We return from our long slumber hungrier than ever. Before we continue poking the bugbears contained in the Monster Manual, we ask writer and designer Eli Herman of Portal Jester Productions about their top 3 monsters. We somehow mostly learn about FATE instead. Just proves that the biggest monsters of all are the RPGs I've yet to play.Discount code for the Amythest Alcove campaign (as of this writing): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portaljester/the-amethyst-alcove?secret_reward_token=b08daa02 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roulette table of mortal outcomes, man-sized Tamagachi, and the horror of gettin' grabbed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reverse Buddhism, pale Halloween men, and desperate prion fedoras. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A gentler ghost interferer, business finishers, and why ghosts are the saddest undead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A tiny head to worship, pan-desertism, and being careful what you wish for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fast-food clown generators, selective cruelty, and the most elemental Elemental. Featuring an interview with Jeff LaSala, writer of The Ecology of the Gargoyle for Dragon magazine #423. Jeff LaSala lived in Germany for only one year, long ago, and really needs to go back if only to see some more castles and pick up an untranslated copy of Die unendliche Geschichte. He is responsible for The Silmarillion Primer, the more recent and much shorter Second Age Primer, the Deep Delvings series, and a few other assorted articles on this site. Tolkien nerdom aside, Jeff wrote a Scribe Award–nominated D&D novel, produced some cyberpunk stories, and works in production for Macmillan and the Tor Publishing Group. He is sometimes on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blue collar philosophers, the fragility of fantasy-germ-theory, and how to spend a thousand years in the cosmic turkey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Positive manifestations of decay, dream math, and a sudden impression of Mark Walberg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Rogan’s reptilian pineal gland, Chris begs for Old Irish lessons, and how to help a baby hold their spear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dungeon Pandas, religious impersonators, and the monster who fell and can't get up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.