Join two Big Bad Evil Girls as they rant about D&D, feminism, and the High Wizard of Patriarchy. In this monthly deep dive, hosts Shardae and Lyssa discuss the problematic past of tabletop RPGs and how we can learn from them.
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Join two Big Bad Evil Girls as they rant about D&D, feminism, and the High Wizard of Patriarchy. In this monthly deep dive, hosts Shardae and Lyssa discuss the problematic past of tabletop RPGs and how we can learn from them.
Have a seat, pour some ale, and roll some Dexterity saves to avoid all the broken glass.
What's a valkyrie? Why do they sound so much like swanmays? Are they really a third gender? Let's deep dive through D&D and Norse Mythology to find out!
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(05:41) Warrior Women + Valkyrie Mythos
(40:57) Valkyries as a Third Gender
(01:03:42) D&D Valkyrie Analysis
(01:54:20) Concluding Thots
(02:03:06) Outro
Dwarven fertility is a bit sus. Where did it come from? Does marriage really equal more babies? Let's talk about it!
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(05:08) Fertility Context
(40:07) Sharindlar Analysis
(01:24:17) Dwarven Fertility Context
(02:07:22) Concluding Thoughts
(02:19:33) Outro
The Trulls look at highly requested holy matriarchs Berronar Truesilver and Yondalla. Are they really matriarchs? Are they matrons? Or are they something else entirely?
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Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(04:30) Matriarchs + Matrons Contesxt
(20:21) Berronar Truesilver Analysis
(01:01:51) Yondalla Analysis
(01:44:00) Concluding Thoughts
(01:54:08) Outro
Are gnolls a matriarchy? What about beholders? The Slovenly Sleuths are on the case!
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Timecodes
(0:00) Intro
(04:38) Beholder + Gnoll Origins + SCIENCE
(20:58) Gnoll Analysis
(01:05:03) Beholder Analysis
(01:57:37) Concluding Thoughts
(02:10:27) Outro
Back at it again with more matriarchies! This time, we're looking at the female-led societies in monster manuals, comparing them to past deep dives and animal kingdom matriarchies.
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Timecodes
(0:00) Intro
(04:47) The Animal Kingdom + Past Episode Context
(22:40) Fishie Matriarchies
(01:14:33) Froggies and Hybrids and Hags, Oh My!
(01:59:24) Concluding Thoughts
(02:10:46) Outro
Did you know Frey and Freya from Norse myth are in D&D? We sure didn't! Lets find out how they gamified them and what that says about how D&D writes about fertility.
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Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(03:54) Twinsie Time Context
(40:46) Freya Analysis
(01:26:33) Frey Analysis
(02:05:24) Concluding Thoughts
(02:14:54) Outro
D&D has a weird relationship with pregnancy and motherhood and we're gonna talk about it. From pregnancy mechanics to a fertility goddess to drow breast milk, Freud is gonna have a field day with this one.
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(05:38) Sexualizing Motherhood
(41:41) Shiallia Analysis
(01:25:14) Other Weird D&D Pregnancy Stuff
(02:06:32) Concluding Thoughts
(02:12:52) Outro
Is Medusa really a monster? Well, D&D certainly thinks so! Join Lyssa and Shardae as they discuss how the Medusa myth, her feminist rebirth, the monstrous feminine all impact D&D's version of their medusa monster.
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Sorry for the wonky audio! Shardae's regular mic died an hour before recording started so we had to resort to a backup that did not like our presets 🫠
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Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(04:22) Medusa IRL Mythology
(25:35) Feminist Medusa + The Monstrous Feminine Recap
(43:39) Medusa Monster Analysis
(01:44:12) Concluding Thoughts
(01:55:02) Outro
Lyssa and Shardae revisit two of their fave topics as they deep dive into the niche D&D matriarchal societies of Ixinos, Huroola, and Dambrath.
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(05:45) Amazon + Matriarchy Context
(32:54) Ixinos + Haroola Analysis
(01:15:44) Dambrath Analysis
(02:07:33) Concluding Thoughts
(02:19:16) Outro
Ale and Mariah from the Table Talk podcast join the Trulls to reclaim sexuality in D&D by learning about monster porn and playing Smash or Pass with a wide array of monsters from D&D history.
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(00:00) Intro
(08:14) Monsterfucking Context
(45:53) D&D Monster Smash or Pass
(01:35:51) Concluding Thoughts
(01:49:06) Outro
Graz'zt is the epitome of masculine sexuality in D&D, so how does he compare to all of the sexy evil women we've covered? What does he say about masculine sexuality in general? And who the heck is Keptolo?!
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Shardae wrote an article for Rascal all about sexism in D&D! Read it here and support independent TTRPG journalism.
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(0:00) Intro
(04:50) Female Sexuality Recap
(11:41) Masculine Sexuality Context
(36:52) Keptolo + Incubi Analysis
(01:14:25) Graz'zt Analysis
(02:07:28) Concluding Thoughts
(02:19:40) Outro
Are all women evil? Who is the Queen of Chaos? Is the Abyss a woman?! These are the questions Lyssa and Shardae try to answer in their deepest dive into D&D lore to date.
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Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(05:18) Women are Evil Context
(39:09) The Queen of Chaos Analysis
(01:16:57) The Abyss is a Woman
(02:09:38) Concluding Thoughts
(02:20:10) Outro
Lyssa and Shardae continue diving into the Abyss, looking at "The Beautiful Evil," hawt monster stats, and analyzing two female-exclusive demons: mariliths and lilitus.
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Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(05:31) The Beautiful Evil + Sexy Monster Stats
(37:14) Marilith Analysis
(01:14:01) Lilitu Analysis
(01:51:33) Concluding Thoughts
(02:06:16) Outro
Lyssa and Shardae start off spooky season with a horror-themed deep dive into Malcanthet aka the Queen of the Succubi and how she represents the fundemental misunderstanding of female sexuality.
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(05:35) The Demonization of Feminine Sexuality
(32:35) Malcanthet Inspiration + A TL;DR of D&D Demons
(59:46) Malcanthet Analysis
(01:58:15) Concluding Thoughts
(02:13:04) Outro
Lyssa and Shardae analyze Umberlee aka The Sea Bitch, contextualizing her within women's symbolic connections to water as well as two IRL mythological water deities.
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Timestamps
(0:00) Introduction
(04:47) Women & Water
(30:01) Amphitrite & Yamm
(01:09:10) Umberlee Analysis
(01:57:10) Concluding Thoughts
(02:11:47) Outro
Lyssa and Shardae deep dive into the consorts of the Nine Hells, contextualizing their existence alongside IRL consorts as well as the concept of sexual politics.
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Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(06:02) IRL Consorts + Sexual Politics
(39:05) Consorts Analysis: Layers 1-5
(01:13:56) Consorts Analysis: Layers 6-9
(02:07:11) Concluding Thoughts
(02:23:57) Outro
Lyssa and Shardae compare how Daddy Devil himself, Asmodeus, appears in D&D compared his daughter, Glasya, tracing both origins back to their religious roots.
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Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(5:59) Asmodeus + Glasya Mythological Origins
(32:10) ASS-modeus Analysis
(01:11:59) Glasya Analysis
(01:52:19) Concluding Thoughts
(02:06:42) Outro
Lyssa and Shardae tackle D&D she-devils, diving deep into the archduchess Fierna (and her daddy Belial) as well as the erinyes.
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(5:01) She-Devil Context
(33:22) Fierna (+ Belial) Analysis
(01:14:52) Erinyes Analysis
(01:51:34) Concluding Thoughts
(02:03:29) Outro
Lyssa and Shardae discuss Kiaransalee, the drow deity of undeath and vengence, as well as her very... interesting clergy, contextualizing their portrayal alongside the history of necromancy.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(06:43) TLDR of Past Relevant Context
(26:48) Notes on Women & Dark Magic
(01:02:50) Kiaransalee Analysis
(02:02:59) Concluding Thoughts
(02:15:37) Outro
Lyssa and Shardae spill all the tea on the Dragon Queen herself, Tiamat, from her origins in Mesopotamian mythology to how she represents a very specific type of dragon symbolism.
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