Browsing the Bestiary

The heroes of Crimson's Strike make their way through the mountains towards Neverwinter, hoping to collect easy payment and find comfortable accommodations. Unfortunately for them, someone, or some-thing, waits to waylay them on the road.

Is your skin crawling with terror? Has your hair turned white from the horrifying visage you saw in part 1? Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy, along with special guest Noah Grey, return in part 2 to tell you more about this creature and the ways that it can be ooky and spooky.Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master AndyGuest: Noah GreyInstagram: @noahgreyYouTube: The Abhorrent Cinema, https://www.youtube.com/@theabhorrentcinema996Intro VO: Noah Grey

Limbs? Regenerated. Head? Re-attached. Stomach? Still not satisfied. Much like your rumbling tummy, we hear you loud and clear dear listener, and have prepared a third and final installment discussing this creature that you can devour.Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master AndyIntro VO: Noah Grey

Still craving more after that first helping? Not to worry, dear listener, because Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy have another heaping helping of lore for you in Part 2! Seriously, it's a lot of lore. A. LOT.Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master AndyIntro VO: Noah Grey

Razor sharp teeth, sinewy arms, wicked claws, and an insatiable appetite. No, dear listener, this isn't the voice in your mind craving a midnight snack - it's our next monster! Join Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy as they discuss this strangely resilient and endlessly voracious creature.

Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy are back again to take a look at their predictions for 5.5e, this time for the iconic and confusingly named gorgon! Did the designers take the largely consistent design and lore of this creature and build upon them to make it even better for the new edition? It's.....complicated.Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master Andy

For this episode, Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy bring on special guest and master of the macabre, Noah Grey, to talk about this terrifying monster. It is a creature whose rattling chains ring in your ears, touch will chill you to the bone, and gaze takes years off your life. It’s time to get a little bit ooky and spooky. Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master Andy Guest: Noah Grey Instagram: @noahgrey YouTube: The Abhorrent Cinema, https://www.youtube.com/@theabhorrentcinema996 Intro VO: Noah Grey

Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy revisit their predictions for goblins in 5.5e. Were they proved correct? Should they be pilloried for incorrect garbage takes? You'll just have to listen to find out!Original air date: 7/17/2025

An old debt has landed Perra and the Shields of Marigold in hot water in the city of Darromar. To pay it in full, they'll have to fight their way to the end of a tournament in the seedy depths of the undercity. Will our heroes emerge victorious, or will they find that playing with fire all too often ends up getting you burned?

Now that the gauze has been set and the aloe is working its magic, it's time to listen to the final installment on these fiery foes. With any luck, you can avoid getting yourself into any incendiary incidents in the future.Intro VO: Noah Grey

Is your enthusiasm ignited, Adventurer? Do you feel the fires of destiny blazing in your heart? Oh wait. You're saying those are just third degree burns? This is an unfortunate but.......understandable development. Why don't you take it easy and listen to Part 2 while we go find you a cleric.Intro VO: Noah Grey

Are you looking to turn up the heat, Adventurer? Well then we have just the thing! In this episode, Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy discuss a creature that is hot, hot, hot. Like literally hot. As in temperature. Do NOT touch it!Intro VO: Noah Grey

Grognak and the Jungle Juggernauts have climbed their way through the harsh cold and swirling blizzards of the Icespire Peaks, searching for Dwarven forge that has gone out. All the while, they have been followed by the sounds of mournful howls on the wind. Will they reach their destination and complete their quest, or will these unseen pursuers get to them first?

Part 1 not ordinary enough for you? The chair had...teeth, was it? That all sounds a bit far-fetched, and you seem a bit tired, so why not go lay down on that exceptionally normal-looking couch and give Part 2 a listen?Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master AndyIntro VO: Noah GreyOriginal Air Date: 8/13/2025

The hungry howls have hunted you through the icy wastes, yet you still desire to press onward? Take heart, adventurer, for Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy are here to tell you more about these monstrous creatures that dwell in the cold.VO: Noah Grey

In this episode, Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy take listeners on a trip through the frigid mountains and the icy wastes of the Northlands to discuss a creature that is all too happy to make use of the howling blizzards and snowy peaks to conceal its approach as it stalks its prey. Are those voices you hear on the wind, or the call of something far more sinister?

In this episode, Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy discuss perfectly normal and not at all sneaky things. Nothing here is out of the ordinary, so just relax and take a seat in that chair over there. That uninteresting, completely normal chair.Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master AndyIntro VO: Noah greyOriginal air date: 7/30/2026

A business deal gone wrong leads to fast friends and an even faster escape. Will this impromptu rendezvous lead to new allies, or new foes?

It's a very special sequel to a very special episode! We hope you enjoyed Part 1. If you didn't listen to it yet, go do that now! Yes, right now! Otherwise this part won't make sense. Anyway, enjoy Part 2!Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master AndyIntro VO: Noah Grey

It's a very special episode and Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy have chosen a very special creature to discuss! This famous (or some say infamous) entity has floated in and out of the editions, making sure that all who encounter it have a blast with the experience. Emphasis on blast.Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master AndyIntro VO: Noah Grey

Join Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy as they dip their toes into the extensive catalogue of creatures known as "Humanoids" and discuss one of the more common denizens of the worlds of DnD.Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master AndyIntro VO: Noah GreyOriginal Air Date: 6/18/2025

The heroes of Crimson's Strike make their way to a village in the mountains just in time for Simril. But unbeknownst to the adventurers, the people of the village are not the only ones with plans to join in the evening's festivities.VA: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master Andy

You didn't sign that Infernal Contract, did you?You did?? Oh jeez. Well, the good news is that we have another episode about the mischievous, meddling servants and soul corrupters we discussed in part 1. The bad news is that you might become one of them. Awkward...Intro VA: Noah Grey

Enjoyed your heaping helping of Part 1? Ready for seconds? Well look no further! Feast your ears upon Part 2 of our deep dive into these creatures with giant-sized appetites and statures to match!Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master AndyIntro VO: Noah GreyOriginal air date: 6/4/2025

The first year of the podcast has come to an end. Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy reflect on the highlights and talk plans for the future of the pod in 2026.

In this episode, Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy examine a creature that often presents itself as an obedient underling, more than happy to assist its master in their quest for power. Make sure you read that contract before signing, though - the devil is in the details!Intro VA: Noah Grey

Dungeon Chef Jayde and Kitchen Master Andy host this special holiday episode, taking listeners through some delicious dishes of the Realms.Intro VA: Noah GreyOriginal air date: 11/28/2025

When the earth begins to rumble and the ground beneath your feet starts to shake, what towering terror could be heading your way? In this episode, Jayde and Andy discuss a larger-than-life creature that has been a bit vertically confused throughout its history in DnD.Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master AndyIntro Narration: Noah GreyOriginal air date: 5/21/2025

In the final and much-anticipated part of this episode, Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy finally answer the question: is hotness a state of being, or a state of mind?Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master AndyIntro Narration, Guest VA: Noah GreyOriginal air date: 5/7/2025

Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy return to probe the pressing ponderance: why, indeed, ARE they hot?Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master AndyIntro Narration: Noah GreyOriginal air date: 4/23/2025

Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy go on a journey of mythological mayhem as they discuss one of DnD's quintessential quadrupeds.Original air date: 4/9/2025

Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy dive into a world of horticultural horror as they explore the history behind this episode's strangely alluring creature.Original air date: 3/26/2025

In this episode, Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy finally put to rest all of the misconceptions about this petrifying monster, showcasing how this frequent victim of mistaken identity can be a hard-hitting enemy for your players.Original air date: 3/12/2025

In this episode of Browsing the Bestiary, Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy weave a tale of amphibious animosity, diving deep into the swampy, brackish waters of another DnD staple creature.Original air date: 2/25/2025

Get ready folks - it's Episode 2 of Browsing the Bestiary! Enjoy as Lore Master Andy and Dungeon Mistress Jayde take a look at a truly alien monster you’ve most likely never even heard of. It’s gonna be huge and it’s gonna be weird.Original air date: 2/19/2025

Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy discuss Dungeons and Dragons' favorite little guys.Original air date: 2/11/2025