It’s A Mimic!

Pet peeves, invisible stirges, Superman Returns, and seven-year-old Dave.  There may be twenty questions asked, but there are too many answers for polite company.  This mailbag episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast covers far more than Dungeons & Dragons.  Too much, really.  Dan sincerely apologizes for his cohosts' behaviour...   @_itsmiaca u/anotherskip @colton_adrian @dalecritchley u/digglybluem...

It's a min-maxer’s dream as the It’s A Mimic! podcast goes for their fourth round at our resident divine spellslingers of Dungeons and Dragons: the Cleric.  This time around the panel of Dungeon Masters look to serve and protect with the Order Domain, to build and create with the Forge domain, and to confuse and obfuscate with the Arcana Domain.  So while Megan and Brad throw those references arou...

It’s been almost three years since the It’s A Mimic! podcast has covered druids, but the seasons have changed and the stars have aligned, so the panel of Dungeon Masters has convened to discuss nature, death, dreams, and rot.  The last druid episode was not particularly flattering for the class, but there have been quite a few new books for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition since that recording.  So...

Time to take a deep breath and exhale - It’s time for Dragonborn on the It’s A Mimic! podcast!  This week, the panel of Dungeon Masters discuss the much-maligned and -beloved final race in the Player's Handbook for Dungeons and Dragons.  Topics range from a societal breakdown to religious outlooks, and include the viability of breath attacks, the offerings from Strongholds & Followers, and the min...

As the panel of Dungeon Masters peers through the mists and into the domains of dread, they keep an eye out for what ghostly jaunts might inspire them, and what seems just a little too edgy.  This is an odd campaign setting that isn’t properly explained in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition until the latest book, Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, came out, and these DM’s revel in their love for all th...

Things get more colourful, fantastic, creepy and.. well... familiar this week on the It’s A Mimic! podcast as the panel of Dungeon Masters, Adam, Brad and (for his first time in the Guild House) Kyle breakdown some of the creatures that are the dragon-ish cousins of Dungeons and Dragons 5e.  So sit back, get comfortable and find familiarity with the Pseudodragon, embrace the chaos and be more of f...

Dan, Terry, and Adam spend this episode talking about the ins and outs of utilizing midweek content for Dungeons & Dragons.  The panel of Dungeon Masters use real world successes and failures from their previous campaigns to address the strengths and weaknesses of exploring roleplaying between sessions, including levels of immersion, time commitment, and character building.  It gets personal this...

The panel of Dungeon Masters sifts through their minds to see what tasty morsels they may have for you when you’d like to play with Illithids.  That’s right! The It’s A Mimic! podcast finally digs into one of the most popular Dungeons and Dragons villains: Mind Flayers!  But as they pick each other’s brains about Mind Flayer society, the Elder Brains that run the place, and the super-powered Ulith...

Sorcerers in Dungeons & Dragons are at the mercy of limited resources, long rest recharges, and lackluster flavour… until now.  This week on the It’s A Mimic! podcast, the panel of Dungeon Masters sit down and discuss the ins and outs of what Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything has done for sorcerers.  The Aberrant Mind and the Clockwork Soul get the spotlight, as well as the new sorcerer spells and th...

It's time once again for the It's a Mimic! podcast to work out their anger issues with the latest additions to the Barbarian class from the new 5th Edition book for Dungeons and Dragons: Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything.  From new mechanics options to two new magical subclasses, the panel of Dungeon Masters covers all the new info about the slobbering mess that is the barbarian.  Do barbarians final...

From diabolical histories to devilish features, Tieflings are the unwanted scoundrels of the Forgotten Realms in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.  But do they deserve the infamous reputations they’ve been given?  Why do players like them so much?  And how many different kinds are there, exactly?   Cold Open 0:00 Intro 0:45 Tieflings 4:12 History 9:41 Feral 12:07 Asmodeus 27:59 Baalzebul 29:03 Mephi...

From avalanches to Verbeegs to madness-inducing shards of crystals, there is a lot going on in the frozen north of the Forgotten Realms.  This week, the panel of Dungeon Masters digs into the ice and snow, and uncovers the details of the tiny settlements and big problems that can be found there.  But it’s not all wooly axe beaks and snowy owl bears in Icewind Dale.  Frost Giant Zombies, insane Whi...

In this episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast, Terry finally returns from cavorting around the multiverse, and joins Adam and Dan in the guildhouse to discuss Wyverns, Hydras, and Dragon Turtles!  As the panel of Dungeon Masters wade into the deep end of the conversation about the dragons-that-aren't-dragons, we learn that Terry has made some troubling new friends, Dan secretly has a new favourite...

Five different stages of story.   Seven different plots.  Seventeen stages of a hero's journey.  And two unique one-shot ideas.  This episode is jam packed with ideas and techniques to flesh out story beyond the standard goblin-smashing, MacGuffin-snatching, dragon-seducing elements of Dungeons & Dragons.  Join Dan and Adam for one more week of Storytelling tips before Terry and the rest start to...

This week, the It's A Mimic! podcast grabs inspiration from a famous work about writing, and looks at a multitude of plot hooks and conflicts that can add drama to a campaign arc.  These are great tools to have for when a player inadvertently opens up a potential subplot or side quest, so that you - as a Dungeon Master - can capitalize on the appropriate theme.  Additionally, these are great optio...

Guess who's back!  Back again!  Terry's back!  Tell a friend!  In this mailbag episode, Dan and Adam finally get some company in the Guildhouse again, and it's back to business as usual!   The questions that were asked this time round were submitted by:   @avatar_idalia @colton_adrian u/fuckoffitsathrowaway @hexdm @jacky_rackem u/KingOfRott @m.v.willms @mattyyiangou @nick._.long @pepperina_sparkle...

This episode covers the Wizards of the Coast publication Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft.  Seventeen featured Domains of Dread!  Twenty-two additional domains!  New races!  Dark gifts!  Bard and Warlock subclasses!  New backgrounds!  New NPC's!  Terrifying monsters!  A guide to horror campaigns!  And how to make your own pocket dimension! Should you buy it?  Is it worth your money?  Join our DM's...

This week, the It's A Mimic! podcast continues the departure from the standard 5th Edition discussions, and offers some more strong opinions about how Hollywood should mix with Dungeons & Dragons.  Last week they played writers, but this week Dan and Adam play casting directors.  Will you agree with all their choices?  And can you count the number of times they say the word "gravitas"?   Also, don...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast takes a break from the usual 5th Edition discussion, and takes a look at one of the darkest chapters in D&D history: the films.  Dan and Adam do their best to break down each of the three Dungeons and Dragons movies in existence, and then turn their attention to three hypothetical projects they'd like to se get made...  One of which is real...   So...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast transitions from discussing low intelligence solo-type monsters to discussing intelligent creatures and their strategies and tactics.  Dan and Adam systematically work their way through the 14 creature subtypes, giving general insights on how and when to run barely-sentient to hyper-intelligent monsters.. The conversation ranges from the definition...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast bucks the trend of discussing mob monsters, and instead focuses on the solo monsters your adventurers might encounter out in the wilderness.  Dan and Adam systematically work their way through 11 of the 14 creature subtypes, giving general insights on how and when to run monsters with low intelligence. Conversation ranges from capitalizing on unique...

This episode covers the Wizards of the Coast publication Candlekeep Mysteries.  Seventeen modular stories!  A new Forgotten Realms location!  New monsters!  New items!  New Puzzles!  New NPC's!  A dragon ghost!  Demi-planes and pocket dimensions!  A new tear-away map!  And book after book after book!   Should you buy it?  Is it worth your money?  Join our DM's as they go over their opinions of the...

The It's A Mimic! podcast awaits the return of the friends abroad, as we finish up the conversation on Mob Mentalities (for now).  Starting off with a retrospective, we look back at the last 21 weeks of episodes, before touching briefly on six more mob-type creatures that have too little variety and lore to warrant their own spotlights.  These are Blights, Mephits, Modrons, Myconids, Vegepygmies,...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast is the final Mob Mentality episode for a good long time, and so things get a little confusing, a little evil, and a little insane!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss the mysterious (and not in the good way) Merfolk, the insidious Merrow, and the outright bizarre and upsettingly powerful Kuo-toa!  But there are too m...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast rounds out the discussion about Sahuagin, and where to find clues about their culture and tactics in the Dungeons and Dragons source material, especially due to the lore being so scarce!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss Tritons, the Sahuagin hierarchy, and what to do when your ship deck gets stained!  But there ar...