It’s A Mimic!

Time to take a deep breath and exhale - It’s time for Dragonborn on the It’s A Mimic! podcast!  This week, the panel of Dungeon Masters discuss the much-maligned and -beloved final race in the Player's Handbook for Dungeons and Dragons.  Topics range from a societal breakdown to religious outlooks, and include the viability of breath attacks, the offerings from Strongholds & Followers, and the mind of Matt Mercer... all while Terry shows us just how much Uncle Terry has grown in the past three years of the show!

 

Cold Open 0:00:00
Intro 0:02:59
Dragonborn History/Lore  0:06:32
Breath Weapons 0:49:54
Chromatic/Metallic Attitudes 1:06:34
Draconblood 1:24:11
Ravenite 1:29:12
Homebrew Inspiration 1:30:23
Character Builds 1:34:28
Outro 1:43:41
Gemstone Dragonborn 1:44:42
Bloopers 1:48:03

 

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As the panel of Dungeon Masters peers through the mists and into the domains of dread, they keep an eye out for what ghostly jaunts might inspire them, and what seems just a little too edgy.  This is an odd campaign setting that isn’t properly explained in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition until the latest book, Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, came out, and these DM’s revel in their love for all things terrifying, as they take a quick look at over two dozen little domains.

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 0:40
Ravenloft Overview 2:31
Barovia 27:54
Bluetspur 28:40
Borca 29:08
The Carnival 30:46
Darkon 32:11
Dementlieu 37:19
Falkovnia 38:41
Har’Akir 40:13
Hazlan 40:47
I’Cath 42:25
Kalakeri 44:06
Kartakass 44:53
Lamordia 46:28
Morden 54:36
Richemulot 55:03
Tepest 55:57
Valachan 56:35
Other Domains 1:02:57
Outro 1:17:38
Post-Credit 1:18:38

 

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Things get more colourful, fantastic, creepy and.. well... familiar this week on the It’s A Mimic! podcast as the panel of Dungeon Masters, Adam, Brad and (for his first time in the Guild House) Kyle breakdown some of the creatures that are the dragon-ish cousins of Dungeons and Dragons 5e.  So sit back, get comfortable and find familiarity with the Pseudodragon, embrace the chaos and be more of fae with the Faerie Dragon, and mix it all up in a weird egg/scale soup for the Drake.

 

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 0:44
Draconic Creatures Overview 3:31
Pseudodragon 4:57
Faerie Dragon 38:22
Drake 1:03:06
Outro 1:28:37
Post-Credit 1:29:53

 

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Dan, Terry, and Adam spend this episode talking about the ins and outs of utilizing midweek content for Dungeons & Dragons.  The panel of Dungeon Masters use real world successes and failures from their previous campaigns to address the strengths and weaknesses of exploring roleplaying between sessions, including levels of immersion, time commitment, and character building.  It gets personal this week for the It’s A Mimic! podcast, as the trio reminisces about old characters, discusses past exploits, and enjoys a trip down memory lane, all while going over the best tools and tricks for engagement in the D&D that happens between sessions.

 

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 1:43
What is it? 6:36
Knowing Your Players 14:16
Tools 29:33
Why you should 55:54
Challenges of Midweek Content 1:06:12
Other Midweek Engagements 1:26:24
Outro 1:55:18
Post-Credit 1:57:46
Bloopers 2:00:02

 

Riddle:
It is a construct of the highest equality,
Some waste it on business and others frivolity,
It envelops all, beyond every letter,
To succeed in its space, one must handle it better.

 

Answer:
Time

 

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The panel of Dungeon Masters sifts through their minds to see what tasty morsels they may have for you when you’d like to play with Illithids.  That’s right! The It’s A Mimic! podcast finally digs into one of the most popular Dungeons and Dragons villains: Mind Flayers!  But as they pick each other’s brains about Mind Flayer society, the Elder Brains that run the place, and the super-powered Ulitharids, they have to wade through quite a few icky details.  I hope you have some strong mental fortitude, because things are about to get GROSS.  (Also, bonus inspiration dice to anyone who counts how many times Dan mispronounces “Ulitharid”.)

 

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 1:39
Illithid Overview 3:52
Mind Flayer 23:30
Elder Brain 50:14
Ulitharid 1:11:09
Outro 1:31:21
Post-Credit 1:32:23
Bloopers 1:33:07

 

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Sorcerers in Dungeons & Dragons are at the mercy of limited resources, long rest recharges, and lackluster flavour… until now.  This week on the It’s A Mimic! podcast, the panel of Dungeon Masters sit down and discuss the ins and outs of what Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything has done for sorcerers.  The Aberrant Mind and the Clockwork Soul get the spotlight, as well as the new sorcerer spells and the optional rules!

 

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 0:24
Sorcerer Overview 4:09
Tasha’s Optional Rules 19:59
Clockwork Soul 29:46
Aberrant Mind 43:01
Character Builds 1:03:48
Outro 1:14:05
Post-Credit 1:15:21

 

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It's time once again for the It's a Mimic! podcast to work out their anger issues with the latest additions to the Barbarian class from the new 5th Edition book for Dungeons and Dragons: Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything.  From new mechanics options to two new magical subclasses, the panel of Dungeon Masters covers all the new info about the slobbering mess that is the barbarian.  Do barbarians finally shake the reputation of being a weaker max level class, or do they still fall short of their spell slinging friends?

 

Cold Open 0:00 
Intro 1:28
Barbarian Overview 4:24
Tasha's Optional Rules 17:25
Path of the Beast 27:13
Path of Wild Magic 46:09
Character Builds 1:14:43
Outro 1:21:37
Post-Credit 1:22:46

 

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From diabolical histories to devilish features, Tieflings are the unwanted scoundrels of the Forgotten Realms in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.  But do they deserve the infamous reputations they’ve been given?  Why do players like them so much?  And how many different kinds are there, exactly?

 

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 0:45
Tieflings 4:12
History 9:41
Feral 12:07
Asmodeus 27:59
Baalzebul 29:03
Mephistopheles 32:09
Fierna 36:56
Glasya 41:50
Levistus 43:31
Dispater 48:50
Zariel 52:01 
Mammon 55:02
Character Builds 58:10
Outro 1:06:17
Post-Credit 1:07:24
Bloopers 1:08:35

 

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From avalanches to Verbeegs to madness-inducing shards of crystals, there is a lot going on in the frozen north of the Forgotten Realms.  This week, the panel of Dungeon Masters digs into the ice and snow, and uncovers the details of the tiny settlements and big problems that can be found there.  But it’s not all wooly axe beaks and snowy owl bears in Icewind Dale.  Frost Giant Zombies, insane White Dragons, and a wrathful god are also hiding in the white conditions...

 

Cold Open 0:00
Intro 1:36
Bryn Shander 12:14
Targos 13:06
Easthaven 13:17
Termalaine 13:36
Bremen 14:40
Caer-Konig 15:13
Caer-Dineval 16:49
Good Mead 17:40
Lonelywood 18:54
Dougan's Hole 20:08
Avalanche 22:53
Non-5e Info 37:08
Chardalyn 39:44
Inspiration 57:36
Outro 1:15:25
Blooper 1:18:50

 

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In this episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast, Terry finally returns from cavorting around the multiverse, and joins Adam and Dan in the guildhouse to discuss Wyverns, Hydras, and Dragon Turtles!  As the panel of Dungeon Masters wade into the deep end of the conversation about the dragons-that-aren't-dragons, we learn that Terry has made some troubling new friends, Dan secretly has a new favourite monster, and Adam enjoys one really bad horror movie that no one else has seen.

 

Discussion Start 1:11
Wyvern 9:09
Hydra 34:55
Dragon Turtle 1:01:33
Wrap Up 1:25:14
Ironscale Hydra 1:27:23

 

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