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August 24, 2021 E135 - Dragon Mastery - Draconic Creatures: Small Scale Threats
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 fae with the Faerie Dragon, and mix it all up in a weird egg/scale soup for the Drake.

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 0:44
Draconic Creatures Overview 3:31
Pseudodragon 4:57
Faerie Dragon 38:22
Drake 1:03:06
Outro 1:28:37
Post-Credit 1:29:53

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1 hr 33 min
August 17, 2021 E134 - Dungeon Mastery - Midweek Content: Tools of Engagement
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 week for the It’s A Mimic! podcast, as the trio reminisces about old characters, discusses past exploits, and enjoys a trip down memory lane, all while going over the best tools and tricks for engagement in the D&D that happens between sessions.

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 1:43
What is it? 6:36
Knowing Your Players 14:16
Tools 29:33
Why you should 55:54
Challenges of Midweek Content 1:06:12
Other Midweek Engagements 1:26:24
Outro 1:55:18
Post-Credit 1:57:46
Bloopers 2:00:02

Riddle:
It is a construct of the highest equality,
Some waste it on business and others frivolity,
It envelops all, beyond every letter,
To succeed in its space, one must handle it better.

Answer:
Time

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2 hr 1 min
August 10, 2021 E133 - Port-FOE-lios - Illithids: Don't Hate the Flayer, Hate the Brain
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 Ulitharids, they have to wade through quite a few icky details. I hope you have some strong mental fortitude, because things are about to get GROSS. (Also, bonus inspiration dice to anyone who counts how many times Dan mispronounces “Ulitharid”.)

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 1:39
Illithid Overview 3:52
Mind Flayer 23:30
Elder Brain 50:14
Ulitharid 1:11:09
Outro 1:31:21
Post-Credit 1:32:23
Bloopers 1:33:07

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1 hr 34 min
August 03, 2021 E132 - Class - Sorcerers: Magical Font-asies
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 the optional rules!

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 0:24
Sorcerer Overview 4:09
Tasha’s Optional Rules 19:59
Clockwork Soul 29:46
Aberrant Mind 43:01
Character Builds 1:03:48
Outro 1:14:05
Post-Credit 1:15:21

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1 hr 17 min
July 27, 2021 E131 - Class - Barbarians: Pathological Violence
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 finally shake the reputation of being a weaker max level class, or do they still fall short of their spell slinging friends?

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 1:28
Barbarian Overview 4:24
Tasha's Optional Rules 17:25
Path of the Beast 27:13
Path of Wild Magic 46:09
Character Builds 1:14:43
Outro 1:21:37
Post-Credit 1:22:46

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1 hr 26 min
July 20, 2021 E130 – Off to the Races – Tieflings: Fiendish Tails of Lineage
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
Mephistopheles 32:09
Fierna 36:56
Glasya 41:50
Levistus 43:31
Dispater 48:50
Zariel 52:01
Mammon 55:02
Character Builds 58:10
Outro 1:06:17
Post-Credit 1:07:24
Bloopers 1:08:35

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1 hr 9 min
July 13, 2021 E129 – Lore – Icewind Dale: Icy What You Did There
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 White Dragons, and a wrathful god are also hiding in the white conditions...

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 1:36
Bryn Shander 12:14
Targos 13:06
Easthaven 13:17
Termalaine 13:36
Bremen 14:40
Caer-Konig 15:13
Caer-Dineval 16:49
Good Mead 17:40
Lonelywood 18:54
Dougan's Hole 20:08
Avalanche 22:53
Non-5e Info 37:08
Chardalyn 39:44
Inspiration 57:36
Outro 1:15:25
Blooper 1:18:50

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1 hr 20 min
July 06, 2021 E128 – Dragon Mastery – Draconic Creatures: Heads or Tails… Or Shells?
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 monster, and Adam enjoys one really bad horror movie that no one else has seen.

Discussion Start 1:11
Wyvern 9:09
Hydra 34:55
Dragon Turtle 1:01:33
Wrap Up 1:25:14
Ironscale Hydra 1:27:23

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1 hr 33 min
June 29, 2021 E127 – Dungeon Mastery - Storylines: Readers of the Lost Arc
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 trickle back into the Guildhouse. And don't forget to pick up the four books we talk about this episode:

The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations, by Georges Polti
The Seven Basic Plots, by Christopher Booker
The Hero with a Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell
How Many Trucks Can a Tow Truck Tow, by Charlotte Pomerantz

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1 hr 22 min
June 22, 2021 E126 – Dungeon Mastery - Storylines: Drama with Trauma
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 options for players to bring to their DM's as themes and experiences that they'd like to explore.

1 Supplication
2 Deliverance
3 Crime pursued by vengeance
4 Vengeance taken for kin upon kin
5 Pursuit
6 Disaster
7 Falling Prey to cruelty or misfortune
8 Revolt
9 Daring Enterprise
10 Abduction
11 The Enigma
12 Obtaining
13 Enmity of Kin
14 Rivalry of kin
15 Murderous Adultery
16 Madness
17 Fatal Imprudence
18 Involuntary crimes of love
19 Slaying of kin unrecognized
20 Self-sacrifice for an ideal
21 Self-sacrifice for kin
22 All sacrificed for passion
23 Necessity of sacrificing loved ones
24 Rivalry of superior vs inferior
25 Adultery
26 Crimes of love
27 Discovery of the dishonour of a loved one
28 Obstacles of love
29 An enemy loved
30 Ambition
31 Conflict with a god
32 Mistaken jealousy
33 Erroneous Judgement
34 Remorse
35 Recovery of a lost one
36 Loss of loved ones

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1 hr 27 min