Description
Once again I welcome Lucas Zellers, a.k.a @SparkOtter, as we continue our theme from the Monster episode. We discuss a critical topic as Lucas takes us through his new project: Book of Extinction. The book gives game statistics and lore for D&D 5e, alongside real-world history for some of the world’s most famous extinct animals. The project comes at a critical time as earth’s sixth mass extinction accelerates, with more species likely to disappear in the next 20 years than in the last century alone according to the National Academy of Sciences. We discuss the possibility of society becoming numb to extinction, and how these natural events have inescapably shaped the Monster Manual.
02:00 - Extinction: The Core of D&D
08:39 - True Stories Behind Some of the Monster Manual's Extinct Creatures
23:58 - Dino Discussion
31:10 - Extinction-Level Events
38:01 - Content Deprecation
41:48 - TPE: Total Party Extinction
Find Lucas on:
Scintilla Studios: https://scintilla.studio/extinction/
DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/388997/Book-of-Extinction--Preview
DMs Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Lucas%20Zellers
Mage Hand Press: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/book-of-extinction-preview
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sparkotter
Find Thinking Critically online: https://www.thinkingcritically.co.uk
References:
S03E02 'Monster' episode of Thinking Critically
Center for Biological Diversity: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/new-dungeons-dragons-book-to-support-endangered-species-protection-2022-04-11/
Atlas Games - Planegea: https://atlas-games.com/planegea
Patrons:
Robert Hartley @RobertHartleyGM: https://www.patreon.com/RobertHartleyGM
Optional Rule @optionalrule: https://www.optionalrule.com/
Matthew Perkins @mperkinsDM: https://www.matthewperkins.net/
Matt Street @mpstreet88: https://www.virtualtimehustle.com/
Intro Music: 'Local Forecast' by Kevin MacLeod
Intermission Music: 'Chill' by Kevin MacLeod
Outro Music: 'Local Forecast - Elevator' by Kevin MacLeod
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