It’s A Mimic!

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...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast kicks off the discussion about the first underwater mob that we're covering from D&D 5e, and that's the annoying to pronounce Sahuagin!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss how they had to find info about the Sahuagin in 5e, as well as the additional dangers that make these creatures and their allies so deadly!  But t...

As we prepare to look at Sahuagin and other water-based monsters, we stop and take a week to dive into the depths of the aquatic rules in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.  The panel of Dungeon Masters compile all the rules from the many different source books to try and get a clearer vision of how water affects the game we love.  Does it all make sense?  Is it comprehensive enough?  Is it too speci...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast continues the discussion about one of the more unique mobs that exist in D&D 5e, and this time it's all about the other kinds of Lycanthropes that people forget about!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss Lycanthropy tropes, as well as the the significance of the full moon, and other Lycanthropy-related creatures in D...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast continues the discussion about one of the more unique mobs that exist in D&D 5e, and that's the multitude of different Lycanthropes!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss the origins and pop culture influences of Lycanthropy, as well as the different uses and tactics of the were-creatures in the Monster Manual!  But th...

This episode covers the Wizards of the Coast publication Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.  Artificers!  New subclasses!  New feats!  Group Patrons!  New spells!  Magic Items!  Sidekicks!  Fantasy environments!  Puzzles!   Should you buy it?  Is it worth your money?  Join our DM's as they go over their opinions of the overall usefulness of this book.    Available On:  iTunes  |  Spotify  |  Podbean...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast continues the discussion about one of the weirder mobs that exist in D&D 5e, and that's the ever-scheming Yuan-ti!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss ancient gods, snake cults, and what information Dungeon Masters might need in order to shine a spotlight on Yuan-ti as an enemy mob!  But there are too many monsters f...

It's been a wild ride since this podcast launched, and the It's A Mimic! cast has grown in unexpected and amazing ways!  In a recent discussion, Dan and Adam discovered that they don't even really remember recording the first "Meet the DM's" episodes, and thought it would be fun to revisit the concept with all the additional voices... in a more limited capacity, of course.   So, the panel of twelv...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast digs into one of the stranger mobs that exist in D&D 5e, and that's the ever-conniving Yuan-ti!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss ancient human cults, cannibalism and sacrifice, and what information Dungeon Masters might need in order to shine a spotlight on Yuan-ti as an enemy mob!  But there are too many monsters...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast digs into one of the more interesting and barbaric mobs that exist in D&D 5e, and that's Lizardfolk!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss reptile biology, what it means to have a lizard brain, and what information Dungeon Masters might need in order to shine a spotlight on Lizardfolk as an enemy mob!  But there are to...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast returns to the topic of Undead mobs for one final time, and this time it's all about Skeletons!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss the differences between Skeletons and Zombies, how capable each horde is, and what information Dungeon Masters might need in order to shine a spotlight on undead as an enemy mob!  But th...

It's a great day for a random Mailbag episode!  It's a few weeks late, due to Covid complications, but here's our 2-Year Anniversary Special!  We answered questions from the following people!  Make sure you head over to Instagram, Facebook, and the subreddit to ask any questions that are burning a hole in your brain, too!   Questions we submitted by: @bonaviadaniele @sprite_the_penut MissRogue1701...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast is the second part of our two-part conversation that looks at the rotting creatures that make up a Zombie Horde!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss Orcus, necromantic magic, and what information Dungeon Masters might need in order to shine a spotlight on undead as an enemy mob!  But there are too many monsters for j...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast is the first part of our two-part conversation that looks at the shambling creatures that make up a Zombie Horde!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss what the differences are between Hollywood zombies and D&D zombies, and what information Dungeon Masters might need in order to shine a spotlight on undead as an enemy...

In this week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast, the conversation about Gnolls finally wraps up!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss the makeup of a war band, as well as cultists of Yeenoghu!  But there are too many monsters for just these two hosts to take on, so they've reached out to their own mob of Dungeon Masters who are littered throughout 5e's various l...

In this week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast, the conversation on mob monsters in D&D 5th Edition continues, and this time it's all about Gnolls!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss Gnoll tactics and mentalities in general, and what information Dungeon Masters might need about Yeenoghu in order to shine a spotlight on Gnolls as an enemy mob!  But there are t...

This week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast continues our conversation mob monsters in D&D 5th Edition, and this time, it's all about Kobolds!  Dan and Adam sit in the warmth of their own Guild Hall, and discuss Kobold tactics and mentalities in general, and what information Dungeon Masters might need in order to shine a spotlight on Kobolds as an enemy mob!  But there are too many monsters f...