E162 - Dungeon Mastery - Stat Blocks: How to Assign, Define, and Align the Benign and Maligned Baseline Design

Last time the It’s A Mimic! podcast discussed Dungeon Mastering, the panel of Dungeon Masters covered power creep and why you should manage the mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons more closely.  This time, the DM’s tear apart the stat blocks and see what two decades of experience have taught them about reading between the lines when it comes to deciphering monster stats.   Cold Open 0:00 Intro 3:51 Above the Ability Scores 8:16 Commercial Break 1:11:48 Ability Scores 1:14:00 Social Media Info 1:59:16 Features, Traits, and Actions 1:59:52 Outro 2:16:32 Post-Credit 2:19:30 Bloopers 2:22:04   DON’T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!   Available On: https://www.itsamimic.com iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/its-a-mimic/id1450770037 Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/3Y19VxSxLKyfg0gY0yUeU1 Podbean at https://itsamimic.podbean.com/  YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQmvEufzxPHWrFSZbB8uuw   Social: Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/itsamimic/ Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/itsamimic/?hl=en Reddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/ItsaMimic/ Email at [email protected]   Dungeon Master:  Adam Nason Host 2: James Sealy Host 3:  Kyle McQuaid   Written by:  Adam Nason Director:  Adam Nason Audio Editor:  Brad McMann Video Editor:  Adam Nason Produced by:  Brad McMann and Adam Nason Executive Producers:  Dan O’Coin and Adam Nason Intro/Outro Music by:  Cory Wiebe Logo by:  Katie Skidmore at https://www.instagram.com/clementineartportraits/ Current Gear: Microphone (USA) - https://amzn.to/2WWuCsz  Microphone (CAN) - https://amzn.to/2WTZ69G This post or video may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission for purchases made through our links. This episode is meant to be used as an inspirational supplement for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition and tabletop roleplaying games in general.  It’s A Mimic! does not own the rights to any Wizards of the Coasts products. Artwork included in this episode’s visualizations is published and/or owned by Wizards of the Coast.