This special episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast explores the relationships between Giants and rocks and stones in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. The focus of this episode also turns to the calmest and most enigmatic of the Giants: Stone Giants! Intro 0:00 Champion Rock Throwers 2:45 Stone Giant Lore 8:33 Stone Giant Stats 30:56 Famous Stone Giants 49:50 Playing a Stone Giant 57:24 Outro 1:01:33 Bloopers 1:05:02 DON’T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! Available On: https://www.itsamimic.com ...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 292
In this episode of the It’s A Mimic! Podcast, the panel of Dungeon Masters discuss the ins and outs of Roleplaying. They try to figure out what advice helps, what advice sucks, and what three different perspectives bring to the conversation on one of the most popular parts of Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Featured: MY SON THE HURRICANE: https://www.msthofficial.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/mysonthehurricane https://www.instagram.com/mysonthehurricane/ TOUR DATES: Aug 3-Banff, AB @ Melis...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 291
This special episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast explores the items, both magical and mundane, that revolve around having Giants in your Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition campaign. The focus of this episode also turns to the coolest Giants with horned helmets: Frost Giants! Intro 0:00 Giant Items 1:28 Frost Giant Lore 12:27 Frost Giant Stats 25:44 Famous Frost Giants 34:31 Playing a Frost Giant 41:56 Outro 46:11 Bloopers 48:49 DON’T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! #AkraNoroxious Available On: ...
Jul 28, 2022•50 min•Ep. 290
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast is going to return to one of the creatures that the panel of Dungeon Masters did a deep dive on in episode 128: The Dragon Turtle. It’s another return to the pages of Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons to see what the probably-stoned wizard has to say about these gargantuan dragons that live in the oceans, and all the havoc they might wreak in your campaigns. Featured: MY SON THE HURRICANE: https://www.msthofficial.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/mysonthehur...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 289
This special episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast explores the unique language of the Giants in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. The focus of this episode also turns to the Giants most likely to have the best swagger in their armour: Fire Giants! Intro 0:00 Communication and Language 2:30 Fire Giant Lore 12:58 Fire Giant Stats 26:39 Famous Fire Giants 40:55 Playing a Fire Giant 50:16 Outro 54:45 Bloopers 56:50 DON’T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! Available On: https://www.itsamimic.com iTune...
Jul 21, 2022•57 min•Ep. 288
In this episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast, the Panel of Dungeon Masters sits down with a classic type of enemy that used to be a staple foe at D&D tables, but seems to be less common in 5th Edition: Trolls. Low-level parties dread them, and if you don’t know the trick to keeping them down, you’re in for a bad day. So arm yourselves appropriately (that’s a Troll pun), and get ready for the nastiest nasties this side of Uncle Terry. Because today, we cover the basic Troll, the Rot Troll, an...
Jul 19, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 287
This special episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast looks waaay up to the big picture to learn about Giants’ civilizations and their relationships with Dragons and magic in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. The focus of this episode is on the noble and powerful Cloud Giants! Intro 0:00 Giants Overview 1:20 Cloud Giant Lore 9:27 Cloud Giant Stats 22:17 Other Cloud Giants 33:22 Famous Cloud Giants 37:38 Playing a Cloud Giant 43:37 Outro 49:30 Bloopers 51:44 DON’T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! Av...
Jul 14, 2022•53 min•Ep. 286
“The easiest way for me not to die is to make everybody that I don’t like dead.” This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast returns with even more Wizards, because Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition has more magical nerds than you can shake an unused wand at. The panel of Dungeon Masters takes the time today to investigate the ins and outs of the wizard subclasses from Exandria, and get sucked into Graviturgy and Chronurgy. Cold Open 0:00 Intro 0:45 Wizards Overview 4:29 Arcane Foci 12:47 Commercia...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 285
This special episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast starts us off big, with a quick intro into Giants in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, as well as a focus on the biggest of them all, Storm Giants! Intro 0:00 The Ordning and Giant Gods 3:15 Storm Giant Lore 17:57 Storm Giant Stats 31:03 Famous Storm Giants 49:15 Playing a Storm Giant 53:07 Outro 56:38 Bloopers 59:21 DON’T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! Available On: https://www.itsamimic.com iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/its-a...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 284
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast returns with even more Clerics, because Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition has more holy men than you can shake a censer at. The panel of Dungeon Masters is going to look into the Peace Domain and the Twilight Domain, as well as some of the details that most people might not think about when it comes to roleplaying a Cleric. Cold Open 0:00 Intro 0:52 Clerics Overview 5:06 Commercial Break 29:04 Twilight Domain 30:10 Peace Domain 43:22 Social Media Info 1:0...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 283
There is quite a bit of lore about Orcs, and episodes 15, 101, and 102 really dive into the lore and societies that are available in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition so far. Episode 82 covered what it means to play Half-Orcs, but what about playing the full blown thing? Well, this episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast takes a look at all the different kinds of playable Orcs that you can use to build a character, and the panel of Dungeon Masters is going to see what roleplay opportunities exist ...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 282
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast focuses on the five upper-most of the Upper Planes in the Forgotten Realms cosmology, and looks at what you can expect as players in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. This panel of Dungeon Masters starts orderly, and descends rapidly into chaos as they traverse these outer planes! So buckle up for a whirlwind tour of Mount Celestia, Bytopia, Elysium, The Beastlands, and Arborea! Cold Open 0:00 Intro 2:06 Good Alignment 9:05 Mount Celestia 20:04 Commerc...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 278
Dave, Megan, and James (with an assist from Jeff) take us to a very vivid place after they actually answer some D&D-related questions. We, at It's A Mimic! apologize profusely for this episode, and we are launching a full investigation into who put these three lunatics on the same episode... Ugh. From Instragram: @andrisnow14 @_itsmiaca @marron.hannah @m.v.willms @spidey_rich @zacherymcconnel From Reddit: u/aciddialogue u/Anotherskip u/Erik_in_Prague u/Finisher7119 u/Groundbreaking-Top33 u/K...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 281
From American food to DMPC's, from the history of the podcast to comparing bread and potatoes, from sexy beholders to firearms in 5th Edition, this special mailbag episode of the It's A Mimic! podcast runs head first into 20 random questions that you, the listeners, have willed upon us. This panel of Dungeon Masters thanks you from the bottom of their [whatever has replaced their dead, blackened hearts]. From info@itsamimic.com: Kristófer Helgi Sigurðsson From Instagram: @colton_adrian @nick._.l...
Jun 16, 2022•57 min•Ep. 279
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast is going to help flesh out further nuance when it comes to using Metallic Dragons in D&D 5th Edition. This panel of Dungeon Masters rifles through the pages of Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons to see what else the five main good dragons have to offer, outside of the Monster Manual. And stay tuned for the end of the episode, where we’re going to look into the Metallic Greatwyrm! Cold Open 0:00 Intro 1:45 Brass Dragons 6:02 Copper Dragons 23:11 Commercial ...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 277
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast marks the end of Year 3 for the panel of Dungeon Masters, and the beginning of Year 4. The DM’s all spent some time over the holidays mulling over the idea of the titular monsters, and have now combined their thoughts into a single episode that embraces the idea of the namesake of the podcast. Cold Open 0:21 Intro 0:28 Mimics 1:34 Creatures with False Appearance 11:09 Social Media Info 41:09 Free Form Mimic Ideas 42:31 Outro 1:05:09 DON’T FORGET TO LIKE ...
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 280
In this episode of the It’s A Mimic! Podcast, the panel of Dungeon Masters cracks open the DMG, Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, and the Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica to dig into some more variant rules. There are tons of them in the published material, and some of common online homebrew rules address issues that there are actually rule options for. This episode covers variant rules surrounding communication and reputation, and revisits the discussion on madne...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 276
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast takes a sidestep to finally address the most common kind of enemy in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition: the humanoid NPC. Sometimes they betray, sometimes they get betrayed. Sometimes they’re lethal, and some they’re regretful. Everyone has run into them at one point or another, but the panel of Dungeon Masters is going to try to break down new and interesting ways to go about using them. This episode marks the first half of the conversation, but it’s i...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 275
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast returns to Rangers, but the panel of Dungeon Masters has to break the mold for our class-based episodes a little bit and focus on the updates from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. There are a lot of new updates and variants for the 5th Edition Ranger, and the Beastmaster gets some new companions as well. So, string your bow, whistle for your wolf, and don your furs, because it’s time to revisit Rangers once again. Cold Open 0:00 Intro 1:04 Spells 9:33 Com...
May 24, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 274
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast heads to the Sword Coast and the distant realm of Exandria to cover the Fighter subclasses listed there, before looking at the pages of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything to look at new options in Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. It’s not all swinging swords and surging action, though, as the panel of Dungeon Masters has discovered. So grab your heavy armour and push the nerd with the spellbook out of the way, because this episode launches into three more s...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 273
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast digs up something a little more sinister than we’re used to in this conversation, as the panel of Dungeon Masters tries to determine if the Lineages in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft are all they’re cracked up to be. It’s vampires, hags, and reincarnations this week, with a focus on roleplaying and flavour, because the mechanics look like they’re a little underwhelming at first glance. So is there more to these three than simply a trip to Hot Topic and...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 272
This episode of this It’s A Mimic podcast is going to bring us back to the Forgotten Realms for the fourth Lore episode, but this time we’re getting spiritual. With everything going on on the ground of Toril, the activities of the gods during the spell plague and second sundering have been the foundational events for Dungeons and Dragons 5e. So, today, this panel of Dungeon Masters seeks to open up the onion of the official Pantheon of the Forgotten Realms, while understanding how these two even...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 271
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! Podcast helps flesh out further nuance when it comes to using Chromatic Dragons in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. The panel of Dungeon Masters rifles through the pages of Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons once more to see what else Tiamat's children have to offer, outside of the Monster Manual. There are more personality quirks, minions, lairs, and hoard items, but is it enough to finally make dragons feel as epic as they should? And stay tuned for the end of th...
Apr 26, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 270
In this episode of the It’s A Mimic! Podcast, this panel of Dungeon Masters sits down and cracks open the discussion on variant rules. There are dozens of options in the published material for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, and some of you might be unnecessarily making homebrew rules without realizing there are already other options out there for you. This show has already dug into the experience-based variants in E047, so it’s time to look at special character creation rules, unique healin...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 269
In this final Hags episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast, the panel of Dungeon Masters sits down to look at the worst Hags that Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition has to offer. With a hard look into the stat blocks of the nastiest coven published so far, the episode is going to see what can be gleaned from the pages of Wild Beyond the Witchlight when it comes to playing Hags in your own campaigns. Cold Open 0:00 Intro 0:41 Hags Overview 0:54 Endelyn Moongrave 26:43 Commercial Break 50:02 Skabatha...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 268
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast returns to the pages of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything to cover the last Artificer subclass listed there, before this glorious and sexy panel of Dungeon Masters crafts together some unique perspectives about the sixteen different Artificer Infusions there are for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Cold Open 0:00 Intro 03:14 Artificer Overview 05:02 Armorer 11:55 Commercial Break 40:45 Infusions Introduction 42:14 Infusions 53:13 Social Media Info 01:04:45...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 267
In this special April Fools Day special, the It's A Mimic! podcast gets back around the table to have some crazy arcane shenanigans with the one and only ne'er-do-well (as in they never do well) thieves guild: The Black Hand. That's okay, though, as the guild has sent three of its top agents, Human Bard Inspara Dice (played by Kyle), Copper Dragonborn Fighter Kalope "Kall" (played by Megan), and Lizardfolk Ranger Nuxlokkusk Ugurqozk Grarzixxausk (dammit... blame his player, DAVE) - to retrieve t...
Apr 01, 2022•3 hr 7 min•Ep. 266
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast returns to the pages of Xanathar’s Guide to Everything to cover the last subclass listed there, before looking at the pages of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything to see what new Monastic Traditions there are for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. It’s not all punch punch kick kick, though, as the panel of Dungeon Masters has discovered. So grab your brass knuckles and put on your gi, as this episode launches into three more subclasses, as well as the Optional...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 265
This episode of the It’s A Mimic! podcast is going to return to the topic of Dragonborn, because Fizban's Treasury of Dragons brought us new updates for the ten variations from the Player's Handbook, as well as 5 brand new ones! Cold Open 0:00 Intro 1:27 Metallic Dragonborn 5:41 Commercial Break 31:36 Chromatic Dragonborn 33:02 Social Media Info 1:00:31 Gem Dragonborn 1:02:23 Outro 1:32:42 Post-Credit 1:33:43 Bloopers 1:36:44 DON’T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! Available On: https://www.itsami...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 264
This episode of this It’s A Mimic podcast is going to bring us back to the Forgotton Realms for the third Lore episode in a row and the rest of the mighty world outside of Sword Coast. Although the focus for Dungeons and Dragons 5e seems to be away from it, this panel of Dungeon Masters seek to better understand Faerun, Kara-Tur and the rest of the adventurous possibilities Abeir-Toril (or Toril for short) provides as well as a look into the biggest cheese on the whole planet… Cold Open 0:00 Int...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 263
