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A classic monster that is simple and fun. These are practically our specialty now! Buckle up for some basic, but interesting lore and homebrew ideas! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the formation of our show

This is a creature I've been waiting to cover for so long! Freeman and I had a blast recording it and really enjoyed our return to ancient Greece! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook

The Nagpa don’t exactly fit the Nagust suite, but they served as inspiration for the intro expositions! List at the very end for a grouped together version of Parts 1 through 4! · Intro Exposition music was created by Will Savino at Music d20 and Borough Bound Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver bas...

This week we're into the stat-blocks of all 3 of the Naga featured in D&D 5e. There's also something delicious brewing in our homebrew section! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the formation of our show

Quick and quirky, this one is a dirty little attempt at telling history and mixing in barely related pop-culture references. Enjoy the vague IRL legends of Naga! · Intro Exposition music was created by Will Savino at Music d20 and Borough Bound Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose...

In this epiosde we get into the oddity that is Naga and their interesting history in the world of Dungeons and Dragons 5e!  Intro Exposition music was created by Will Savino at Music d20 and Borough Bound Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single ha...

Many mythical sea creatures exist throughout history, but few are as notorious…or as modern as…The Kraken! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the formation of our show

This week we get into another amazing chimera, the Hippogriff! This half eagle, half horse magical beast has humble origins in our world, but a unique history in both our culture and D&D. Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible...

A 5e-only creature connected to the ancient and dark entities of the deep, dark sea! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the formation of our show

Mephits are fickle small elementals that come in six flavours in D&D 5e, each a combination of two of the elemental planes. This episode we cover all the 5e ones and touch on some of the more interesting ones from earlier editions. Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmai...

A Friend of the Show wrote the exposition for this one! We’re excited to feature their efforts and explore fun and familiar creature! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the formation of our show

In D&D parlance the Jackalwere is a creature type known as an antherion, which is the opposite of a therianthrope. Bigger, stronger and more vicious jackals that can take on human form. Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible fo...

Floating spaghetti fart-machine philosophers! What more do we need to say?! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the formation of our show

This week the boys dive into yet another Earth Elemental! The Galeb Duhr, this weird boy has a lot of corelating artwork so make sure you check out the insta this week! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the formation of ou...

Precious Metals and gemstones are a different kind of currency to the Xorn. Especially if they are…starving… Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the formation of our show

This week we explore the Lamia through the editions and take another dive into Greek history. The Lamia is a subtle, but pervasive myth and the D&D creature is no slouch either! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the fo...

You Flail a Snail in the Hail….by the pale moon light? Us either. But there’s a first time for everything! Check out the curious creature that is an unassuming elemental of earth! We also go on quite the tangent related to out other show Stemming the Tide ! Check it out while it’s still new! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange F...

This week we're closing out our latest unofficial suite of Amphibruary with a doozy! This is a creature James' has always had a fascination with and we're so glad he got to get some of it out here! Enjoy Slaadi! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single...

This one felt much less controversial than researching Bullywugs but shares a general synergy with these other amphibious creatures. All-in-all these creatures are dangerous and easy to run! One of my favorite combos! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be s...

This week in Amphibruary we go over the smallest of the batrachi – the Grung! Don’t let their size and adorability fool you, these small creatures are utterly vicious and evil in the 5e lore. We here at ET! Have a different take and spin you some ideas on how to make them less problematic for your D&D table! We also talk a little about wicked venomous frogs that are also tiny and cute! Reading...

Oh boy! Nearly went down a dark road all over again with Bullywugs! Who knew frogmen would share the same problems in writing as Orcs! I sure didn’t! But James and I run through a number of thoughts and alternatives for these creatures. And perhaps most interestingly…environmental issues come into play! With the right tweaking these creatures have some real potential for a environmental analogues!...

This week is our first ever creature from a totally different system, 13th Age! The Jorōgumo is a creature from Japanese folklore that is very similar to the stereotypical “black widow” characters, except this one actually changes into a giant spider and the lore that 13th Age has added just makes this one enthralling episode! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter...

Per usual, Flameskulls’ best lore comes from previous editions. But these creatures have lots to play with and are easily customized for your needs! This episode digs into some really fun homebrew ideas at the end! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be sing...

Plants, men, plant-men, plant-piles. These neat ambush predators have a lot going on! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing , a Vancouver based brewery whose Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the formation of our show

C is for Ceiling. G is for Ground. This is how you remember the difference between stalactites and stalagmites and is a lesson that may be hard learned for some. In this week’s episode we also cover a different mnemonic device that does not work. But more importantly we cover TWO closely related creatures, keeping in theme with our last episode on Darkmantles! Reading List https://www.encounterthi...