three of its top agents, Human Bard Inspara Dice (played by Kyle), Copper Dragonborn Fighter Kalope "Kall" (played by Megan), and...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast returns to the pages of Xanathar’s Guide to Everything to cover the last subclass listed there, before looking at the pages of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything to see what new Monastic Traditions there are for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition.  It’s not all punch punch kick kick, though, as the panel of Dungeon Masters has discovered.  So grab your brass knu...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast is going to return to the topic of Dragonborn, because Fizban's Treasury of Dragons brought us new updates for the ten variations from the Player's Handbook, as well as 5 brand new ones!    Cold Open 0:00 Intro 1:27 Metallic Dragonborn  5:41  Commercial Break  31:36 Chromatic Dragonborn  33:02 Social Media Info 1:00:31 Gem Dragonborn  1:02:23 Outro  1:32:4...

This episode of this It’s A Mimic podcast is going to bring us back to the Forgotton Realms for the third Lore episode in a row and the rest of the mighty world outside of Sword Coast. Although the focus for Dungeons and Dragons 5e seems to be away from it, this panel of Dungeon Masters seek to better understand Faerun, Kara-Tur and the rest of the adventurous possibilities Abeir-Toril (or Toril f...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast digs into some more details about Dragons from the 5th Edition book, Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons.  From draconic personalities to their strange life cycles, this panel of Dungeon Masters is going to cover all of the details you’ll need to know when it comes to elevating dragons in your campaign, and prepping encounters and adventures.   Cold Open 0:00 Int...

Last time the It’s A Mimic! podcast discussed Dungeon Mastering, the panel of Dungeon Masters covered power creep and why you should manage the mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons more closely.  This time, the DM’s tear apart the stat blocks and see what two decades of experience have taught them about reading between the lines when it comes to deciphering monster stats.   Cold Open 0:00 Intro 3:51 Ab...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast is going to zoom in on the hags that you can’t find in the Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual: the Annis Hag, the Bheur Hag, and the Dusk Hag.  The panel of Dungeon Masters has stirred the pot looking for every tasty morsel of information to be found, but some of the answers are definitely more horrifying than the others. Cold Open 0:00 Intro 1:19 Hags Ov...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast takes us back to Xanathar’s Guide to Everything for a little while, so we can finish off the last Rogue subclass that’s left in that book.  The panel of Dungeon Masters also dives into the pages of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, where they look at the subclasses presented there, as well as the Optional Class Features for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. Co...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast looks at the pages of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything to see what new Druidic Circles there are for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition.  It’s not all fur and trees, though, as the panel of Dungeon Masters has discovered.  And of course, the Optional Class Features in Tasha’s will get a spotlight, too. Cold Open 0:00 Intro: 1:19  Druid Overview: 5:20 Commercia...

This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast is going to crack open Volo’s Guide to Monsters and see what 5th Edition has to bring to the table when it comes to some of the reptilian anthropomorphic playable races.  Okay, so Kobolds aren’t strictly reptilian, but they’re definitely a step further away from dragons than Dragonborn are, and we know from previous editions that Kobolds shed their skin li...

This episode of this It’s A Mimic podcast brings the conversation back to the Forgotton Realms, as well as the part the world that is Faerun’s hot pot of adventure: the Sword Coast.  Exploring what is Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition's primary playground, this panel of Dungeon Masters seeks to better understand the Sword Coast, it’s bright lights of civilization, and what do to if your party's adven...