I’m working on a few new projects these days — including a comedy-history podcast I produce with my sister — and I’m also digging up an idea from a few years ago, one that explores the relationship between folklore, fantasy, and the game Dungeons & Dragons. The idea is that I will produce a new video […]
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Kobs, Gobs, & Cobs: Folklore as Monsters in Dungeons & Dragons
I love the glorious mess that is Dungeons & Dragons. In fact, I’m not sure it could be such a crazy stew of fun if it had been thought out ahead of time with consistent worldbuilding and mythology. Instead we have an everything-including-the-kitchen-sink approach that turned a real-world Catholic saint into a deity and a […]