 Today we talk with James Introcaso about one of his most recent projects, My Dad's Monster Manual. This fabulous collection of monsters a straight from the imagination of his dad's mind. From the time James was a kid, his father created original stories using his toys. Now as a professional game designer, he asked his dad to look at just the art from the Monster Manual. From every picture, he asked him how he thought this creature behaved, its history, and its name. Compiling this information and rewrote the Monster Manual according to his dad's lore.  Join us as he shares his journey from project inception o completion of these 80 new monster statblocks and lore based on original D&D; creatures inspired by the art of the Monster Manual and Lucian's imagination. 

My Dad's Monster Manual

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