In this episode of the Monstrous Ecologist we tackle one of the oldest and one of the largest monsters in D&D, the Dragon Turtle!
Your Host: Jeremiah McCoyhttp://jeremiahmccoy.com
Questions should be emailed to TheTomeShow@gmail.com
Thank you to our sponsors: Noble Knight Games
SOURCES
Chinese Mythology, A to Z by Jeremy Roberts
Wu Za Zu, Xie Zhaozhe (note: I could only find excerpts of English translations. The full book is hard to acquire.)
Chinese Art, Stephen W. Bushell
Dragon Turtles first appearance: 
Dungeons and Dragons Original Edition; Book 2 held the first image and Book 3 had the first description of the monster.
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual
2nd Edition Monster Manual
3rd Edition Monster Manual
3.5 Monster Manual
(note: there are no 4th edition Dragon Turtle official write ups)
5th Edition Monster Manual
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In this episode Jeff and Tracy sit down with guests Ishmael Alvarez, Mike Shea, and Sam Dillon to discuss map use in your D&D games. The use of maps and minis necessarily differs from so-called theater of the mind play, and this group discusses the ins and outs of both methods. Lots of great tips and advice come out the discussion no matter which style you prefer.
Links:
Sly Flourish's Guide to Narrative Combat in 5e D&D
Mike on Twitter
SlyFlourish.com
Ishmael Alvarez on Facebook
Sam on Twitter
RPG Musings
Tracy on the Web
Tracy on Twitter
Jeff on Twitter
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Patreon.com/thetomeshow
 



 


 

I this episode Jeff, Mike, and Sam talk about their games from November 2017. Included in their campaign talk is a quick discussion on how to traverse a maze-like enviornment or a long journey without resorting to throwing a meaningless random encounter at the party every time the PCs get lost.
Links:
Mike on Twitter
SlyFlourish.com
Sam on Twitter
RPG Musings
Jeff on Twitter
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Patreon.com/thetomeshow
 



 


 

In this Episode, Jeff sits down with Matt Mercer, DM of the very popular Critical Role Podcast and creator of the Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting (listen to our review of the book in Tome episode 289). Matt talks D&D - how did he get started with RPG gaming, answers whether he enjoys playing or DMing more, and talks about the carzy ride of being on a popular D&D video-cast! 
Thanks to our sponsor: Noble Knight Games - where out of print is available again! Be sure to tell them that the Tome Show sent you!
Thanks to Amy Vorpahl for our opening bumper music!
Links:
Matt Mercer's You Tube Channel
Geek & Sundry Critical Role Podcast Page
Matt Mercer on Twitter
Jeff on Twitter
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In this episode, Jeff and Tracy sit down with Allison Rossi and Jonathan Green to talk about the latest D&D hardcover adventure book, Tomb of Annihilation. They discuss the story elements, main villains, timing constraints, death curse, the trap filled final dungeon, and everything in between. Is it worth the price? Listen to this episode to find out!
 
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Tracy on Twitter
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In this episode Jeff is joined by two Tome Show newbies - Simon Oberbrinkmann and Jason Shamblin - to talk about rebinding damaged D&D books. The 5e D&D core books are notorious for falling apart due to the glue used in the binding process. What can you do do when this happens? Other than Calling Wizards of the Coast's customer service line, you can rebind your books yourself, or have a local shop do it. Listen to this episode to hear more!
Here are images of the rebound books discussed in the episode:
Spiral Bound by local office supply store:
Professionally Bound book 1
Professionally Bound book 2
Sleeve Bound 
Sleeve Bound comparison to hardcover PHB
Links:
Simon on Twitter
Jason on Twitter
Bumper Music by Amy Vorpahl
Jeff on Twitter
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In this episode Mike, Sam, and Jeff talk about their games from September and October 2017. Included in their campaign talk is a quick discussion on how to increase the feeling of oddness in a setting, how to provide a good experience to your players when their PCs are on a long journey, and what to do when the PCs decide NOT to engage with a powerful enemy. 
Links:
Mike on Twitter
SlyFlourish.com
Sam on Twitter
RPG Musings
Jeff on Twitter
Thetomeshow.com
Patreon.com/thetomeshow
 



 


 

In this episode Jeff and Tracy are joined by an all star cast! Their guests are Dan Dillon, a prolific freelancer who publishes most of his work with Kobold Press, Shawn Merwin, who hosts the Down with D&D Podcast and writes for the Adventurer's League, and Stephen Radney-MacFarland, a former D&D designer who now designs for Paizo Publishing! This motley group has a lively discussion about alignment in your games - a bit on the history of alignment systems, how they have evolved over the different editions of the game, if you should use them, why you should use them, how you should use them - the good, the bad, and the ugly! 
Thank you to our sponsor NOBLE KNIGHT
Links:
Stephen Radney-MacFarland
Delve RPG
Shawn Merwin on Twitter
Down with D&D Podcast
Dan Dillon on Twitter
Jeff on Twitter
Tracy on Twitter
 
Tracy on the Web
 
Thetomeshow.com
 
Patreon.com/thetomeshow