Encounter This!
144 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsAn exploration of the creatures from Pathfinder 2nd Edition and the lore that surrounds them.
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34 Gnollvember Part 4 - Army Builder
November 26, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBIn our last week of Gnollvember we’re going to take a look at how to fill out the ranks of your warband! We talk about Flesh Gnawers, Hunters, Witherlings and, of course, the Gnoll! This is another big stat block episode, but there is some great homebrew ideas for you to continue to use Gnolls to frighten your players at every level! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing, a Vancouver based brewery...
33 Gnollvember Part 3 - Leucrotta
November 19, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBThis week on Gnollvember: We get into it talking exclusively about the Leucrotta! These smell, brutal badger-headed beasts certainly deserve their own episode! We even get a guest appearance by some friends of the show - Strabo and Pliny the Elder! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing, a Vancouver based brewery who’s Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the formation of our show
32 Gnollvember Part 2 - Leadership
November 12, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 63.2 MBAre you ready for Gnollvember Part 2! Creatures, cultists and hyena people, we’ve got another savage episode for you this week where we get into the leadership of a Gnoll warband! This week we finally start digging into some of the stat blocks of these big bad hyena bois and goddamn did we have a blast! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing, a Vancouver based brewery who’s Blackmail Stout might be ...
31 Gnollvember Part 1 - Lore
November 05, 2020 09:00 - 41 minutes - 57 MBThis week Freeman & James kick off Gnollvember with a detailed look at the lore behind Gnolls! This episode breaks format a bit but its full of fantastic info and background on the titular creatures themselves! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing, a Vancouver based brewery who’s Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the formation of our show
31 Lore - Gnollvember Part 1
November 05, 2020 09:00 - 41 minutes - 57 MBThis week Freeman & James kick off Gnollvember with a detailed look at the lore behind Gnolls! This episode breaks format a bit but its full of fantastic info and background on the titular creatures themselves! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Patreon Twitter Instagram Facebook Sponsor Strange Fellows Brewing, a Vancouver based brewery who’s Blackmail Stout might be single handily responsible for the formation of our show
Year in Review
October 31, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBNothing special this time around creatures, just Freeman and James chatting about how things are going for themselves and the show and what you can expect out of the next year!
30 Catoblepas
October 22, 2020 08:00 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MBThis week Freeman & James get into the muk with this smelly creature - the Catoblepas! Confused? So was James! Join us on another long episode things get crazy with this odd chimera! ] Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Encounter.This Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EncounterThis Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod Digital Gaming Subscription https://www.librisarcan...
29 Couatls
October 08, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBThis week we get into a spectacular creature in the Couatl (pro: KWATL) and it’s real world counterpart the Quetzalcoatl (pro: KWET-Zuh-KWATL) and as always we have the time of our lives. I think this is our first 5e celestial that we cover! Listen into another week of James butchering words in other languages and to find out how this creature is connected to Star Trek! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Instagram: https://w...
28 Illithids Part 4 - A Spectacular Tentacular
September 24, 2020 08:00 - 2 hours - 219 MBFOUR LISTENERS! Part 4 of our impromptu Patreon requested episodes on MindFlayers... This week we're exploring the out casts, the strong and the unusual! We're digging into Alhoons, Ulitharids and the maligned Mindwitness! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Encounter.This Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EncounterThis Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod Digital Gaming ...
27 Illithids Part 3 - It's Big Brain Time
September 10, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBLovely creatures! Today we are exploring the Mind (emphasis on mind) Flayer creations of Intellect Devourers and Cranium Rats, the hivemind the Elder Brain! As ugly as the creatures appear they are super cool and we get into a rat infested homebrew near the end! Hope you enjoy this week's show! Reading List https://www.encounterthis.ca/blog Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Encounter.This Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Encounte...
26 Illithids Part 2 - Secret of the Ooze
August 27, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBLast week was the classics, this week is the neuvo dear listeners! We sink our teeth into BOTH the Slithering Tracker and the entire Oblex family! This was an episode that James has been eagerly awaiting since his preliminary research on the Oozes episode from back in the day. We hope you enjoy this weeks double feature! Reading List Ooze Episode Interview with Jeremy Crawford Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Encounter.This Face...
25 Illithids Part 1 - Psionic Scions
August 13, 2020 08:00 - 2 hours - 153 MBWelcome to our extra special giant-sized Patreon purchased first episode on Illithids! This week we're doing it. It took us 2hrs and 45m but we powered through it for you! MIND FLAYERS! Check out the link below for a Patreon exclusive episode on the background of the Illithids we're calling: The Wilds of Space! Show Notes: EncounterThis.ca/Blog Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Instagram: Instagram.com/Encounter.Pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EncounterPod ...
24 Cyclopes
July 30, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBIt is a giant-sized episode this week straight into your earballs! This one eye'd, giant sized people eater might be the hardest hitting challenge 6 creature we've touched on so far! We had a blast with this one digging into to some old favourites (Hesiod and Homer), while touching on some new comers I'm sure we'll see again (Euripedies). James butchers greek and Freeman has a good few laughs, this week on Encounter This! Show Notes: EncounterThis.ca/Blog Socials Twitter: https://tw...
23 Homunculi
July 16, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBAlchemy, galvanization, and bats drowned in cow’s milk? Yup, we cover these strangely wondrous things when talking Homunculi! This episode is a banger and full laughs and the shaking of heads (though you’ll have to take our word for it on the latter). Show Notes: https://www.encounterthis.ca/post/23-homunculi Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Encounter.This Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EncounterThis Patreon: https://www.pa...
22 Yeth Hounds
July 02, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis week we bring you part 2 of James' "Black Dog Suite" which previously featured Hell Hounds way back in November of 2019 (our 4th ever episode)! We also treat you to really neat sneak peak of the next two in the series Barghest and Shadow Mastiff! The focus of this weeks episode are an etheral, almost spectral Hound from the Unseelie Court in the FeyWild known as the Yeth Hound! Named after it's real world counterpart the Yeth Hound of Devon. There is some great lore this week, but th...
21 Azers
June 18, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBHot damn Freeman is on fire with this one! This week we're taking a look at Azers, Lawful Neutral Elementals. Yes, elementals. They are actually fire elementals inside a goddamn bronze dwarf suit. They are so interesting! Let us know what you think out there on social media, links below! Other Bosavi Wolly Rat (Largest rat, not largest rodent) - discovered in a crater in Papua New Guinea in 2009 Myths and Legends Podcast Episode 169 - 1001 Nights: A Bottle of Djinn Socials Twitter: h...
20 Nothics
June 04, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77 MBHey Creatures! Welcome to our third ever quarantine edition where we reach out to the creators of this weeks creature! AND to top it all off it's our first every Patreon paid for episode! We hope you enjoy these one-eye one-ders! The Nothic! Show Notes: https://www.encounterthis.ca/post/20-nothics Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod Digital Gaming Subscription https://www.librisarcana.com/collections/subscriptions/p...
20. Nothics
June 04, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77 MBHey Creatures! Welcome to our third ever quarantine edition where we reach out to the creators of this weeks creature! AND to top it all off it's our first every Patreon paid for episode! We hope you enjoy these one-eye one-ders! The Nothic! Show Notes: https://www.encounterthis.ca/post/20-nothics Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod Digital Gaming Subscription https://www.librisarcana.com/collections/subscriptions/p...
19 Cambions
May 26, 2020 22:57 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBThis week in social distancing: Freeman and James get deep - really deep. Into the underplanes of the Abyss and the Nine Hells! Listen in as these devilish boys discuss, learn and homebrew all over this weeks episode - Cambions! Show Notes https://www.encounterthis.ca/post/19-cambions Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod Digital Gaming Subscription https://www.librisarcana.com/collections/subscriptions/products/digit...
An Apology
May 23, 2020 04:05 - 31 seconds - 492 KBThe was an issue with James' audio, in our last episode where it picks up everything and it just was not up to our standards of quality. We're going to attempt to clean it up and then re-publish it, but we hope that you understand and can bear with us as we stumble through this unique situation known as COVID-19. We appreciate you.
18 Displacer Beasts
May 07, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MBHey there creatures! Welcome to our first isolation episode! We're sorry if the audio is off a bit, but considering out current COVID-19 scenario we are doing the best we can to get you, the listener, some of that good deep lore! This week is a personal favourite of James and wouldn't you know it, he's presenting it! We sincerely hope you enjoy this weeks show! Show Notes https://www.encounterthis.ca/post/17-Banshees Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://...
17 Banshees
April 23, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBThis weeks episode is a real scream! ... yup. We did it. We did that joke. The episode is good though, we promise! We are joined once again by Jessy Boros of the DMs of Vancouver to talk about Banshees! Freeman takes us down an awesome rabbit hole where we discuss campaign settings and pantheons as well! Stay tuned at the end for a little bit of Bonus show! Show Notes: https://www.encounterthis.ca/post/17-Banshees Jessy Boros: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessyboros DMs of Vancouver: ...
16 Wights
April 09, 2020 08:00 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBHey there, creatures! We are so excited to bring you an extra special episode, co-hosted by Jessy Boros of the DMs of Vancouver! Jessy was kind enough to come on the show and talk with us about his English degree, Game of Thrones and the wight time to use Undread Creatures. Now let's jump into it with Wights with Jessy Boros! Show Notes: https://www.encounterthis.ca/post/16-Wights Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod J...
Bonus Episode 01: Terms
April 02, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBHey there, creatures! We know it's a little weird out there, so let's get a little weird in here! We're releasing our first every Bonus Episode where Freeman and James get kind of drunk and define the jargon of DnD 5e that normally fills their episodes. We hope you enjoy it! (It's pretty clear they had a riot....)
15 Ki-Rins
March 26, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBHoly...single horned horse again Creatures. It's episode time again! Freeman takes us down the history of yet another single horned mythical horse...and yet again it's a true delight. I can tell you first hand that this episode is f***ing rad. Listen in as we go deep down a homebrew hole at the end of the show as we try our best to keep you entertained in this weeks show Ki-Rin. Blog Post: https://www.encounterthis.ca/post/15-ki-rins Show Notes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterP...
15 Ki-rin
March 26, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBHoly...single horned horse again Creatures. It's episode time again! Freeman takes us down the history of yet another single horned mythical horse...and yet again it's a true delight. I can tell you first hand that this episode is f***ing rad. Listen in as we go deep down a homebrew hole at the end of the show as we try our best to keep you entertained in this weeks show Ki-rin. Blog Post: https://www.encounterthis.ca/post/15-ki-rins Show Notes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPo...
14 Oozes
March 12, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBHey Creatures! This weeks episode is just oozing with content, seeping with mechanics and best part is we learned so much about previous editions doing it! We're so excited to have you back for another episode of Encounter This! Now, on to Episode 14, Oozes! Show Notes: Blog: https://www.encounterthis.ca/post/15-oozes Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod Sponsors: Strange Fellows Brewing, a Vancouver based brewery who’s Blackmai...
13 Unicorns
February 27, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBYou know, some days you just get to sit down with a good buddy and talk about some super cool shit. This was one of those days! We had an absolutely blast (especially Freeman), talking about these majestic and mythic creatures. So join us as we prance around the subject of Unicorns, from Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Blog Post: https://www.encounterthis.ca/post/13-Unicorns Show Notes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod Sponsors:...
12 Rakshasa
February 13, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MBWelcome back creatures to our regularly scheduled episode! This week we'll be taking a look at some deep Hindu lore as we examine the Vedas! You'll get to hear James butcher pronunciation and Freeman offer the best of encouragement he can muster through his chuckles. We'll be going through the editions and supposed origin stories as we talk about these backward-handed tiger people in Rakshasa! Check out the full blog post on our website here! Show Notes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/En...
11 Night Hags
January 30, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBWe're here! We're finally hitting the twilight of Haguary and boy do we hope that you've enjoyed the ride. It's been a super fun one for us and a great experiment trying out weekly episodes. A big thank you to Pascal and Ali, our voice actors as well as to Freeman for writing such a beautiful narrative and finally to James for his hard work on the editing. This was an amazing time and we're all ready looking forward to our next big suite of monsters which will be coming in the Fall of 2020...
11 Night Hags - Haguary Part 5
January 30, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBWe're here! We're finally hitting the twilight of Haguary and boy do we hope that you've enjoyed the ride. It's been a super fun one for us and a great experiment trying out weekly episodes. A big thank you to Pascal and Ali, our voice actors as well as to Freeman for writing such a beautiful narrative and finally to James for his hard work on the editing. This was an amazing time and we're all ready looking forward to our next big suite of monsters which will be coming in the Fall of 2020...
10 Bheur Hags - Haguary Part 4
January 23, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBHey there Creatures! We hope you're bundled up and can keep warm as we talk you through our chilling fourth episode in this weekly suite of Haguary! Next week the twilight episode, on Night Hags! Show Notes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod Sponsors: Libris Arcana, Canada’s premier dice subscription Service https://www.librisarcana.ca Strange Fellows Brewing, a Vancouver based brewery who’s Blackmail Stout might be single h...
09 Annis Hags - Haguary Part 3
January 16, 2020 09:00 - 44 minutes - 61 MBCreatures! In this hug filled episode we miss pronounce Annis and bumble our way through some microphone issues as we bring you the third episode in our suite. We hope you're enjoying it as much as we are, and without further ado, Haguary. Show Notes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod Sponsors: Libris Arcana, Canada’s premier dice subscription Service https://www.librisarcana.ca Strange Fellows Brewing, a Vancouver based bre...
08 Green Hags - Haguary Part 2
January 09, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBHey there Creatures and welcome to Part 2! We hope you liked Part 1! In this episode Freeman teaches James a thing or two about Covens, Superstition and most importantly, the Green Hag itself! If you can make it all the way to the end of the episode we've added in a bit extra that we had to cut from the body of the show, almost 15m of us droning on, and on, about how interesting the Rule of Three actually is! We hope you enjoy this weeks foray into the mind of the twisted Green Hag. Sh...
07 Sea Hags - Haguary Part 1
January 02, 2020 09:00 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MBHey there Creatures! Thank you for joining us as we embark on our most ambitious journey yet that we've lovingly dubbed, Haguary. In these episodes you can expect, time travel, violence, musical cues and REAL voice actors. Each episode will have an intro and outro exposition where our beloved heroes travel to save their friend and their souls! Sit back, and open your earballs as we learn you a thing or two about Sea Hags from Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. Show Notes: Twitter: htt...
06 Gargoyles
December 26, 2019 19:56 - 45 minutes - 62.3 MBThis week Freeman and James talk in depth about ye olde grotesques and how they differ from on of our favourite creatures, The Gargoyle! Listen in for lots of dumb pop culture references, a great list of books to check out and, as always, the hosts to butcher some pronunciations! Hope you enjoy this weeks ep! Show Notes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod Reading List: Ruins of Zhentil Keep, WotC, shorturl.at/adsy4 Hargreaves Ne...
05 Ettins
December 12, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBWARNING: There is some darker content in the home-brew section this week. There is an inserted warning at: 43:13 and to skip the darkness fast forward to 46:50. This week on ET! we discuss the complexities of having two heads and why they, in fact, may not be better than one! Take a listen to Ettins! Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod Reading List: LOTR Tolkien https://amzn.to/2CnUAbN Beowulf https://amzn.to/339SC9U (All amz...
04 Hell Hounds
November 28, 2019 09:00 - 43 minutes - 49.4 MBThis week we take a trip deep down to the darkest reaches of the Nine Hells for a look at one of James' favourite creatures, the Hell Hound! Show Notes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod/posts Reading List: Phantom Black Dogs in Latin America Simon Burchell https://amzn.to/34bSJ67 Theogeny Hessiod https://amzn.to/2O6NoaB Hounds of Baskerville Sir Arther Conan Doyle https://amzn.to/2QGh4gD Good Omens Terry Pratchett and...
Hell Hounds
November 28, 2019 09:00 - 43 minutes - 49.4 MBThis week we take a trip deep down to the darkest reaches of the Nine Hells for a look at one of James' favourite creatures, the Hell Hound! Show Notes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EncounterPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Encounterthispod/posts Reading List: Phantom Black Dogs in Latin America Simon Burchell https://amzn.to/34bSJ67 Theogeny Hessiod https://amzn.to/2O6NoaB Hounds of Baskerville Sir Arther Conan Doyle https://amzn.to/2QGh4gD Good Omens Terry Pratchett and...
03 Treants
November 14, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBGreat ready for our longest episode to date! We have an absolute blast talking about the history of Treants throughout culture and the Dungeons and Dragons game. Reading List: Elminsters Ecology 2e https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16791/Elminsters-Ecologies-2e Lord of the Rings: https://amzn.to/2CnUAbN Sponsors Libris Arcana, Canada’s premier dice subscription Service https://www.librisarcana.ca Strange Fellows Brewing, a Vancouver based brewery who’s Blackmail Stout might be sing...
02 Yeti
October 31, 2019 08:00 - 39 minutes - 45.6 MBThis week we take a deep dive into the Yeti! Don't forget to check out this weeks sponsor at https://www.librisarcana.ca Follow us on Twitter @EncounterPod or Email us at [email protected]
02 Yetis
October 31, 2019 08:00 - 39 minutes - 45.6 MBThis week we take a deep dive into the Yeti! Don't forget to check out this weeks sponsor at https://www.librisarcana.ca Follow us on Twitter @EncounterPod or Email us at [email protected]
01 Harpies
October 31, 2019 07:00 - 44 minutes - 51.5 MBThis week we take a dive into Harpies! Follow us on Twitter @EncounterPod or Email us at [email protected]
Trailer
October 24, 2019 08:00 - 4 minutes - 4.76 MBA teaser episode before our first episode drops on October 31st!