Kill Every Monster – Details, episodes & analysis

Perytons are described in the Monster Manual as "bizarre creatures that blend the body and wings of a bird of prey with the head of a stag. Its strangest feature is its shadow, which appears humanoid rather than reflecting the creature’s physical form."

We are joined by Puja.

Puja is a queer, Indian-American actual play streamer, writer, and most recently, voice actor, who loves using gameplay as a medium to challenge herself as an improviser, performer, and storyteller. You can find her on socials @puja (Bluesky and Twitter), @pujabberwocky (everything else) or at pujavaarta.com.

CAST

• ⁠Dylan Malenfant⁠: Producer, Host
• ⁠Aram Vartian⁠: Producer, Editor

MUSIC

Listen to the ⁠full soundtrack⁠ from the Peryton episode on Epidemic Sound.

COMMUNITY

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The Monster Manual describes the origin of the Oblex as “a slime capable of assaulting the minds of other creatures. These pools of jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories.”

We are joined by ⁠Diana Fay⁠.

Diana (she/her) is a TTRPG content creator who specializes in teaching people how to be better players and DMs by providing lifehacks, shortcuts, and formulas to upgrade their game. She is also a social media consultant, and will be at a ton of cons this year, including GenCon, TwitchCon, PAX West, and PAX Unplugged. You can find her ⁠@DianaOfTheRose⁠ on all platforms, and as the podcast host for ⁠Worlds Apart⁠.

CAST

• ⁠Dylan Malenfant⁠: Producer, Host
• ⁠Aram Vartian⁠: Producer, Editor

MUSIC

Listen to the ⁠full soundtrack⁠ from the Oblex episode on Epidemic Sound.

COMMUNITY

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The Monster Manual describes jinni as “rare elemental creatures out of stories and legend. Only a few can be found on the Material Plane. The rest reside on the Elemental Planes, where they rule from lavish palaces.”

We are joined by ⁠Noordin Ali Kadir⁠.

"Noordin, whose pronouns are he/him, is based out of Toronto and is a prolific tabletop game writer, performer and consultant. You may of read his words in Jiangshi, Blood on the Banquet Hall, Mnemonic: A Weaver's Almanac, and the upcoming Into the Mother Lands. You may have seen him in Actual Play productions like GUDIYA, The Atomless, My First Dungeon's Wildsea and many, many more. Find him online @WerewolfFeels because yes, he is an actual werewolf."

CAST

• ⁠Dylan Malenfant⁠: Co-producer, Gamemaster
• ⁠Aram Vartian⁠: Co-producer, Editor

MUSIC

• "A Truly Powerful Force" by NC Music
• "Dancing Fingers" by ⁠Palace on Wheels⁠
• "Paris in Spring" by ⁠Trabant 33⁠
• "The Sands of Time" by ⁠Rymdklang Soundtracks⁠
• "Fadfada" by ⁠Ali Sabah⁠
• "Taoudenni" by ⁠Rymdklang Soundtracks⁠
• "Hanin" by ⁠Ali Sabah⁠
• "Ghawazee" by ⁠Yinon Muallem⁠
• "This Was Fun" by ⁠Gavin Luke⁠
• "Egyptology" by ⁠Sight of Wonders⁠
• "Urban Chant" by ⁠Joseph Beg⁠
• "Desert Winds" by ⁠Jon Sumner⁠
• "Devil's Disgrace" by ⁠Deskant⁠
• "El Khalil" by ⁠Rymdklang Soundtracks⁠
• "Face the Current" by ⁠Shekufeh Pariab⁠
• "Boyant" by ⁠Shekufeh Pariab⁠

COMMUNITY

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⁠Send us your questions⁠ for a future mailbag episode!

For the 2024 ENnie Awards, we have submitted clips from the Beholder and Owlbear episodes from Season 4, staring ⁠Zac⁠ and ⁠Izzy⁠.

Kill Every Monster is a 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons podcast. In each episode, we are joined by a guest to discuss the lore, mechanics, and story potential of classic D&D creatures. We debate tactics for maximizing these creatures in your game, and we ask the ever-important question: are they really a monster?

EPISODES

• ⁠Owlbear⁠, March 4 2023
• ⁠Beholder⁠, March 18, 2023

CAST

• ⁠Dylan Malenfant⁠: Co-producer, Gamemaster
• ⁠Aram Vartian⁠: Co-producer, Editor

MUSIC

• "A Truly Powerful Force" by NC Music
• "Primitive Traces" by JH Coleman
• "Last Level Pt. 2" by Heyson
• "Mysterious Figures" by J.F. Gloss
• "The Prophecy" by Howard Harper-Barnes
• "The Protagonist" by Howard Harper-Barnes

COMMUNITY

• ⁠Discord⁠
• ⁠TikTok⁠
• ⁠Twitter⁠
• ⁠Reddit⁠
• ⁠Instagram⁠
• ⁠Facebook

We are joined by ⁠Neal Powell⁠.

Neal—whose pronouns are he/him—is a content creator and podcaster that has rambled on about TTRPGs for years on both the ⁠Dungeon Master’s Block⁠ and ⁠DM-Nastics⁠. He is one mind behind ⁠Quantum Ogre Publishing⁠ that brought to life the Ultimate Guide to Hair, which you can find on DriveThruRPG. He can sometimes be found on Twitter @⁠joatmoniac⁠.

Displacer Beast art by ⁠Ben Sigas⁠.

MUSIC

• "A Truly Powerful Force" by 
• "The Deepest Cave" by Farrell Wooten
• "Defenders Unite" by Niklas Johansson
• "Hecatomb" by Jo Wandrini
• "Hieroglyphs" by Dream Cave
• "The Hydrograph" by Power Druid
• "Beneath the Church" by Jo Wandrini
• "Chain of Events" by Michael Rothery
• "Austere" by Enigmanic
• "Splitting" by Farrell Wooten
• "Saving the Day" by Erik Fernholm
• "Shaman of Europe" by Joseph Beg
• "Binaural Overlay" by Joseph Beg
• "Shapeshifter" by Martin Klem
• "Lady in Black" by Farrell Wooten
• "You Are Not Alone" by Luella Gren
• "Hot Air Balloons" by Erik Fernholm
• "First Second" by Jay Varton
• "Skylike" by Christophe Gorman

COMMUNITY

• ⁠Discord⁠
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• ⁠Twitter⁠
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• ⁠Instagram⁠
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⁠Send us your questions⁠ for a future mailbag episode!

We are joined by ⁠Jeremy Cobb⁠.

Jeremy is an actor, writer, and podcast host whom you may know as the cohost and Resident GM of the show ⁠3 Black Halflings⁠! In addition to 3BH, Jeremy has appeared on Not Another D&D Podcast, Dicebreaker, Transplanar, and many more. He recently started a streaming channel, twitch.tv/casualquestlive, in which he plays classic games for the first time, guided by his best friend Tay! You can find him on Twitter and Blue Sky @⁠jeremycobb1⁠ and on Instagram @⁠thecobbmeister⁠.

MUSIC

• "A Truly Powerful Force" by 
• "The Deepest Cave" by Farrell Wooten
• "Defenders Unite" by Niklas Johansson
• "Hecatomb" by Jo Wandrini
• "Hieroglyphs" by Dream Cave
• "The Hydrograph" by Power Druid
• "Beneath the Church" by Jo Wandrini
• "Chain of Events" by Michael Rothery
• "Austere" by Enigmanic
• "Splitting" by Farrell Wooten
• "Saving the Day" by Erik Fernholm
• "Shaman of Europe" by Joseph Beg
• "Binaural Overlay" by Joseph Beg
• "Shapeshifter" by Martin Klem
• "Lady in Black" by Farrell Wooten
• "You Are Not Alone" by Luella Gren
• "Hot Air Balloons" by Erik Fernholm
• "First Second" by Jay Varton
• "Skylike" by Christophe Gorman

COMMUNITY

• ⁠Discord⁠
• ⁠TikTok⁠
• ⁠Twitter⁠
• ⁠Reddit⁠
• ⁠Instagram⁠
• ⁠Facebook⁠

⁠Send us your questions⁠ for a future mailbag episode!

Beholders are described in the Monster Manual as “one glance is enough to assess its foul and otherworldly nature. Aggressive, hateful, and greedy, these aberrations dismiss all other creatures as lesser beings, toying with them or destroying them as they choose."

We are joined by ⁠Zac Naoum⁠.

If you've ever found a surprise $5 in your pocket, Zac Speaks Giant put it there (you're welcome). On his YouTube channel, you can find D&D But Real, a one shot replacing every roll with a physical or mental challenge - like D&D meets Taskmaster meets Saw?

Kill Every Monster is a 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons podcast. In each episode, we are joined by a guest to discuss the lore, mechanics, and story potential of classic D&D creatures. We debate tactics for maximizing these creatures in your game, and we ask the ever-important question: are they really a monster?

⁠Send us your questions⁠ for a future mailbag episode!

CAST

• ⁠Dylan Malenfant⁠: Co-producer, Gamemaster
• ⁠Aram Vartian⁠: Co-producer, Editor

MUSIC

• "A Truly Powerful Force" by NC Music
• "Primitive Traces" by JH Coleman
• "Forever Beyond" by Luella Gren
• "Correlation Coefficient" by Guy Copeland
• "Tow Pt. 2" by Harbours & Oceans
• "Wrench" by Ethan Sloan
• "Not My Will" by Ambre Jaune
• "Eris" by Lennon Hutton
• "Midnight Tivoli" by Luella Gren
• "Hecatomb" by Jo Wandrini
• "Otarefsun" by pär
• "Correlation Coefficient" by Guy Copeland
• "The Opening" by Lennon Hutton
• "I Love You to Death" by Ruiqi Zhao
• "False Immunity" by DEX 1200
• "A Tale of Fortitude" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
• "I Believe What I Saw" by Christian Andersen
• "The Deal" by Ruiqi Zhao
• "Thrust Bearing" by Hawea
• "The Cost of Fear" by Jon Björk
• "Type Fast" by Farrell Wooten
• "Into the Beyond" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
• "Mellifera" by They Dream By Day
• "The Hero's Theme" by Hampus Naeselius
• "Last Level Pt. 2" by Heyson
• "Olympus Mons" by Def Lev
• "The Thin Line" by Hampus Naeselius
• "Capital City" by Stephane Lorello

COMMUNITY

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Owlbears are described in the Monster Manual as “a monstrous cross between giant owl and bear, an owlbear’s reputation for ferocity and aggression makes it one of the most feared predators of the wild.”

We are joined by ⁠Izzy⁠.

Izzy has been in the TTRPG world for a little over three years and still feels like a TTRPG fledgling. She loves collaborative storytelling and cheering on the many friends she's made in this awesome community. In 2024, their goal is to GM a streamed Thirsty Sword Lesbians game - until then, check them out in their weekly Pathfinder 1e podcast, ⁠Pod Against the Machine⁠, or the HBCU 5e AP, ⁠Strix U⁠.

Kill Every Monster is a 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons podcast. In each episode, we are joined by a guest to discuss the lore, mechanics, and story potential of classic D&D creatures. We debate tactics for maximizing these creatures in your game, and we ask the ever-important question: are they really a monster?

⁠Send us your questions⁠ for a future mailbag episode!

CAST

• ⁠Dylan Malenfant⁠: Co-producer, Gamemaster
• ⁠Aram Vartian⁠: Co-producer, Editor

MUSIC

• "A Truly Powerful Force" by NC Music
• "Oddball" by Jon Björk
• "Taking the Leap" by Zauana
• "Mysterious Figures" by J.F. Gloss
• "Stealing Mushrooms" by The Fly Guy Five
• "The Prophecy" by Howard Harper-Barnes
• "The Protagonist" by Howard Harper-Barnes
• "What Happens in the Park" by Claude Signet
• "The Answer Lies" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
• "Bug-A-Boo" by Moss Harman
• "In Night's Embrace" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
• "In the Gloom" by Michael Rothery
• "Analyte" by Michael Rothery
• "Twist of Faith" by Bill Ferngren
• "Traces of Absence" by DEX 1200
• "Commence Orbit" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen

Dylan and Aram answer your questions about season 3 of Kill Every Monster.

CAST

• ⁠Dylan Malenfant⁠: Co-producer, Gamemaster
• ⁠Aram Vartian⁠: Co-producer, Editor

MUSIC

• "A Truly Powerful Force" by NC Music
• "Capital City" by Stephane Lorello

COMMUNITY

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• ⁠Twitter⁠
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As is our tradition with each batch of creatures, Dylan and Aram run through all the monsters from season 3 and debate if they would do a murder. 

CAST

• ⁠Dylan Malenfant⁠: Co-producer, Gamemaster
• ⁠Aram Vartian⁠: Co-producer, Editor

MUSIC

• "A Truly Powerful Force" by NC Music
• "Capital City" by Stephane Lorello

COMMUNITY

• ⁠Discord⁠
• ⁠TikTok⁠
• ⁠Twitter⁠
• ⁠Reddit⁠
• ⁠Instagram⁠
• ⁠Facebook