What's up with mermaids in D&D? Why is their society so patriarchal? What would Hans Christian Anderson say?? Let's find out...

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Timecodes

(00:00) Intro

(04:49) Mermaid Mythos + Women & Water

(39:20) Feminist Mermaids

(01:09:11) D&D Mermaid Analysis

(02:06:06) Concluding Thots

(02:12:00) Outro

5.5e is here to stay, so we have some catching up to do -- in two parts! To start off, we're looking at species and monsters from our past episodes.

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(0:00) Intro

(05:02) Ground Rules

(08:29) Editing Note

(10:15) Species + Monster Reactions

(01:35:05) Outro

What's a valkyrie? Why do they sound so much like swanmays? Are they really a third gender? Let's deep dive through D&D and Norse Mythology to find out!

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(05:41) Warrior Women + Valkyrie Mythos

(40:57) Valkyries as a Third Gender

(01:03:42) D&D Valkyrie Analysis

(01:54:20) Concluding Thots

(02:03:06) Outro

Dwarven fertility is a bit sus. Where did it come from? Does marriage really equal more babies? Let's talk about it!

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(05:08) Fertility Context

(40:07) Sharindlar Analysis

(01:24:17) Dwarven Fertility Context

(02:07:22) Concluding Thoughts

(02:19:33) Outro

The Trulls look at highly requested holy matriarchs Berronar Truesilver and Yondalla. Are they really matriarchs? Are they matrons? Or are they something else entirely?

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Timestamps

(0:00) Intro

(04:30) Matriarchs + Matrons Contesxt

(20:21) Berronar Truesilver Analysis

(01:01:51) Yondalla Analysis

(01:44:00) Concluding Thoughts

(01:54:08) Outro

Are gnolls a matriarchy? What about beholders? The Slovenly Sleuths are on the case!

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Timecodes

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(04:38) Beholder + Gnoll Origins + SCIENCE

(20:58) Gnoll Analysis

(01:05:03) Beholder Analysis

(01:57:37) Concluding Thoughts

(02:10:27) Outro

Back at it again with more matriarchies! This time, we're looking at the female-led societies in monster manuals, comparing them to past deep dives and animal kingdom matriarchies.

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Timecodes

(0:00) Intro

(04:47) The Animal Kingdom + Past Episode Context

(22:40) Fishie Matriarchies

(01:14:33) Froggies and Hybrids and Hags, Oh My!

(01:59:24) Concluding Thoughts

(02:10:46) Outro

Did you know Frey and Freya from Norse myth are in D&D? We sure didn't! Lets find out how they gamified them and what that says about how D&D writes about fertility.

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Timestamps

(0:00) Intro

(03:54) Twinsie Time Context

(40:46) Freya Analysis

(01:26:33) Frey Analysis

(02:05:24) Concluding Thoughts

(02:14:54) Outro

D&D has a weird relationship with pregnancy and motherhood and we're gonna talk about it. From pregnancy mechanics to a fertility goddess to drow breast milk, Freud is gonna have a field day with this one.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(05:38) Sexualizing Motherhood

(41:41) Shiallia Analysis

(01:25:14) Other Weird D&D Pregnancy Stuff

(02:06:32) Concluding Thoughts

(02:12:52) Outro

Is Medusa really a monster? Well, D&D certainly thinks so! Join Lyssa and Shardae as they discuss how the Medusa myth, her feminist rebirth, the monstrous feminine all impact D&D's version of their medusa monster.

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Timestamps

(0:00) Intro

(04:22) Medusa IRL Mythology

(25:35) Feminist Medusa + The Monstrous Feminine Recap

(43:39) Medusa Monster Analysis

(01:44:12) Concluding Thoughts

(01:55:02) Outro