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Browsing the Bestiary is a podcast that explores the history of iconic creatures in Dungeons and Dragons, the world's most popular TTRPG. Each episode is a deep dive into the origins and evolution of a creature throughout each edition of the game. Podcast hosts Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy will muse about the inspiration for each creature--historical or otherwise--and discuss various ways a DM can use them in their own games. Each episode concludes with a narrative style scenario that pits a party of sample heroes against the monster of the week.
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S2E2 You Gotta Pay the Toll - Part 3
Limbs? Regenerated. Head? Re-attached. Stomach? Still not satisfied. Much like your rumbling tummy, we hear you loud and clear dear listener, and have prepared a third and final installment…
S2E31 You Gotta Pay the Toll - Part 2
Still craving more after that first helping? Not to worry, dear listener, because Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy have another heaping helping of lore for you in Part 2! Seriously, it's a…
S2E30 You Gotta Pay the Toll - Part 1
Razor sharp teeth, sinewy arms, wicked claws, and an insatiable appetite. No, dear listener, this isn't the voice in your mind craving a midnight snack - it's our next monster! Join Dungeon Mistress…
S2 Gorgons Redux
Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy are back again to take a look at their predictions for 5.5e, this time for the iconic and confusingly named gorgon! Did the designers take the largely…
S1E14 Gettin' Ooky Spooky With It - Part 1
For this episode, Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy bring on special guest and master of the macabre, Noah Grey, to talk about this terrifying monster. It is a creature whose rattling…
S1 Goblins Redux
Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy revisit their predictions for goblins in 5.5e. Were they proved correct? Should they be pilloried for incorrect garbage takes? You'll just have to listen…
S2 Episode 27, 28, & 29 Story Time: "The Sizzling Sisters"
An old debt has landed Perra and the Shields of Marigold in hot water in the city of Darromar. To pay it in full, they'll have to fight their way to the end of a tournament in the seedy depths of the…
S2E29 Hot to Go - Part 3
Now that the gauze has been set and the aloe is working its magic, it's time to listen to the final installment on these fiery foes. With any luck, you can avoid getting yourself into any incendiary…
S2E28 Hot to Go - Part 2
Is your enthusiasm ignited, Adventurer? Do you feel the fires of destiny blazing in your heart? Oh wait. You're saying those are just third degree burns? This is an unfortunate…
S2E27 Hot to Go - Part 1
Are you looking to turn up the heat, Adventurer? Well then we have just the thing! In this episode, Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy discuss a creature that is hot, hot, hot. Like…
S2 Episode 25 & 26 Story Time: "The Frozen Forge"
Grognak and the Jungle Juggernauts have climbed their way through the harsh cold and swirling blizzards of the Icespire Peaks, searching for Dwarven forge that has gone out. All the while, they have…
S1E13 The Table Laughs - Part 2
Part 1 not ordinary enough for you? The chair had...teeth, was it? That all sounds a bit far-fetched, and you seem a bit tired, so why not go lay down on that exceptionally normal-looking couch and…
S2E26 Snowcone, Anyone? - Part 2
The hungry howls have hunted you through the icy wastes, yet you still desire to press onward? Take heart, adventurer, for Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy are here to tell you more about…
S2E25 Snowcone, Anyone? - Part 1
In this episode, Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy take listeners on a trip through the frigid mountains and the icy wastes of the Northlands to discuss a creature that is all too happy to…
S1E12 The Table Laughs - Part 1
In this episode, Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy discuss perfectly normal and not at all sneaky things. Nothing here is out of the ordinary, so just relax and take a seat in that chair…
S2 Episode 23 & 24 Story Time: "The Subterranean Sanctum"
A business deal gone wrong leads to fast friends and an even faster escape. Will this impromptu rendezvous lead to new allies, or new foes?
S2E24 The One Year Podiversary Episode! - Pod 2
It's a very special sequel to a very special episode! We hope you enjoyed Part 1. If you didn't listen to it yet, go do that now! Yes, right now! Otherwise this part won't make sense. Anyway, enjoy…
S2E23 The One Year Podiversary Episode - Pod 1
It's a very special episode and Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy have chosen a very special creature to discuss! This famous (or some say infamous) entity has floated in and out of the…
S1E11 They're Just......Guys
Join Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy as they dip their toes into the extensive catalogue of creatures known as "Humanoids" and discuss one of the more common denizens of the worlds of…
S1 Episode 21 & 22 Story Time: "A Not So Silent Night"
The heroes of Crimson's Strike make their way to a village in the mountains just in time for Simril. But unbeknownst to the adventurers, the people of the village are not the only ones with plans to…
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Browsing the Bestiary has published 34 episodes since October 2025, covering topics in Education, Hobbies.
Browsing the Bestiary is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 17m.
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