Jul 6, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min · 12 segments
In this episode Jeff and Tracy sit down with Brandes Stoddard to talk about the 2024 5e D&D Monster Manual - this is part 23 of a multi-part series. Thanks to our Sponsor: The Tome Show's Awesome…
Jeff GreinerHostBrandes StoddardGuest
Tracy HurleyHost
woman, although in 24, 25, we have depictions of male Medusa in the mix here, too.
with snakes for hair who stare at you and turn you to stone, made famous by Greek mythology.
wrong? No, I mean, I think the three of us and the majority of our listeners are all going to be aware that the Greek mythic Medusa was an individual...
And it's interesting because in the 5.5 version of the Monster Manual, and it's interesting that when we started the series, we weren't calling it 5.5.
But in the 5.5 version of the Monster Manual, they explicitly call out that they sometimes recruit servants that are immune to being petrified, like gargoyles and gorgons.
Whereas before it was leaning more into like the Greek, since that's the sort of the origins.
woman, although in 24, 25, we have depictions of male Medusa in the mix here, too.
with snakes for hair who stare at you and turn you to stone, made famous by Greek mythology.
wrong? No, I mean, I think the three of us and the majority of our listeners are all going to be aware that the Greek mythic Medusa was an individual...
And it's interesting because in the 5.5 version of the Monster Manual, and it's interesting that when we started the series, we weren't calling it 5.5.
But in the 5.5 version of the Monster Manual, they explicitly call out that they sometimes recruit servants that are immune to being petrified, like gargoyles and gorgons.
Whereas before it was leaning more into like the Greek, since that's the sort of the origins.
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