99 Aboleths
Exposition “What? Of course it looks evil. Looks like something straight out of the nine, that’s for sure, but I’m telling you it’s an...
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Uncharted North
- Feb 9
- 5 min
98 Neogi
James: Great Old Master Freeman: Hungry Arms Book: VGtM 179-180 D&D Lore · Imagine a big spider…but with the neck and...
Uncharted North
- Jan 26
- 3 min
97 Shadows
Introduction James: Lamont Cranston Freeman: Nightcloak Book: MM 269 & GGtR 205 (…sort of) D&D Lore Appearance: · ...
Uncharted North
- Jan 12
- 3 min
96 Grey Renders
Introduction James: The Beastly One Freeman: The Intelligent One Book: MToF 209 or MotM 146 D&D Lore “I suspect the Grey...
Uncharted North
- Dec 15, 2022
- 9 min
94 Golember Part 2 - IRL Lore
James: Truth Freeman: Death · Jewish Folklore! · Appearing once in the bible, in the Old Testament...
Uncharted North
- Dec 1, 2022
- 4 min
93 Golember Part 1 - D&D Lore
This week we get into the first episode of the Fan Requested Golem Suite! The fan who requested this suite, Tekale, did so by winning a...
Uncharted North
- Nov 24, 2022
- 1 min
92 Banderhobbs
Imagine a shadow creature, but with partial material plane biology, a wickedly short lifespan, and the apathy and servitude of a...
Uncharted North
- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
91 Thri-Kreen
Introduction James: Devil’s Horse Freeman: Mantis Book: MM 288 D&D Lore Appearance · Resembles a giant, bi-pedal...
Uncharted North
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
Encounter This! Channel Update
Oct. 31st 2022 A warm summer night in August of 2019 Freeman and I met up at a local watering hole and over a few pints of Guinness I...
Uncharted North
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
89 Sphinxes
The sphinx is a magical, guardian that is theoretically immortal. Not only in the D&D parlance, but also in our culture. They’ve gone...
Uncharted North
- Sep 30, 2022
- 1 min
88 Remorhazes
The Remorhaz shows up in all the DnD editions, which makes it pretty classic! A simple but effective creature fit for any arctic...
Uncharted North
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
87 Minotaurs
Hey there creatures! This week on Encounter This! we're digging back into the mythos of the ancient Greeks to learn more about our half...
Uncharted North
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
85 Nagust Part 4 – Nagpa
Another tangential creature added to a suite only because its name sounds and appears…similar. However, you’ll these creatures were used...
Uncharted North
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
84 Nagust Part 3 – Choppin’ into the (Stat)Block
This week is all stats! And a tiny, tiny bit of specific lore so hold on to your butts! Reading List Monster Manual Volo’s Guide to...
Uncharted North
- Aug 11, 2022
- 1 min
84 Nagust Part 2 – Livin’ la Naga-loka
This episode is shorter and sweet, and we touch on repetitive legends and myths from South and Southeast Asia. However, the legend of The...
Uncharted North
- Aug 4, 2022
- 1 min
83 Nagust Part 1 - Na na na Naga!
This week we're finally talking about the Naga! These snake creatures go way back in the world of D&D and we're going to explore all of...
Uncharted North
- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
82 Kraken
One of the biggest and deadliest creatures you will never see in your campaign! The Kraken is a classic sea monster with loads of funny...
Uncharted North
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
81 Hippogriff
Hippogriffs are an oddity in that we can pin down their exact origins from our cultural lore which is in stark contrast to their D&D...
Uncharted North
- Jun 30, 2022
- 1 min
80 Deep Scions
A newer proprietary DnD creature from Wizards of the Coast that fits nicely into early adventure! This 5e exclusive is ripe for getting...
Uncharted North
- Jun 16, 2022
- 1 min
79 Mephits
Mephits are small elementals that come in six flavours in D&D 5e. They each are a combination of two of the elemental planes: Dust is...
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