November 10, 2025

S05E06 – Monster Manual & Mamer

We’re joined by host of the Conspiracy Skeptic Podcast, Karl Mamer. Karl’s working on a new book in his series of skeptically themed books of lists (The Skeptic’s Book of Lists, The Conspiracy Skeptic’s Book of Lists) and has been looking into the origins of demons & devils in Dungeons & Dragons. Further Reading: Deities & DemigodsBBC: The Great 1980s […]

Regular Episode 44 min read
November 12, 2020

220 – Monster Manual

Download episode (Right-Click/Save-As) Roll for initiative as Karen and Blake discuss the history of roleplaying games and the Monster Manual with Jon Peterson. Jon Peterson (@docetist)  is the author of PLAYING AT THE WORLD A HISTORY OF SIMULATING WARS, PEOPLE, AND FANTASTIC ADVENTURES, FROM CHESS TO ROLE-PLAYING GAMES. He was also a contributor to the recent retrospective volume looking at the […]

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