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Rachelle, Ethan, and Christian finally give in to the pressure and we cover Dragons: The Second Big D in D&D. They are big scaly, scary, and literally everywhere.  And it's time now for the SCIENCE! Turns out, while the great winged forces of nature might not be real, humans sure love to call things "dragon-". On top of that, we did eventually find a big lizard with the temperament and resiliency to live up to that name, so at least one of the many Earth "dragons" is close enough to earn the title. Stick around for Part 2 of Dragons!  Submit any questions, comments, or corrections, by Tweeting @NatTwentyPod or emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and TSR for their wonderful game that we all enjoy.  Sources include: 5th Edition Monster Manual4th Edition Monster Manual3.5 Edition Monster Manual1st Edition Monster ManualFizban's Treasury of Dragonshttps://a-z-animals.com/blog/9-incredible-lizards-that-look-like-dragons/https://www.sacred-texts.com/etc/tl/tl08.htmhttps://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/dragons-in-the-bible/https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/30/dragons/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire-breathing_monsterhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Chimera-Greek-mythologyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/29/science/dragons-a-brief-history-long-in-miles.htmlhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon

Rachelle, Ethan, and Christian finally give in to the pressure and we cover Dragons: The Second Big D in D&D. They are big scaly, scary, and literally everywhere. Pick a plane, there's a dragon. Mark a multiverse, you'll highlight a dragon. Have an ecological niche in your game? Shove a dragon in there. Now there will be two dragons in that niche, we can nearly guarantee there was already one there. Buckle in for Part 1, as we examine the folklore and game history of Dragons! Submit any questions, comments, or corrections, by Tweeting @NatTwentyPod or emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and TSR for their wonderful game that we all enjoy.  Sources include: 5th Edition Monster Manual4th Edition Monster Manual3.5 Edition Monster Manual1st Edition Monster ManualFizban's Treasury of Dragonshttps://a-z-animals.com/blog/9-incredible-lizards-that-look-like-dragons/https://www.sacred-texts.com/etc/tl/tl08.htmhttps://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/dragons-in-the-bible/https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/30/dragons/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire-breathing_monsterhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Chimera-Greek-mythologyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/29/science/dragons-a-brief-history-long-in-miles.htmlhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon

Rachelle, Ethan, and Christian fail their Sense and Perception checks and fall headlong into our favorite oozes, discovering that, in or out, never touch the pudding in a dungeon! We covered a fair amount of ground and cleaned it of all the moss we could and really dug into the nooks and crannies. This one gets slimy folks, so strap in for Oozes and Friends with our star: Gelatinous Cube! Submit any questions, comments, or corrections, by Tweeting @NatTwentyPod or emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and TSR for their wonderful game that we all enjoy.  Sources include: 5th Edition Monster Manual4th Edition Monster Manual3.5 Edition Monster Manual1st Edition Monster ManualOut of the Abyss (5th Edition)Mordenkainen's Tome of Foeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_jelly#Exampleshttps://www.aqua-calc.com/page/density-table/substance/cork-coma-and-blank-solid Slime Molds:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slime_moldhttps://www.nps.gov/articles/000/slime-molds.htmhttps://www.britannica.com/science/slime-moldhttps://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/slime-molds/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/the-sublime-slime-moldhttps://www.usu.edu/herbarium/education/fun-facts-about-fungi/slime-moldshttps://www.fungimag.com/winter-2010-articles/slime_molds.pdf Jelly Fish:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfishhttps://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/jellyfishhttps://www.britannica.com/animal/jellyfishhttps://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/jellyfish.htmlhttps://www.thoughtco.com/facts-about-jellyfish-4102061 Siphonophores:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siphonophorehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_man_o%27_warhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonophoraehttp://www.siphonophores.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praya_dubia

Rachelle, Ethan, and Christian complete the full circle of lycanthropy, from science back to folklore, and curse your failed men to itchy balldom forever. Gather round once more for "Horny Werewolf Hour", part deux! Submit any questions, comments, or corrections, by Tweeting @NatTwentyPod or emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and TSR for their wonderful game that we all enjoy.  Sources include: 5th Edition Monster Manual4th Edition Monster Manual3.5 Edition Monster Manual1st Edition Monster Manualhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertrichosishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_lycanthropyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphosishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia

Rachelle, Ethan, and Christian delve into werewolves (and assorted lycanthropes) to discover if there is truly a "Horny Werewolf Day" or if you need to keep your self-flagellating nudist parties restricted to Ancient Rome. Join us once more for the obscure mysteries of the past and how easy it is to copy and paste a monster between editions. Submit any questions, comments, or corrections, by Tweeting @NatTwentyPod or emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and TSR for their wonderful game that we all enjoy.  Sources include: 5th Edition Monster Manual4th Edition Monster Manual3.5 Edition Monster Manual1st Edition Monster Manualhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertrichosishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_lycanthropyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphosishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia

Rachelle, Ethan, and Christian are back at the mimic colony to look at the science surrounding mimics, and where you can use them in your game. After asking Mother Nature, the list of places you couldn't use a mimic might be shorter... Submit any questions, comments, or corrections, by Tweeting @NatTwentyPod or emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and TSR for their wonderful game that we all enjoy.  Sources include: 5th Edition Monster Manual4th Edition Monster Manual3.5 Edition Monster Manual2nd Edition Monstrous Compendium1st Edition Monster ManualTasha's Cauldron of Everythinghttps://www.britannica.com/science/mimicry

Rachelle and Ethan are joined full-time by Christian Vinetas (@ActionEconomist on Twitter) as we examine exactly what your furniture was doing the night of April 17th, 1987. Trust no object and listen in on your preferred device (if it truly is that device) as we look at the original crypt-bros: mimics! Submit any questions, comments, or corrections, by Tweeting @NatTwentyPod or emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and TSR for their wonderful game that we all enjoy.  Sources include: 5th Edition Monster Manual4th Edition Monster Manual3.5 Edition Monster Manual2nd Edition Monstrous Compendium1st Edition Monster ManualTasha's Cauldron of Everythinghttps://www.britannica.com/science/mimicry

Rachelle and Ethan are joined again this month by Christian Vinetas (@ActionEconomist on Twitter) for adventures in Spider town. It's the spider finale! We've realized an eight part mini-series would have been more on brand, but it's too late, because it's GAME TIME! That's right we're jamming your campaign chock-a-block with spiders. Really though, we did nothing extra. They were already there. Waiting.    Submit any questions, comments, corrections, and creature stories for our "Creature Feature" by Tweeting @NatTwentyPod or emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and TSR for their wonderful game that we all enjoy.  Sources include: 5th Edition Monster Manual4th Edition Monster Manual3.5 Edition Monster Manual1st Edition Monster ManualMythic Odysseys of Theroshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_spidersSpider the Artist - Nnedi Okorafor, Ph.DLagoon - Nnedi Okorafor, Ph.Dhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anansi

Rachelle and Ethan are joined again this month by Christian Vinetas (@ActionEconomist on Twitter) for adventures in Spider town. We're working on a new format, so bear with us as this is part two of three! It's Biology time! We dig deep into the reference jar and the jumble of organs that are Spiders! Submit any questions, comments, corrections, and creature stories for our "Creature Feature" by Tweeting @NatTwentyPod or emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and TSR for their wonderful game that we all enjoy.  Sources include: 5th Edition Monster Manual 4th Edition Monster Manual 3.5 Edition Monster Manual 1st Edition Monster Manual Mythic Odysseys of Theros https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_spiders Spider the Artist - Nnedi Okorafor, Ph.D Lagoon - Nnedi Okorafor, Ph.D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anansi

Rachelle and Ethan are joined again this month by Christian Vinetas (@ActionEconomist on Twitter) for adventures in Spider town. We're working on a new format, so bear with us as this is part one of three! More content for your dungeon! Additional spiders for your dragons! Submit any questions, comments, corrections, and creature stories for our "Creature Feature" by Tweeting @NatTwentyPod or emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and TSR for their wonderful game that we all enjoy.  Sources include: 5th Edition Monster Manual 4th Edition Monster Manual 3.5 Edition Monster Manual 1st Edition Monster Manual Mythic Odysseys of Theros https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_spiders Spider the Artist - Nnedi Okorafor, Ph.D Lagoon - Nnedi Okorafor, Ph.D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anansi

Rachelle and Ethan are joined this month by Christian Vinetas (@ActionEconomist on Twitter) as the Shambling Mound creeps closer! Buckle in, this is a long one, as we dig deep into the squishing earth to unveil our beast! Submit any questions, comments, corrections, and creature stories for our "Creature Feature" by Tweeting @NatTwentyPod or emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and TSR for their wonderful game that we all enjoy.  Sources include: 5th Edition Monster Manual 4th Edition Monster Manual 3.5 Edition Monster Manual 1st Edition Monster Manual https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banyan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratea_exorrhiza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_pudica http://sfrc.ufl.edu/extension/4h/plants/Saw_palmetto/index.html  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisteria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu http://drmgoeswild.com/top-0-plant-families/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc29FA9us1Y https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/density https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2633903/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24393374/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5QNEsvVnUU http://www.biologyreference.com/Bl-Ce/C4-and-CAM-Plants.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZcKoTxp5mc https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-60421-8    

Rachelle and Ethan are joined this month by Darwhin (@Shadowdun on Twitter) and we delve deep into the lair of the Kobold! Will there be more discussions about teeth? Can they find a new band name before the end of the episode? Tune in and find out! Submit any questions, comments, corrections, and creature stories for our "Creature Feature" by Tweeting @NatTwentyPod or emailing [email protected]. Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and TSR for their wonderful game that we all enjoy.  Sources include: 5th Edition Monster Manual 4th Edition Monster Manual 3.5 Edition Monster Manual 1st Edition Monster Manual https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tars_Tarkas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobold https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/asexual-lizards/ https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-makes-lizards-change-sex-2015-7 https://www.treehugger.com/animals-can-change-their-sex-4869361 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caiman https://ourblueplanet.bbcearth.com/blog/?article=incredible-sex-changing-fish-from-blue-planet https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/04/12/trans-gender-bending-animals-change-sex/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodilia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_caiman https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-temperature-sex-determination-reptiles/ https://www.oriannesociety.org/science-of-scales/sex-determination-in-reptiles/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature-dependent_sex_determination