In this episode of the Monstrous Ecologist we tackle one of the oldest and one of the largest monsters in D&D, the Dragon Turtle!


Your Host: Jeremiah McCoy
http://jeremiahmccoy.com


Questions should be emailed to [email protected]


Thank you to our sponsors: Noble Knight Games


SOURCES


Chinese Mythology, A to Z by Jeremy Roberts


Wu Za Zu, Xie Zhaozhe (note: I could only find excerpts of English translations. The full book is hard to acquire.)


Chinese Art, Stephen W. Bushell


Dragon Turtles first appearance: 


Dungeons and Dragons Original Edition; Book 2 held the first image and Book 3 had the first description of the monster.


Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual


2nd Edition Monster Manual


3rd Edition Monster Manual


3.5 Monster Manual


(note: there are no 4th edition Dragon Turtle official write ups)


5th Edition Monster Manual


Links:


Thetomeshow.com


Patreon.com/thetomeshow