Making a Monster

Declared extinct less than three months ago, the ivory-billed woodpecker is the holy grail of birders all over the U.S. Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in D&D: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/book-of-extinction-preview

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Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-ivory-billed-woodpecker/

Guides:

Kieran Suckling, Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Biological Diversity

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/

Ben Gilsdorf, amateur ornithologist

https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count

"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

The thylacine of Tasmania becomes the ghost tiger of the Feywild: a tragic figure as enchanting as it is terrifying. Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in D&D: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/book-of-extinction-preview

Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-thylacine/

Guides:

Steve Sullivan, Director of the Hefner Museum of Natural History at Miami University

http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/centers/hefner-museum/

Kieran Suckling, Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Biological Diversity

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/

Andrew Coons, First Watch:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu5p4VD1CxwndFhal7DF0mA

House Sivis Echoer Station:

https://www.sivisechoerstation.com/echoes/cyre-once-again

"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

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The great auk is a powerful bird with a bone-chilling extinction story. It's getting a second life as a D&D monster. Get the great auk and two other extinct animals for your D&D campaign: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/book-of-extinction-preview

Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-great-auk/

Guides:

Kieran Suckling, Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Biological Diversity

Tierra Curry, Senior Scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity

Stan Rachootin, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Mount Holyoke University

Appearing courtesy the Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College

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"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

Passenger pigeons were once the most numerous bird on the planet, a swarm of Tiny beasts covering the sky. Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in D&D: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/book-of-extinction-preview

Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-passenger-pigeon/

Guides:

Steve Sullivan, Director of the Hefner Museum of Natural History, Miami University

Stan Rachootin, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Mount Holyoke University

Appearing courtesy the Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College

"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

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Extinct animals get a second life in D&D. It's only fair, since the biodiversity of our natural world is responsible for fantasy storytelling. Get three extinct animals raised to life as monsters in Dungeons & Dragons: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/book-of-extinction-preview

Episode transcript: https://scintilla.studio/monster-extinction-animals-in-dnd/

Guests:

Steve Sullivan, Director

Hefner Museum of Natural History, Miami University

Additional voices:

Matt Davids, https://www.dicegeeks.com/monster-first-tabletop-rpgs/

Joe Gaylord, https://twitter.com/LabLazarus

Nat Biggs, https://scintilla.studio/monster-displacer-beast/

"Extinction Theme" by Alexandre Miller, The Boy King of Idaho

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Body-snatching jungle aliens called the Kelledros roam the prehistoric, stone-punk of Planegea, a new setting for D&D 5th Edition by Atlas Games and designer Dave Somerville. Learn how identity and mystery shape the nature of horror in your D&D game.

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-planegea-atlas-games/

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

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guests:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atlasgames/planegea

https://www.twitter.com/Planegea

https://twitter.com/AtlasGames

Music by Audionautix

www.audionautix.com

Amy Vorpahl is the voice of Fizban, multiverse-spanning god of dragons, in Fizban's Treasury of Dragons. We discuss this character's view of the world, how to write for D&D, and whether Fizban is fun to hang out with. Spoiler alert: he is.

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-fizbans-treasury-of-dragons-with-amy-vorpahl

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

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest Amy Vorpahl:

https://www.twitter.com/VorpahlSword

https://www.amyvorpahl.com/

Music by Audionautix:www.audionautix.com

Amy Vorpahl couldn't resist adding a cute little Pokémon to her Candlekeep Mystery. Here's more about the skitterwidgets, what Pat Rothfuss could gain from a little more magic, and how to stay motivated while writing.

Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-amy-vorpahl-candlekeep-mystery

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

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest, Amy Vorpahl:

https://www.twitter.com/VorpahlSword

https://www.amyvorpahl.com/

Music by Audionautix:www.audionautix.com

Fun City is the best Shadowrun actual play podcast on the Internet, and its two GMs, Mike Rugnetta and Taylor Moore, crafted a beautiful, dimension-spanning arc with the most thought-provoking villain this show has featured yet.

Making a Monster: GM Edition asks actual play podcasters how they use the monsters in their games. Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-fun-city-mike-rugnetta-taylor-moore

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

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Meet my guests, Mike Rugnetta and Taylor Moore:

https://funcity.ventures

https://www.twitter.com/MikeRugnetta

https://twitter.com/taylordotbiz

https://www.YouTube.com/MikeRugnetta

Music by Nihilore and Audionautix

http://www.nihilore.com/license

www.audionautix.com

Chosen Ones is a visual-novel style D&D podcast on YouTube with an all-artist and LGBT+ cast. DM Cassiroll and I discuss playing too much D&D, too little combat, and the window between heroism and villainy.

Making a Monster: GM Edition asks actual play podcasters how they use the monsters in their games. Read the transcript and get more from the show: https://scintilla.studio/monster-chosen-ones-dnd/

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

Join the conversation: www.twitter.com/SparkOtter

Meet my guest:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqa9_zBgST-wPRCVL7PXwvw

https://twitter.com/ChosenOnesDnD

Music by Nihilore and Audionautix

http://www.nihilore.com/license

www.audionautix.com