Show Notes

This week, Fiona and guest co-host John (@AutomaticDodd) take a closer look at the ancient history and lore behind Dwarves & Duergar, as written about in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes!

Bold and hardy, dwarves are known as skilled warriors, miners, and workers of stone and metal. Though they stand well under 5 feet tall, dwarves are so broad and compact that they can weigh as much as a human standing nearly two feet taller. Their courage and endurance are also easily a match for any of the larger folk.

The Duergar, on the other hand, see themselves as the true manifestation of dwarven ideals, clever enough not to be taken in by the treacherous deceptions of Moradin and his false promises. Their period of enslavement and the revolt against the mind flayers led by their god, Laduguer, purged the influence of the other dwarven gods from their souls and thus made them into the superior race.

Chapter discussed: 'Ch. 3: Dwarves and Duergar'

Book: 'Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes' published by Wizards of the Coast, May 2018.

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Credits

The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Fiona Howat (@WAIR_Podcast) and Hamilton (@DM_Doesnt). 

This episode's guest host was John Dodd (@AutomaticDodd). His book, 'Ocean of Stars' can be preordered from Luna Press Publishing.

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The theme music is 'The Story Unfolds' by Jingle Punks.

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