Here it is! The most important episode of Monster Friends we'll ever do! It's Dragon time! Well, ok. That might be a bit of an exaggeration. Dragons are really cool, very powerful and a pretty diverse bunch, but despite being the eponymous creatures of the game we play, they might not actually be the most important monsters around. This week Kyle and Alex learn about the 10 different types of Dragons, breaking down The Good, The Bad and The Greedy. Did you know that Dragons are all Clint Eastwoo...
May 04, 2021•56 min
On this week's episode, The Gang try to solve the puzzles in the next rooms of the Temple. It gets a little stressful when Bort forgets that he can't breathe underwater though. Will Kroy get over his new found hate-on for Bort? Will Nubz put her paddle to good use? Or will the team finally fail and die, locked in a room in a realm of existence that no one can find?
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 74
Kyle and Alex take this week off, but if we didn't tell you that, you'd never know because we had our doppelgangers do the episode for us!Doppelgangers and other similar creatures have existed in various forms pretty much since the beginning of time. Evil twins, lookalikes, supernatural spooky mirror copies, shapeshifters; they all fall into the category of Doppelgangers. Join Not-Kyle and Not-Alex as they learn about these Blue Man Group knockoffs and try to decide once and for all: Are Doppelg...
Apr 20, 2021•22 min
On this week's episode, The Gang attempts to prove that they are worthy of entering the Temple of the Golden Orb. Bort and Kroy hate each other for a while, and Nubz learns something new about Flamingoes. Oh, and Bark Scruffalo has a minor mishap.This temple is fun!And don't forget, you can come by out website or check out our instagram to see the full map of The Temple of the Golden Orb!
Apr 13, 2021•56 min•Ep. 73
This week Kyle and Alex travel all the way to the Feywild to learn about the giant mutant kitty cat known as the Displacer Beast.The Displacer Beast isn't just a giant murder cat though. It's also a walking, talking* science experiment, so not only do we learn about the lore behind Displacer Beasts, we also learn the lore behind all of science**.So come give the episode a listen and then let us know what you think. Are Displacer Beasts friends or fiends?*I don't think it talks. I'm not even sure...
Apr 06, 2021•26 min
On this week' episode, The Gang gets a reminder about the power of mirrors, and learns a lesson (or more likely, they didn't learn this lesson, but they should have) about the importance of taking notes when you discover that one of your allies might actually be a bad guy. Bort gets back to his normal self, Kroy gets even sneakier than he was and Nubz talks to a tree.
Mar 30, 2021•56 min•Ep. 72
This week Kyle and Alex get prehistoric and learn all about Dinosaurs! That's right, there are dinosaurs in Dungeons and Dragons. Unfortunately the Monster Manual gives incredibly little detail about them. But, on the other hand, there is so much information available about real life dinosaurs! So Kyle starts the episode giving a brief rundown of how he would use dinosaurs in a campaign, and looks at one of the official D&D adventures with Dinosaurs in it. Then, Alex and Kyle do a little res...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr
On this week's episode Nubz spends a lot of time as an Eagle while Bort and Kroy consider burning down an entire forest to get rid of a couple spiders. Then the gang get worried about mushrooms and discover something that has been missing for centuries.
Mar 16, 2021•53 min•Ep. 71
There are 13 tiers of devils. We've already learned about the two highest tiers of devils in our episode about the Arch Devils and the Rulers of the Nine Hells . This week we're moving on to their devil underlings, and that means we have 11 more types of devils to talk about. Now, 11 types of devils might seem like a lot to remember, but thankfully devils have a much better naming scheme than demons do. Bone devils are the ones that look like bones, Chain Devils are the ones that have chains, Sp...
Mar 08, 2021•43 min
On this week's episode Kroy and Bort intimidate a bartender into opening a Cool Burger franchise and Nubz makes friends with a chimp. Then they walk through a forest and crawl inside a tree.
Mar 02, 2021•57 min•Ep. 70
If you've been keeping up with Monster Friends, you'll know that over the last couple episodes we covered Demons and the Blood War. This week we move on to their bitter rivals in the everlasting war, the Devils. To break it down real quick, here's the deal: There are 9 layers of hell. Each layer is ruled by a powerful devil (known as an Archdevil). The Biggest and Baddest Devil of them all is named Asmodeus and he rules everything and everyone. So this week we take a look at all the Archdevils a...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 3 min
This week Kroy and Kroi try to escape the monastery with the Censer of Air Elementals. Bort and Nubz try to use mind control to escape the Abyss with a new ally. Will the gang finally get back together again?
Feb 22, 2021•Ep. 69
In our last episode we learned that Demon Lords are bad news. But like, that’s to be expected I think. This week Kyle and Alex learn about the lesser demons. You know, the ones that aren’t powerful enough to actually become Demon Lords. Turns out these regular baby demons are also awful and quite powerful. They’re not any better than the Demon Lords! Oh no! There are a ton of different types of demons and they each have their own pros and cons (I mean, from our human perspective, it’s just one b...
Feb 16, 2021
This week on Part 7 of the Backstory to the Future Arc, Nubz and Bort work on their negotiation skills and Kroy jumps out a window with complete disregard for his health.
Feb 16, 2021•Ep. 68
There are a lot of demons. Like, an almost infinite amount of demons. So naturally, we couldn’t cover them all in a single episode of Monster Friends. But if we tried to cover each type of demon separately, we’d be here for years. So, we’ve split our episode on demons up into two parts. In this episode we cover the Blood War (the never ending battle between demons and devils) and the most powerful demons of all, the Demon Lords. So come join Kyle and Alex as they discuss the chaotic beings that ...
Feb 16, 2021
On this week’s episode of the Backstory to the Future arc Kroy kisses yet another opponent in the middle of a fight, Nubz teases a career as a horror-show seamstress and Bort pokes a guy’s skin off. It’s all pretty gross.
Feb 16, 2021•Ep. 67
A Death Knight could not be more accurately named if it tried. It is a Knight that is dead and also it brings death. It is a Death Knight. But are they Friends or Fiends? Kyle and Alex learn all about Death Knights, their noble beginnings and their tragic ends. Also, they talk a a lot about Fire Emblem and ghosts. So give the episode a listen and then let us know what you think about the Death Knight.
Feb 16, 2021
On this installment of Backstory to the Future, Kroy longsteps his way through the monastery, Bort touches some gross, loose skin and Nubz takes command of her old ship’s new and unorthodox crew one final(?) time.
Feb 16, 2021•Ep. 66
“It’s supercalifragilisticexpialidociousThat Flesh Umbrella DarkmantleIs really quite atrocious”– Dick Van Dyke probably The Darkmantle is clearly a squid, but you don’t need to go Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea to find it. Or any leagues at all for that matter. Once again Wizards of the Coast decided that an aquatic animal just lives in regular caves. So at least they’re being consistent. But is the Darkmantle a friend or a fiend? Kyle and Alex discuss the pros and cons of this fleshy um...
Feb 16, 2021
On this installment of the Backstory to the Future arc, a dead body serves as the catalyst for a long lasting friendship. Kroy embraces his inner arsonist, Bort performs and old family tradition and Nubz contemplates leaving the pirate life behind.
Feb 16, 2021•Ep. 65
“No, I don’t know about any…pancakes. What do pancakes have to do with anything?”-I have absolutely no idea what the context of this quote is, but I googled ‘Cyclops quotes’ and this popped up. Whatever it is though, it’s X-Men related Cyclops suffer from what we’re going to call ‘Joan Jett syndrome’. They have a bad reputation. But that’s mostly because they get mad when people steal things from them. Then those people are like “why you mad bro? Damn, these Cyclops are jerks.” Meanwhile Cyclops...
Feb 16, 2021
This week Nubz relives her first attempt at leading a raid, Kroy works with his French twin to set up a heist at his old monastery and Bort, well Bort poisons himself a lot and we finally learn where Scrambles came from.
Feb 16, 2021•Ep. 64
“The Addams Family started, when Uncle Fester Farted”-I mostly just wanted an excuse to type out ‘farted’, but I guess a Crawling Claw is just Thing anyway so it kind of fits. The Crawling Claw definitely has one of the most unique names in the Monster Manual.Ok maybe that’s not true. But it does have the most unique… ummm, actually there is pretty much nothing unique about these little dudes at all. But that doesn’t stop Kyle and Alex from having a blast with this week’s episode. There’s someth...
Feb 16, 2021
In part 2 of Backstory to the Future, The Gang confronts their past. Well, Bort doesn’t. Bort fights a boar and gets some body modification done. But Kroy is reunited with his old master and Nubz returns to her hometown… kind of.
Feb 16, 2021•Ep. 63
“I’m half a bird,a snake that flies away.I don’t know where my soul is,I don’t know where my home is.”-Huh. Did you know that Nelly Furtado was a guardian of the gods? The Couatl is the most majestic creature we’ve covered on the show so far. It’s a colourful, benevolent snake-bird protector demi-god that will never lie to you and always has you best interests at heart. Which is nice because the only other snakes I can think of are Kaa and the guy from the Simpsons and neither one of them are ex...
Feb 16, 2021
In part 1 of the ‘Backstory to the Future’ arc, Nubz gets stuck in a time loop and Bort The Grappler actually does some grappling. They both find a treasure that they both individually deem ‘my precious’. Meanwhile Kroy heads back to his monastery and we inch closer to finding out just what the heck kind of felony he has committed. Is it backstory time? I think so.
Feb 16, 2021•Ep. 62
The Cockatrice in D&D lore is nowhere near as cool as it should be. So Kyle did some extra research and we talk about the origins of the real cockatrice. Honestly, the best part about this episode is that we learned that a ‘Fart Egg’ is a real thing. But is the Cockatrice a friend or a fiend? Give the episode a listen and then let us know what you think.
Feb 16, 2021
This week Kroy tries to play some tricks on El Diablo and the Gex, Bort has his own mini crossover episode with Jurassic Park and Nubz (actually Alex) cries a little bit. Everyone gets mad at DM Kyle and they declare he is a sociopath. They might not be wrong.
Feb 16, 2021•Ep. 61
“Come on feel the noizeCloakers eat your boys” Did you know this was a cover and not a Quiet Riot original? I sure as heck didn’t. But it’s fitting because Cloakers are basically covers too. “How does that even make sense Kyle?” you ask. I don’t know, it doesn’t really make sense. But Cloakers are just stingrays, so they’re like a cover version of a ray, and a Ray by any other name would smell as- ok yup, this has officially gotten away from me. If you wanna get a better handle on Cloakers, just...
Feb 16, 2021
This week, The Gang’s troubles get worse. Bort finds out who was calling his name, Nubz is being stalked by a sea monster and Kroy is stuck in a deal with El Diablo.
Feb 16, 2021•Ep. 60
