<![CDATA[Browsing the Bestiary]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary Browsing the Bestiary is a podcast that explores the history of iconic creatures in Dungeons and Dragons, the world's most popular TTRPG. Each episode is a deep dive into the origins and evolution of a creature throughout each edition of the game. Podcast hosts Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy will muse about the inspiration for each creature--historical or otherwise--and discuss various ways a DM can use them in their own games. Each episode concludes with a narrative style scenario that pits a party of sample heroes against the monster of the week.

]]> RSS.com 2026.428.112250 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:44:42 GMT en c7185de5-9e4e-5f28-9135-fa387e832580 https://media.rss.com/browsing-the-bestiary/20251029_051021_a3a05e21f29f1add73f5d9ac93ac8d05.jpg Browsing the Bestiary https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary yes Patreon Jayde Gavlik and Andy Hall 2024 Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy true episodic cba0dfe0-b5a3-11f0-a2c5-e914d47693f0 podcast false <![CDATA[You Gotta Pay the Toll - Part 2]]> 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 Andy

Intro VO: Noah Grey

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2891001 2230c022-cc80-431c-9adf-8e98aa4dfce0 5806 full 2 2 31 31 true Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:44:40 GMT false <![CDATA[You Gotta Pay the Toll - Part 1]]> 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.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2868199 ba219add-eb89-4e9d-bba4-d3841b16ef1f 4218 full 2 2 30 30 true Fri, 29 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Hot to Go - Part 3]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2763384 1af13320-be58-4a7d-9f2f-7e1ef4ee139f 5007 full 2 2 29 29 true Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Hot to Go - Part 2]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2742625 7e6f9980-0a24-4d41-af49-574b0cfbecdb 3272 full 2 2 28 28 true Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Hot to Go - Part 1]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2724288 082080ca-6294-45fc-867a-90c03fa65eab 4831 full 2 2 27 27 true Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:46:52 GMT <![CDATA[Snowcone, Anyone? - Part 2]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2640968 6ab2c894-5581-4dd7-9132-ed692b491279 3318 full 2 2 26 26 true Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Snowcone, Anyone? - Part 1]]> 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?

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2621958 08e33605-d6a5-4f1e-b592-e6b3c93ca739 2927 full 2 2 25 25 true Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The One Year Podiversary Episode! - Pod 2]]> 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 Andy

Intro VO: Noah Grey

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2562698 b8a3b252-1958-45af-a1af-b7e35e1da5a6 4275 full 2 2 24 24 true Fri, 20 Feb 2026 03:58:33 GMT <![CDATA[The One Year Podiversary Episode - Pod 1]]> 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 Andy

Intro VO: Noah Grey

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2543726 80370c8a-18c9-437d-b898-c9c88f8d29c0 4688 full 2 2 23 23 true Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:44:20 GMT <![CDATA[Gorgons Redux]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2846843 8ebfb33d-ea75-496a-afcd-de32ef3a0ee7 3481 bonus 2 2 true Thu, 21 May 2026 15:49:15 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 27, 28, & 29 Story Time: "The Sizzling Sisters"]]> 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?

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2781842 c0616833-b85d-4191-b3d9-ca4ba1f82752 1590 bonus 2 2 true Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:06:23 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 25 & 26 Story Time: "The Frozen Forge"]]> 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?

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2684747 0a6add86-29cb-4c89-895d-3b2769b1206a 900 bonus 2 2 true Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:14:15 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 23 & 24 Story Time: "The Subterranean Sanctum"]]> 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?

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2579688 143ea3b3-51da-4c6e-a928-fff6e7410840 935 bonus 2 2 true Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:39:51 GMT <![CDATA[An Evil-Doer's Best Friend - Part 2]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2471667 3daa5147-d405-43ec-a2bf-378187ba66ca 7080 full 1 1 22 22 true Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:31:10 GMT <![CDATA[An Evil-Doer's Best Friend - Part 1]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2397256 00b04b3d-c00a-479c-b297-1e3070cc030f 5176 full 1 1 21 21 true Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:26:47 GMT <![CDATA[Gettin' Ooky Spooky With It - Part 1]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2825413 541c9638-2a2e-4a82-b185-23dd71b22dff 5444 full 1 1 14 14 true Thu, 14 May 2026 17:42:39 GMT false <![CDATA[The Table Laughs - Part 2]]> 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 Andy

Intro VO: Noah Grey

Original Air Date: 8/13/2025

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2646638 c93c02b4-79be-4da7-803f-a814cb98db73 5259 full 1 1 13 13 true Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Table Laughs - Part 1]]> 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 Andy

Intro VO: Noah grey

Original air date: 7/30/2026

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2605158 b59f4c43-811d-436a-871d-4463e3eca91c 5521 full 1 1 12 12 true Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:45:17 GMT <![CDATA[They're Just......Guys]]> 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 Andy

Intro VO: Noah Grey

Original Air Date: 6/18/2025

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2526037 f1a769fb-d533-484f-a5a1-ff5f6bbb48fb 8265 full 1 1 11 11 true Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:26:38 GMT <![CDATA[Oh. That's a Big Guy - Part 2]]> 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 Andy

Intro VO: Noah Grey

Original air date: 6/4/2025

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2434554 96bdaab7-8c56-433d-91ea-92123c32c0d9 7009 full 1 1 10 10 true Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:30:58 GMT <![CDATA[Oh. That's a Big Guy - Part 1]]> 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 Andy

Intro Narration: Noah Grey

Original air date: 5/21/2025

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2391464 2139f532-c6a8-4a64-b79a-ecf7f2d232e7 6037 full 1 1 9 9 true Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:59:14 GMT <![CDATA[Why Are They Hot???? - Part 3]]> 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 Andy

Intro Narration, Guest VA: Noah Grey

Original air date: 5/7/2025

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2378896 ba10f4e2-1c76-4b42-aaad-4f2752d27740 4885 full 1 1 8 8 true Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:37:14 GMT <![CDATA[Why Are They Hot??? - Part 2]]> Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy return to probe the pressing ponderance: why, indeed, ARE they hot?

Hosts: Dungeon Mistress Jayde, Lore Master Andy

Intro Narration: Noah Grey

Original air date: 4/23/2025

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2375286 967c9e12-1f40-41d0-a47f-bff36a1bd1ab 5148 full 1 1 7 7 true Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:56:12 GMT <![CDATA[Why Are They Hot?? - Part 1]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2360474 0de48e36-9b70-4851-9c8b-8f0832f63ed3 6594 full 1 1 6 6 true Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:13:47 GMT <![CDATA[Damn Nature, You Scary! Vol. 1]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2346750 280a95a2-06ca-43d8-b753-b87a017171ac 5408 full 1 1 5 5 true Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:17:28 GMT <![CDATA[Wait, That's What Those Are???]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2332271 f8e1ac50-a2f5-408f-bc5c-6bee69b1c4a5 5429 full 1 1 4 4 true Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:17:35 GMT <![CDATA[Batrachian Buddies!]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2315457 ca480a0b-916a-48a1-923f-d6cb500d642f 5728 full 1 1 3 3 true Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:18:42 GMT <![CDATA[Not at All a Little Guy]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2305909 183e67a5-482c-4501-bd64-bb637cd84f83 5225 full 1 1 2 2 true Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:41:19 GMT <![CDATA[They're Just Little Guys]]> Dungeon Mistress Jayde and Lore Master Andy discuss Dungeons and Dragons' favorite little guys.

Original air date: 2/11/2025

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2298545 a74b3aab-d8dc-41c1-a80d-28f6958cdb94 6498 full 1 1 1 1 true Thu, 30 Oct 2025 02:37:52 GMT <![CDATA[Goblins Redux]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2802720 92792374-b84f-4785-92c3-6caf828cc5ea 1963 bonus 1 1 true Thu, 07 May 2026 15:52:41 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 21 & 22 Story Time: "A Not So Silent Night"]]> 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

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2502435 f33f792d-5f23-421d-9e70-a85692110df7 1237 bonus 1 1 true Thu, 29 Jan 2026 04:24:49 GMT <![CDATA[Browsing the Bestiary 2025 - A Year In Review]]> 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.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/browsing-the-bestiary/2423061 8940200e-2a4e-41e5-aa70-757d209e8c5f 4466 bonus 1 1 true Thu, 01 Jan 2026 02:06:08 GMT <![CDATA[Browsing the Buffet - A Thanksgiving Episode]]> Dungeon Chef Jayde and Kitchen Master Andy host this special holiday episode, taking listeners through some delicious dishes of the Realms.

Intro VA: Noah Grey

Original air date: 11/28/2025

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