It’s A Mimic!

APRIL FOOLS!!!  Just as most mimics look like chests and most episodes look well-researched, this Monday looks relatively normal.  But you should know better by now, Constant Listeners. For today is the holiday made for mimics everywhere, and this panel of DM’s love giving when you least expect it.  So here’s a short, quick, special episode about how to design and create a wizard’s tower for your...

This is a more mature episode that handles sensitive subject matter as it tries to address the delicate nature of issues at the table and personality differences among players.  To wrap up the broad strokes of the final tier, the panel of Dungeon Masters covers the concepts of social contracts, Session Zero, and respect.  Other than the game mechanics and RPG flavour, what are the logistics that s...

What do you know and what does your character know, and where do those knowledge bases overlap?  The conversation this week points our Dungeon Masters toward one of the most controversial topics in the D&D community: Meta-Gaming.  They tackle the pros and cons before moving on to discuss character motivations and how they may be contrary or complementary to player motivations.  The podcast wraps b...

007 is notorious for dropping his alias at the earliest possible moment, often even going undercover with his real name, so it’s fitting that Episode 007 is the one where The Dungeon Masters tackle the idea of staying in character and turn to the final tier of play: Roleplaying.  Each of the DM’s start by discussing how they tend to build their characters when they get to be players, and then move...

In this episode, the Dungeon Masters conclude the series on Exploration by looking at their different techniques for using overland maps and analyzing each other's tactics for creating the world.  As they open up the conversation on traps and puzzles, the DM's move back and forth between the players' perspective and the Dungeon Master's, discussing their own tactics depending on which side of the...

Dungeons & Dragons is full of unique and dangerous locations, and the panel of Dungeon Masters sit down in this week’s episode to cover a wide variety of topics regarding the settings of campaigns.  From the importance of climate and weather to a whirlwind tour of the planes, the DM's travel around the landscapes and dispense their own unique takes on the worlds of Dungeons and Dragons. SUMMARY: A...

In this week’s episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast, the Dungeon Masters leave combat tactics behind and focus on exploration and why it’s important.  The discussion topics that they cover include why exploration is important, description and narration, and engaging players with different exploratory strategies.  From mystery and the unknown, to ability checks and skill challenges, the panel cover...

The panel of Dungeon Masters concludes their preliminary look at combat, this time focusing on the tactics of creatures, both intelligent and unintelligent, as well bosses and villains.  As they break down different ways that other DM’s may use the same creatures with different motivations, they begin looking at how environments, enemy groupings, and overarching plots can inform the tactics of eac...

Continuing the conversation about combat, the panel of Dungeon Masters expand the discussion to cover more specific tips for DM's.  The main talking points in this episode tackle the differences between Theater of the Mind and using Maps and Minis, how to balance combat encounters, and whether or not to help players when things go awry. SUMMARY: All three DM's weigh in on the pros and cons of the...

The dungeon masters tackle the idea of what makes combat fun and interesting, even for players who have played before.  Key topics include battle environments, shifting motivations mid-battle, and enemy intelligence. SUMMARY:  As the three DM's discuss what makes combat interesting and fun, they go wildly off topic and prove that the show is truly like finding a mimic in the wild: you never know w...

Today’s Episode: The last and longest episode of the Meet the DMs series focuses on the idea of D&D tropes and what they mean to the different Dungeon Masters.  As they move away from 5th Edition, they dissect the pros and cons of regular cliches and touchstone ideas in the Dungeons and Dragons landscape.  Summary: D&D means different things to different people, and the Dungeon Masters sit down in...

Today’s Episode: As the conversation moves on to the Dungeon Masters favourite and least favourite spells, they discuss the benefits and flaws of altering the terrain, and some frustrating styles of magic from a DM’s perspective.   Summary: As the panel moves on to a more magical conversation, Terry and Dan go head-to-head again and Adam drops some knowledge about how to block Scrying as the DMs d...

Today’s Episode: It’s madness as the Dungeon Masters continue to discuss their favourite and least favourite aspects of Dungeons and Dragons in part three of the Meet the DM’s series. This time round, it’s Monsters. Summary:   After a brief explanation of why kobolds are a great addition to the game, things derail quickly as Adam and Terry take on Dan over the mechanics of 5th Edition beholders. T...

Today’s Episode:The panel of Dungeon Masters gets together again to explore the concept of character races in 5e. From gnomes to elves, this episode covers the likes and dislikes of the DMs, and spends some time off the rails on the difference between halflings and gnomes. Summary:Controversy runs rampant as Adam continues the discussion of favourite and least favourite character choices from the...

Today’s Episode: As an introduction to both the show and its hosts, all three Dungeon Masters get together to break down their favourite and least favourite classes in 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons.  Some of the answers are surprising, even for each other, as they briefly go over both spellcasters and martial warriors that they love and hate.  Roll initiative! Summary:  Adam pitches the idea of...

We are pretty excited to be releasing this project in the new year, but we wanted to give you all a little gift to enjoy.