Game writer, podcaster, occasional educator. Cambridge, UK. Host of Monster Man: monsterman.libsyn.com. He/him. Games are for everyone who thinks games are for everyone.
Patreon backer Daniel brings you this special episode that asks: what if these classic fantasy good guys ... weren't?
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I will be there, co-hosting a deodorant grav-attack battle!
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Patreon backer Dr Eric S Vallone brings you this special episode all about one of the best-loved villains in #dnd, Strahd!
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Copies are starting to appear in the wild! Shipping continues this week, and after that I will start putting digital copies online and seeing about physical retail.
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It's been a little while since our last Monster Roulette episode, but Patreon backer Gerall has you covered!
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I have painted five palate-cleanser miniatures over the last week, and it has helped my brain a good amount, but honestly I could do with some more time to just do something in an unstructured way. All the things I'm busy doing are things I want to do, but still.
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Well, here we are again. Another book done, another season in the can. This one on #darksun has been interesting! Look back on it with me and hear more about what's coming next on today's episode of MONSTER MAN.
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Patreon backer Zach brings you this special episode all about the monsters that keep characters moving!
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Today's episode features our last two #darksun monsters. Tune in next week as we review this season overall! monsterman.libsyn.com/episode-537-...
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Patreon backer Evan brings you this special episode all about a menacing figure from Russian folklore who I think is more like a fantasy antagonist than most folklore villains are!
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I'm just finishing up a season, so this might be a good time to jump on! You don't have to start at the beginning; just browse through the special episodes and see if any sound appealing.
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I feel like I talk about my podcast all the time, but I probably should more, so : I'm the host of MONSTER MAN, a podcast about, well, monsters, specifically monsters in #dnd and fantasy #ttrpg. Episodes are short and come out 2-3 times a week.
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That's the one!
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When I say Oshiro's Gradara board was big and beautiful, this is what I'm talking about.
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A lovely town, too. I woke up on Saturday morning and saw this view and thought "OK, this is a bit much. Dial it back."
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It was very satisfying to see them all in use on such a beautiful board.
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That one's from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social . I'm awfully fond of him.
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Flying monsters attack the walls of Gradara before being bloodily repulsed in the game I ran on Sunday.
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Powerful psychics who live a reclusive experience in a monastery and flee the killing light of the sun, the villichi are one of those monster book entries that can leave you scratching your head a little. Find out why in today's episode of MONSTER MAN:
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While running games this weekend, I noticed that my public-GM patter includes describing 🎲🎲 as "snake eyes" and a double six as "box cars." Pretty common US English expressions. My international listeners did understand, but it got me wondering: are there similar expressions in other languages?
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Took the opportunity of having the beautiful Gradara board to take some glamour shots of models.
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In Gradara (in Italy), running fantasy minis games together with colleague on a beautiful board built by Oshiro Model Terrain. This shot, w/ figures from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social among others, is posed, but representative. Back home tomorrow. A lot of work getting ready for this, but rewarding.
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SHOW ME YOUR BONES! Let's fill the timeline with skeletal goodness.
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Also, why on earth do you need AI to create an image of Kim Kardashian's booty in tight yoga pants? I am no expert but I feel like many such images are already available.
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And it's not as if TSR couldn't do better covers at the time. PHB is, what, one year later and it's very good. This one ... like you, I have a lot of affection for it.
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That's, uh, Dark Sun, obviously. Not Ark Sun.
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ark Sun has a bit of a reputation for being the edgy, tryhard #dnd setting, but when you meet a monster like the tohr-kreen -- a deadly mantis warrior who's also a fancy Dan with a passion for antiques -- you can't help but smile.
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I have spoken often of how moving the weirdness of this game was to me.
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(*Almost* everyone in my cohort, obviously; some people like it and that's fine! Everyone is different.)
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I think those age ranges are a little off. I'm 45 and Phantom Menace came out when I was at university. It was such a profound disappointment, and I think that's what everyone in my cohort feels as well. People in their 40s and 50s grew up with the originals.
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The older I get, the more willing I am to say that certain aspects of gameplay just aren't that enjoyable. I'm not saying nobody likes them, but I think it's a lot fewer people than we have sometimes assumed. Anyway, here's an episode of Monster Man.
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Patreon backer Sam brings you this special episode all about giving your enemy organisations their own unique character!
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Former Monster Man guest and all-around good person Eleanor Hingley!
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Come with me once again to the post-apocalyptic #dnd world of Athas, where the spiders spin glass and the cacti have an effective range of up to 15 feet! That's right, it's another all-new episode of MONSTER MAN!
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Is "cast your pod from side to side" too niche?
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Cast your pod from side to side! Patreon backer @jesserosscom.bsky.social brings you this special episode all about the monsters of Super Mario Bros and its sequels! monsterman.libsyn.com/special-epis...
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In today's episode of MONSTER MAN, I regret the fact that podcasting isn't a visual medium.
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Brilliant art and presentation, fun setting ideas, but I am, shall we say, "not as enthusiastic" about the system.
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Patreon backer @kehaar.bsky.social brings you this special episode all about taking classic D&D monsters and giving them the Hammer horror treatment!
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Thank you! Texture of the paper, some texture paint, some superglue crust. I'm trying to approach this group of models ... let's call it impressionistically.
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A Heroclix Daredevil, some Genestealer Cult and Stargrave arms, and a head from the old Wargames Factory shocktroopers, plus a cloak made of toilet paper, a skull from the bits box, and some car-body-mesh barbed wire.
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Monsters, sir! Athasian twists on classic D&D ones!
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The rise in low-model-count, weird-vibes skirmish games in the last few years has really created a playground for the enthusiastic hobby-knife wielder.
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It delights me every time someone finds the Budget Bestiary. I hope we'll see some stuck-together creatures!
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Finished my second Mini Gangs gang -- these guys are meant to be a colourful contrast to the more muted tones of the last bunch. I think of them as "what if the Power Rangers hunted humans for sport?"
3rd ed. DE bodies, Ramshackle (and Northstar) heads, and a few Stargrave bits.
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Psychic chameleon vampire pillbug people? Psychic giant dirt squid? You know it's more Dark Sun monsters on today's episode of MONSTER MAN.
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It's pretty good; you may have heard.
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The libsyn page was down earlier, but I can now promote today's Monster Man episode:
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This week's Patron Deities episode will be delayed until at least the weekend as I try to take care of my voice during a very busy time. We will have a regular Monster Man episode on Friday, but just a regular one, not a special. Sorry for the delay; normal service will resume shortly!
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How odd. OK, I will shoot off an email. At least people can still listen to the episode.
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