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About The Show​

Tooth and Nail

Examining the beastly, the noble, and the cosmically eyeballed…

Captivated by the art of monstercraft, join Orion Lovell and Travis Mattingly as they explore the narrative, artistic, and mechanical design of the creatures that haunt the media you love. Are you a fellow creature fanatic? This is a show for you. A lover of game design, or a DM in search of the perfect Bugbear encounter? This is a show for you. A fan of watching two lifelong friends bicker over how many fingers a Mind Flayer has? By Jove, this is a show for you.

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