Episodes

  • Giant Sharkbowl Ooze by Kobold Press
    Jul 17 2023

    Megan Maricle shares the deadliest catch for dungeon delvers everywhere!

    Read the transcript and get more from the show:

    https://scintilla.studio/monster-sharkbowl-ooze/

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    Meet my guests:

    https://koboldpress.com/the-kobold-team/

    Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

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    9 mins
  • Wave Lurcher: Astra Fauna by Sarah Dahlinger
    Jun 26 2023

    An alien shark feeding off the living islands of an alien world, the wave lurcher is a partner in the search for life.

    Read the transcript and get more from the show:

    https://scintilla.studio/monster-wave-lurcher/

    Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

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    Meet my guests:

    My about page has all my bio info :) https://www.sarahdahlinger.com/about

    Sarah's Website

    Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

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    22 mins
  • Extinction: The Dodo
    Mar 20 2023

    The dodo is a funny-looking bird with a funny-sounding name that never knew what hit it. There isn't a more fitting icon of extinction.

    Back the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magehandpress/book-of-extinction

    Download a dodo: https://magehandpress.com/2023/03/the-dodo.html

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    "Extinction Theme" by Alex Miller, the Boy King of Idaho: https://www.instagram.com/theboykingofidaho/

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    18 mins
  • OGL 1.1 & The Extinction of D&D
    Jan 7 2023

    OGL 1.1 risks killing the thriving ecosystem of valuable third-party content for Dungeons & Dragons. Don't wait: tell Wizards of the Coast they're making a mistake, and tell your favorite third-party creators it's worth staying in the fight.

    Transcript of the episode:

    Legal analysis of OGL 1.1: https://medium.com/@MyLawyerFriend/lets-take-a-minute-to-talk-about-d-d-s-open-gaming-license-ogl-581312d48e2f

    Io9 leak: https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-1-1-open-gaming-license-1849950634

    Polygon review: https://www.polygon.com/23540640/dnd-ogl-1-1-leak-dungeons-dragons-pathfinder-2e-wotc-hasbro

    The aurochs as "Nazi Supercow": https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-nazis-tried-bring-animals-back-extinction-180962739/

    Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

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    18 mins
  • Ol' Chap Ettercap, ft. Critical Crafting
    Oct 11 2022

    O'l Chap Ettercap is a monster whose story grew in the telling, from meaningless

    Download Ol' Chap Ettercap in every form a tabletop needs:

    https://scintilla.studio/monster-ettercap-critical-crafting/

    Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

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    Meet my guests:

    Dillon Onley, Creative Director

    Cameron DeFord, Marketing Director

    https://www.critical-crafting.com/

    Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

    "Creepy Dungeon Ambience" by DrMinky from Freesound.org

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    21 mins
  • Mörk Borg's 7 Deadly Sins
    Oct 5 2022

    Mörk Borg, the doom metal TTRPG by Free League, gets an adventure with seven deadly sins chained in an off-shore prison boat where nothing is as it seems.

    Read the transcript and get more from the show:

    https://scintilla.studio/monster-mork-borg-dolja/

    Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

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    Meet my guests:

    Zac Goins, World of Game Design

    https://twitter.com/wogdesign

    Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

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    18 mins
  • Shoebill Cockatrices show a terrifying biodiversity of monsters
    Sep 21 2022

    Many monsters are combinations of animals, like the owlbear - but which owl, and which bear? Atlas Animalia by Metal Weave Games shows a terrifying biodiversity of monsters, including the shoebill cockatrice.

    Read the transcript and get more from the show:

    https://scintilla.studio/monster-atlas-animalia/

    Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

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    Meet my guests:

    Sarah Dahlinger: https://www.sarahdahlinger.com/

    Andreas Walters: https://metalweavegames.com/

    Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

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    32 mins
  • Migo: Stillfleet's bio-tech super-future scientists with Wythe Marschall
    Aug 30 2022

    Wythe Marschall, creator of Stillfleet, shares a monster born in the frozen ammonia crystals of Yuggoth at the far reaches of our solar system 100 billion years in the future.

    Don't wait, get it now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wythe/the-stillfleet-core-rulebook

    Get stat blocks, bonus content, and other monstrous perks: www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

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    Meet my guests:

    Wythe Marschall: https://twitter.com/hollowearths

    Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com

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    40 mins