Making a Monster

Mind Flayers and magic aren't supposed to mix, but the rare illithid outcast can achieve true lichdom. Get the full stat block for Itzigratz the Illithid Lich here: https://scintilla.studio/monster-05-itzigratz-illithid-lich-bryan-holmes

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: https://twitter.com/sparkotter

Meet the guest:

Forgotten Realms expert and best-selling DM's Guild creator Bryan Holmes brings a proper Illithid Lich to the show, and asks how much responsibility do we have to stop bad things before they happen.

https://twitter.com/FallenWyvern

Music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix: https://audionautix.com/

Sci-fi survival horror meets B-movie comedy with the Space Leper Nuns from Starship Infernum, a charming, fast-paced, pick-up-and-play RPG by Robert Turk of Wicked Clever Games.

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 guest Robert Turk:

http://www.wicked-clever.com/

https://www.facebook.com/wickedclever/

Music in this episode is from Audionautix: https://audionautix.com/

The Warforged Colossus, a 10-story weapon of mass destruction wandering Eberron's Mournland, combines the roles of dungeon and dragon in Steve Fidler's Mythic Eberron.

Get a Salvaged Titan Chassis you can use in your D&D game free: https://scintilla.studio/monster-03-warforged-colossus-steve-fidler/

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: https://twitter.com/sparkotter

Meet my guest:

https://twitter.com/vorpaldicepress/

http://vorpaldicepress.com/

Saga MacKenzie, illustrator: https://smackfolio.wordpress.com/

Music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix: https://audionautix.com/

Will you redeem the unredeemable? Anthony Joyce shares how the Heir of Orcus makes heroes and villains hard to distinguish in Dungeons & Dragons.

Your own copy of The Heir of Orcus adventure is still available! Visit the episode page at https://scintilla.studio/monster-02-heir-orcus-anthony-joyce

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/scintillastudio

Join the conversation: https://twitter.com/sparkotter

Meet my guest:

https://twitter.com/thrawn589

https://anthonydreams.com/

Music from Jason Shaw at Audionautix: https://audionautix.com/

The Jiangshi, Chinese hopping vampires, in an RPG that addresses the racism and oppression of 1920s Chinatown - featuring Banana Chan of Game and a Curry.

Read the full transcript and see art from the game here: https://scintilla.studio/monster-01-jiangshi-banana-chan/

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwZnw01Oz9U&list=PLNqL_h0x0qyZoNSS1VP1tBA5QCaie5Coo&index=2

Join the conversation:

https://twitter.com/sparkotter

https://www.instagram.com/sparkotter/

Guest links:

https://www.facebook.com/gameandacurry/

https://twitter.com/gameandacurry

https://www.facebook.com/WetInkGames

https://twitter.com/wetinkgames

Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix: https://audionautix.com

A version of this article also appears on Love Thy Nerd: https://lovethynerd.com/jiangshi-lets-players-empathize-with-victims-of-systemic-racism/

Welcome to Making a Monster, a bite-sized podcast where game designers show us their favorite monster and we discover how it works, why it works, and what it means.

Guest voices, in order: Banana Chan, Irvin Jackson, Brandon Aten, Alex Clippinger, Steve Fidler, Bryan Holmes, and Robert Turk. 

More information at scintilla.studio/monster

Music: "Pedal to the Funk," by 5% Savvy. Learn more at scintilla.studio/fps.