E063 – Class: Divine Intervention - Clerics: Holy Rollers

The panel of DM's dives back behind the pulpit to further discuss some of the divine domain choices of the Cleric in Dungeons and Dragons 5E. Before they do that, however, they break down what a holy site or temple could look like, the depth a keepsake could bring and what kind of drama a secret could add to your tables. Finally, once that's all through, they try to capture the power behind the Trickery domain, uncover the hidden secrets of the Knowledge domain and challenge themselves to unlock the storm with Tempest Clerics.

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E062 - Class: Half-Casters, All Fun - Rangers 2: Bow Strings Attached

The panel of DM's return to the trail oft-overlooked in Dungeons and Dragons 5E: The Ranger. This time, they are tackling the subclasses available in Xanathar's Guide to Everything: The Horizon Walker, The Gloom Stalker, and the Monster Slayer.  Even though they faun over these subclasses, they have slightly different opinions about the flavour suggestions available in XGtE, and offer other inspirations for your far-travelling Rangers.

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Episode 061 - Off to the Races - Elves Part 2

In this week's episode, the panel of Dungeon Masters wraps up the discussion on elves, and covers those who stuck to the shadows, those misunderstood and put down, and those too chaotic to stay in one form for too long. That's right! Today is all about the Shadar-kai, Drow and Eladrin subraces of elf. From fluid genders to Gloomy Gus's, the panel backs down from nothing when examining the most long-lived of all the Dungeons & Dragons 5e races.

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E060 - Lore - Oh Hell, It’s Avernus

On this week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast, Dan takes Adam and Dave through the most brutal of all the 5e official settings: Avernus, the first layer of The Nine Hells. So rev up your engines, and load your pockets with soul coins, because the warlords are calling and Zariel herself is lurking about the River Styx.

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E057 - Port-FOE-lios - Monstrosities: Titanic Horrors

The panel of Dungeon Masters tackle the biggest of Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition's most twisted and deformed arcane mistakes-- I mean, creations; Monstrosities.  Starting with the titans that rival the power levels of even gods, Adam, Dan, and Dave take a good hard look into the magical beasts that not even Dan and his ADHD could miss: those gargantuan behemoths that tower above the party in both power level and stature.

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Episode 056 – Class: Gathering the Magic – Artificers: Crafty Little Guys

The panel today discusses the newest in the Dungeons and Dragons 5E range of official classes, The Artificer from Eberron.  These crafting, building, attunement-laden heroes can add a new spin of support, or hell, are powerful enough to be front and centre in any major conflict.  Brad, Terry and Adam sit down and break down the class, its only three subclasses, and also spend some time cautioning new DMs and players alike on the dangers of the dreaded power creep.

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Episode 055 – Class: Full Potential - Barbarians: Axing the Hard Questions

Like Rocky, we're going for another round against the Clubber Lang of base classes, the BARBARIAN!  This time around on this episode of the It's A Mimic Podcast, the panel looks at interesting flavour to add to your barbarians, made available in Xanathar's Guide to Everything.  Superstitions, tattoos, and personal totems can lead to amazing characteristics that might just make your barbarian the legend that he or she deserves to be!

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E054 - Off to the Races - Elves: Part 1

You called and we came answering in our elemental-powered airship. In this episode, the panel of DM’s says thank you very mucho, Mr. Warforged-O, as we cover Eberron. Some minds are changed, and some are made more resolute as we push through one of the densest source books to date.

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Episode 053 - Lore - Eberron: Forging Ahead

You called and we came answering in our elemental-powered airship.  In this episode, the panel of DM’s says thank you very mucho, Mr. Warforged-O, as we cover Eberron.  Some minds are changed, and some are made more resolute as we push through one of the densest source books to date.

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Episode 052 - Dragon Mastery - Red Dragons: Smaug Little Bastards

It’s time for the final chromatic dragon, and we’ve all been so excited to get to this infamous bad boy: the Red Dragon.  In this episode, the panel of DM’s gets fired up as they look into why these crimson dragons are so darned angry all the time.  How do you make a being of pure malevolent hatred an engaging villain?

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Episode 051 - Dungeon Mastery - How to Make Friends and Influence Players

Passions can flare up, and it’s not always easy to maintain a cool head, so what do you do?  On this episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast, the panel of Dungeon Masters takes the time to get meta and look at what issues can appear around the table, and not just HOW to handle the issues, but WHY they might exist in the first place.  The name of the game is compromise and the goal is fun, so the DM’s talk at length about their own tactics for handling issues that may crop up.

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Episode 044 - Dungeon Mastery - Stirring up Sheet

In this episode of the It’s a Mimic! podcast, the panel of Dungeon Masters discard the idea of simple Hit Point management in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, and look at what other parts of a character sheet can be vulnerable and manipulated. Stat damage, stolen items, and more await you in this latest episode

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E042 - Class: Half- Casters, All Fun - Rangers: A Guide to Guides

In this week's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast, the panel of Dungeon Masters heads out of the city and into the untamed wilderness of Dungeons & Dragons to discover all they can about what makes Rangers a worthwhile class to play.  After breaking down the basic class, they explore the Hunter and Beast Master subclasses, and then discuss the Revised Ranger option from Unearthed Arcana.  As usual with the class breakdowns, the DM's look at the strengths and weaknesses of the class, before they round out the episode with their own creative builds.

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Episode 041 - Class: Half Casters, All Fun - Paladins: Smite-y Fine People

Today's episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast focuses on the metal warriors that radiate righteousness and lay the smackdown with the power of their smites: Paladins.  In Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, the paladin is no longer bound by alignments, or even gods, and the panel of Dungeon Masters stop to look at what that means for the classic holy knights.

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Special Episode 010 - Warlock Patrons: Make Lovecraft, Not Warcraft

Happy Halloween! This special episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast is all about the Great Old Ones, and how they might impact a Dungeons & Dragons 5th Campaign if they're adapted directly from the Cthulhu Mythos. Intern Dave joins Dan and Adam to break down twelve Lovecraftian Gods, cosmic beings, and more in this spooky special on All Hallows Eve special.

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